diff --git a/crates/graphics/src/lib.rs b/crates/graphics/src/lib.rs
index a64a756a..f1d513d2 100644
--- a/crates/graphics/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/graphics/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ pub mod plane;
 
 pub mod atlas_cache;
 pub mod image_cache;
+pub mod texture_loader;
 
 pub use event::Event;
 pub use map::Map;
 pub use plane::Plane;
 
+pub use texture_loader::TextureLoader;
+
 pub struct GraphicsState {
     pub image_cache: image_cache::Cache,
     pub atlas_cache: atlas_cache::Cache,
diff --git a/crates/graphics/src/texture_loader.rs b/crates/graphics/src/texture_loader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2b2966e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/graphics/src/texture_loader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 Lily Lyons
+//
+// This file is part of Luminol.
+//
+// Luminol is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Luminol is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Luminol.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+//     Additional permission under GNU GPL version 3 section 7
+//
+// If you modify this Program, or any covered work, by linking or combining
+// it with Steamworks API by Valve Corporation, containing parts covered by
+// terms of the Steamworks API by Valve Corporation, the licensors of this
+// Program grant you additional permission to convey the resulting work.
+
+use dashmap::{DashMap, DashSet};
+
+use egui::load::{LoadError, SizedTexture, TextureLoadResult, TexturePoll};
+
+use std::sync::{
+    atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+    Arc,
+};
+
+use wgpu::util::DeviceExt;
+
+pub struct TextureLoader {
+    loaded_textures: DashMap<String, Arc<Texture>>,
+    load_errors: DashMap<String, anyhow::Error>,
+    unloaded_textures: DashSet<String>,
+
+    loaded_bytes: AtomicUsize,
+
+    render_state: egui_wgpu::RenderState,
+}
+
+pub struct Texture {
+    wgpu: wgpu::Texture,
+    egui: egui::TextureId,
+}
+
+pub const LOADER_ID: &str = egui::load::generate_loader_id!(TextureLoader);
+
+// NOTE blindly assumes texture components are 1 byte
+fn texture_size_bytes(texture: &wgpu::Texture) -> u32 {
+    texture.width()
+        * texture.height()
+        * texture.depth_or_array_layers()
+        * texture.format().components() as u32
+}
+
+fn load_wgpu_texture_from_path(
+    filesystem: &impl luminol_filesystem::FileSystem,
+    device: &wgpu::Device,
+    queue: &wgpu::Queue,
+    path: &str,
+) -> anyhow::Result<wgpu::Texture> {
+    let file = filesystem.read(path)?;
+    let texture_data = image::load_from_memory(&file)?.to_rgba8();
+
+    Ok(device.create_texture_with_data(
+        queue,
+        &wgpu::TextureDescriptor {
+            label: Some(path),
+            size: wgpu::Extent3d {
+                width: texture_data.width(),
+                height: texture_data.height(),
+                depth_or_array_layers: 1,
+            },
+            dimension: wgpu::TextureDimension::D2,
+            mip_level_count: 1,
+            sample_count: 1,
+            format: wgpu::TextureFormat::Rgba8Unorm,
+            usage: wgpu::TextureUsages::COPY_SRC
+                | wgpu::TextureUsages::COPY_DST
+                | wgpu::TextureUsages::TEXTURE_BINDING,
+            view_formats: &[],
+        },
+        &texture_data,
+    ))
+}
+
+impl TextureLoader {
+    pub fn new(render_state: egui_wgpu::RenderState) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            loaded_textures: DashMap::with_capacity(64),
+            load_errors: DashMap::new(),
+            unloaded_textures: DashSet::with_capacity(64),
+
+            loaded_bytes: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+
+            render_state,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn load_unloaded_textures(&self, filesystem: &impl luminol_filesystem::FileSystem) {
+        // dashmap has no drain method so this is the best we can do
+        let mut renderer = self.render_state.renderer.write();
+        for path in self.unloaded_textures.iter() {
+            let wgpu_texture = match load_wgpu_texture_from_path(
+                filesystem,
+                &self.render_state.device,
+                &self.render_state.queue,
+                path.as_str(),
+            ) {
+                Ok(t) => t,
+                Err(error) => {
+                    self.load_errors.insert(path.to_string(), error);
+
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+
+            self.loaded_bytes.fetch_add(
+                texture_size_bytes(&wgpu_texture) as usize,
+                Ordering::Relaxed,
+            );
+
+            let texture_id = renderer.register_native_texture(
+                &self.render_state.device,
+                &wgpu_texture.create_view(&wgpu::TextureViewDescriptor {
+                    label: Some(&path),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                }),
+                wgpu::FilterMode::Nearest,
+            );
+
+            self.loaded_textures.insert(
+                path.to_string(),
+                Arc::new(Texture {
+                    wgpu: wgpu_texture,
+                    egui: texture_id,
+                }),
+            );
+        }
+        self.unloaded_textures.clear();
+    }
+
+    pub fn load_now(
+        &self,
+        filesystem: &impl luminol_filesystem::FileSystem,
+        path: impl AsRef<camino::Utf8Path>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Texture>> {
+        let path = path.as_ref().as_str();
+
+        let wgpu_texture = load_wgpu_texture_from_path(
+            filesystem,
+            &self.render_state.device,
+            &self.render_state.queue,
+            path,
+        )?;
+
+        Ok(self.register_texture(path.to_string(), wgpu_texture))
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_texture(&self, uri: String, wgpu_texture: wgpu::Texture) -> Arc<Texture> {
+        self.loaded_bytes.fetch_add(
+            texture_size_bytes(&wgpu_texture) as usize,
+            Ordering::Relaxed,
+        );
+
+        // todo maybe use custom sampler descriptor?
+        // would allow for better texture names in debuggers
+        let texture_id = self.render_state.renderer.write().register_native_texture(
+            &self.render_state.device,
+            &wgpu_texture.create_view(&wgpu::TextureViewDescriptor {
+                label: Some(&uri),
+                ..Default::default()
+            }),
+            wgpu::FilterMode::Nearest,
+        );
+
+        let texture = Arc::new(Texture {
+            wgpu: wgpu_texture,
+            egui: texture_id,
+        });
+        self.loaded_textures.insert(uri, texture.clone());
+        texture
+    }
+
+    pub fn get(&self, path: impl AsRef<camino::Utf8Path>) -> Option<Arc<Texture>> {
+        self.loaded_textures
+            .get(path.as_ref().as_str())
+            .as_deref()
+            .cloned()
+    }
+}
+
+impl egui::load::TextureLoader for TextureLoader {
+    fn id(&self) -> &str {
+        LOADER_ID
+    }
+
+    fn load(
+        &self,
+        _: &egui::Context,
+        uri: &str,
+        _: egui::TextureOptions,
+        _: egui::SizeHint,
+    ) -> TextureLoadResult {
+        if let Some(texture) = self.loaded_textures.get(uri).as_deref() {
+            let extents = texture.wgpu.size();
+            return Ok(TexturePoll::Ready {
+                texture: SizedTexture::new(
+                    texture.egui,
+                    egui::vec2(extents.width as f32, extents.height as f32),
+                ),
+            });
+        }
+
+        if let Some(error) = self.load_errors.get(uri) {
+            return Err(LoadError::Loading(error.to_string()));
+        }
+
+        self.unloaded_textures.insert(uri.to_string());
+
+        Ok(TexturePoll::Pending { size: None })
+    }
+
+    fn forget(&self, uri: &str) {
+        if let Some((_, texture)) = self.loaded_textures.remove(uri) {
+            self.loaded_bytes.fetch_sub(
+                texture_size_bytes(&texture.wgpu) as usize,
+                Ordering::Relaxed,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn forget_all(&self) {
+        self.loaded_textures.clear();
+        self.loaded_bytes.store(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    fn byte_size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.loaded_bytes.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+}