diff --git a/matron/src/hardware/screen.c b/matron/src/hardware/screen.c
index 21c48a45d..b5749760b 100644
--- a/matron/src/hardware/screen.c
+++ b/matron/src/hardware/screen.c
@@ -636,6 +636,9 @@ bool screen_surface_get_extents(screen_surface_t *s, screen_surface_extents_t *e
 
 void screen_surface_display(screen_surface_t *s, double x, double y) {
     cairo_surface_t *image = (cairo_surface_t *)s;
+
+    surface_may_have_color = true;
+
     int width = cairo_image_surface_get_width(image);
     int height = cairo_image_surface_get_height(image);
 
diff --git a/matron/src/screen_events.c b/matron/src/screen_events.c
index 8ae76a187..5ebcd1b4c 100644
--- a/matron/src/screen_events.c
+++ b/matron/src/screen_events.c
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ void handle_screen_event(struct screen_event_data *ev) {
     case SCREEN_EVENT_DISPLAY_PNG:
         screen_display_png(ev->buf, ev->payload.bd.d1, ev->payload.bd.d2);
         break;
+    case SCREEN_EVENT_DISPLAY_SURFACE:
+        screen_surface_display(ev->buf, ev->payload.bd.d1, ev->payload.bd.d2);
+        ev->buf = NULL; // Didn't make a copy of the pointer, nullify to avoid double free.
+        break;
+    case SCREEN_EVENT_DISPLAY_SURFACE_REGION:
+        screen_surface_display_region(ev->buf, ev->payload.d.d1, ev->payload.d.d2, ev->payload.d.d3, ev->payload.d.d4, ev->payload.d.d5, ev->payload.d.d6);
+        ev->buf = NULL; // Didn't make a copy of the pointer, nullify to avoid double free.
+        break;
     case SCREEN_EVENT_ROTATE:
         screen_rotate(ev->payload.d.d1);
         break;
@@ -496,6 +504,30 @@ void screen_event_display_png(const char *s, double x, double y) {
     screen_event_data_push(&ev);
 }
 
+void screen_event_display_surface(void* surface, double x, double y) {
+    struct screen_event_data ev;
+    screen_event_data_init(&ev);
+    ev.type = SCREEN_EVENT_DISPLAY_SURFACE;
+    ev.buf = surface;
+    ev.payload.bd.d1 = x;
+    ev.payload.bd.d2 = y;
+    screen_event_data_push(&ev);
+}
+
+void screen_event_display_surface_region(void* surface, double left, double top, double width, double height, double x, double y) {
+    struct screen_event_data ev;
+    screen_event_data_init(&ev);
+    ev.type = SCREEN_EVENT_DISPLAY_SURFACE_REGION;
+    ev.buf = surface;
+    ev.payload.d.d1 = left;
+    ev.payload.d.d2 = top;
+    ev.payload.d.d3 = width;
+    ev.payload.d.d4 = height;
+    ev.payload.d.d5 = x;
+    ev.payload.d.d6 = y;
+    screen_event_data_push(&ev);
+}
+
 void screen_event_peek(int x, int y, int w, int h) {
     struct screen_event_data ev;
     screen_event_data_init(&ev);
diff --git a/matron/src/screen_events.h b/matron/src/screen_events.h
index 2384990f1..3a3653118 100644
--- a/matron/src/screen_events.h
+++ b/matron/src/screen_events.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ extern void screen_event_close_path(void);
 extern void screen_event_text_extents(const char *s);
 extern void screen_event_export_png(const char *s);
 extern void screen_event_display_png(const char *filename, double x, double y);
+extern void screen_event_display_surface(void* surface, double x, double y);
+extern void screen_event_display_surface_region(void* surface, double left, double top, double width, double height, double x, double y);
 extern void screen_event_peek(int x, int y, int w, int h);
 extern void screen_event_poke(int x, int y, int w, int h, unsigned char *buf);
 extern void screen_event_rotate(double r);
diff --git a/matron/src/screen_events_pr.h b/matron/src/screen_events_pr.h
index 023370978..4b32a1da4 100644
--- a/matron/src/screen_events_pr.h
+++ b/matron/src/screen_events_pr.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	      SCREEN_EVENT_CLOSE_PATH,
 	      SCREEN_EVENT_EXPORT_PNG,
 	      SCREEN_EVENT_DISPLAY_PNG,
+	      SCREEN_EVENT_DISPLAY_SURFACE,
+	      SCREEN_EVENT_DISPLAY_SURFACE_REGION,
 	      SCREEN_EVENT_ROTATE,
 	      SCREEN_EVENT_TRANSLATE,
 	      SCREEN_EVENT_SET_OPERATOR,
diff --git a/matron/src/screen_results.c b/matron/src/screen_results.c
index 7344f3886..df36d9580 100644
--- a/matron/src/screen_results.c
+++ b/matron/src/screen_results.c
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ static sem_t sem_results;
 void screen_results_init() {
     results_data = NULL;
     sem_init(&sem_results, 0, 0);
-}    
+}
 
 void screen_results_deinit() {
     screen_results_free();
-}    
+}
 
 void screen_results_wait() {
     sem_wait(&sem_results);
diff --git a/matron/src/weaver.c b/matron/src/weaver.c
index 660e63cd2..a6e165252 100644
--- a/matron/src/weaver.c
+++ b/matron/src/weaver.c
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ int _screen_display_image(lua_State *l) {
     _image_t *i = _image_check(l, 1);
     double x = luaL_checknumber(l, 2);
     double y = luaL_checknumber(l, 3);
-    screen_surface_display(i->surface, x, y);
+    screen_event_display_surface(i->surface, x, y);
     lua_settop(l, 0);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ int _screen_display_image_region(lua_State *l) {
     double height = luaL_checknumber(l, 5);
     double x = luaL_checknumber(l, 6);
     double y = luaL_checknumber(l, 7);
-    screen_surface_display_region(i->surface, left, top, width, height, x, y);
+    screen_event_display_surface_region(i->surface, left, top, width, height, x, y);
     return 0;
 }