diff --git a/include/core/SkCanvas.h b/include/core/SkCanvas.h
index 8fba6cf..40b5c56 100644
--- a/include/core/SkCanvas.h
+++ b/include/core/SkCanvas.h
@@ -626,6 +626,14 @@
                               const uint16_t indices[], int indexCount,
                               const SkPaint& paint);
 
+    /** Send a blob of data to the canvas.
+        For canvases that draw, this call is effectively a no-op, as the data
+        is not parsed, but just ignored. However, this call exists for
+        subclasses like SkPicture's recording canvas, that can store the data
+        and then play it back later (via another call to drawData).
+     */
+    virtual void drawData(const void* data, size_t length);
+
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     
     /** Get the current bounder object.
diff --git a/include/utils/SkDumpCanvas.h b/include/utils/SkDumpCanvas.h
index 6f16c92..3731bef 100644
--- a/include/utils/SkDumpCanvas.h
+++ b/include/utils/SkDumpCanvas.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
         kDrawText_Verb,
         kDrawPicture_Verb,
         kDrawShape_Verb,
-        kDrawVertices_Verb
+        kDrawVertices_Verb,
+        kDrawData_Verb
     };
     
     /** Subclasses of this are installed on the DumpCanvas, and then called for
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@
                               const SkColor colors[], SkXfermode* xmode,
                               const uint16_t indices[], int indexCount,
                               const SkPaint& paint);
+    virtual void drawData(const void*, size_t);
 
 private:
     Dumper* fDumper;
diff --git a/include/utils/SkProxyCanvas.h b/include/utils/SkProxyCanvas.h
index f2e57ab..082e0fd 100644
--- a/include/utils/SkProxyCanvas.h
+++ b/include/utils/SkProxyCanvas.h
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@
                               const SkColor colors[], SkXfermode* xmode,
                               const uint16_t indices[], int indexCount,
                               const SkPaint& paint);
-    
+    virtual void drawData(const void* data, size_t length);
+
     virtual SkBounder* setBounder(SkBounder* bounder);
     virtual SkDrawFilter* setDrawFilter(SkDrawFilter* filter);
 
diff --git a/samplecode/SamplePicture.cpp b/samplecode/SamplePicture.cpp
index e1b05ad..e232a50 100644
--- a/samplecode/SamplePicture.cpp
+++ b/samplecode/SamplePicture.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include "SampleCode.h"
+#include "SkDumpCanvas.h"
 #include "SkView.h"
 #include "SkCanvas.h"
 #include "Sk64.h"
 #include "SkGradientShader.h"
 #include "SkGraphics.h"
 #include "SkImageDecoder.h"
-#include "SkKernel33MaskFilter.h"
 #include "SkPath.h"
 #include "SkPicture.h"
 #include "SkRandom.h"
@@ -103,15 +103,21 @@
         canvas->drawBitmap(fBitmap, 0, 0, NULL);
         canvas->restore();
 
+        const char beforeStr[] = "before circle";
+        const char afterStr[] = "after circle";
+
         paint.setAntiAlias(true);
     
         paint.setColor(SK_ColorRED);
+        canvas->drawData(beforeStr, sizeof(beforeStr));
         canvas->drawCircle(SkIntToScalar(50), SkIntToScalar(50),
                            SkIntToScalar(40), paint);
+        canvas->drawData(afterStr, sizeof(afterStr));
         paint.setColor(SK_ColorBLACK);
         paint.setTextSize(SkIntToScalar(40));
         canvas->drawText("Picture", 7, SkIntToScalar(50), SkIntToScalar(62),
                          paint);
+        
     }
 
     virtual void onDraw(SkCanvas* canvas) {
@@ -145,6 +151,12 @@
         canvas->translate(-SkIntToScalar(100), 0);
         canvas->drawPicture(*pict);
         canvas->restore();
+
+        if (false) {
+            SkDebugfDumper dumper;
+            SkDumpCanvas dumpCanvas(&dumper);
+            dumpCanvas.drawPicture(*pict);
+        }
         
         // test that we can re-record a subpicture, and see the results
         
diff --git a/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp b/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
index 0bf0614..a5529af 100644
--- a/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
@@ -1239,6 +1239,10 @@
     ITER_END
 }
 
+void SkCanvas::drawData(const void* data, size_t length) {
+    // do nothing. Subclasses may do something with the data
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // These methods are NOT virtual, and therefore must call back into virtual
 // methods, rather than actually drawing themselves.
diff --git a/src/core/SkPictureFlat.h b/src/core/SkPictureFlat.h
index 86a161d..2c0af5a 100644
--- a/src/core/SkPictureFlat.h
+++ b/src/core/SkPictureFlat.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     DRAW_BITMAP,
     DRAW_BITMAP_MATRIX,
     DRAW_BITMAP_RECT,
+    DRAW_DATA,
     DRAW_PAINT,
     DRAW_PATH,
     DRAW_PICTURE,
diff --git a/src/core/SkPicturePlayback.cpp b/src/core/SkPicturePlayback.cpp
index 03cdc16..f488565 100644
--- a/src/core/SkPicturePlayback.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkPicturePlayback.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,11 @@
                 const SkMatrix* matrix = getMatrix();
                 canvas.drawBitmapMatrix(bitmap, *matrix, paint);
             } break;
+            case DRAW_DATA: {
+                size_t length = getInt();
+                canvas.drawData(fReader.skip(length), length);
+                // skip handles padding the read out to a multiple of 4
+            } break;
             case DRAW_PAINT:
                 canvas.drawPaint(*getPaint());
                 break;
diff --git a/src/core/SkPictureRecord.cpp b/src/core/SkPictureRecord.cpp
index b565fc1..9844a48 100644
--- a/src/core/SkPictureRecord.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkPictureRecord.cpp
@@ -410,6 +410,12 @@
     }
 }
 
+void SkPictureRecord::drawData(const void* data, size_t length) {
+    addDraw(DRAW_DATA);
+    addInt(length);
+    fWriter.writePad(data, length);
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     
 void SkPictureRecord::reset() {
diff --git a/src/core/SkPictureRecord.h b/src/core/SkPictureRecord.h
index 05761af..f9c967d 100644
--- a/src/core/SkPictureRecord.h
+++ b/src/core/SkPictureRecord.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
                           const SkColor colors[], SkXfermode*,
                           const uint16_t indices[], int indexCount,
                               const SkPaint&);
+    virtual void drawData(const void*, size_t);
 
     void addFontMetricsTopBottom(const SkPaint& paint, SkScalar baselineY);
     
diff --git a/src/utils/SkDumpCanvas.cpp b/src/utils/SkDumpCanvas.cpp
index 2151133..4ff7a50 100644
--- a/src/utils/SkDumpCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/SkDumpCanvas.cpp
@@ -379,6 +379,12 @@
                SkScalarToFloat(vertices[0].fY));
 }
 
+void SkDumpCanvas::drawData(const void* data, size_t length) {
+//    this->dump(kDrawData_Verb, NULL, "drawData(%d)", length);
+    this->dump(kDrawData_Verb, NULL, "drawData(%d) %.*s", length,
+               SkMin32(length, 64), data);
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/src/utils/SkProxyCanvas.cpp b/src/utils/SkProxyCanvas.cpp
index cb0d44a..c643c82 100644
--- a/src/utils/SkProxyCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/SkProxyCanvas.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@
                                      xmode, indices, indexCount, paint);
 }
 
+void SkProxyCanvas::drawData(const void* data, size_t length) {
+    fProxy->drawData(data, length);
+}
+
 SkBounder* SkProxyCanvas::setBounder(SkBounder* bounder) {
     return fProxy->setBounder(bounder);
 }