diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/controllers/CDetail.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/controllers/CDetail.java
index d8408da7fdd..9e1cb9b019e 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/controllers/CDetail.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/controllers/CDetail.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package forge.screens.match.controllers;
 
 import forge.UiCommand;
 import forge.Singletons;
+import forge.card.CardDetailUtil;
 import forge.game.card.Card;
 import forge.gui.framework.ICDoc;
 import forge.item.IPaperCard;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public enum CDetail implements ICDoc {
      * @param c   Card object
      */
     public void showCard(final Card c) {
-        view.getLblFlipcard().setVisible(c != null && (c.isDoubleFaced() || c.isFlipCard() || c.isFaceDown() && Singletons.getControl().mayShowCard(c)));
+        view.getLblFlipcard().setVisible(c != null && CardDetailUtil.isCardFlippable(c) && Singletons.getControl().mayShowCard(c));
         view.getPnlDetail().setCard(c);
         if (view.getParentCell() != null) {
             view.getParentCell().repaintSelf();
@@ -55,11 +56,13 @@ public enum CDetail implements ICDoc {
     public void showCard(InventoryItem item) {
         if (item instanceof IPaperCard) {
             showCard(Card.getCardForUi((IPaperCard)item));
-        } else if (item instanceof InventoryItemFromSet) {
+        }
+        else if (item instanceof InventoryItemFromSet) {
             view.getLblFlipcard().setVisible(false);
             view.getPnlDetail().setItem((InventoryItemFromSet)item);
             view.getParentCell().repaintSelf();
-        } else {
+        }
+        else {
             showCard((Card)null);
         }
     }
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/controllers/CPicture.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/controllers/CPicture.java
index 8826ddce1d1..228507ffcd7 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/controllers/CPicture.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/controllers/CPicture.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package forge.screens.match.controllers;
 import forge.UiCommand;
 import forge.Singletons;
 import forge.card.CardCharacteristicName;
+import forge.card.CardDetailUtil;
 import forge.game.card.Card;
 import forge.gui.CardPicturePanel;
 import forge.gui.framework.ICDoc;
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ public enum CPicture implements ICDoc {
 
     public void flipCard() {
         if (isCurrentCardFlippable()) {
-            displayedState = getAlternateState(currentCard, displayedState);
+            displayedState = CardDetailUtil.getAlternateState(currentCard, displayedState);
             picturePanel.setCardImage(displayedState);
             setCardDetailPanel();
         }
@@ -206,51 +207,6 @@ public enum CPicture implements ICDoc {
     private boolean isCurrentCardFlippable() {
         if (!mayShowCurrentCard()) { return false; }
 
-        return currentCard.isDoubleFaced() || currentCard.isFlipCard() || currentCard.isFaceDown();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Card characteristic state machine.
-     * <p>
-     * Given a card and a state in terms of {@code CardCharacteristicName} this
-     * will determine whether there is a valid alternate {@code CardCharacteristicName}
-     * state for that card.
-     * 
-     * @param card the {@code Card}
-     * @param currentState not necessarily {@code card.getCurState()}
-     * @return the alternate {@code CardCharacteristicName} state or default if not applicable
-     */
-    public static CardCharacteristicName getAlternateState(final Card card, CardCharacteristicName currentState) {
-        // Default. Most cards will only ever have an "Original" state represented by a single image.
-        CardCharacteristicName alternateState = CardCharacteristicName.Original;
-
-        if (card.isDoubleFaced()) {
-            if (currentState == CardCharacteristicName.Original) {
-                alternateState = CardCharacteristicName.Transformed;
-            }
-
-        } else if (card.isFlipCard()) {
-            if (currentState == CardCharacteristicName.Original) {
-                alternateState = CardCharacteristicName.Flipped;
-            }
-
-        } else if (card.isFaceDown()) {
-            if (currentState == CardCharacteristicName.Original) {
-                alternateState = CardCharacteristicName.FaceDown;
-            } else if (isAuthorizedToViewFaceDownCard(card)) {
-                alternateState = CardCharacteristicName.Original;
-            } else {
-                alternateState = currentState;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return alternateState;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Prevents player from identifying opponent's face-down card.
-     */
-    public static boolean isAuthorizedToViewFaceDownCard(Card card) {
-        return Singletons.getControl().mayShowCard(card);
+        return CardDetailUtil.isCardFlippable(currentCard);
     }
 }
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/toolbox/special/CardZoomer.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/toolbox/special/CardZoomer.java
index 5c5748d5773..1965a636ac7 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/toolbox/special/CardZoomer.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/toolbox/special/CardZoomer.java
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
 
 package forge.toolbox.special;
 
+import forge.Singletons;
 import forge.assets.FSkinProp;
 import forge.card.CardCharacteristicName;
+import forge.card.CardDetailUtil;
 import forge.game.card.Card;
 import forge.gui.SOverlayUtils;
-import forge.screens.match.controllers.CPicture;
 import forge.toolbox.FOverlay;
 import forge.toolbox.FSkin;
 import forge.toolbox.FSkin.SkinnedLabel;
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ public enum CardZoomer {
      * Displays a graphical indicator that shows whether the current card can be flipped or transformed.
      */
     private void setFlipIndicator() {
-        boolean isFaceDownFlippable = (isFaceDownCard && CPicture.isAuthorizedToViewFaceDownCard(thisCard)); 
+        boolean isFaceDownFlippable = (isFaceDownCard && Singletons.getControl().mayShowCard(thisCard)); 
         if (thisCard.isFlipCard() || thisCard.isDoubleFaced() || isFaceDownFlippable ) {
             imagePanel.setLayout(new MigLayout("insets 0, w 100%!, h 100%!"));        
             imagePanel.add(lblFlipcard, "pos (100% - 100px) 0");
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ public enum CardZoomer {
      * Uses constraint that prevents a player from identifying opponent's face-down cards.
      */
     private void toggleFaceDownCard() {
-        cardState = CPicture.getAlternateState(thisCard, cardState);        
+        cardState = CardDetailUtil.getAlternateState(thisCard, cardState);        
         setImage();
     }
             
@@ -328,8 +329,7 @@ public enum CardZoomer {
      * Toggles between the front and back image of a double-sided card.
      */
     private void toggleDoubleFacedCard() {
-        cardState = CPicture.getAlternateState(thisCard, cardState);
+        cardState = CardDetailUtil.getAlternateState(thisCard, cardState);
         setImage();
     }
-       
 }
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDetailUtil.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDetailUtil.java
index 1bf1367f439..a0018377a15 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDetailUtil.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDetailUtil.java
@@ -499,4 +499,48 @@ public class CardDetailUtil {
         }
         return area.toString();
     }
+
+    public static boolean isCardFlippable(Card card) {
+        return card.isDoubleFaced() || card.isFlipCard() || card.isFaceDown();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Card characteristic state machine.
+     * <p>
+     * Given a card and a state in terms of {@code CardCharacteristicName} this
+     * will determine whether there is a valid alternate {@code CardCharacteristicName}
+     * state for that card.
+     * 
+     * @param card the {@code Card}
+     * @param currentState not necessarily {@code card.getCurState()}
+     * @return the alternate {@code CardCharacteristicName} state or default if not applicable
+     */
+    public static CardCharacteristicName getAlternateState(final Card card, CardCharacteristicName currentState) {
+        // Default. Most cards will only ever have an "Original" state represented by a single image.
+        CardCharacteristicName alternateState = CardCharacteristicName.Original;
+
+        if (card.isDoubleFaced()) {
+            if (currentState == CardCharacteristicName.Original) {
+                alternateState = CardCharacteristicName.Transformed;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (card.isFlipCard()) {
+            if (currentState == CardCharacteristicName.Original) {
+                alternateState = CardCharacteristicName.Flipped;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (card.isFaceDown()) {
+            if (currentState == CardCharacteristicName.Original) {
+                alternateState = CardCharacteristicName.FaceDown;
+            }
+            else if (GuiBase.getInterface().mayShowCard(card)) {
+                alternateState = CardCharacteristicName.Original;
+            }
+            else {
+                alternateState = currentState;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return alternateState;
+    }
 }