diff --git a/src/x.c b/src/x.c
index 0d97ff5d..42726675 100644
--- a/src/x.c
+++ b/src/x.c
@@ -168,6 +168,15 @@ xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_standard(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_pict_standard_
 	return x_get_visual_for_pictfmt(g_pictfmts, pictfmt->id);
 }
 
+xcb_render_pictformat_t
+x_get_pictfmt_for_standard(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_pict_standard_t std) {
+	x_get_server_pictfmts(c);
+
+	auto pictfmt = xcb_render_util_find_standard_format(g_pictfmts, std);
+
+	return pictfmt->id;
+}
+
 int x_get_visual_depth(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_visualid_t visual) {
 	auto setup = xcb_get_setup(c);
 	for (auto screen = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(setup); screen.rem;
@@ -231,6 +240,17 @@ x_create_picture_with_standard_and_pixmap(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_pict_standard
 	return x_create_picture_with_pictfmt_and_pixmap(c, pictfmt, pixmap, valuemask, attr);
 }
 
+xcb_render_picture_t
+x_create_picture_with_standard(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_drawable_t d, int w, int h,
+                               xcb_pict_standard_t standard, uint32_t valuemask,
+                               const xcb_render_create_picture_value_list_t *attr) {
+	x_get_server_pictfmts(c);
+
+	auto pictfmt = xcb_render_util_find_standard_format(g_pictfmts, standard);
+	assert(pictfmt);
+	return x_create_picture_with_pictfmt(c, d, w, h, pictfmt, valuemask, attr);
+}
+
 /**
  * Create an picture.
  */
diff --git a/src/x.h b/src/x.h
index e408428a..fb57ce30 100644
--- a/src/x.h
+++ b/src/x.h
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ x_create_picture_with_standard_and_pixmap(xcb_connection_t *, xcb_pict_standard_
                                           const xcb_render_create_picture_value_list_t *attr)
     attr_nonnull(1);
 
+xcb_render_picture_t
+x_create_picture_with_standard(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_drawable_t d, int w, int h,
+                               xcb_pict_standard_t standard, uint32_t valuemask,
+                               const xcb_render_create_picture_value_list_t *attr)
+    attr_nonnull(1);
+
 /**
  * Create an picture.
  */
@@ -261,6 +267,9 @@ struct xvisual_info x_get_visual_info(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_visualid_t visual
 
 xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_standard(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_pict_standard_t std);
 
+xcb_render_pictformat_t
+x_get_pictfmt_for_standard(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_pict_standard_t std);
+
 xcb_screen_t *x_screen_of_display(xcb_connection_t *c, int screen);
 
 uint32_t attr_deprecated xcb_generate_id(xcb_connection_t *c);