diff --git a/include/mgba/feature/video-logger.h b/include/mgba/feature/video-logger.h
index cf50dd58e..373ea8069 100644
--- a/include/mgba/feature/video-logger.h
+++ b/include/mgba/feature/video-logger.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ enum mVideoLoggerEvent {
 	LOGGER_EVENT_DEINIT,
 	LOGGER_EVENT_RESET,
 	LOGGER_EVENT_GET_PIXELS,
+	LOGGER_EVENT_LOAD_STATE,
+	LOGGER_EVENT_SAVE_STATE,
 };
 
 enum mVideoLoggerInjectionPoint {
@@ -85,6 +87,10 @@ struct mVideoLogger {
 
 	const void* pixelBuffer;
 	size_t pixelStride;
+
+	void* stateBuffer;
+	size_t stateSize;
+	bool stateStatus;
 };
 
 void mVideoLoggerRendererCreate(struct mVideoLogger* logger, bool readonly);
diff --git a/include/mgba/internal/gba/serialize.h b/include/mgba/internal/gba/serialize.h
index b31fd0f5a..9bd21821a 100644
--- a/include/mgba/internal/gba/serialize.h
+++ b/include/mgba/internal/gba/serialize.h
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@ DECL_BIT(GBASerializedMiscFlags, IrqPending, 2);
 DECL_BIT(GBASerializedMiscFlags, Blocked, 3);
 DECL_BITS(GBASerializedMiscFlags, KeyIRQKeys, 4, 11);
 
+enum {
+	GBA_SUBSYSTEM_VIDEO_RENDERER = 0,
+	GBA_SUBSYSTEM_MAX,
+};
+
 struct GBASerializedState {
 	uint32_t versionMagic;
 	uint32_t biosChecksum;
diff --git a/include/mgba/internal/gba/video.h b/include/mgba/internal/gba/video.h
index b29b3d607..924772660 100644
--- a/include/mgba/internal/gba/video.h
+++ b/include/mgba/internal/gba/video.h
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ struct GBAVideoRenderer {
 	void (*reset)(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
 	void (*deinit)(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
 
+	uint32_t (*rendererId)(const struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
+	bool (*loadState)(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, const void* state, size_t size);
+	void (*saveState)(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, void** state, size_t* size);
+
 	uint16_t (*writeVideoRegister)(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address, uint16_t value);
 	void (*writeVRAM)(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address);
 	void (*writePalette)(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address, uint16_t value);
diff --git a/src/gba/core.c b/src/gba/core.c
index 904d85c20..e9cf2b81c 100644
--- a/src/gba/core.c
+++ b/src/gba/core.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <mgba/core/core.h>
 #include <mgba/core/log.h>
+#include <mgba/core/serialize.h>
 #include <mgba/internal/arm/debugger/debugger.h>
 #include <mgba/internal/arm/isa-inlines.h>
 #include <mgba/internal/debugger/symbols.h>
@@ -833,14 +834,44 @@ static bool _GBACoreSaveState(struct mCore* core, void* state) {
 }
 
 static bool _GBACoreLoadExtraState(struct mCore* core, const struct mStateExtdata* extdata) {
-	UNUSED(core);
-	UNUSED(extdata);
-	return true;
+	struct GBA* gba = core->board;
+	struct mStateExtdataItem item;
+	bool ok = true;
+	if (mStateExtdataGet(extdata, EXTDATA_SUBSYSTEM_START + GBA_SUBSYSTEM_VIDEO_RENDERER, &item)) {
+		if ((uint32_t) item.size > sizeof(uint32_t)) {
+			uint32_t type;
+			LOAD_32(type, 0, item.data);
+			if (type == gba->video.renderer->rendererId(gba->video.renderer)) {
+				ok = gba->video.renderer->loadState(gba->video.renderer,
+				                                    (void*) ((uintptr_t) item.data + sizeof(uint32_t)),
+				                                    item.size - sizeof(type));
+			}
+		} else if (item.data) {
+			ok = false;
+		}
+	}
+	return ok;
 }
 
 static bool _GBACoreSaveExtraState(struct mCore* core, struct mStateExtdata* extdata) {
-	UNUSED(core);
-	UNUSED(extdata);
+	struct GBA* gba = core->board;
+	void* buffer = NULL;
+	size_t size = 0;
+	gba->video.renderer->saveState(gba->video.renderer, &buffer, &size);
+	if (size > 0 && buffer) {
+		struct mStateExtdataItem item;
+		item.size = size + sizeof(uint32_t);
+		item.data = malloc(item.size);
+		item.clean = free;
+		uint32_t type = gba->video.renderer->rendererId(gba->video.renderer);
+		STORE_32(type, 0, item.data);
+		memcpy((void*) ((uintptr_t) item.data + sizeof(uint32_t)), buffer, size);
+		mStateExtdataPut(extdata, EXTDATA_SUBSYSTEM_START + GBA_SUBSYSTEM_VIDEO_RENDERER, &item);
+	}
+	if (buffer) {
+		free(buffer);
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gba/extra/proxy.c b/src/gba/extra/proxy.c
index 7842bef1f..0847e1f4a 100644
--- a/src/gba/extra/proxy.c
+++ b/src/gba/extra/proxy.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 static void GBAVideoProxyRendererInit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
 static void GBAVideoProxyRendererReset(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
 static void GBAVideoProxyRendererDeinit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
+static uint32_t GBAVideoProxyRendererId(const struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
+static bool GBAVideoProxyRendererLoadState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, const void* state, size_t size);
+static void GBAVideoProxyRendererSaveState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, void** state, size_t* size);
 static uint16_t GBAVideoProxyRendererWriteVideoRegister(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address, uint16_t value);
 static void GBAVideoProxyRendererWriteVRAM(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address);
 static void GBAVideoProxyRendererWritePalette(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address, uint16_t value);
@@ -27,9 +30,13 @@ static bool _parsePacket(struct mVideoLogger* logger, const struct mVideoLoggerD
 static uint16_t* _vramBlock(struct mVideoLogger* logger, uint32_t address);
 
 void GBAVideoProxyRendererCreate(struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer* renderer, struct GBAVideoRenderer* backend) {
+	memset(renderer, 0, sizeof(*renderer));
 	renderer->d.init = GBAVideoProxyRendererInit;
 	renderer->d.reset = GBAVideoProxyRendererReset;
 	renderer->d.deinit = GBAVideoProxyRendererDeinit;
+	renderer->d.rendererId = GBAVideoProxyRendererId;
+	renderer->d.loadState = GBAVideoProxyRendererLoadState;
+	renderer->d.saveState = GBAVideoProxyRendererSaveState;
 	renderer->d.writeVideoRegister = GBAVideoProxyRendererWriteVideoRegister;
 	renderer->d.writeVRAM = GBAVideoProxyRendererWriteVRAM;
 	renderer->d.writeOAM = GBAVideoProxyRendererWriteOAM;
@@ -172,6 +179,11 @@ void GBAVideoProxyRendererDeinit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
 	mVideoLoggerRendererDeinit(proxyRenderer->logger);
 }
 
+uint32_t GBAVideoProxyRendererId(const struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
+	struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer* proxyRenderer = (struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer*) renderer;
+	return proxyRenderer->backend->rendererId(proxyRenderer->backend);
+}
+
 static void _handleEvent(struct mVideoLogger* logger, enum mVideoLoggerEvent event) {
 	struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer* proxyRenderer = logger->context;
 	switch (event) {
@@ -189,6 +201,12 @@ static void _handleEvent(struct mVideoLogger* logger, enum mVideoLoggerEvent eve
 	case LOGGER_EVENT_GET_PIXELS:
 		proxyRenderer->backend->getPixels(proxyRenderer->backend, &logger->pixelStride, &logger->pixelBuffer);
 		break;
+	case LOGGER_EVENT_LOAD_STATE:
+		logger->stateStatus = proxyRenderer->backend->loadState(proxyRenderer->backend, logger->stateBuffer, logger->stateSize);
+		break;
+	case LOGGER_EVENT_SAVE_STATE:
+		proxyRenderer->backend->saveState(proxyRenderer->backend, &logger->stateBuffer, &logger->stateSize);
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -279,6 +297,35 @@ uint16_t GBAVideoProxyRendererWriteVideoRegister(struct GBAVideoRenderer* render
 	return value;
 }
 
+bool GBAVideoProxyRendererLoadState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, const void* state, size_t size) {
+	struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer* proxyRenderer = (struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer*) renderer;
+	if (proxyRenderer->logger->block && proxyRenderer->logger->wait) {
+		proxyRenderer->logger->wait(proxyRenderer->logger);
+		proxyRenderer->logger->stateBuffer = (void*) state;
+		proxyRenderer->logger->stateSize = size;
+		proxyRenderer->logger->postEvent(proxyRenderer->logger, LOGGER_EVENT_LOAD_STATE);
+		proxyRenderer->logger->stateBuffer = NULL;
+		proxyRenderer->logger->stateSize = 0;
+		return proxyRenderer->logger->stateStatus;
+	} else {
+		return proxyRenderer->backend->loadState(proxyRenderer->backend, state, size);
+	}
+}
+
+void GBAVideoProxyRendererSaveState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, void** state, size_t* size) {
+	struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer* proxyRenderer = (struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer*) renderer;
+	if (proxyRenderer->logger->block && proxyRenderer->logger->wait) {
+		proxyRenderer->logger->wait(proxyRenderer->logger);
+		proxyRenderer->logger->postEvent(proxyRenderer->logger, LOGGER_EVENT_SAVE_STATE);
+		*state = proxyRenderer->logger->stateBuffer;
+		*size = proxyRenderer->logger->stateSize;
+		proxyRenderer->logger->stateBuffer = NULL;
+		proxyRenderer->logger->stateSize = 0;
+	} else {
+		proxyRenderer->backend->saveState(proxyRenderer->backend, state, size);
+	}	
+}
+
 void GBAVideoProxyRendererWriteVRAM(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address) {
 	struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer* proxyRenderer = (struct GBAVideoProxyRenderer*) renderer;
 	mVideoLoggerRendererWriteVRAM(proxyRenderer->logger, address);
diff --git a/src/gba/renderers/gl.c b/src/gba/renderers/gl.c
index afc9c54ac..24fb092c7 100644
--- a/src/gba/renderers/gl.c
+++ b/src/gba/renderers/gl.c
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@
 #include <mgba/internal/gba/renderers/cache-set.h>
 #include <mgba-util/memory.h>
 
+#define OPENGL_MAGIC 0x6E726C67
+
 static void GBAVideoGLRendererInit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
 static void GBAVideoGLRendererDeinit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
 static void GBAVideoGLRendererReset(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
+static uint32_t GBAVideoGLRendererId(const struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
+static bool GBAVideoGLRendererLoadState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, const void* state, size_t size);
+static void GBAVideoGLRendererSaveState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, void** state, size_t* size);
 static void GBAVideoGLRendererWriteVRAM(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address);
 static void GBAVideoGLRendererWriteOAM(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t oam);
 static void GBAVideoGLRendererWritePalette(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address, uint16_t value);
@@ -656,9 +661,13 @@ static const GLint _vertices[] = {
 };
 
 void GBAVideoGLRendererCreate(struct GBAVideoGLRenderer* renderer) {
+	memset(renderer, 0, sizeof(*renderer));
 	renderer->d.init = GBAVideoGLRendererInit;
 	renderer->d.reset = GBAVideoGLRendererReset;
 	renderer->d.deinit = GBAVideoGLRendererDeinit;
+	renderer->d.rendererId = GBAVideoGLRendererId;
+	renderer->d.loadState = GBAVideoGLRendererLoadState;
+	renderer->d.saveState = GBAVideoGLRendererSaveState;
 	renderer->d.writeVideoRegister = GBAVideoGLRendererWriteVideoRegister;
 	renderer->d.writeVRAM = GBAVideoGLRendererWriteVRAM;
 	renderer->d.writeOAM = GBAVideoGLRendererWriteOAM;
@@ -953,6 +962,26 @@ void GBAVideoGLRendererReset(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
 	}
 }
 
+static uint32_t GBAVideoGLRendererId(const struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
+	UNUSED(renderer);
+	return OPENGL_MAGIC;
+}
+
+static bool GBAVideoGLRendererLoadState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, const void* state, size_t size) {
+	UNUSED(renderer);
+	UNUSED(state);
+	UNUSED(size);
+	// TODO
+	return false;
+}
+
+static void GBAVideoGLRendererSaveState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, void** state, size_t* size) {
+	UNUSED(renderer);
+	*state = NULL;
+	*size = 0;
+	// TODO
+}
+
 void GBAVideoGLRendererWriteVRAM(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address) {
 	struct GBAVideoGLRenderer* glRenderer = (struct GBAVideoGLRenderer*) renderer;
 	if (renderer->cache) {
diff --git a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
index 7eba88ba3..41f092937 100644
--- a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
+++ b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@
 
 #define DIRTY_SCANLINE(R, Y) R->scanlineDirty[Y >> 5] |= (1U << (Y & 0x1F))
 #define CLEAN_SCANLINE(R, Y) R->scanlineDirty[Y >> 5] &= ~(1U << (Y & 0x1F))
+#define SOFTWARE_MAGIC 0x6E727773
 
 static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererInit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
 static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererDeinit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
 static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererReset(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
+static uint32_t GBAVideoSoftwareRendererId(const struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer);
+static bool GBAVideoSoftwareRendererLoadState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, const void* state, size_t size);
+static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererSaveState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, void** state, size_t* size);
 static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererWriteVRAM(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address);
 static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererWriteOAM(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t oam);
 static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererWritePalette(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address, uint16_t value);
@@ -47,9 +51,13 @@ static void _breakWindow(struct GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer* softwareRenderer, stru
 static void _breakWindowInner(struct GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer* softwareRenderer, struct WindowN* win);
 
 void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererCreate(struct GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer* renderer) {
+	memset(renderer, 0, sizeof(*renderer));
 	renderer->d.init = GBAVideoSoftwareRendererInit;
 	renderer->d.reset = GBAVideoSoftwareRendererReset;
 	renderer->d.deinit = GBAVideoSoftwareRendererDeinit;
+	renderer->d.rendererId = GBAVideoSoftwareRendererId;
+	renderer->d.loadState = GBAVideoSoftwareRendererLoadState;
+	renderer->d.saveState = GBAVideoSoftwareRendererSaveState;
 	renderer->d.writeVideoRegister = GBAVideoSoftwareRendererWriteVideoRegister;
 	renderer->d.writeVRAM = GBAVideoSoftwareRendererWriteVRAM;
 	renderer->d.writeOAM = GBAVideoSoftwareRendererWriteOAM;
@@ -79,7 +87,7 @@ void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererCreate(struct GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer* renderer) {
 	renderer->d.highlightColor = M_COLOR_WHITE;
 	renderer->d.highlightAmount = 0;
 
-	renderer->temporaryBuffer = 0;
+	renderer->temporaryBuffer = NULL;
 }
 
 static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererInit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
@@ -155,6 +163,26 @@ static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererDeinit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
 	UNUSED(softwareRenderer);
 }
 
+static uint32_t GBAVideoSoftwareRendererId(const struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
+	UNUSED(renderer);
+	return SOFTWARE_MAGIC;
+}
+
+static bool GBAVideoSoftwareRendererLoadState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, const void* state, size_t size) {
+	UNUSED(renderer);
+	UNUSED(state);
+	UNUSED(size);
+	// TODO
+	return false;
+}
+
+static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererSaveState(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, void** state, size_t* size) {
+	UNUSED(renderer);
+	*state = NULL;
+	*size = 0;
+	// TODO
+}
+
 static uint16_t GBAVideoSoftwareRendererWriteVideoRegister(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, uint32_t address, uint16_t value) {
 	struct GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer* softwareRenderer = (struct GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer*) renderer;
 	if (renderer->cache) {