diff --git a/canvas/source/directx/dx_bitmapprovider.hxx b/canvas/source/directx/dx_bitmapprovider.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..09147eebcf8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/canvas/source/directx/dx_bitmapprovider.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2008 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * $RCSfile: dx_bitmapprovider.hxx,v $
+ * $Revision: 1.2 $
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef _DXCANVAS_BITMAPPROVIDER_HXX_
+#define _DXCANVAS_BITMAPPROVIDER_HXX_
+
+#include "dx_ibitmap.hxx"
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
+namespace dxcanvas
+{
+    struct BitmapProvider
+    {
+        virtual ~BitmapProvider() {}
+        virtual IBitmapSharedPtr getBitmap() const = 0;
+    };
+
+    typedef boost::shared_ptr<BitmapProvider> BitmapProviderSharedPtr;
+}
+
+#endif