diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/IStatable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/IStatable.cs
index 4c375d67b0..b2580671c9 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/IStatable.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Interfaces/Services/IStatable.cs
@@ -2,13 +2,22 @@
 
 namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 {
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Binary save and load state only without any trappings.  At the moment, an emulator core should not implement this directly
+	/// </summary>
+	public interface IBinaryStateable
+	{
+		void SaveStateBinary(BinaryWriter writer);
+		void LoadStateBinary(BinaryReader reader);
+	}
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// This service manages the logic of sending and receiving savestates from the core
 	/// If this service is available, client apps will expose features for making savestates and that utilize savestates (such as rewind))
 	/// If unavailable these options will not be exposed
 	/// Additionally many tools depend on savestates such as TAStudio, these will only be available if this service is implemented
 	/// </summary>
-	public interface IStatable : IEmulatorService
+	public interface IStatable : IBinaryStateable, IEmulatorService
 	{
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets a value indicating whether the core would rather give a binary savestate than a text one. Both must function regardless
@@ -18,9 +27,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		void SaveStateText(TextWriter writer);
 		void LoadStateText(TextReader reader);
 
-		void SaveStateBinary(BinaryWriter writer);
-		void LoadStateBinary(BinaryReader reader);
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// save state binary to a byte buffer
 		/// </summary>