diff --git a/src/drawing/IDrawingEngine.h b/src/drawing/IDrawingEngine.h
index 247e56407f..91d1c7a0fa 100644
--- a/src/drawing/IDrawingEngine.h
+++ b/src/drawing/IDrawingEngine.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <SDL_video.h>
 
 struct rct_drawpixelinfo;
+interface IDrawingContext;
 
 interface IDrawingEngine
 {
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ interface IDrawingEngine
 
     virtual void Invalidate(sint32 left, sint32 top, sint32 right, sint32 bottom) abstract;
     virtual void Draw() abstract;
+
+    virtual IDrawingContext * GetDrawingContext(rct_drawpixelinfo * dpi) abstract;
 };
 
 namespace DrawingEngineFactory
diff --git a/src/drawing/NewDrawing.cpp b/src/drawing/NewDrawing.cpp
index 530694a5c0..46e9cfe26c 100644
--- a/src/drawing/NewDrawing.cpp
+++ b/src/drawing/NewDrawing.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 #pragma endregion
 
+#include "IDrawingContext.h"
 #include "IDrawingEngine.h"
 
 extern "C"
@@ -67,6 +68,18 @@ extern "C"
 
     void gfx_draw_all_dirty_blocks()
     {
-        
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the screen with the specified colour.
+     *  rct2: 0x00678A9F
+     */
+    void gfx_clear(rct_drawpixelinfo * dpi, int colour)
+    {
+        if (_drawingEngine != nullptr)
+        {
+            IDrawingContext * dc = _drawingEngine->GetDrawingContext(dpi);
+            dc->Clear(colour);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/drawing/drawing.c b/src/drawing/drawing.c
index bf69c85bb5..0801364f87 100644
--- a/src/drawing/drawing.c
+++ b/src/drawing/drawing.c
@@ -114,22 +114,6 @@ const uint16 palette_to_g1_offset[PALETTE_TO_G1_OFFSET_COUNT] = {
 
 static void gfx_draw_dirty_blocks(int x, int y, int columns, int rows);
 
-/**
- * Clears the screen with the specified colour.
- *  rct2: 0x00678A9F
- */
-void gfx_clear(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int colour)
-{
-	int w = dpi->width >> dpi->zoom_level;
-	int h = dpi->height >> dpi->zoom_level;
-	uint8* ptr = dpi->bits;
-
-	for (int y = 0; y < h; y++) {
-		memset(ptr, colour, w);
-		ptr += w + dpi->pitch;
-	}
-}
-
 void gfx_draw_pixel(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int x, int y, int colour)
 {
 	gfx_fill_rect(dpi, x, y, x, y, colour);
diff --git a/src/drawing/engines/SoftwareDrawingEngine.cpp b/src/drawing/engines/SoftwareDrawingEngine.cpp
index 3a4b8bd8d5..b0b019b8f8 100644
--- a/src/drawing/engines/SoftwareDrawingEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/drawing/engines/SoftwareDrawingEngine.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "../../core/Math.hpp"
 #include "../../core/Memory.hpp"
+#include "../IDrawingContext.h"
 #include "../IDrawingEngine.h"
 #include "../Rain.h"
 
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ extern "C"
     #include "../../interface/window.h"
 }
 
+class SoftwareDrawingEngine;
+
 struct DirtyGrid
 {
     uint32  BlockShiftX;
@@ -148,6 +151,25 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+class SoftwareDrawingContext : public IDrawingContext
+{
+private:
+    SoftwareDrawingEngine * _engine;
+    rct_drawpixelinfo *     _dpi;
+
+public:
+    SoftwareDrawingContext(SoftwareDrawingEngine * engine);
+    ~SoftwareDrawingContext() override;
+
+    IDrawingEngine * GetEngine() override;
+
+    void Clear(uint32 colour) override;
+    void FillRect(uint32 colour, sint32 x, sint32 y, sint32 w, sint32 h) override;
+    void DrawSprite(uint32 image, sint32 x, sint32 y) override;
+
+    void SetDPI(rct_drawpixelinfo * dpi);
+};
+
 class SoftwareDrawingEngine : public IDrawingEngine
 {
 private:
@@ -166,16 +188,18 @@ private:
 
     rct_drawpixelinfo _bitsDPI  = { 0 };
 
-    RainDrawer  _rainDrawer;
+    RainDrawer                  _rainDrawer;
+    SoftwareDrawingContext *    _drawingContext;
 
 public:
     SoftwareDrawingEngine()
     {
-
+        _drawingContext = new SoftwareDrawingContext(this);
     }
 
     ~SoftwareDrawingEngine() override
     {
+        delete _drawingContext;
         delete _dirtyGrid.Blocks;
         delete _bits;
         SDL_FreeSurface(_surface);
@@ -281,6 +305,17 @@ public:
         Display();
     }
 
+    IDrawingContext * GetDrawingContext(rct_drawpixelinfo * dpi) override
+    {
+        _drawingContext->SetDPI(dpi);
+        return _drawingContext;
+    }
+
+    rct_drawpixelinfo * GetDPI()
+    {
+        return &_bitsDPI;
+    }
+
 private:
 
     void ConfigureBits(uint32 width, uint32 height, uint32 pitch)
@@ -487,3 +522,48 @@ IDrawingEngine * DrawingEngineFactory::CreateSoftware()
 {
     return new SoftwareDrawingEngine();
 }
+
+SoftwareDrawingContext::SoftwareDrawingContext(SoftwareDrawingEngine * engine)
+{
+    _engine = engine;
+}
+
+SoftwareDrawingContext::~SoftwareDrawingContext()
+{
+
+}
+
+IDrawingEngine * SoftwareDrawingContext::GetEngine()
+{
+    return _engine;
+}
+
+void SoftwareDrawingContext::Clear(uint32 colour)
+{
+    rct_drawpixelinfo * dpi = _dpi;
+
+    int w = dpi->width >> dpi->zoom_level;
+    int h = dpi->height >> dpi->zoom_level;
+    uint8 * ptr = dpi->bits;
+
+    for (int y = 0; y < h; y++)
+    {
+        Memory::Set(ptr, colour, w);
+        ptr += w + dpi->pitch;
+    }
+}
+
+void SoftwareDrawingContext::FillRect(uint32 colour, sint32 x, sint32 y, sint32 w, sint32 h)
+{
+
+}
+
+void SoftwareDrawingContext::DrawSprite(uint32 image, sint32 x, sint32 y)
+{
+
+}
+
+void SoftwareDrawingContext::SetDPI(rct_drawpixelinfo * dpi)
+{
+    _dpi = dpi;
+}