diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/__init__.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/__init__.py
index 367957b3..b0ddfe68 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/__init__.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from c3nav.mapdata.models import Level
-from c3nav.mapdata.render.renderer import LevelRenderer, get_render_path  # noqa
+from c3nav.mapdata.render.renderer import LevelRenderer  # noqa
 
 
 def render_all_levels(show_accessibles=False):
diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/compose.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/compose.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59cb6ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/compose.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from PIL import Image
+
+from c3nav.mapdata.render.utils import get_render_path
+
+
+def get_level_image(request, level):
+    im = Image.open(get_render_path('png', level.name, 'full', True))
+    response = HttpResponse(content_type="image/png")
+    im.save(response, 'PNG')
+    return response
diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/renderer.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/renderer.py
index 8e2e0486..5e6d5c24 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/renderer.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/renderer.py
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
-import os
 import subprocess
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.db.models import Max, Min
 from shapely.affinity import scale
 from shapely.geometry import JOIN_STYLE, box
 
-from c3nav.mapdata.models import Package
-
-
-def get_render_path(filename):
-    return os.path.join(settings.RENDER_ROOT, filename)
-
-
-def get_dimensions():
-    aggregate = Package.objects.all().aggregate(Max('right'), Min('left'), Max('top'), Min('bottom'))
-    return (
-        float(aggregate['right__max'] - aggregate['left__min']),
-        float(aggregate['top__max'] - aggregate['bottom__min']),
-    )
+from c3nav.mapdata.render.utils import get_dimensions, get_render_path
 
 
 class LevelRenderer():
@@ -33,8 +19,7 @@ class LevelRenderer():
         return level.public_geometries if self.only_public else level.geometries
 
     def get_filename(self, mode, filetype, level=None):
-        return get_render_path('%s%s-level-%s.%s' % (('public-' if self.only_public else ''), mode,
-                                                     (self.level.name if level is None else level), filetype))
+        return get_render_path(filetype, self.level.name if level is None else level, mode, self.only_public)
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_dimensions():
diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/utils.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b3f84ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/render/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import os
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db.models import Max, Min
+
+from c3nav.mapdata.models import Package
+
+
+def get_dimensions():
+    aggregate = Package.objects.all().aggregate(Max('right'), Min('left'), Max('top'), Min('bottom'))
+    return (
+        float(aggregate['right__max'] - aggregate['left__min']),
+        float(aggregate['top__max'] - aggregate['bottom__min']),
+    )
+
+
+def get_render_path(filetype, level, mode, public):
+    return os.path.join(settings.RENDER_ROOT,
+                        '%s%s-level-%s.%s' % (('public-' if public else ''), mode, level, filetype))