diff --git a/include/wlr/render.h b/include/wlr/render.h
index 2fbfb476..5027064d 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render.h
@@ -30,27 +30,32 @@ struct wlr_texture *wlr_render_texture_create(struct wlr_renderer *r);
  * This will render the texture at <123, 321>.
  */
 bool wlr_render_with_matrix(struct wlr_renderer *r,
-		struct wlr_texture *texture, const float (*matrix)[16]);
+	struct wlr_texture *texture, const float (*matrix)[16]);
 /**
  * Renders a solid quad in the specified color.
  */
 void wlr_render_colored_quad(struct wlr_renderer *r,
-		const float (*color)[4], const float (*matrix)[16]);
+	const float (*color)[4], const float (*matrix)[16]);
 /**
  * Renders a solid ellipse in the specified color.
  */
 void wlr_render_colored_ellipse(struct wlr_renderer *r,
-		const float (*color)[4], const float (*matrix)[16]);
+	const float (*color)[4], const float (*matrix)[16]);
 /**
  * Returns a list of pixel formats supported by this renderer.
  */
 const enum wl_shm_format *wlr_renderer_get_formats(
-		struct wlr_renderer *r, size_t *len);
+	struct wlr_renderer *r, size_t *len);
 /**
  * Returns true if this wl_buffer is a DRM buffer.
  */
 bool wlr_renderer_buffer_is_drm(struct wlr_renderer *renderer,
-		struct wl_resource *buffer);
+	struct wl_resource *buffer);
+/**
+ * Reads pixels and stores them in out_data as ARGB8888.
+ */
+void wlr_renderer_read_pixels(struct wlr_renderer *r, int x, int y,
+	int width, int height, void *out_data);
 /**
  * Destroys this wlr_renderer. Textures must be destroyed separately.
  */
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/interface.h b/include/wlr/render/interface.h
index cbe33822..bbc5acb4 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/interface.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/interface.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ struct wlr_renderer_impl {
 		struct wlr_renderer *renderer, size_t *len);
 	bool (*buffer_is_drm)(struct wlr_renderer *renderer,
 		struct wl_resource *buffer);
+	void (*read_pixels)(struct wlr_renderer *renderer, int x, int y, int width,
+		int height, void *out_data);
 	void (*destroy)(struct wlr_renderer *renderer);
 };
 
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
index ab3be5c7..52d377e3 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
@@ -72,9 +72,4 @@ void wlr_output_set_gamma(struct wlr_output *output,
 	uint16_t size, uint16_t *r, uint16_t *g, uint16_t *b);
 uint16_t wlr_output_get_gamma_size(struct wlr_output *output);
 
-/**
- * Reads all pixels from the output and stores them as ARGB.
- */
-void wlr_output_read_pixels(struct wlr_output *output, void *out_data);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_screenshooter.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_screenshooter.h
index 5d1a9254..4bda3d3c 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_screenshooter.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_screenshooter.h
@@ -4,18 +4,23 @@
 
 struct wlr_screenshooter {
 	struct wl_global *wl_global;
+	struct wlr_renderer *renderer;
 
 	void *data;
 };
 
 struct wlr_screenshot {
 	struct wl_resource *resource;
-	struct wl_resource *output;
+	struct wl_resource *output_resource;
+
+	struct wlr_output *output;
+	struct wlr_screenshooter *screenshooter;
 
 	void* data;
 };
 
-struct wlr_screenshooter *wlr_screenshooter_create(struct wl_display *display);
+struct wlr_screenshooter *wlr_screenshooter_create(struct wl_display *display,
+	struct wlr_renderer *renderer);
 void wlr_screenshooter_destroy(struct wlr_screenshooter *screenshooter);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/render/gles2/renderer.c b/render/gles2/renderer.c
index d6c22ebe..9a013338 100644
--- a/render/gles2/renderer.c
+++ b/render/gles2/renderer.c
@@ -226,7 +226,23 @@ static bool wlr_gles2_buffer_is_drm(struct wlr_renderer *_renderer,
 		(struct wlr_gles2_renderer *)_renderer;
 	EGLint format;
 	return wlr_egl_query_buffer(renderer->egl, buffer,
-			EGL_TEXTURE_FORMAT, &format);
+		EGL_TEXTURE_FORMAT, &format);
+}
+
+static void rgba_to_argb(uint32_t *data, size_t height, size_t stride) {
+	size_t n = height*stride/4;
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+		uint32_t v = data[i];
+		uint32_t rgb = (v & 0xffffff00) >> 8;
+		uint32_t a = v & 0x000000ff;
+		data[i] = rgb | (a << 24);
+	}
+}
+
+static void wlr_gles2_read_pixels(struct wlr_renderer *renderer, int x, int y,
+		int width, int height, void *out_data) {
+	glReadPixels(x, y, width, height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, out_data);
+	rgba_to_argb(out_data, height, width*4);
 }
 
 static struct wlr_renderer_impl wlr_renderer_impl = {
@@ -238,6 +254,7 @@ static struct wlr_renderer_impl wlr_renderer_impl = {
 	.render_ellipse = wlr_gles2_render_ellipse,
 	.formats = wlr_gles2_formats,
 	.buffer_is_drm = wlr_gles2_buffer_is_drm,
+	.read_pixels = wlr_gles2_read_pixels,
 };
 
 struct wlr_renderer *wlr_gles2_renderer_create(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
diff --git a/render/wlr_renderer.c b/render/wlr_renderer.c
index fec5e38a..ef0c31be 100644
--- a/render/wlr_renderer.c
+++ b/render/wlr_renderer.c
@@ -51,3 +51,8 @@ bool wlr_renderer_buffer_is_drm(struct wlr_renderer *r,
 		struct wl_resource *buffer) {
 	return r->impl->buffer_is_drm(r, buffer);
 }
+
+void wlr_renderer_read_pixels(struct wlr_renderer *r, int x, int y,
+		int width, int height, void *out_data) {
+	r->impl->read_pixels(r, x, y, width, height, out_data);
+}
diff --git a/rootston/desktop.c b/rootston/desktop.c
index 65333e77..c10cd641 100644
--- a/rootston/desktop.c
+++ b/rootston/desktop.c
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ struct roots_desktop *desktop_create(struct roots_server *server,
 
 	desktop->gamma_control_manager = wlr_gamma_control_manager_create(
 		server->wl_display);
-	desktop->screenshooter = wlr_screenshooter_create(server->wl_display);
+	desktop->screenshooter = wlr_screenshooter_create(server->wl_display,
+		server->renderer);
 
 	return desktop;
 }
diff --git a/types/wlr_output.c b/types/wlr_output.c
index 1db63151..64f67f2d 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output.c
@@ -250,20 +250,3 @@ uint16_t wlr_output_get_gamma_size(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	}
 	return output->impl->get_gamma_size(output);
 }
-
-static void rgba_to_argb(uint32_t *data, size_t height, size_t stride) {
-	size_t n = height*stride/4;
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-		uint32_t v = data[i];
-		uint32_t rgb = (v & 0xffffff00) >> 8;
-		uint32_t a = v & 0x000000ff;
-		data[i] = rgb | (a << 24);
-	}
-}
-
-void wlr_output_read_pixels(struct wlr_output *output, void *out_data) {
-	wlr_output_make_current(output);
-	glReadPixels(0, 0, output->width, output->height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
-		out_data);
-	rgba_to_argb(out_data, output->height, output->width*4);
-}
diff --git a/types/wlr_screenshooter.c b/types/wlr_screenshooter.c
index ddcaf52b..38204aa1 100644
--- a/types/wlr_screenshooter.c
+++ b/types/wlr_screenshooter.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <wayland-server.h>
+#include <wlr/render.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_screenshooter.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_output.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ struct screenshot_state {
 	int32_t width, height, stride;
 	uint8_t *pixels;
 	struct wl_shm_buffer *shm_buffer;
-	struct wlr_output *output;
 	struct wlr_screenshot *screenshot;
 	struct wl_listener frame_listener;
 };
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ struct screenshot_state {
 static void output_frame_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *_data) {
 	struct screenshot_state *state = wl_container_of(listener, state,
 		frame_listener);
+	struct wlr_renderer *renderer = state->screenshot->screenshooter->renderer;
+	struct wlr_output *output = state->screenshot->output;
 
-	wlr_output_read_pixels(state->output, state->pixels);
+	wlr_output_make_current(output);
+	wlr_renderer_read_pixels(renderer, 0, 0, output->width, output->height,
+		state->pixels);
 
 	void *data = wl_shm_buffer_get_data(state->shm_buffer);
 	wl_shm_buffer_begin_access(state->shm_buffer);
@@ -49,6 +53,8 @@ static void output_frame_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *_data) {
 static void screenshooter_shoot(struct wl_client *client,
 		struct wl_resource *_screenshooter, uint32_t id,
 		struct wl_resource *_output, struct wl_resource *_buffer) {
+	struct wlr_screenshooter *screenshooter =
+		wl_resource_get_user_data(_screenshooter);
 	struct wlr_output *output = wl_resource_get_user_data(_output);
 	if (!wl_shm_buffer_get(_buffer)) {
 		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Invalid buffer: not a shared memory buffer");
@@ -81,7 +87,9 @@ static void screenshooter_shoot(struct wl_client *client,
 		wl_client_post_no_memory(client);
 		return;
 	}
-	screenshot->output = _output;
+	screenshot->output_resource = _output;
+	screenshot->output = output;
+	screenshot->screenshooter = screenshooter;
 	screenshot->resource = wl_resource_create(client,
 		&orbital_screenshot_interface, wl_resource_get_version(_screenshooter),
 		id);
@@ -91,12 +99,15 @@ static void screenshooter_shoot(struct wl_client *client,
 		NULL);
 
 	struct screenshot_state *state = calloc(1, sizeof(struct screenshot_state));
+	if (!state) {
+		wl_client_post_no_memory(client);
+		return;
+	}
 	state->width = width;
 	state->height = height;
 	state->stride = stride;
 	state->pixels = pixels;
 	state->shm_buffer = shm_buffer;
-	state->output = output;
 	state->screenshot = screenshot;
 	state->frame_listener.notify = output_frame_notify;
 	wl_signal_add(&output->events.swap_buffers, &state->frame_listener);
@@ -122,12 +133,15 @@ static void screenshooter_bind(struct wl_client *wl_client,
 		screenshooter, NULL);
 }
 
-struct wlr_screenshooter *wlr_screenshooter_create(struct wl_display *display) {
+struct wlr_screenshooter *wlr_screenshooter_create(struct wl_display *display,
+		struct wlr_renderer *renderer) {
 	struct wlr_screenshooter *screenshooter =
 		calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_screenshooter));
 	if (!screenshooter) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	screenshooter->renderer = renderer;
+
 	struct wl_global *wl_global = wl_global_create(display,
 		&orbital_screenshooter_interface, 1, screenshooter, screenshooter_bind);
 	if (!wl_global) {
@@ -135,6 +149,7 @@ struct wlr_screenshooter *wlr_screenshooter_create(struct wl_display *display) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	screenshooter->wl_global = wl_global;
+
 	return screenshooter;
 }