diff --git a/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetentry.c b/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetentry.c
index ea310955..9e9ad477 100644
--- a/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetentry.c
+++ b/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetentry.c
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ void assetEntryInit(
   entry->state = ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_NOT_STARTED;
   if(input) {
     entry->inputData = *input;
+    entry->input = &entry->inputData;
   } else {
     memoryZero(&entry->inputData, sizeof(assetloaderinput_t));
+    entry->input = NULL;
   }
   refInit(&entry->refs, entry, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetentry.h b/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetentry.h
index 1f1abbdd..94eff3fc 100644
--- a/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetentry.h
+++ b/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetentry.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct assetentry_s {
   assetloaderoutput_t data;
   assetentrystate_t state;
   ref_t refs;
+  assetloaderinput_t *input;
   assetloaderinput_t inputData;
   /**
    * Fired once when loading completes successfully (params = assetentry_t *).