diff --git a/src/gfx/gfx.hpp b/src/gfx/gfx.hpp
index a5d279f6..d74a4d6d 100644
--- a/src/gfx/gfx.hpp
+++ b/src/gfx/gfx.hpp
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ void mask_blend(Image& img1, const Image& img2, const Image& mask);
 /// Saturate an image, amount should be in range [0...100]
 void saturate(Image& image, int amount);
 
+/// Desaturate an image
+void desaturate(Image& image);
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Combining
 
 /// Ways in which images can be combined, similair to what Photoshop supports
diff --git a/src/gfx/image_effects.cpp b/src/gfx/image_effects.cpp
index 5160ebfc..b0041799 100644
--- a/src/gfx/image_effects.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx/image_effects.cpp
@@ -30,3 +30,15 @@ void saturate(Image& image, int amount) {
 		pix += 3;
 	}
 }
+
+void desaturate(Image& image) {
+	Byte* pix = image.GetData();
+	Byte* end = pix + image.GetWidth() * image.GetHeight() * 3;
+	while (pix != end) {
+		int r = pix[0], g = pix[1], b = pix[2];
+		pix[0] = (r+r+g+b) / 4;
+		pix[1] = (g+r+g+b) / 4;
+		pix[2] = (b+r+g+b) / 4;
+		pix += 3;
+	}
+}