diff --git a/collects/2htdp/tests/test-image.rkt b/collects/2htdp/tests/test-image.rkt
index 284aea785c..84de83bfd4 100644
--- a/collects/2htdp/tests/test-image.rkt
+++ b/collects/2htdp/tests/test-image.rkt
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
          wxme
          rackunit
          file/convertible
+         slideshow/pict-convert
+         (only-in slideshow/pict pict?)
          (only-in lang/imageeq image=?)
          (prefix-in 1: htdp/image)
          (only-in lang/htdp-advanced equal~?)
@@ -2317,6 +2319,8 @@
 
 (test (convertible? (circle 20 "solid" "red")) => #t)
 (test (bytes? (convert (circle 20 "solid" "red") 'png-bytes)) => #t)
+(test (pict-convertible? (circle 20 "solid" "red")) => #t)
+(test (pict? (pict-convert (circle 20 "solid" "red"))) => #t)
 (let ()
   (define tmpfile (make-temporary-file "2htdpimage-test-~a"))
   (define i (circle 15 "solid" "red"))
diff --git a/collects/mrlib/image-core.rkt b/collects/mrlib/image-core.rkt
index b047b8ab64..3d560e7950 100644
--- a/collects/mrlib/image-core.rkt
+++ b/collects/mrlib/image-core.rkt
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ has been moved out).
                     make-pen make-color)
          (for-syntax racket/base)
          file/convertible
+         slideshow/pict-convert
+         (prefix-in pict: (only-in slideshow/pict dc))
          racket/math
          racket/contract
          "private/image-core-bitmap.rkt"
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ has been moved out).
 (define skip-image-equality-fast-path (make-parameter #f))
 (define render-normalized (make-parameter #f))
 
-(define png-convertible<%>
+(define convertible<%>
   (interface* ()
               ([prop:convertible
                 (lambda (img format default)
@@ -229,7 +231,18 @@ has been moved out).
                      (let ([s (open-output-bytes)])
                        (send (to-bitmap (to-img img)) save-file s 'png)
                        (get-output-bytes s))]
-                    [else default]))])))
+                    [else default]))]
+               [prop:pict-convertible
+                (λ (image)
+                  (define the-bb (send image get-bb))
+                  (pict:dc
+                   (λ (dc dx dy)
+                     (render-image image dc dx dy))
+                   (ceiling (inexact->exact (bb-right the-bb)))
+                   (ceiling (inexact->exact (bb-bottom the-bb)))
+                   0
+                   (ceiling (inexact->exact (- (bb-bottom the-bb) 
+                                               (bb-baseline the-bb))))))])))
 
 ;; these are used when building a bitmap to render the final image
 ;; they are probably smaller than the allowed maximum, but they are
@@ -253,7 +266,7 @@ has been moved out).
   compute-cached-bitmap)
 
 (define image%
-  (class* snip% (png-convertible<%> image<%>)
+  (class* snip% (convertible<%> image<%>)
     (init-field shape bb normalized? pinhole)
     
     (define/override (equal-to? that eq-recur) (compare-em that eq-recur))