diff --git a/src/video.cpp b/src/video.cpp
index 1dcd0238bfe..fd9763fabfd 100644
--- a/src/video.cpp
+++ b/src/video.cpp
@@ -345,11 +345,37 @@ void CVideo::render_screen()
 	}
 }
 
-void CVideo::render_copy(const texture& txt, SDL_Rect* src_rect, SDL_Rect* dst_rect)
+void CVideo::render_copy(
+		const texture& txt, SDL_Rect* src_rect, SDL_Rect* dst_rect, const bool flip_h, const bool flip_v)
 {
-	if(window) {
-		SDL_RenderCopy(*window, txt, src_rect, dst_rect);;
+	if(!window) {
+		return;
 	}
+
+	// If no additional data was provided, render immediately.
+	if(!flip_h && !flip_v) {
+		SDL_RenderCopy(*window, txt, src_rect, dst_rect);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Calculate flipping mode.
+	int fmode = SDL_FLIP_NONE;
+
+	if(flip_h && flip_v) {
+		fmode = SDL_FLIP_HORIZONTAL | SDL_FLIP_VERTICAL;
+	} else if(flip_h) {
+		fmode = SDL_FLIP_HORIZONTAL;
+	} else if(flip_v) {
+		fmode = SDL_FLIP_VERTICAL;
+	}
+
+	SDL_RendererFlip flip_mode = static_cast<SDL_RendererFlip>(fmode);
+
+	// TODO: add handling of rotations.
+	static const double rotate_angle = 0;
+	static const SDL_Point* center = nullptr;
+
+	SDL_RenderCopyEx(*window, txt, src_rect, dst_rect, rotate_angle, center, flip_mode);
 }
 
 void CVideo::lock_updates(bool value)
diff --git a/src/video.hpp b/src/video.hpp
index d011b999e59..edbf59c9758 100644
--- a/src/video.hpp
+++ b/src/video.hpp
@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ public:
 	/** Renders the screen. Should normally not be called directly! */
 	void render_screen();
 
-	void render_copy(const texture& txt, SDL_Rect* src_rect = nullptr, SDL_Rect* dst_rect = nullptr);
+	void render_copy(const texture& txt,
+		SDL_Rect* src_rect = nullptr,
+		SDL_Rect* dst_rect = nullptr,
+		const bool flip_h = false,
+		const bool flip_v = false);
 
 	/**
 	 * Updates and ensures the framebuffer surface is valid.