diff --git a/tools/cmd/icat/native.go b/tools/cmd/icat/native.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e72b3e0af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/cmd/icat/native.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2023, Kovid Goyal, <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+package icat
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+var _ = fmt.Print
+
+func render_image_with_go(imgd *image_data, src *opened_input) {
+}
diff --git a/tools/cmd/icat/process_images.go b/tools/cmd/icat/process_images.go
index 483ed2394..14a4b20fd 100644
--- a/tools/cmd/icat/process_images.go
+++ b/tools/cmd/icat/process_images.go
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@ func process_arg(arg input_arg) {
 		send_output(&imgd)
 		return
 	}
+	err = render_image_with_go(imgd, &f)
+	if err != nil {
+		report_error(arg.value, "Could not render image to RGB", err)
+		return
+	}
+	send_output(&imgd)
 
 }