diff --git a/kernel/trunk/core/syscall.inc b/kernel/trunk/core/syscall.inc
index 7e09c0091a..239265ebb9 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/core/syscall.inc
+++ b/kernel/trunk/core/syscall.inc
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ iglobal
       dd undefined_syscall	 ; 33-reserved
       dd undefined_syscall	 ; 34-reserved
       dd syscall_getpixel	 ; 35-GetPixel
-      dd undefined_syscall	 ; 36-reserved
+      dd syscall_getarea   ; 36-GetArea
       dd cross_order		 ; 37-GetMousePosition_ScreenRelative,.
       dd syscall_drawline	 ; 38-DrawLine
       dd cross_order		 ; 39-GetBackgroundSize,ReadBgrData,.
diff --git a/kernel/trunk/docs/sysfuncr.txt b/kernel/trunk/docs/sysfuncr.txt
index 841cbabef2..c2189bd246 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/docs/sysfuncr.txt
+++ b/kernel/trunk/docs/sysfuncr.txt
@@ -1728,6 +1728,22 @@ dd 638
     функций) через селектор gs. Параметры текущего видеорежима
     можно получить функцией 61.
 
+======================================================================
+=============== Функция 36 - прочитать область экрана. ==============
+======================================================================
+Параметры:
+  * eax = 36 - номер функции
+  * ebx = указатель на предварительно выделенную область памяти,
+             куда будет помещено изображение в формате BBGGRRBBGGRR...
+  * ecx = [размер по оси x]*65536 + [размер по оси y]
+  * edx = [координата по оси x]*65536 + [координата по оси y]
+Возвращаемое значение:
+  * функция не возвращает значения
+Замечания:
+  * Координаты изображения - это координаты верхнего левого угла
+    изображения относительно окна.
+  * Размер изображения в байтах есть 3*xsize*ysize.
+
 ======================================================================
 ==================== Функция 37 - работа с мышью. ====================
 ======================================================================
diff --git a/kernel/trunk/docs/sysfuncs.txt b/kernel/trunk/docs/sysfuncs.txt
index 92a1ac9d62..8ea17a58ab 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/docs/sysfuncs.txt
+++ b/kernel/trunk/docs/sysfuncs.txt
@@ -1706,6 +1706,22 @@ Remarks:
     to videomemory through the selector gs. To get parameters of
     the current videomode, use function 61.
 
+======================================================================
+=============== Function 36 - read screen area. ===============
+======================================================================
+Paramters:
+  * eax = 36 - function number
+  * ebx = pointer on the previously allocated area of memory,
+             where will be placed the image in the format BBGGRRBBGGRR...
+  * ecx = [size on axis x]*65536 + [size on axis y]
+  * edx = [coordinate on axis x]*65536 + [coordinate on axis y]
+Returned value:
+  * function does not return value
+Remarks:
+  * Coordinates of the image are coordinates of the upper left corner
+    of the image relative to the window.
+  * Size of the image in bytes is 3*xsize*ysize.
+
 ======================================================================
 =================== Function 37 - work with mouse. ===================
 ======================================================================
diff --git a/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm b/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
index 2ab599a7d3..4c93e7aa79 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
+++ b/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
@@ -5087,6 +5087,60 @@ syscall_getpixel:			; GetPixel
      mov   [esp + 32], ecx
      ret
 
+align 4
+
+syscall_getarea:
+;eax = 36
+;ebx = pointer to bufer for img BBGGRRBBGGRR... 
+;ecx = [size x]*65536 + [size y] 
+;edx = [start x]*65536 + [start y] 
+     pushad
+     mov   edi,ebx
+     mov   eax,edx
+     shr   eax,16
+     mov   ebx,edx
+     and   ebx,0xffff
+     ; eax - x, ebx - y
+     mov   edx,ecx
+     
+     shr   ecx,16
+     and   edx,0xffff
+     mov   esi,ecx
+     ; ecx - size x, edx - size y
+.start_y:
+     push  ecx
+.start_x:
+     push  eax ebx ecx edx  esi edi
+     add   eax,ecx
+     add   ebx,edx
+     call  dword [GETPIXEL] ; eax - x, ebx - y
+     pop   edi esi
+     
+     mov   eax,ecx
+     pop   edx  ecx
+     
+     push  ecx  edx
+
+     dec   edx
+     lea   edx,[edx*3]
+     imul  edx,esi
+     dec   ecx
+     lea   ecx,[ecx*3]
+     add   edx,ecx
+     add   edx,edi
+     mov   [edx],ax
+     shr   eax,16
+     mov   [edx+2],al
+
+     pop   edx ecx ebx eax 
+     
+     dec   ecx
+     jnz   .start_x
+     pop   ecx
+     dec   edx
+     jnz   .start_y
+     popad
+     ret
 
 align 4