diff --git a/lib/Page.js b/lib/Page.js
index b03049a9b6c..c161798cc7d 100644
--- a/lib/Page.js
+++ b/lib/Page.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 var fs = require('fs');
 var EventEmitter = require('events');
 var helpers = require('./helpers');
+var mime = require('mime');
 
 class Page extends EventEmitter {
     /**
@@ -335,6 +336,24 @@ class Page extends EventEmitter {
         return new Buffer(result.data, 'base64');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param {string} filePath
+     * @param {?{x: number, y: number, width: number, height: number}} clipRect
+     * @return {!Promise}
+     */
+    async saveScreenshot(filePath, clipRect) {
+        var mimeType = mime.lookup(filePath);
+        var screenshotType = null;
+        if (mimeType === 'image/png')
+            screenshotType = Page.ScreenshotTypes.PNG;
+        else if (mimeType === 'image/jpeg')
+            screenshotType = Page.ScreenshotTypes.JPG;
+        if (!screenshotType)
+            throw new Error(`Cannot render to file ${fileName} - unsupported mimeType ${mimeType}`);
+        var buffer = await this.screenshot(screenshotType, clipRect);
+        fs.writeFileSync(filePath, buffer);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return {!Promise<string>}
      */
diff --git a/phantomjs/WebPage.js b/phantomjs/WebPage.js
index 77e7c9bad6d..3c1069a37ba 100644
--- a/phantomjs/WebPage.js
+++ b/phantomjs/WebPage.js
@@ -226,14 +226,6 @@ class WebPage {
      * {string} fileName
      */
     render(fileName) {
-        var mimeType = mime.lookup(fileName);
-        var screenshotType = null;
-        if (mimeType === 'image/png')
-            screenshotType = ScreenshotTypes.PNG;
-        else if (mimeType === 'image/jpeg')
-            screenshotType = ScreenshotTypes.JPG;
-        if (!screenshotType)
-            throw new Error(`Cannot render to file ${fileName} - unsupported mimeType ${mimeType}`);
         var clipRect = null;
         if (this.clipRect && (this.clipRect.left || this.clipRect.top || this.clipRect.width || this.clipRect.height)) {
             clipRect = {
@@ -243,8 +235,7 @@ class WebPage {
                 height: this.clipRect.height
             };
         }
-        var imageBuffer = await(this._page.screenshot(screenshotType, clipRect));
-        fs.writeFileSync(fileName, imageBuffer);
+        var imageBuffer = await(this._page.saveScreenshot(fileName, clipRect));
     }
 
     release() {