diff --git a/examples/imgui_usage/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/imgui_usage/CMakeLists.txt
index 1edb424..d3109c1 100644
--- a/examples/imgui_usage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/imgui_usage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ if (imgui_SOURCE_DIR)
     set_target_properties(imgui PROPERTIES FOLDER "dependencies")
 endif()
 
+## STB_IMAGE ###############################################################
+
+FetchContent_Declare(stb_image
+    GIT_REPOSITORY    https://github.com/Thomas-Chqt/stb_image.git
+    GIT_TAG           a09b799a2ba95c14f511493db4ea59811b2fcc97
+    GIT_SHALLOW       1
+    GIT_PROGRESS      TRUE
+    FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS
+)
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(stb_image)
+if (stb_image_SOURCE_DIR)
+    set_target_properties(stb_image PROPERTIES FOLDER "dependencies")
+endif()
+
 ##################################################################
 
 add_executable(imgui_usage)
@@ -86,9 +100,10 @@ target_include_directories(imgui_usage PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Xcode")
     target_compile_definitions(imgui_usage PRIVATE "__XCODE__")
 endif()
+target_compile_definitions(imgui_usage PRIVATE "RESOURCE_DIR=\"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources\"")
 target_compile_definitions(imgui_usage PRIVATE "GLFW_INCLUDE_NONE")
 
-target_link_libraries(imgui_usage PRIVATE Graphics imgui)
+target_link_libraries(imgui_usage PRIVATE Graphics imgui stb_image)
 
 if(APPLE AND NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Xcode")
     set(CODESIGN_IDENTITY "-" CACHE STRING "Codesigning identity for imgui_usage")
diff --git a/examples/imgui_usage/imgui_usage.cpp b/examples/imgui_usage/imgui_usage.cpp
index 3a48db4..36facbe 100644
--- a/examples/imgui_usage/imgui_usage.cpp
+++ b/examples/imgui_usage/imgui_usage.cpp
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@
 #include "Graphics/Surface.hpp"
 #include "Graphics/Enums.hpp"
 #include "Graphics/Swapchain.hpp"
-#include "imgui.h"
+#include "Graphics/Texture.hpp"
 
 #include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+#include <imgui.h>
 #include <backends/imgui_impl_glfw.h>
+#include <stb_image/stb_image.h>
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <cstring>
 
 #if __XCODE__
     #include <unistd.h>
@@ -99,6 +102,41 @@ class Application
             m_commandBufferPools.at(i) = m_device->newCommandBufferPool();
         }
 
+        int width = 0;
+        int height = 0;
+        stbi_uc* textureBytes = stbi_load(RESOURCE_DIR"/MyImage01.jpg", &width, &height, nullptr, STBI_rgb_alpha);
+        assert(textureBytes);
+
+        m_texture = m_device->newTexture(gfx::Texture::Descriptor{
+            .type = gfx::TextureType::texture2d,
+            .width = static_cast<uint32_t>(width),
+            .height = static_cast<uint32_t>(height),
+            .pixelFormat = gfx::PixelFormat::RGBA8Unorm,
+            .usages = gfx::TextureUsage::copyDestination | gfx::TextureUsage::shaderRead,
+            .storageMode = gfx::ResourceStorageMode::deviceLocal
+        });
+        assert(m_texture);
+
+        std::shared_ptr<gfx::Buffer> stagingBuffer = m_device->newBuffer(gfx::Buffer::Descriptor{
+            .size = static_cast<size_t>(width) * static_cast<size_t>(height) * pixelFormatSize(gfx::PixelFormat::RGBA8Unorm),
+            .usages = gfx::BufferUsage::copySource,
+            .storageMode = gfx::ResourceStorageMode::hostVisible
+        });
+        assert(stagingBuffer);
+
+        auto* bufferData = stagingBuffer->content<stbi_uc>();
+        std::memcpy(bufferData, textureBytes, stagingBuffer->size());
+
+        stbi_image_free(textureBytes);
+
+        std::shared_ptr<gfx::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer = m_commandBufferPools.at(m_frameIdx)->get();
+        commandBuffer->beginBlitPass();
+        {
+            commandBuffer->copyBufferToTexture(stagingBuffer, 0, m_texture, 0);
+        }
+        commandBuffer->endBlitPass();
+        m_device->submitCommandBuffers(commandBuffer);
+
         ImGui::CreateContext();
 
         ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();
@@ -116,6 +154,7 @@ class Application
         }
 
         m_device->imguiInit({gfx::PixelFormat::BGRA8Unorm});
+
     }
 
     void loop()
@@ -144,16 +183,21 @@ class Application
 
             if (m_lastCommandBuffers.at(m_frameIdx) != nullptr) {
                 m_device->waitCommandBuffer(*m_lastCommandBuffers.at(m_frameIdx));
-                m_lastCommandBuffers.at(m_frameIdx).reset();
                 m_commandBufferPools.at(m_frameIdx)->reset();
             }
 
             m_device->imguiNewFrame();
             ImGui_ImplGlfw_NewFrame();
+
             ImGui::NewFrame();
             {
-                static bool showDemoWindow = true;
-                ImGui::ShowDemoWindow(&showDemoWindow);
+                ImGui::ShowDemoWindow();
+
+                ImGui::Begin("texture");
+                if (m_texture->imTextureId().has_value() == false)
+                    m_texture->initImTextureId();
+                ImGui::Image(*m_texture->imTextureId(), ImVec2((float)m_texture->width(), (float)m_texture->height()));
+                ImGui::End();
             }
             ImGui::Render();
 
@@ -177,19 +221,17 @@ class Application
 
             commandBuffer->beginRenderPass(framebuffer);
             {
+                commandBuffer->addSampledTexture(m_texture);
                 commandBuffer->imGuiRenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData());
             }
             commandBuffer->endRenderPass();
             commandBuffer->presentDrawable(drawable);
 
-            m_lastCommandBuffers.at(m_frameIdx) = commandBuffer;
             m_device->submitCommandBuffers(commandBuffer);
+            m_lastCommandBuffers.at(m_frameIdx) = commandBuffer.get();
 
-            if (ImGui::GetIO().ConfigFlags & ImGuiConfigFlags_ViewportsEnable)
-            {
-                ImGui::UpdatePlatformWindows();
-                ImGui::RenderPlatformWindowsDefault();
-            }
+            ImGui::UpdatePlatformWindows();
+            ImGui::RenderPlatformWindowsDefault();
 
             m_frameIdx = (m_frameIdx + 1) % maxFrameInFlight;
         }
@@ -197,8 +239,13 @@ class Application
 
     void clean()
     {
+        m_texture.reset();
+
         m_device->waitIdle();
+        for (auto& pool : m_commandBufferPools)
+            pool->reset();
         m_device->imguiShutdown();
+
         ImGui_ImplGlfw_Shutdown();
         ImGui::DestroyContext();
         glfwDestroyWindow(m_window);
@@ -212,9 +259,11 @@ class Application
     std::unique_ptr<gfx::Device> m_device;
     std::unique_ptr<gfx::Swapchain> m_swapchain;
 
+    std::shared_ptr<gfx::Texture> m_texture;
+
     uint8_t m_frameIdx = 0;
     std::array<std::unique_ptr<gfx::CommandBufferPool>, maxFrameInFlight> m_commandBufferPools;
-    std::array<std::shared_ptr<gfx::CommandBuffer>, maxFrameInFlight> m_lastCommandBuffers = {};
+    std::array<gfx::CommandBuffer*, maxFrameInFlight> m_lastCommandBuffers = {};
 };
 
 int main()
diff --git a/examples/imgui_usage/resources/MyImage01.jpg b/examples/imgui_usage/resources/MyImage01.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac02db2
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/imgui_usage/resources/MyImage01.jpg differ
diff --git a/include/Graphics/CommandBuffer.hpp b/include/Graphics/CommandBuffer.hpp
index c91dbcc..d977af3 100644
--- a/include/Graphics/CommandBuffer.hpp
+++ b/include/Graphics/CommandBuffer.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class CommandBuffer
 
     virtual void presentDrawable(const std::shared_ptr<Drawable>&) = 0;
 
+    virtual void addSampledTexture(const std::shared_ptr<Texture>&) = 0; // for imgui
+
     virtual ~CommandBuffer() = default;
 
 protected:
diff --git a/include/Graphics/Texture.hpp b/include/Graphics/Texture.hpp
index ce9c070..5145d1f 100644
--- a/include/Graphics/Texture.hpp
+++ b/include/Graphics/Texture.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "Graphics/Enums.hpp"
 
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <optional>
 
 namespace gfx
 {
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ class Texture
     virtual TextureUsages usages() const = 0;
     virtual ResourceStorageMode storageMode() const = 0;
 
+#if defined (GFX_IMGUI_ENABLED)
+    virtual void initImTextureId() = 0;
+    virtual std::optional<uint64_t> imTextureId() const = 0;
+#endif
+
     virtual ~Texture() = default;
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/Metal/MetalCommandBuffer.hpp b/src/Metal/MetalCommandBuffer.hpp
index 901d199..7ff01db 100644
--- a/src/Metal/MetalCommandBuffer.hpp
+++ b/src/Metal/MetalCommandBuffer.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class MetalCommandBuffer : public CommandBuffer
 
     void presentDrawable(const std::shared_ptr<Drawable>&) override;
 
+    void addSampledTexture(const std::shared_ptr<Texture>&) override;
+
 
     inline id<MTLCommandBuffer> mtlCommandBuffer() const { return m_mtlCommandBuffer; }
     inline id<MTLCommandEncoder> commandEncoder() const { return m_commandEncoder; }
diff --git a/src/Metal/MetalCommandBuffer.mm b/src/Metal/MetalCommandBuffer.mm
index f2cab9b..4a8729d 100644
--- a/src/Metal/MetalCommandBuffer.mm
+++ b/src/Metal/MetalCommandBuffer.mm
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "Metal/MetalBuffer.hpp"
 #include "Metal/MetalSampler.hpp"
 #include "Metal/MetalTexture.hpp"
+#include <memory>
 #if defined(GFX_IMGUI_ENABLED)
 # include "Metal/imgui_impl_metal.h"
 #endif
@@ -267,6 +268,12 @@
     [m_mtlCommandBuffer presentDrawable:drawable->mtlDrawable()];
 }}
 
+void MetalCommandBuffer::addSampledTexture(const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& aTexture)
+{
+    auto texture = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<MetalTexture>(aTexture);
+    m_usedTextures.insert(texture);
+}
+
 MetalCommandBuffer& MetalCommandBuffer::operator = (MetalCommandBuffer&& other) noexcept { @autoreleasepool
 {
     if (this != &other)
diff --git a/src/Metal/MetalTexture.hpp b/src/Metal/MetalTexture.hpp
index 27c8522..342578c 100644
--- a/src/Metal/MetalTexture.hpp
+++ b/src/Metal/MetalTexture.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ class MetalTexture : public Texture
     inline TextureUsages usages() const override { return m_usages; };
     inline ResourceStorageMode storageMode() const override { return m_storageMode; };
 
+#if defined (GFX_IMGUI_ENABLED)
+    inline void initImTextureId() override {} // no-op
+    inline std::optional<uint64_t> imTextureId() const override { return std::bit_cast<uint64_t>((__bridge void*)m_mtlTexture); }
+#endif
+
     inline id<MTLTexture> mtltexture() const { return m_mtlTexture; }
     inline void setMtlTexture(const id<MTLTexture>& t) { m_mtlTexture = t; }
 
diff --git a/src/Vulkan/VulkanCommandBuffer.cpp b/src/Vulkan/VulkanCommandBuffer.cpp
index 2fa236c..d3222b9 100644
--- a/src/Vulkan/VulkanCommandBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/Vulkan/VulkanCommandBuffer.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanSampler.hpp"
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanTexture.hpp"
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanEnums.hpp"
+#include <memory>
 #if defined(GFX_IMGUI_ENABLED)
 # include "Vulkan/imgui_impl_vulkan.h"
 #endif
@@ -539,4 +540,33 @@ void VulkanCommandBuffer::presentDrawable(const std::shared_ptr<Drawable>& aDraw
     m_presentedDrawables.insert(drawable);
 }
 
+void VulkanCommandBuffer::addSampledTexture(const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& aTexture)
+{
+    auto texture = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<VulkanTexture>(aTexture);
+    std::vector<vk::ImageMemoryBarrier2> imageMemoryBarriers;
+
+    ImageSyncRequest syncReq{};
+    syncReq.stageMask = vk::PipelineStageFlagBits2::eFragmentShader;
+    syncReq.accessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits2::eShaderRead;
+    syncReq.layout = vk::ImageLayout::eShaderReadOnlyOptimal;
+    syncReq.preserveContent = true;
+
+    auto it = m_imageFinalSyncStates.find(texture);
+    if (it != m_imageFinalSyncStates.end()) {
+        auto barrier = syncImage(it->second, syncReq); // will update the final sync state
+        if (barrier.has_value()) {
+            barrier->setImage(texture->vkImage());
+            barrier->setSubresourceRange(texture->subresourceRange());
+            imageMemoryBarriers.push_back(*barrier);
+        }
+    } else {
+        auto [it1, res1] = m_imageSyncRequests.insert(std::make_pair(texture, syncReq));
+        assert(res1);
+        (void)res1;
+        auto [it2, res2] = m_imageFinalSyncStates.insert(std::make_pair(texture, imageStateAfterSync(syncReq)));
+        assert(res2);
+        (void)res2;
+    }
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/Vulkan/VulkanCommandBuffer.hpp b/src/Vulkan/VulkanCommandBuffer.hpp
index 8dbcc3c..4a122d7 100644
--- a/src/Vulkan/VulkanCommandBuffer.hpp
+++ b/src/Vulkan/VulkanCommandBuffer.hpp
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@
 #include "Graphics/Buffer.hpp"
 #include "Graphics/ParameterBlock.hpp"
 
+#include "Graphics/Texture.hpp"
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanBuffer.hpp"
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanGraphicsPipeline.hpp"
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanSampler.hpp"
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanTexture.hpp"
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanDrawable.hpp"
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanParameterBlock.hpp"
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace gfx
 {
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ class VulkanCommandBuffer : public CommandBuffer
 
     void presentDrawable(const std::shared_ptr<Drawable>&) override;
 
+    void addSampledTexture(const std::shared_ptr<Texture>&) override; // for imgui
+
 
     const vk::CommandBuffer& vkCommandBuffer() const { return m_vkCommandBuffer; }
 
diff --git a/src/Vulkan/VulkanTexture.cpp b/src/Vulkan/VulkanTexture.cpp
index c06fc5a..b6f42a4 100644
--- a/src/Vulkan/VulkanTexture.cpp
+++ b/src/Vulkan/VulkanTexture.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@
 
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanTexture.hpp"
 #include "Graphics/Enums.hpp"
+#include "Graphics/Sampler.hpp"
+#include "Graphics/Texture.hpp"
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanDevice.hpp"
 #include "Vulkan/VulkanEnums.hpp"
+#include "Vulkan/VulkanSampler.hpp"
+
+#if defined (GFX_IMGUI_ENABLED)
+#include "imgui_impl_vulkan.h"
+#endif
 
 namespace gfx
 {
@@ -98,8 +105,26 @@ VulkanTexture::VulkanTexture(const VulkanDevice* device, const Texture::Descript
     m_vkImageView = m_device->vkDevice().createImageView(imageViewCreateInfo);
 }
 
+#if defined (GFX_IMGUI_ENABLED)
+void VulkanTexture::initImTextureId()
+{
+    std::shared_ptr<Sampler> aSampler = m_device->newSampler(Sampler::Descriptor{});
+    auto vulkanSampler = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<VulkanSampler>(aSampler);
+    assert(vulkanSampler);
+
+    m_imTextureIdSampler = vulkanSampler;
+    if (m_imTextureId.has_value())
+        ImGui_ImplVulkan_RemoveTexture(std::bit_cast<VkDescriptorSet>(*m_imTextureId));
+    m_imTextureId = std::bit_cast<uint64_t>(ImGui_ImplVulkan_AddTexture(m_imTextureIdSampler->vkSampler(), m_vkImageView, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL));
+}
+#endif
+
 VulkanTexture::~VulkanTexture()
 {
+#if defined (GFX_IMGUI_ENABLED)
+    if (m_imTextureId.has_value())
+        ImGui_ImplVulkan_RemoveTexture(std::bit_cast<VkDescriptorSet>(*m_imTextureId));
+#endif
     m_device->vkDevice().destroyImageView(m_vkImageView);
     if (m_allocation != VK_NULL_HANDLE)
         vmaDestroyImage(m_device->allocator(), m_vkImage, m_allocation);
diff --git a/src/Vulkan/VulkanTexture.hpp b/src/Vulkan/VulkanTexture.hpp
index a1a2d14..080b446 100644
--- a/src/Vulkan/VulkanTexture.hpp
+++ b/src/Vulkan/VulkanTexture.hpp
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
 
 #include "Graphics/Texture.hpp"
 #include "Graphics/Enums.hpp"
+#include "Graphics/Sampler.hpp"
 
 #include "Vulkan/Sync.hpp"
+#include "Vulkan/VulkanSampler.hpp"
 
 namespace gfx
 {
@@ -37,6 +39,11 @@ class VulkanTexture : public Texture
     inline TextureUsages usages() const override { return m_usages; };
     inline ResourceStorageMode storageMode() const override { return m_storageMode; };
 
+#if defined (GFX_IMGUI_ENABLED)
+    void initImTextureId() override;
+    inline std::optional<uint64_t> imTextureId() const override { return m_imTextureId; }
+#endif
+
     inline const vk::Image& vkImage() const { return m_vkImage; }
 
     inline const vk::ImageSubresourceRange& subresourceRange() const { return m_subresourceRange; }
@@ -63,6 +70,11 @@ class VulkanTexture : public Texture
 
     ImageSyncState m_syncState;
 
+#if defined (GFX_IMGUI_ENABLED)
+    std::optional<uint64_t> m_imTextureId;
+#endif
+    std::shared_ptr<VulkanSampler> m_imTextureIdSampler;
+
 public:
     VulkanTexture& operator=(const VulkanTexture&) = delete;
     VulkanTexture& operator=(VulkanTexture&&) = delete;