diff --git a/src/dusk/asset/asset.c b/src/dusk/asset/asset.c
index 76850bf6..161a449e 100644
--- a/src/dusk/asset/asset.c
+++ b/src/dusk/asset/asset.c
@@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ errorret_t assetUpdate(void) {
         // If an error occured these things need to be true, basically just
         // ensuring the sync loader is setting the error correctly.
         if(errorIsNotOk(ret)) {
+          errorCatch(errorPrint(ret));
           assertTrue(
             loading->entry->state == ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_ERROR,
             "Loader did not set entry state to error on failed load."
           );
-          errorCatch(errorPrint(ret));
         }
 
         threadMutexUnlock(&loading->mutex);
@@ -236,8 +236,22 @@ void assetUpdateAsync(thread_t *thread) {
       switch(loading->entry->state) {
         case ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_PENDING_ASYNC:
           loading->entry->state = ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_LOADING_ASYNC;
-          printf("Simulated async load\n");
-          sleep(1);
+          assertNotNull(
+            ASSET_LOADER_CALLBACKS[loading->type].loadAsync,
+            "Loader does not support async loading."
+          );
+          errorret_t ret = (
+            ASSET_LOADER_CALLBACKS[loading->type].loadAsync(loading)
+          );
+
+          if(errorIsNotOk(ret)) {
+            errorCatch(errorPrint(ret));
+            assertTrue(
+              loading->entry->state == ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_ERROR,
+              "Loader did not set entry state to error on failed load."
+            );
+          }
+
           threadMutexUnlock(&loading->mutex);
           loading++;
           break;
diff --git a/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetloader.c b/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetloader.c
index 2b7c9308..121ab02c 100644
--- a/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetloader.c
+++ b/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetloader.c
@@ -12,26 +12,31 @@ assetloadercallbacks_t ASSET_LOADER_CALLBACKS[ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_COUNT] = {
 
   [ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_MESH] = {
     .loadSync = assetMeshLoaderSync,
+    .loadAsync = NULL,
     .dispose = assetMeshDispose
   },
 
   [ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_TEXTURE] = {
     .loadSync = assetTextureLoaderSync,
+    .loadAsync = assetTextureLoaderAsync,
     .dispose = assetTextureDispose
   },
 
   [ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_TILESET] = {
     .loadSync = assetTilesetLoaderSync,
+    .loadAsync = NULL,
     .dispose = assetTilesetDispose
   },
 
   [ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_LOCALE] = {
     .loadSync = assetLocaleLoaderSync,
+    .loadAsync = NULL,
     .dispose = assetLocaleDispose
   },
 
   [ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_JSON] = {
     .loadSync = assetJsonLoaderSync,
+    .loadAsync = NULL,
     .dispose = assetJsonDispose
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetloader.h b/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetloader.h
index d6850aec..77b98978 100644
--- a/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetloader.h
+++ b/src/dusk/asset/loader/assetloader.h
@@ -52,10 +52,12 @@ typedef struct assetloading_s assetloading_t;
 typedef struct assetentry_s assetentry_t;
 
 typedef errorret_t (assetloadersynccallback_t)(assetloading_t *loading);
+typedef errorret_t (assetloaderasynccallback_t)(assetloading_t *loading);
 typedef errorret_t (assetloaderdisposecallback_t)(assetentry_t *entry);
 
 typedef struct {
   assetloadersynccallback_t *loadSync;
+  assetloaderasynccallback_t *loadAsync;
   assetloaderdisposecallback_t *dispose;
 } assetloadercallbacks_t;
 
diff --git a/src/dusk/asset/loader/display/assettextureloader.c b/src/dusk/asset/loader/display/assettextureloader.c
index e6f0988f..1b264f8a 100644
--- a/src/dusk/asset/loader/display/assettextureloader.c
+++ b/src/dusk/asset/loader/display/assettextureloader.c
@@ -52,10 +52,19 @@ int assetTextureEOF(void *user) {
   return file->position >= file->size;
 }
 
-errorret_t assetTextureLoaderSync(assetloading_t *loading) {
+errorret_t assetTextureLoaderAsync(assetloading_t *loading) {
   assertNotNull(loading, "Loading cannot be NULL");
 
+  // Only care about loading pixels.
+  if(loading->loading.texture.state != ASSET_TEXTURE_LOADING_STATE_LOAD_PIXELS){
+    errorOk();
+  }
+
   // Init the file
+  assertNull(
+    loading->loading.texture.data, "Pixels already defined?"
+  );
+
   assetfile_t *file = &loading->loading.texture.file;
   assetLoaderErrorChain(loading, assetFileInit(
     file,
@@ -77,13 +86,12 @@ errorret_t assetTextureLoaderSync(assetloading_t *loading) {
   }
 
   // Load image pixels.
-  int width, height, channels;
   loading->loading.texture.data = stbi_load_from_callbacks(
     &ASSET_TEXTURE_STB_CALLBACKS,
     file,
-    &width,
-    &height,
-    &channels,
+    &loading->loading.texture.width,
+    &loading->loading.texture.height,
+    &loading->loading.texture.channels,
     channelsDesired
   );
 
@@ -101,14 +109,43 @@ errorret_t assetTextureLoaderSync(assetloading_t *loading) {
   if(!isHostLittleEndian()) {
     stbi__vertical_flip(
       loading->loading.texture.data,
-      width, height, channelsDesired
+      loading->loading.texture.width,
+      loading->loading.texture.height,
+      loading->loading.texture.channels
     );
   }
 
+  loading->loading.texture.state = ASSET_TEXTURE_LOADING_STATE_CREATE_TEXTURE;
+  loading->entry->state = ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_PENDING_SYNC;
+  errorOk();
+}
+
+errorret_t assetTextureLoaderSync(assetloading_t *loading) {
+  assertNotNull(loading, "Loading cannot be NULL");
+
+  switch(loading->loading.texture.state) {
+    case ASSET_TEXTURE_LOADING_STATE_INITIAL:
+      loading->loading.texture.state = ASSET_TEXTURE_LOADING_STATE_LOAD_PIXELS;
+      loading->entry->state = ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_PENDING_ASYNC;
+      errorOk();
+      break;
+      
+    case ASSET_TEXTURE_LOADING_STATE_CREATE_TEXTURE:
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      errorOk();
+  }
+
   // Create the texture.
+  assertNotNull(
+    loading->loading.texture.data, "Pixels should have been loaded by now."
+  );
+
   assetLoaderErrorChain(loading, textureInit(
     (texture_t*)&loading->entry->data.texture,
-    (int32_t)width, (int32_t)height,
+    loading->loading.texture.width,
+    loading->loading.texture.height,
     loading->entry->input->texture,
     (texturedata_t){
       .rgbaColors = (color_t*)loading->loading.texture.data
diff --git a/src/dusk/asset/loader/display/assettextureloader.h b/src/dusk/asset/loader/display/assettextureloader.h
index 6cd557d6..b29ac5dc 100644
--- a/src/dusk/asset/loader/display/assettextureloader.h
+++ b/src/dusk/asset/loader/display/assettextureloader.h
@@ -13,8 +13,18 @@ typedef struct assetloading_s assetloading_t;
 typedef struct assetentry_s assetentry_t;
 typedef textureformat_t assettextureloaderinput_t;
 
+typedef enum {
+  ASSET_TEXTURE_LOADING_STATE_INITIAL,
+  ASSET_TEXTURE_LOADING_STATE_LOAD_PIXELS,
+  ASSET_TEXTURE_LOADING_STATE_CREATE_TEXTURE,
+  ASSET_TEXTURE_LOADING_STATE_DONE
+} assettextureloadingstate_t;
+
 typedef struct {
   assetfile_t file;
+  assettextureloadingstate_t state;
+
+  int channels, width, height;
   uint8_t *data;
 } assettextureloaderloading_t;
 
@@ -46,6 +56,14 @@ void assetTextureSkipper(void *user, int n);
  */
 int assetTextureEOF(void *user);
 
+/**
+ * Synchronous loader for texture assets.
+ * 
+ * @param loading Loading information for the asset being loaded.
+ * @return Error code indicating success or failure of the load operation.
+ */
+errorret_t assetTextureLoaderAsync(assetloading_t *loading);
+
 /**
  * Synchronous loader for texture assets.
  *