diff --git a/app/graphicsscene.cpp b/app/graphicsscene.cpp
index 20ce2b3..7f0b97c 100644
--- a/app/graphicsscene.cpp
+++ b/app/graphicsscene.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ bool GraphicsScene::trySetTransformationMode(Qt::TransformationMode mode, float
 
 QPixmap GraphicsScene::renderToPixmap()
 {
+    PGraphicsPixmapItem * pixmapItem = qgraphicsitem_cast<PGraphicsPixmapItem *>(m_theThing);
+    if (pixmapItem) {
+        return pixmapItem->pixmap();
+    }
+
     QPixmap pixmap(sceneRect().toRect().size());
     pixmap.fill(Qt::transparent);
     QPainter p(&pixmap);