diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_hints.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_hints.h
index 4da310ce76..dedc8a9b58 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_hints.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_hints.h
@@ -3037,6 +3037,18 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DRIVER "SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER"
 
+/**
+ * A variable controlling whether the dummy video driver saves output frames.
+ *
+ * - "0": Video frames are not saved to disk. (default)
+ * - "1": Video frames are saved to files in the format "SDL_windowX-Y.bmp", where X is the window ID, and Y is the frame number.
+ *
+ * This hint can be set anytime.
+ *
+ * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.0.0.
+ */
+#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DUMMY_SAVE_FRAMES "SDL_VIDEO_DUMMY_SAVE_FRAMES"
+
 /**
  * If eglGetPlatformDisplay fails, fall back to calling eglGetDisplay.
  *
@@ -3101,6 +3113,20 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS   "SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS"
 
+/**
+ * A variable controlling whether the offscreen video driver saves output frames.
+ *
+ * This only saves frames that are generated using software rendering, not accelerated OpenGL rendering.
+ *
+ * - "0": Video frames are not saved to disk. (default)
+ * - "1": Video frames are saved to files in the format "SDL_windowX-Y.bmp", where X is the window ID, and Y is the frame number.
+ *
+ * This hint can be set anytime.
+ *
+ * \since This hint is available since SDL 3.0.0.
+ */
+#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_OFFSCREEN_SAVE_FRAMES "SDL_VIDEO_OFFSCREEN_SAVE_FRAMES"
+
 /**
  * A variable controlling whether all window operations will block until
  * complete.
diff --git a/src/video/dummy/SDL_nullframebuffer.c b/src/video/dummy/SDL_nullframebuffer.c
index f1311cfbe4..b1c19ac48a 100644
--- a/src/video/dummy/SDL_nullframebuffer.c
+++ b/src/video/dummy/SDL_nullframebuffer.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int SDL_DUMMY_UpdateWindowFramebuffer(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window
     }
 
     /* Send the data to the display */
-    if (SDL_getenv("SDL_VIDEO_DUMMY_SAVE_FRAMES")) {
+    if (SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DUMMY_SAVE_FRAMES, SDL_FALSE)) {
         char file[128];
         (void)SDL_snprintf(file, sizeof(file), "SDL_window%" SDL_PRIu32 "-%8.8d.bmp",
                            SDL_GetWindowID(window), ++frame_number);
diff --git a/src/video/offscreen/SDL_offscreenframebuffer.c b/src/video/offscreen/SDL_offscreenframebuffer.c
index 82bb536d8a..e64a245251 100644
--- a/src/video/offscreen/SDL_offscreenframebuffer.c
+++ b/src/video/offscreen/SDL_offscreenframebuffer.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int SDL_OFFSCREEN_UpdateWindowFramebuffer(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *wi
     }
 
     /* Send the data to the display */
-    if (SDL_getenv("SDL_VIDEO_OFFSCREEN_SAVE_FRAMES")) {
+    if (SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_OFFSCREEN_SAVE_FRAMES, SDL_FALSE)) {
         char file[128];
         (void)SDL_snprintf(file, sizeof(file), "SDL_window%" SDL_PRIu32 "-%8.8d.bmp",
                            SDL_GetWindowID(window), ++frame_number);