diff --git a/sub/sub.c b/sub/sub.c
index b37ec07747..f175563974 100644
--- a/sub/sub.c
+++ b/sub/sub.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "sub.h"
 #include "dec_sub.h"
 #include "img_convert.h"
+#include "draw_bmp.h"
 #include "spudec.h"
 
 
@@ -300,6 +301,30 @@ void draw_osd_with_eosd(struct vo *vo, struct osd_state *osd)
     }
 }
 
+// Returns whether anything was drawn.
+bool osd_draw_on_image(struct osd_state *osd, struct mp_image *dest,
+                       struct mp_csp_details *dest_csp,
+                       struct sub_render_params *sub_params)
+{
+    static const bool formats[SUBBITMAP_COUNT] = {
+        [SUBBITMAP_LIBASS] = true,
+        [SUBBITMAP_RGBA] = true,
+    };
+    bool changed = false;
+    osd_update_ext(osd, sub_params->dim);
+    for (int n = 0; n < MAX_OSD_PARTS; n++) {
+        struct osd_object *obj = osd->objs[n];
+        if (obj->is_sub && osd->render_subs_in_filter)
+            continue;
+        struct sub_bitmaps imgs;
+        if (render_object(osd, obj, &imgs, sub_params, formats)) {
+            mp_draw_sub_bitmaps(dest, &imgs, dest_csp);
+            changed = true;
+        }
+    }
+    return changed;
+}
+
 void osd_draw_text_ext(struct osd_state *osd, int w, int h,
                        int ml, int mt, int mr, int mb, int unused0, int unused1,
                        void (*draw_alpha)(void *ctx, int x0, int y0, int w,
diff --git a/sub/sub.h b/sub/sub.h
index 649f196414..cc59077011 100644
--- a/sub/sub.h
+++ b/sub/sub.h
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ bool osd_draw_sub(struct osd_state *osd, struct sub_bitmaps *out_imgs,
                   struct sub_render_params *sub_params,
                   const bool formats[SUBBITMAP_COUNT]);
 
+struct mp_image;
+struct mp_csp_details;
+bool osd_draw_on_image(struct osd_state *osd, struct mp_image *dest,
+                       struct mp_csp_details *dest_csp,
+                       struct sub_render_params *sub_params);
+
 bool sub_bitmaps_bb(struct sub_bitmaps *imgs, int *x1, int *y1,
                     int *x2, int *y2);