diff --git a/demo/c++/rundemo.cpp b/demo/c++/rundemo.cpp
index 65f542170..749fcd74a 100644
--- a/demo/c++/rundemo.cpp
+++ b/demo/c++/rundemo.cpp
@@ -253,12 +253,15 @@ int main ( int argc , char** argv)
         save_to_file<image_data_32>(buf.data(),"demo.jpg","jpeg");
         save_to_file<image_data_32>(buf.data(),"demo.png","png");
         save_to_file<image_data_32>(buf.data(),"demo256.png","png256");
+        save_to_file<image_data_32>(buf.data(),"demo.tif","tiff");
+        
         std::cout << "Three maps have been rendered using AGG in the current directory:\n"
             "- demo.jpg\n"
             "- demo.png\n"
             "- demo256.png\n"
+            "- demo.tif\n"
             "Have a look!\n";
-
+        
 #if defined(HAVE_CAIRO)
         Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::ImageSurface> image_surface;
 
diff --git a/demo/python/rundemo.py b/demo/python/rundemo.py
index d35935c79..d71a439fb 100644
--- a/demo/python/rundemo.py
+++ b/demo/python/rundemo.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ m.layers.append(popplaces_lyr)
 # Set the initial extent of the map in 'master' spherical Mercator projection
 m.zoom_to_box(mapnik.Box2d(-8024477.28459,5445190.38849,-7381388.20071,5662941.44855)) 
 
-# Render two maps, two PNGs, one JPEG.
+# Render map
 im = mapnik.Image(m.width,m.height)
 mapnik.render(m, im)
 
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@ images_.append('demo_high.jpg')
 im.save('demo_low.jpg', 'jpeg50')
 images_.append('demo_low.jpg')
 
+im.save('demo.tif', 'tiff')
+images_.append('demo.tif')
+
 # Render cairo examples
 if HAS_PYCAIRO_MODULE and mapnik.has_pycairo():