diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 918f2f3..67c0f95 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ install-vm:
 	install -m 0644 qubes-rpc/qubes.DetachPciDevice $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc
 	install -m 0644 qubes-rpc/qubes.{Backup,Restore} $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc
 	install -m 0644 qubes-rpc/qubes.Select{File,Directory} $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc
+	install -m 0644 qubes-rpc/qubes.GetImageRGBA $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc
 
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/file-manager/actions
 	install -m 0644 qubes-rpc/*-gnome.desktop $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/file-manager/actions
diff --git a/qubes-rpc/qubes.GetImageRGBA b/qubes-rpc/qubes.GetImageRGBA
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e032486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qubes-rpc/qubes.GetImageRGBA
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+set -e
+read filename
+
+if [[ "${filename}" = xdgicon:* ]]; then
+    # get biggest icon from hicolor theme
+
+    filename="${filename#*:}.png"
+    candidate=
+    for dir in /usr/share/icons/{hicolor/,}; do
+        candidate=$(find -L "${dir}" -type f -name "${filename}")
+        if [[ -n "${candidate}" ]]; then
+            candidate=$(echo "${candidate}" | xargs ls --sort=size | head -1)
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+
+    [[ -n "${candidate}" ]]
+    filename="${candidate}"
+
+elif [[ "${filename}" = "-" ]] || [[ "${filename}" = *":-" ]]; then
+    tmpfile="$(mktemp /tmp/qimg-XXXXXXXX)"
+    cat > "${tmpfile}"
+    if [[ "$filename" = *":-" ]]; then
+        tmpfile="${filename%:*}:${tmpfile}"
+    fi
+    filename="${tmpfile}"
+
+elif ! [[ -r "${filename}" ]]; then
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# identify in F18 (6.7) adds implicit '\n' to format,
+# whereas identify in F20 (6.8) does not
+identify -format '%w %h\n' "$filename" | sed -e '/^$/d'
+convert -depth 8 "$filename" rgba:-
+
+[[ -n "${tmpfile}" ]] && rm -f ${tmpfile} || true
+
+# vim: ft=sh ts=4 sw=4 et
diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec b/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec
index 92e6194..c94e711 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Requires:   qubes-utils
 # gpk-update-viewer required by qubes-manager
 Requires:   gnome-packagekit-updater
 %endif
+Requires:   ImageMagick
 Provides:   qubes-core-vm
 Obsoletes:  qubes-core-commonvm
 Obsoletes:  qubes-core-appvm
@@ -299,6 +300,7 @@ rm -f %{name}-%{version}
 /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.Restore
 /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.SelectFile
 /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.SelectDirectory
+/etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.GetImageRGBA
 /etc/sudoers.d/qubes
 %config(noreplace) /etc/sysconfig/iptables
 %config(noreplace) /etc/sysconfig/ip6tables