diff --git a/include/wx/qt/dc.h b/include/wx/qt/dc.h
index 94623e4201..56849a2124 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/dc.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/dc.h
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ public:
     virtual void* GetHandle() const { return (void*) m_qtPainter; }
 
 protected:
-    virtual QImage *GetQImage() { return m_qtImage; }
+    virtual QPixmap *GetQPixmap() { return m_qtPixmap; }
     
     QPainter *m_qtPainter;
-    QImage *m_qtImage;
+    QPixmap *m_qtPixmap;
 
     wxRegion *m_clippingRegion;
 private:
diff --git a/include/wx/qt/dcscreen.h b/include/wx/qt/dcscreen.h
index c6c19b4848..f2fba75bca 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/dcscreen.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/dcscreen.h
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     virtual void DoGetSize(int *width, int *height) const wxOVERRIDE;
-    virtual bool DoGetPixel(wxCoord x, wxCoord y, wxColour *col) const;
-
-    virtual QImage *GetQImage();
+    virtual QPixmap *GetQPixmap() wxOVERRIDE;
 
     wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxScreenDCImpl);
 };
diff --git a/src/qt/dc.cpp b/src/qt/dc.cpp
index 8098a03dcf..737d1554d1 100644
--- a/src/qt/dc.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/dc.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ wxQtDCImpl::wxQtDCImpl( wxDC *owner )
     : wxDCImpl( owner )
 {
     m_clippingRegion = new wxRegion;
-    m_qtImage = NULL;
+    m_qtPixmap = NULL;
     m_rasterColourOp = wxQtNONE;
     m_qtPenColor = new QColor;
     m_qtBrushColor = new QColor;
@@ -474,15 +474,18 @@ bool wxQtDCImpl::DoGetPixel(wxCoord x, wxCoord y, wxColour *col) const
 
     if ( col )
     {
-        wxCHECK_MSG( m_qtImage != NULL, false, "This DC doesn't support GetPixel()" );
-
-        QColor pixel = m_qtImage->pixel( x, y );
+        wxCHECK_MSG( m_qtPixmap != NULL, false, "This DC doesn't support GetPixel()" );
+        QPixmap pixmap1px = m_qtPixmap->copy( x, y, 1, 1 );
+        QImage image = pixmap1px.toImage();
+        QColor pixel = image.pixel( 0, 0 );
         col->Set( pixel.red(), pixel.green(), pixel.blue(), pixel.alpha() );
 
         return true;
     }
     else
+    {
         return false;
+    }
 }
 
 void wxQtDCImpl::DoDrawPoint(wxCoord x, wxCoord y)
@@ -739,23 +742,31 @@ bool wxQtDCImpl::DoBlit(wxCoord xdest, wxCoord ydest,
 {
     wxQtDCImpl *implSource = (wxQtDCImpl*)source->GetImpl();
 
-    QImage *qtSource = implSource->GetQImage();
+    QPixmap *qtSource = implSource->GetQPixmap();
 
     // Not a CHECK on purpose
     if ( !qtSource )
         return false;
 
-    QImage qtSourceConverted = *qtSource;
-    if ( !useMask )
-        qtSourceConverted = qtSourceConverted.convertToFormat( QImage::Format_RGB32 );
-
     // Change logical function
     wxRasterOperationMode savedMode = GetLogicalFunction();
     SetLogicalFunction( rop );
 
-    m_qtPainter->drawImage( QRect( xdest, ydest, width, height ),
-                           qtSourceConverted,
-                           QRect( xsrc, ysrc, width, height ) );
+    if ( useMask )
+    {
+        m_qtPainter->drawPixmap( QRect( xdest, ydest, width, height ),
+                                *qtSource,
+                                QRect( xsrc, ysrc, width, height ) );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        QImage qtSourceConverted = qtSource->toImage();
+        qtSourceConverted = qtSourceConverted.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_RGB32);
+
+        m_qtPainter->drawImage( QRect( xdest, ydest, width, height ),
+                                qtSourceConverted,
+                                QRect( xsrc, ysrc, width, height ) );
+    }
 
     SetLogicalFunction( savedMode );
 
diff --git a/src/qt/dcclient.cpp b/src/qt/dcclient.cpp
index 696b69e2d4..eea8088a42 100644
--- a/src/qt/dcclient.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/dcclient.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ wxWindowDCImpl::wxWindowDCImpl( wxDC *owner )
     : wxQtDCImpl( owner )
 {
     m_window = NULL;
-    m_qtImage = NULL;
     m_ok = false;
     m_qtPainter = new QPainter();
 }
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ wxWindowDCImpl::wxWindowDCImpl( wxDC *owner, wxWindow *win )
     : wxQtDCImpl( owner )
 {
     m_window = win;
-    m_qtImage = NULL;
     m_qtPainter = m_window->QtGetPainter();
     // if we're not inside a Paint event, painter will invalid
     m_ok = m_qtPainter != NULL;
diff --git a/src/qt/dcmemory.cpp b/src/qt/dcmemory.cpp
index 3f85c3e3db..563d1cff1f 100644
--- a/src/qt/dcmemory.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/dcmemory.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 wxMemoryDCImpl::wxMemoryDCImpl( wxMemoryDC *owner )
     : wxQtDCImpl( owner )
 {
-    m_qtImage = NULL;
     m_ok = false;
     m_qtPainter = new QPainter();
 }
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ wxMemoryDCImpl::wxMemoryDCImpl( wxMemoryDC *owner )
 wxMemoryDCImpl::wxMemoryDCImpl( wxMemoryDC *owner, wxBitmap& bitmap )
     : wxQtDCImpl( owner )
 {
-    m_qtImage = NULL;
     m_ok = false;
     m_qtPainter = new QPainter();
     DoSelect( bitmap );
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ wxMemoryDCImpl::wxMemoryDCImpl( wxMemoryDC *owner, wxBitmap& bitmap )
 wxMemoryDCImpl::wxMemoryDCImpl( wxMemoryDC *owner, wxDC *WXUNUSED(dc) )
     : wxQtDCImpl( owner )
 {
-    m_qtImage = NULL;
     m_ok = false;
     m_qtPainter = new QPainter();
 }
@@ -50,34 +47,21 @@ void wxMemoryDCImpl::DoSelect( const wxBitmap& bitmap )
     {
         // Finish the painting in the intermediate image device:
         m_qtPainter->end();
-
-        if (m_selected.IsOk() && !m_selected.GetHandle()->isNull())
-        {
-            // Copy intermediate image to the bitmap
-            m_qtPainter->begin( m_selected.GetHandle() );
-            m_qtPainter->drawImage( QPoint( 0, 0 ), *m_qtImage );
-            m_qtPainter->end();
-        }
         m_ok = false;
     }
 
     // clean up the intermediate image device:
-    if ( m_qtImage )
-    {
-        delete m_qtImage;
-        m_qtImage = NULL;
-    }
-
     m_selected = bitmap;
-    if ( bitmap.IsOk() && !bitmap.GetHandle()->isNull() ) {
-        QPixmap pixmap(*bitmap.GetHandle());
-        // apply mask before converting to image
-        if ( bitmap.GetMask() && bitmap.GetMask()->GetHandle() )
-            pixmap.setMask(*bitmap.GetMask()->GetHandle());
-        // create the intermediate image for the pixmap:
-        m_qtImage = new QImage( pixmap.toImage() );
+    m_qtPixmap = bitmap.GetHandle();
+    if ( bitmap.IsOk() && !m_qtPixmap->isNull() )
+    {
+        // apply mask before drawing
+        wxMask *mask = bitmap.GetMask();
+        if ( mask && mask->GetHandle() )
+            m_qtPixmap->setMask(*mask->GetHandle());
+
         // start drawing on the intermediary device:
-        m_ok = m_qtPainter->begin( m_qtImage );
+        m_ok = m_qtPainter->begin( m_qtPixmap );
 
         SetPen(m_pen);
         SetBrush(m_brush);
diff --git a/src/qt/dcscreen.cpp b/src/qt/dcscreen.cpp
index b42445ea3a..12b02f6715 100644
--- a/src/qt/dcscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/dcscreen.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxScreenDCImpl, wxWindowDCImpl);
 wxScreenDCImpl::wxScreenDCImpl( wxScreenDC *owner )
     : wxWindowDCImpl( owner )
 {
-    m_qtImage = NULL;
 }
 
 wxScreenDCImpl::~wxScreenDCImpl( )
 {
-    delete m_qtImage;
+    delete m_qtPixmap;
 }
 
 void wxScreenDCImpl::DoGetSize(int *width, int *height) const
@@ -34,19 +33,10 @@ void wxScreenDCImpl::DoGetSize(int *width, int *height) const
     wxDisplaySize(width, height);
 }
 
-bool wxScreenDCImpl::DoGetPixel(wxCoord x, wxCoord y, wxColour *col) const
-{
-//    const_cast<wxScreenDCImpl*>(this)->GetQImage();
-//    return wxQtDCImpl::DoGetPixel(x, y, col);
-    x = y = 0;
-    col = 0;
-    return false;
-}
-
 // defered allocation for blit
-QImage *wxScreenDCImpl::GetQImage()
+QPixmap *wxScreenDCImpl::GetQPixmap()
 {
-    if ( !m_qtImage )
-        m_qtImage = new QImage(QApplication::primaryScreen()->grabWindow(QApplication::desktop()->winId()).toImage());
-    return m_qtImage;
+    if ( !m_qtPixmap )
+        m_qtPixmap = new QPixmap(QApplication::primaryScreen()->grabWindow(QApplication::desktop()->winId()));
+    return m_qtPixmap;
 }