diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index 8aec92f..41f3366 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QLabel>
+#include <QSurfaceFormat>
 
 #include <mainwindow.h>
-#include <QSurfaceFormat>
 
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
diff --git a/src/resourcemanager.h b/src/resourcemanager.h
index 7189677..8246a0c 100644
--- a/src/resourcemanager.h
+++ b/src/resourcemanager.h
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ public:
    *    Should be given in qrc format: ':/path/to/asset.obj'
    * @return Absoulte system path to a qtk asset
    */
-  static std::string getPath(const std::string & path) {
-    // Only construct qtk resource path if in qrc format; else return it as-is
-    return path[0] == ':' ? resourcesDir + path.substr(2) : path;
-  }
+  static std::string getPath(const std::string & path)
+  // Only construct qtk resource path if in qrc format; else return it as-is
+  { return path[0] == ':' ? resourcesDir + path.substr(2) : path; }
 
   static std::string resourcesDir;
 } RM;
diff --git a/src/scene.cpp b/src/scene.cpp
index a83974a..bf1c709 100644
--- a/src/scene.cpp
+++ b/src/scene.cpp
@@ -515,6 +515,9 @@ void Scene::init()
   mMeshes.back()->mProgram.bind();
 
   mMeshes.back()->setTexture(":/crate.png");
+
+  // Test assignment of Texture
+  mMeshes.back()->mTexture = Texture(":/crate.png");
   mMeshes.back()->setUniform("uTexture", 0);
 
   mMeshes.back()->mVAO.bind();
diff --git a/src/texture.cpp b/src/texture.cpp
index 65df2e3..721eb01 100644
--- a/src/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/texture.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include <texture.h>
 
+std::unordered_map<std::string, Texture *> TM::textureMap;
+
 QImage * OpenGLTextureFactory::initImage(const char * image, bool flipX, bool flipY)
 {
   // Qt6 limits loaded images to 256MB by default
diff --git a/src/texture.h b/src/texture.h
index d2f2f82..192b7df 100644
--- a/src/texture.h
+++ b/src/texture.h
@@ -38,23 +38,47 @@ private:
   OpenGLTextureFactory() = default;
 };
 
+class Texture;
+typedef class TextureManager {
+public:
+  static inline Texture * getInstance(std::string path)
+  { return textureMap.count(path) > 0 ? textureMap[path] : Q_NULLPTR; }
+  static inline bool addInstance(const std::string & path, Texture * texture)
+  { return textureMap.emplace(path, texture).second ? true : false; }
+
+private:
+  static std::unordered_map<std::string, Texture *> textureMap;
+} TM;
+
 class Texture {
+//  explicit Texture(QOpenGLTexture * texture) : mOpenGLTexture(texture) { }
 public:
   Texture() = default;
-  Texture(const Texture & value) = delete;
-//  Texture(const Texture & value) {
-//    mOpenGLTexture = OpenGLTextureFactory::initTexture2D(value.mPath);
-//    mPath = value.mPath;
-//  }
+  Texture(const Texture & value) {
+    if (TM::getInstance(value.mPath)) {
+      mOpenGLTexture = TM::getInstance(value.mPath)->mOpenGLTexture;
+    }
+    else {
+      mOpenGLTexture = OpenGLTextureFactory::initTexture2D(value.mPath);
+      TM::addInstance(value.mPath, this);
+    }
+    mPath = value.mPath;
+  }
   explicit Texture(const char * path, bool flipX=false, bool flipY=false) :
-    mOpenGLTexture(OpenGLTextureFactory::initTexture2D(path, flipX, flipY)),
-    mPath(path) { }
-//  explicit Texture(QOpenGLTexture * texture) : mOpenGLTexture(texture) { }
-  ~Texture() { mOpenGLTexture->destroy();}
+    mPath(path) {
+    if (TM::getInstance(path) == Q_NULLPTR) {
+      mOpenGLTexture = OpenGLTextureFactory::initTexture2D(path, flipX, flipY);
+      TM::addInstance(path, this);
+    }
+    else {
+      mOpenGLTexture = TM::getInstance(path)->mOpenGLTexture;
+    }
+  }
+//  ~Texture() { if (mOpenGLTexture) mOpenGLTexture->destroy();}
 
   inline QOpenGLTexture & getOpenGLTexture() { return *mOpenGLTexture;}
 
-  void setTexture(const char * path, bool flipX=false, bool flipY=false)
+  inline void setTexture(const char * path, bool flipX=false, bool flipY=false)
   { mOpenGLTexture = OpenGLTextureFactory::initTexture2D(path, flipX, flipY);}
   inline void setTexture(QOpenGLTexture * texture) { mOpenGLTexture = texture;}
 
@@ -64,5 +88,4 @@ public:
   const char * mPath;
 };
 
-
 #endif // QTOPENGL_TEXTURE_H