diff --git a/SDL2pp/Surface.cc b/SDL2pp/Surface.cc
index 3178ba0..7fc86fe 100644
--- a/SDL2pp/Surface.cc
+++ b/SDL2pp/Surface.cc
@@ -213,4 +213,8 @@ Point Surface::GetSize() const {
 	return Point(surface_->w, surface_->h);
 }
 
+Uint32 Surface::GetFormat() const {
+	return surface_->format->format;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/SDL2pp/Surface.hh b/SDL2pp/Surface.hh
index 1703713..d932c2d 100644
--- a/SDL2pp/Surface.hh
+++ b/SDL2pp/Surface.hh
@@ -540,6 +540,17 @@ public:
 	///
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	Point GetSize() const;
+
+	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	/// \brief Get texture format
+	///
+	/// \return Surface raw format
+	///
+	/// \see http://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_Surface
+	/// \see http://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_PixelFormatEnum
+	///
+	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	Uint32 GetFormat() const;
 };
 
 }