diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/image_transfer.c b/libretro-common/formats/image_transfer.c
index 16e1943421..faa4fbf2fc 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/image_transfer.c
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/image_transfer.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ void image_transfer_set_buffer_ptr(
          break;
       case IMAGE_TYPE_JPEG:
 #ifdef HAVE_RJPEG
+         rjpeg_set_buf_ptr((rjpeg_t*)data, (uint8_t*)ptr);
 #endif
          break;
    }
diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/jpeg/rjpeg.c b/libretro-common/formats/jpeg/rjpeg.c
index 2a4a3de1ed..fc80f77a91 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/jpeg/rjpeg.c
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/jpeg/rjpeg.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 struct rjpeg
 {
+   uint8_t *buff_data;
    void *empty;
 };
 
@@ -2479,6 +2480,16 @@ bool rjpeg_image_load(uint8_t *buf, void *data, size_t size,
    return true;
 }
 
+bool rjpeg_set_buf_ptr(rjpeg_t *rjpeg, void *data)
+{
+   if (!rjpeg)
+      return false;
+
+   rjpeg->buff_data = (uint8_t*)data;
+
+   return true;
+}
+
 void rjpeg_free(rjpeg_t *rjpeg)
 {
    if (!rjpeg)
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/formats/rjpeg.h b/libretro-common/include/formats/rjpeg.h
index a73de52340..3fa89e63aa 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/formats/rjpeg.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/formats/rjpeg.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ int rjpeg_process_image(void *data, void **buf,
 bool rjpeg_image_load(uint8_t *buf, void *data, size_t size,
       unsigned a_shift, unsigned r_shift, unsigned g_shift, unsigned b_shift);
 
+bool rjpeg_set_buf_ptr(rjpeg_t *rpng, void *data);
+
 void rjpeg_free(rjpeg_t *rjpeg);
 
 rjpeg_t *rjpeg_alloc(void);