diff --git a/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp b/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp
index 30fd628f8ee1..a1c77aed1659 100644
--- a/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ namespace
 
 /***** ***** ***** ***** ***** DRAWING PRIMITIVES ***** ***** ***** ***** *****/
 
-static void set_renderer_color(SDL_Renderer* renderer, color_t color)
-{
-	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a);
-}
-
 /**
  * Draws a line on a surface.
  *
@@ -124,7 +119,7 @@ static void draw_line(const int canvas_w,
 	assert(static_cast<int>(y1) < canvas_h);
 	assert(static_cast<int>(y2) < canvas_h);
 
-	set_renderer_color(renderer, color);
+	set_draw_color(renderer, color);
 
 	if(x1 == x2 && y1 == y2) {
 		// Handle single-pixel lines properly
@@ -168,7 +163,7 @@ static void draw_circle(const int canvas_w,
 	if(octants & 0x3c) assert((y_center + radius) < canvas_h);
 	if(octants & 0xc3) assert((y_center - radius) >= 0);
 
-	set_renderer_color(renderer, color);
+	set_draw_color(renderer, color);
 
 	// Algorithm based on
 	// http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasterung_von_Kreisen#Methode_von_Horn
@@ -235,7 +230,7 @@ static void fill_circle(const int canvas_w,
 	if(octants & 0x3c) assert((y_center + radius) < canvas_h);
 	if(octants & 0xc3) assert((y_center - radius) >= 0);
 
-	set_renderer_color(renderer, color);
+	set_draw_color(renderer, color);
 
 	int d = -static_cast<int>(radius);
 	int x = radius;
@@ -705,7 +700,7 @@ void rectangle_shape::draw(
 
 	// Fill the background, if applicable
 	if(!fill_color.null() && w && h) {
-		set_renderer_color(renderer, fill_color);
+		set_draw_color(renderer, fill_color);
 
 		SDL_Rect area {
 			x +  border_thickness_,
@@ -726,7 +721,7 @@ void rectangle_shape::draw(
 			h - (i * 2)
 		};
 
-		set_renderer_color(renderer, border_color_(variables));
+		set_draw_color(renderer, border_color_(variables));
 
 		SDL_RenderDrawRect(renderer, &dimensions);
 	}
@@ -820,7 +815,7 @@ void round_rectangle_shape::draw(
 
 	// Fill the background, if applicable
 	if(!fill_color.null() && w && h) {
-		set_renderer_color(renderer, fill_color);
+		set_draw_color(renderer, fill_color);
 		static const int count = 3;
 		SDL_Rect area[count] {
 			{x + r,                 y + border_thickness_, w - r                 * 2, r - border_thickness_ + 1},
@@ -840,7 +835,7 @@ void round_rectangle_shape::draw(
 
 	// Draw the border
 	for(int i = 0; i < border_thickness_; ++i) {
-		set_renderer_color(renderer, border_color);
+		set_draw_color(renderer, border_color);
 
 		SDL_RenderDrawLine(renderer, x + r, y + i,     x + w - r, y + i);
 		SDL_RenderDrawLine(renderer, x + r, y + h - i, x + w - r, y + h - i);
diff --git a/src/sdl/render_utils.hpp b/src/sdl/render_utils.hpp
index 6ef4bf00a169..f87841072a30 100644
--- a/src/sdl/render_utils.hpp
+++ b/src/sdl/render_utils.hpp
@@ -108,6 +108,22 @@ using render_viewport_setter = render_raii_rect_setter_base<
 	&SDL_RenderSetViewport>;
 
 
+/**
+ * Set renderer drawing color.
+ */
+inline void set_draw_color(SDL_Renderer* renderer, uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b, uint8_t a)
+{
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, r, g, b, a);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set renderer drawing color.
+ */
+inline void set_draw_color(SDL_Renderer* renderer, color_t color)
+{
+	set_draw_color(renderer, color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a);
+}
+
 /*
  * TEXTURE SETTERS =========================================================================
  * Need to decide if these need their own file.
diff --git a/src/sdl/window.cpp b/src/sdl/window.cpp
index 6240829f4055..77c9751475ca 100644
--- a/src/sdl/window.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl/window.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 #include "sdl/window.hpp"
 
 #include "ogl/utils.hpp"
-#include "sdl/surface.hpp"
 #include "sdl/exception.hpp"
+#include "sdl/render_utils.hpp"
+#include "sdl/surface.hpp"
 
 namespace sdl
 {
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ void window::full_screen()
 
 void window::fill(uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b, uint8_t a)
 {
-	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(*this, r, g, b, a);
+	set_draw_color(*this, r, g, b, a);
 	if(SDL_RenderClear(*this) != 0) {
 		throw exception("Failed to clear the SDL_Renderer object.",
 						 true);