diff --git a/include/mgba/core/tile-cache.h b/include/mgba/core/tile-cache.h
index 0a71c690a..540705af9 100644
--- a/include/mgba/core/tile-cache.h
+++ b/include/mgba/core/tile-cache.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ void mTileCacheSetPalette(struct mTileCache* cache, int palette);
 
 const uint16_t* mTileCacheGetTile(struct mTileCache* cache, unsigned tileId, unsigned paletteId);
 const uint16_t* mTileCacheGetTileIfDirty(struct mTileCache* cache, struct mTileCacheEntry* entry, unsigned tileId, unsigned paletteId);
+const uint8_t* mTileCacheGetRawTile(struct mTileCache* cache, unsigned tileId);
+const uint16_t* mTileCacheGetPalette(struct mTileCache* cache, unsigned paletteId);
 
 CXX_GUARD_END
 
diff --git a/src/core/tile-cache.c b/src/core/tile-cache.c
index 85c2f7032..3c34a8d86 100644
--- a/src/core/tile-cache.c
+++ b/src/core/tile-cache.c
@@ -283,3 +283,27 @@ const uint16_t* mTileCacheGetTileIfDirty(struct mTileCache* cache, struct mTileC
 	}
 	return tile;
 }
+
+const uint8_t* mTileCacheGetRawTile(struct mTileCache* cache, unsigned tileId) {
+	unsigned bpp = cache->bpp;
+	switch (bpp) {
+	case 0:
+		return NULL;
+	default:
+		return (uint8_t*) &cache->vram[tileId << (2 + bpp)];
+	}
+}
+
+const uint16_t* mTileCacheGetPalette(struct mTileCache* cache, unsigned paletteId) {
+	unsigned bpp = cache->bpp;
+	switch (bpp) {
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	case 1:
+		return &cache->palette[paletteId << 2];
+	case 2:
+		return &cache->palette[paletteId << 4];
+	case 3:
+		return &cache->palette[paletteId << 8];
+	}
+}