diff --git a/kitty/graphics.c b/kitty/graphics.c
index 538544c82..a96cf1053 100644
--- a/kitty/graphics.c
+++ b/kitty/graphics.c
@@ -8,8 +8,88 @@
 #include "graphics.h"
 #include "state.h"
 
+#define REPORT_ERROR(fmt, ...) { fprintf(stderr, fmt, __VA_ARGS__); fprintf(stderr, "\n"); }
+
+GraphicsManager*
+grman_realloc(GraphicsManager *old, index_type lines, index_type columns) {
+    GraphicsManager *self = (GraphicsManager *)GraphicsManager_Type.tp_alloc(&GraphicsManager_Type, 0);
+    self->lines = lines; self->columns = columns;
+    if (old == NULL) {
+        self->images_capacity = 64;
+        self->images = calloc(self->images_capacity, sizeof(Image));
+        if (self->images == NULL) {
+            Py_CLEAR(self); return NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        self->images_capacity = old->images_capacity; self->images = old->images; self->image_count = old->image_count;
+        old->images = NULL;
+        grman_free(old);
+    }
+    return self;
+}
+
+GraphicsManager*
+grman_free(GraphicsManager* self) {
+    free(self->images);
+    Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/* static size_t internal_id_counter = 1; */
+
+static void
+handle_add_command(GraphicsManager UNUSED *self, const GraphicsCommand UNUSED *g, const uint8_t UNUSED *payload) {
+}
+
+void
+grman_handle_command(GraphicsManager *self, const GraphicsCommand *g, const uint8_t *payload) {
+    switch(g->action) {
+        case 't':
+            handle_add_command(self, g, payload);
+            break;
+        default:
+            REPORT_ERROR("Unknown graphics command action: %c", g->action);
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+grman_clear(GraphicsManager UNUSED *self) {
+    // TODO: Implement this
+}
+
+
+// Boilerplate {{{
+static PyObject *
+new(PyTypeObject UNUSED *type, PyObject *args, PyObject UNUSED *kwds) {
+    unsigned int lines, columns;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "II", &lines, &columns)) return NULL;
+    PyObject *ans = (PyObject*)grman_realloc(NULL, lines, columns);
+    if (ans == NULL) PyErr_NoMemory();
+    return ans;
+}
+
+static void
+dealloc(GraphicsManager* self) {
+    grman_free(self);
+}
+
+
+PyTypeObject GraphicsManager_Type = {
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+    .tp_name = "fast_data_types.GraphicsManager",
+    .tp_basicsize = sizeof(GraphicsManager),
+    .tp_dealloc = (destructor)dealloc, 
+    .tp_flags = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,        
+    .tp_doc = "GraphicsManager",
+    .tp_new = new,                
+};
 
 bool
-init_graphics(PyObject UNUSED *m) {
+init_graphics(PyObject *module) {
+    if (PyType_Ready(&GraphicsManager_Type) < 0) return false;
+    if (PyModule_AddObject(module, "GraphicsManager", (PyObject *)&GraphicsManager_Type) != 0) return false; 
+    Py_INCREF(&GraphicsManager_Type);
     return true;
 }
+// }}}
diff --git a/kitty/graphics.h b/kitty/graphics.h
index 5eb62e2af..16f952ae9 100644
--- a/kitty/graphics.h
+++ b/kitty/graphics.h
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #pragma once
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
+#include "data-types.h"
 
 typedef struct {
     unsigned char action, transmission_type;
@@ -15,3 +14,25 @@ typedef struct {
     int32_t z_index;
     size_t payload_sz;
 } GraphicsCommand;
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t gl_id, client_id, width, height;
+    size_t internal_id, refcnt;
+} Image;
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    PyObject_HEAD
+
+    index_type lines, columns;
+    size_t image_count, images_capacity;
+    Image *images;
+} GraphicsManager;
+PyTypeObject GraphicsManager_Type;
+
+
+GraphicsManager* grman_realloc(GraphicsManager *, index_type lines, index_type columns);
+void grman_clear(GraphicsManager*);
+GraphicsManager* grman_free(GraphicsManager*);
+void grman_handle_command(GraphicsManager *self, const GraphicsCommand *g, const uint8_t *payload);
diff --git a/kitty/parser.c b/kitty/parser.c
index 804e2e956..bf4e690b3 100644
--- a/kitty/parser.c
+++ b/kitty/parser.c
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ parse_graphics_code(Screen *screen, PyObject UNUSED *dump_callback) {
 #undef U
 #undef A
 #undef I
+    screen_handle_graphics_command(screen, &g, payload);
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 1e8ebb9ca..f28e4bb9f 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject UNUSED *kwds) {
         self->main_linebuf = alloc_linebuf(lines, columns); self->alt_linebuf = alloc_linebuf(lines, columns);
         self->linebuf = self->main_linebuf;
         self->historybuf = alloc_historybuf(MAX(scrollback, lines), columns);
+        self->main_grman = grman_realloc(NULL, lines, columns); self->alt_grman = grman_realloc(NULL, lines, columns);
+        self->grman = self->main_grman;
         self->main_tabstops = PyMem_Calloc(2 * self->columns, sizeof(bool));
-        if (self->cursor == NULL || self->main_linebuf == NULL || self->alt_linebuf == NULL || self->main_tabstops == NULL || self->historybuf == NULL || self->color_profile == NULL) {
+        if (self->cursor == NULL || self->main_linebuf == NULL || self->alt_linebuf == NULL || self->main_tabstops == NULL || self->historybuf == NULL || self->main_grman == NULL || self->alt_grman == NULL || self->color_profile == NULL) {
             Py_CLEAR(self); return NULL;
         }
         self->alt_tabstops = self->main_tabstops + self->columns * sizeof(bool);
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ void
 screen_reset(Screen *self) {
     if (self->linebuf == self->alt_linebuf) screen_toggle_screen_buffer(self);
     linebuf_clear(self->linebuf, BLANK_CHAR);
+    grman_clear(self->grman);
     self->modes = empty_modes;
 #define RC(name) self->color_profile->overridden.name = 0
     RC(default_fg); RC(default_bg); RC(cursor_color); RC(highlight_fg); RC(highlight_bg);
@@ -137,6 +140,8 @@ screen_resize(Screen *self, unsigned int lines, unsigned int columns) {
     bool is_main = self->linebuf == self->main_linebuf;
     index_type num_content_lines_before, num_content_lines_after;
     index_type num_content_lines;
+
+    // Resize main linebuf
     HistoryBuf *nh = realloc_hb(self->historybuf, self->historybuf->ynum, columns);
     if (nh == NULL) return false;
     Py_CLEAR(self->historybuf); self->historybuf = nh;
@@ -147,8 +152,17 @@ screen_resize(Screen *self, unsigned int lines, unsigned int columns) {
     n = realloc_lb(self->alt_linebuf, lines, columns, &num_content_lines_before, &num_content_lines_after, NULL);
     if (n == NULL) return false;
     Py_CLEAR(self->alt_linebuf); self->alt_linebuf = n;
+    GraphicsManager *g = grman_realloc(self->main_grman, lines, columns);
+    if (g == NULL) return false;
+    self->main_grman = g;
+
+    // Resize alt linebuf
+    g = grman_realloc(self->alt_grman, lines, columns);
+    if (g == NULL) return false;
+    self->alt_grman = g;
     if (!is_main) num_content_lines = num_content_lines_after;
     self->linebuf = is_main ? self->main_linebuf : self->alt_linebuf;
+    self->grman = is_main ? self->main_grman : self->alt_grman;
 
     self->lines = lines; self->columns = columns;
     self->margin_top = 0; self->margin_bottom = self->lines - 1;
@@ -199,6 +213,8 @@ static void
 dealloc(Screen* self) {
     pthread_mutex_destroy(&self->read_buf_lock);
     pthread_mutex_destroy(&self->write_buf_lock);
+    if (self->main_grman) { self->main_grman = grman_free(self->main_grman); }
+    if (self->alt_grman) { self->alt_grman = grman_free(self->alt_grman); }
     PyMem_RawFree(self->write_buf);
     Py_CLEAR(self->callbacks);
     Py_CLEAR(self->test_child);
@@ -393,6 +409,10 @@ END_ALLOW_CASE_RANGE
     }
 }
 
+void
+screen_handle_graphics_command(Screen *self, const GraphicsCommand *cmd, const uint8_t *payload) {
+    grman_handle_command(self->grman, cmd, payload);
+}
 // }}}
 
 // Modes {{{
diff --git a/kitty/screen.h b/kitty/screen.h
index b552b1a98..320f8c733 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.h
+++ b/kitty/screen.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ typedef struct {
     SavepointBuffer main_savepoints, alt_savepoints;
     PyObject *callbacks, *test_child;
     LineBuf *linebuf, *main_linebuf, *alt_linebuf;
+    GraphicsManager *grman, *main_grman, *alt_grman;
     HistoryBuf *historybuf;
     unsigned int history_line_added_count;
     bool *tabstops, *main_tabstops, *alt_tabstops;
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ Line* screen_visual_line(Screen *self, index_type y);
 unsigned long screen_current_char_width(Screen *self);
 void screen_url_range(Screen *self, uint32_t *);
 void screen_mark_url(Screen *self, index_type start_x, index_type start_y, index_type end_x, index_type end_y);
+void screen_handle_graphics_command(Screen *self, const GraphicsCommand *cmd, const uint8_t *payload);
 #define DECLARE_CH_SCREEN_HANDLER(name) void screen_##name(Screen *screen);
 DECLARE_CH_SCREEN_HANDLER(bell)
 DECLARE_CH_SCREEN_HANDLER(backspace)