diff --git a/es-core/src/components/ImageComponent.h b/es-core/src/components/ImageComponent.h
index 159d65e3b..40b15cf3d 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/ImageComponent.h
+++ b/es-core/src/components/ImageComponent.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public:
     // Use an already existing texture.
     void setImage(const std::shared_ptr<TextureResource>& texture, bool resizeTexture = true);
 
+    void setForceLoad(bool status) { mForceLoad = status; }
+
     void onSizeChanged() override { updateVertices(); }
 
     // Resize the image to fit this size. If one axis is zero, scale that axis to maintain