diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index ed03a219..78cf60cb 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+07-june-2010 - adelikat - Lua - new function: gui.screenshotas()
 07-june-2010 - Deign/adelikat - Win32 - Added a SavestateAs Menu item
 06-june-2010 - FatRatKnight - Added a return value to gui.text: The X position where the function would paint the next character.
 02-june-2010 - adelikat - Win32 - Movie Options Dialog - Fix so Full Savestate Load checkbox is updated on load
diff --git a/src/lua-engine.cpp b/src/lua-engine.cpp
index 243dc96c..960797d9 100644
--- a/src/lua-engine.cpp
+++ b/src/lua-engine.cpp
@@ -3349,6 +3349,26 @@ static int gui_parsecolor(lua_State *L)
 }
 
 
+// gui.savescreenshotas()
+//
+// Causes FCEUX to write a screenshot to a file based on a received filename, caution: will overwrite existing screenshot files
+//
+// Unconditionally retrns 1; any failure in taking a screenshot would be reported on-screen
+// from the function ReallySnap(). 
+static int gui_savescreenshotas(lua_State *L) {
+	const char* name = NULL;
+	size_t l;
+	name = luaL_checklstring(L,1,&l);
+	lua_pushstring(L, name);
+	if (name)
+		FCEUI_SetSnapshotAsName(name);
+	else
+		luaL_error(L,"gui.savesnapshotas must have a string parameter");
+	FCEUI_SaveSnapshotAs();
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
 // gui.savescreenshot()
 //
 // Causes FCEUX to write a screenshot to a file as if the user pressed the associated hotkey. 
@@ -4753,7 +4773,8 @@ static const struct luaL_reg guilib[] = {
 	{"box", gui_box},
 	{"text", gui_text},
 
-	{"savescreenshot", gui_savescreenshot},
+	{"savescreenshot",   gui_savescreenshot},
+	{"savescreenshotas", gui_savescreenshotas},
 	{"gdscreenshot", gui_gdscreenshot},
 	{"gdoverlay", gui_gdoverlay},
 	{"opacity", gui_setopacity},
diff --git a/vc/Help/fceux.hnd b/vc/Help/fceux.hnd
index 7869da8b..e46be6c4 100644
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