diff --git a/internal/graphics/command.go b/internal/graphics/command.go
index 0c73dd340..acd1539cb 100644
--- a/internal/graphics/command.go
+++ b/internal/graphics/command.go
@@ -309,6 +309,43 @@ func (c *replacePixelsCommand) CanMerge(dst, src *Image, color *affine.ColorM, m
 	return false
 }
 
+type pixelsCommand struct {
+	result []byte
+	img    *Image
+}
+
+// Exec executes a pixelsCommand.
+func (c *pixelsCommand) Exec(indexOffsetInBytes int) error {
+	f, err := c.img.createFramebufferIfNeeded()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	p, err := opengl.GetContext().FramebufferPixels(f.native, c.img.width, c.img.height)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.result = p
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *pixelsCommand) NumVertices() int {
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (c *pixelsCommand) NumIndices() int {
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (c *pixelsCommand) AddNumVertices(n int) {
+}
+
+func (c *pixelsCommand) AddNumIndices(n int) {
+}
+
+func (c *pixelsCommand) CanMerge(dst, src *Image, color *affine.ColorM, mode opengl.CompositeMode, filter Filter) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // disposeCommand represents a command to dispose an image.
 type disposeCommand struct {
 	target *Image
diff --git a/internal/graphics/image.go b/internal/graphics/image.go
index 7ab2dd773..c32605fab 100644
--- a/internal/graphics/image.go
+++ b/internal/graphics/image.go
@@ -91,15 +91,14 @@ func (i *Image) DrawImage(src *Image, vertices []float32, indices []uint16, clr
 }
 
 func (i *Image) Pixels() ([]byte, error) {
-	// Flush the enqueued commands so that pixels are certainly read.
+	c := &pixelsCommand{
+		img: i,
+	}
+	theCommandQueue.Enqueue(c)
 	if err := theCommandQueue.Flush(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	f, err := i.createFramebufferIfNeeded()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return opengl.GetContext().FramebufferPixels(f.native, i.width, i.height)
+	return c.result, nil
 }
 
 func (i *Image) ReplacePixels(p []byte, x, y, width, height int) {