diff --git a/src/newgrf_commons.cpp b/src/newgrf_commons.cpp
index cf86834980..f5be80d3b4 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_commons.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_commons.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "newgrf_commons.h"
 #include "station_map.h"
 #include "tree_map.h"
+#include "viewport_func.h"
 #include "core/mem_func.hpp"
 
 /** Constructor of generic class
@@ -322,3 +323,42 @@ uint32 GetNearbyTileInformation(TileIndex tile)
 	byte terrain_type = GetTerrainType(tile) << 2 | (tile_type == MP_WATER ? 1 : 0) << 1;
 	return tile_type << 24 | z << 16 | terrain_type << 8 | tileh;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Draws a building including all subsprites on a tile.
+ * @param ti The tile to draw on
+ * @param dts Sprite and subsprites to draw
+ * @param to The transparancy bit that toggles drawing of these sprites
+ * @param stage The construction stage (0-3)
+ * @param default_palette The default recolour sprite to use (typically company colour resp. random industry/house colour)
+ */
+void DrawTileSeq(const TileInfo *ti, const DrawTileSprites *dts, TransparencyOption to, byte stage, SpriteID default_palette)
+{
+	const DrawTileSeqStruct *dtss;
+	foreach_draw_tile_seq(dtss, dts->seq) {
+		if (GB(dtss->image.sprite, 0, SPRITE_WIDTH) == 0) continue;
+
+		SpriteID image = dtss->image.sprite;
+		SpriteID pal   = dtss->image.pal;
+
+		/* Stop drawing sprite sequence once we meet a sprite that doesn't have to be opaque */
+		if (IsInvisibilitySet(to) && !HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE)) return;
+
+		if (IS_CUSTOM_SPRITE(image)) image += stage;
+
+		pal = SpriteLayoutPaletteTransform(image, pal, default_palette);
+
+		if ((byte)dtss->delta_z != 0x80) {
+			AddSortableSpriteToDraw(
+				image, pal,
+				ti->x + dtss->delta_x, ti->y + dtss->delta_y,
+				dtss->size_x, dtss->size_y,
+				dtss->size_z, ti->z + dtss->delta_z,
+				!HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE) && IsTransparencySet(to)
+			);
+		} else {
+			/* For industries and houses delta_x and delta_y are unsigned */
+			AddChildSpriteScreen(image, pal, (byte)dtss->delta_x, (byte)dtss->delta_y, !HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE) && IsTransparencySet(to));
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/newgrf_commons.h b/src/newgrf_commons.h
index c2bf9acd69..8126dd8bcc 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_commons.h
+++ b/src/newgrf_commons.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 #define NEWGRF_COMMONS_H
 
 #include "core/bitmath_func.hpp"
+#include "tile_cmd.h"
+#include "transparency.h"
+#include "sprite.h"
 
 #include "table/sprites.h"
 
@@ -146,4 +149,6 @@ static inline SpriteID GroundSpritePaletteTransform(SpriteID image, SpriteID pal
 	}
 }
 
+void DrawTileSeq(const TileInfo *ti, const DrawTileSprites *dts, TransparencyOption to, byte stage, SpriteID default_palette);
+
 #endif /* NEWGRF_COMMONS_H */
diff --git a/src/newgrf_house.cpp b/src/newgrf_house.cpp
index a9d7a697dc..2a425192a5 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_house.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_house.cpp
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ uint16 GetHouseCallback(CallbackID callback, uint32 param1, uint32 param2, House
 static void DrawTileLayout(const TileInfo *ti, const TileLayoutSpriteGroup *group, byte stage, HouseID house_id)
 {
 	const DrawTileSprites *dts = group->dts;
-	const DrawTileSeqStruct *dtss;
 
 	const HouseSpec *hs = HouseSpec::Get(house_id);
 	SpriteID palette = hs->random_colour[TileHash2Bit(ti->x, ti->y)] + PALETTE_RECOLOUR_START;
@@ -424,32 +423,7 @@ static void DrawTileLayout(const TileInfo *ti, const TileLayoutSpriteGroup *grou
 		DrawGroundSprite(image, GroundSpritePaletteTransform(image, pal, palette));
 	}
 
-	foreach_draw_tile_seq(dtss, dts->seq) {
-		if (GB(dtss->image.sprite, 0, SPRITE_WIDTH) == 0) continue;
-
-		image = dtss->image.sprite;
-		pal   = dtss->image.pal;
-
-		/* Stop drawing sprite sequence once we meet a sprite that doesn't have to be opaque */
-		if (IsInvisibilitySet(TO_HOUSES) && !HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE)) return;
-
-		if (IS_CUSTOM_SPRITE(image)) image += stage;
-
-		pal = SpriteLayoutPaletteTransform(image, pal, palette);
-
-		if ((byte)dtss->delta_z != 0x80) {
-			AddSortableSpriteToDraw(
-				image, pal,
-				ti->x + dtss->delta_x, ti->y + dtss->delta_y,
-				dtss->size_x, dtss->size_y,
-				dtss->size_z, ti->z + dtss->delta_z,
-				!HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE) && IsTransparencySet(TO_HOUSES)
-			);
-		} else {
-			/* For industries and houses delta_x and delta_y are unsigned */
-			AddChildSpriteScreen(image, pal, (byte)dtss->delta_x, (byte)dtss->delta_y, !HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE) && IsTransparencySet(TO_HOUSES));
-		}
-	}
+	DrawTileSeq(ti, dts, TO_HOUSES, stage, palette);
 }
 
 void DrawNewHouseTile(TileInfo *ti, HouseID house_id)
diff --git a/src/newgrf_industrytiles.cpp b/src/newgrf_industrytiles.cpp
index 5abd98f4d6..e455888e57 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_industrytiles.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_industrytiles.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ static void NewIndustryTileResolver(ResolverObject *res, IndustryGfx gfx, TileIn
 static void IndustryDrawTileLayout(const TileInfo *ti, const TileLayoutSpriteGroup *group, byte rnd_colour, byte stage, IndustryGfx gfx)
 {
 	const DrawTileSprites *dts = group->dts;
-	const DrawTileSeqStruct *dtss;
 
 	SpriteID image = dts->ground.sprite;
 	SpriteID pal   = dts->ground.pal;
@@ -190,32 +189,7 @@ static void IndustryDrawTileLayout(const TileInfo *ti, const TileLayoutSpriteGro
 		}
 	}
 
-	foreach_draw_tile_seq(dtss, dts->seq) {
-		if (GB(dtss->image.sprite, 0, SPRITE_WIDTH) == 0) continue;
-
-		image = dtss->image.sprite;
-		pal   = dtss->image.pal;
-
-		/* Stop drawing sprite sequence once we meet a sprite that doesn't have to be opaque */
-		if (IsInvisibilitySet(TO_INDUSTRIES) && !HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE)) return;
-
-		if (IS_CUSTOM_SPRITE(image)) image += stage;
-
-		pal = SpriteLayoutPaletteTransform(image, pal, GENERAL_SPRITE_COLOUR(rnd_colour));
-
-		if ((byte)dtss->delta_z != 0x80) {
-			AddSortableSpriteToDraw(
-				image, pal,
-				ti->x + dtss->delta_x, ti->y + dtss->delta_y,
-				dtss->size_x, dtss->size_y,
-				dtss->size_z, ti->z + dtss->delta_z,
-				!HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE) && IsTransparencySet(TO_INDUSTRIES)
-			);
-		} else {
-			/* For industries and houses delta_x and delta_y are unsigned */
-			AddChildSpriteScreen(image, pal, (byte)dtss->delta_x, (byte)dtss->delta_y, !HasBit(image, SPRITE_MODIFIER_OPAQUE) && IsTransparencySet(TO_INDUSTRIES));
-		}
-	}
+	DrawTileSeq(ti, dts, TO_INDUSTRIES, stage, GENERAL_SPRITE_COLOUR(rnd_colour));
 }
 
 uint16 GetIndustryTileCallback(CallbackID callback, uint32 param1, uint32 param2, IndustryGfx gfx_id, Industry *industry, TileIndex tile)
diff --git a/src/transparency.h b/src/transparency.h
index f2945682e3..3b5cd5ebef 100644
--- a/src/transparency.h
+++ b/src/transparency.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define TRANSPARENCY_H
 
 #include "gfx_func.h"
+#include "openttd.h"
 
 /**
  * Transparency option bits: which position in _transparency_opt stands for which transparency.