diff --git a/src/image.cpp b/src/image.cpp
index a60e7b0dac1..14485c85102 100644
--- a/src/image.cpp
+++ b/src/image.cpp
@@ -721,6 +721,16 @@ surface locator::load_image_sub_file() const
 						ERR_DP << "no arguments passed to the ~CROP() function\n";
 					}
 				}
+				else if("LOC" == function) {
+					//FIXME: WIP, don't use it yet
+					std::vector<std::string> const& params = utils::split(field);
+					int x = lexical_cast<int>(params[0]);
+					int y = lexical_cast<int>(params[1]);
+					int cx = lexical_cast<int>(params[2]);
+					int cy = lexical_cast<int>(params[3]);
+					image::locator new_loc(val_.filename_, map_location(x,y), cx, cy, "");//TODO remove only ~LOC
+					surf = get_image(new_loc, SCALED_TO_HEX);
+				}
 				// Scale (SCALE)
 				else if("SCALE" == function) {
 					std::vector<std::string> const& scale_params = utils::split(field, ',', utils::STRIP_SPACES);
diff --git a/src/image.hpp b/src/image.hpp
index 31e490e74e2..c67d0e0f8df 100644
--- a/src/image.hpp
+++ b/src/image.hpp
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ namespace image {
 
 		const std::string &get_filename() const { return val_.filename_; }
 		const map_location& get_loc() const { return val_.loc_ ; }
+		int get_center_x() const { return val_.center_x_; }
+		int get_center_y() const { return val_.center_y_; }
 		const std::string& get_modifications() const {return val_.modifications_;}
 		type get_type() const { return val_.type_; };
 		// const int get_index() const { return index_; };