diff --git a/console.c b/console.c
index 6a463f5..d3fccf3 100644
--- a/console.c
+++ b/console.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "console.h"
 #include "qemu-timer.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_CONSOLE
 #define DEFAULT_BACKSCROLL 512
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ void vga_hw_invalidate(void)
         active_console->hw_invalidate(active_console->hw);
 }
 
-void vga_hw_screen_dump(const char *filename)
+void vga_hw_screen_dump(const char *filename, Error **errp)
 {
     TextConsole *previous_active_console;
     bool cswitch;
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ void vga_hw_screen_dump(const char *filename)
         console_select(0);
     }
     if (consoles[0] && consoles[0]->hw_screen_dump) {
-        consoles[0]->hw_screen_dump(consoles[0]->hw, filename, cswitch);
+        consoles[0]->hw_screen_dump(consoles[0]->hw, filename, cswitch, errp);
     } else {
         error_report("screen dump not implemented");
     }
diff --git a/console.h b/console.h
index 4334db5..caf13f5 100644
--- a/console.h
+++ b/console.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "notify.h"
 #include "monitor.h"
 #include "trace.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 /* keyboard/mouse support */
 
@@ -343,7 +344,8 @@ static inline void console_write_ch(console_ch_t *dest, uint32_t ch)
 
 typedef void (*vga_hw_update_ptr)(void *);
 typedef void (*vga_hw_invalidate_ptr)(void *);
-typedef void (*vga_hw_screen_dump_ptr)(void *, const char *, bool cswitch);
+typedef void (*vga_hw_screen_dump_ptr)(void *, const char *, bool cswitch,
+                                       Error **errp);
 typedef void (*vga_hw_text_update_ptr)(void *, console_ch_t *);
 
 DisplayState *graphic_console_init(vga_hw_update_ptr update,
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ DisplayState *graphic_console_init(vga_hw_update_ptr update,
 
 void vga_hw_update(void);
 void vga_hw_invalidate(void);
-void vga_hw_screen_dump(const char *filename);
+void vga_hw_screen_dump(const char *filename, Error **errp);
 void vga_hw_text_update(console_ch_t *chardata);
 
 int is_graphic_console(void);
diff --git a/hw/blizzard.c b/hw/blizzard.c
index c7d844d..76df78c 100644
--- a/hw/blizzard.c
+++ b/hw/blizzard.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "devices.h"
 #include "vga_int.h"
 #include "pixel_ops.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 typedef void (*blizzard_fn_t)(uint8_t *, const uint8_t *, unsigned int);
 
@@ -933,7 +934,7 @@ static void blizzard_update_display(void *opaque)
 }
 
 static void blizzard_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename,
-                                 bool cswitch)
+                                 bool cswitch, Error **errp)
 {
     BlizzardState *s = (BlizzardState *) opaque;
 
diff --git a/hw/g364fb.c b/hw/g364fb.c
index 3a0b68f..7774d05 100644
--- a/hw/g364fb.c
+++ b/hw/g364fb.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "pixel_ops.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "sysbus.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 typedef struct G364State {
     /* hardware */
@@ -289,7 +290,8 @@ static void g364fb_reset(G364State *s)
     g364fb_invalidate_display(s);
 }
 
-static void g364fb_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch)
+static void g364fb_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
+                               Error **errp)
 {
     G364State *s = opaque;
     int y, x;
diff --git a/hw/omap_lcdc.c b/hw/omap_lcdc.c
index f172093..aec7210 100644
--- a/hw/omap_lcdc.c
+++ b/hw/omap_lcdc.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "console.h"
 #include "omap.h"
 #include "framebuffer.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 struct omap_lcd_panel_s {
     MemoryRegion *sysmem;
@@ -264,7 +265,8 @@ static int ppm_save(const char *filename, uint8_t *data,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void omap_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch)
+static void omap_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
+                             Error **errp)
 {
     struct omap_lcd_panel_s *omap_lcd = opaque;
     if (cswitch) {
diff --git a/hw/qxl.c b/hw/qxl.c
index e17b0e3..27f27f5 100644
--- a/hw/qxl.c
+++ b/hw/qxl.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "qemu-queue.h"
 #include "monitor.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 #include "qxl.h"
 
@@ -1492,7 +1493,8 @@ static void qxl_hw_invalidate(void *opaque)
     vga->invalidate(vga);
 }
 
-static void qxl_hw_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch)
+static void qxl_hw_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
+                               Error **errp)
 {
     PCIQXLDevice *qxl = opaque;
     VGACommonState *vga = &qxl->vga;
@@ -1504,7 +1506,7 @@ static void qxl_hw_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch)
         ppm_save(filename, qxl->ssd.ds->surface);
         break;
     case QXL_MODE_VGA:
-        vga->screen_dump(vga, filename, cswitch);
+        vga->screen_dump(vga, filename, cswitch, errp);
         break;
     default:
         break;
diff --git a/hw/tcx.c b/hw/tcx.c
index ac7dcb4..f342a5d 100644
--- a/hw/tcx.c
+++ b/hw/tcx.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "pixel_ops.h"
 #include "sysbus.h"
 #include "qdev-addr.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 #define MAXX 1024
 #define MAXY 768
@@ -56,8 +57,10 @@ typedef struct TCXState {
     uint8_t dac_index, dac_state;
 } TCXState;
 
-static void tcx_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch);
-static void tcx24_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch);
+static void tcx_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
+                            Error *errp);
+static void tcx24_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
+                              Error *errp);
 
 static void tcx_set_dirty(TCXState *s)
 {
@@ -574,7 +577,8 @@ static int tcx_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void tcx_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch)
+static void tcx_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
+                            Error *errp)
 {
     TCXState *s = opaque;
     FILE *f;
@@ -601,7 +605,8 @@ static void tcx_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch)
     return;
 }
 
-static void tcx24_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch)
+static void tcx24_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
+                              Error *errp)
 {
     TCXState *s = opaque;
     FILE *f;
diff --git a/hw/vga.c b/hw/vga.c
index 6dc98f6..79c5c38 100644
--- a/hw/vga.c
+++ b/hw/vga.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "qemu-timer.h"
 #include "xen.h"
 #include "trace.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_VGA
 //#define DEBUG_VGA_MEM
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ static uint32_t expand4[256];
 static uint16_t expand2[256];
 static uint8_t expand4to8[16];
 
-static void vga_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch);
+static void vga_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
+                            Error **errp);
 
 static void vga_update_memory_access(VGACommonState *s)
 {
@@ -2409,7 +2411,8 @@ int ppm_save(const char *filename, struct DisplaySurface *ds)
 
 /* save the vga display in a PPM image even if no display is
    available */
-static void vga_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch)
+static void vga_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
+                            Error **errp)
 {
     VGACommonState *s = opaque;
 
diff --git a/hw/vmware_vga.c b/hw/vmware_vga.c
index 142d9f4..6868778 100644
--- a/hw/vmware_vga.c
+++ b/hw/vmware_vga.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "console.h"
 #include "pci.h"
 #include "vmware_vga.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 #undef VERBOSE
 #define HW_RECT_ACCEL
@@ -1003,11 +1004,12 @@ static void vmsvga_invalidate_display(void *opaque)
 
 /* save the vga display in a PPM image even if no display is
    available */
-static void vmsvga_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch)
+static void vmsvga_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
+                               Error **errp)
 {
     struct vmsvga_state_s *s = opaque;
     if (!s->enable) {
-        s->vga.screen_dump(&s->vga, filename, cswitch);
+        s->vga.screen_dump(&s->vga, filename, cswitch, errp);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index cbdfbad..79399ab 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -895,7 +895,9 @@ static int client_migrate_info(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
 
 static int do_screen_dump(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
 {
-    vga_hw_screen_dump(qdict_get_str(qdict, "filename"));
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+
+    vga_hw_screen_dump(qdict_get_str(qdict, "filename"), &errp);
     return 0;
 }
 
