diff --git a/src/engine/platform/pce.cpp b/src/engine/platform/pce.cpp
index 2daba109e1..920af9afa8 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/pce.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/platform/pce.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "pce.h"
 #include "../engine.h"
+// TODO: move this away
+#include "../../src/gui/furIcons.h"
 #include <math.h>
 
 //#define rWrite(a,v) pendingWrites[a]=v;
@@ -512,6 +514,18 @@ unsigned short DivPlatformPCE::getPan(int ch) {
   return ((chan[ch].pan&0xf0)<<4)|(chan[ch].pan&15);
 }
 
+DivChannelModeHints DivPlatformPCE::getModeHints(int ch) {
+  DivChannelModeHints ret;
+  if (ch<4) return ret;
+  ret.count=1;
+  ret.hint[0]=ICON_FUR_NOISE;
+  ret.type[0]=0;
+
+  if (chan[ch].noise) ret.type[0]=4;
+  
+  return ret;
+}
+
 DivSamplePos DivPlatformPCE::getSamplePos(int ch) {
   if (ch>=6) return DivSamplePos();
   if (!chan[ch].pcm) return DivSamplePos();
diff --git a/src/engine/platform/pce.h b/src/engine/platform/pce.h
index 2436453e4d..c2649eb052 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/pce.h
+++ b/src/engine/platform/pce.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class DivPlatformPCE: public DivDispatch {
     void* getChanState(int chan);
     DivMacroInt* getChanMacroInt(int ch);
     unsigned short getPan(int chan);
+    DivChannelModeHints getModeHints(int chan);
     DivSamplePos getSamplePos(int ch);
     DivDispatchOscBuffer* getOscBuffer(int chan);
     unsigned char* getRegisterPool();