diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h
index d8f2345c5..f82eab80e 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.h
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class CComponentsInfoBox : public CComponentsText
 		void setPicture(const std::string& picture_name);
 		///set property: path or name of displayed image, parameter as const char*
 		void setPicture(const char* picture_name);
+		///retur internal picture object
+		CComponentsPicture * getPictureObject(){return pic;}
 		///paint item
 		void paint(bool do_save_bg = CC_SAVE_SCREEN_YES);
 };