1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/mbgl/gfx/texture.hpp b/src/mbgl/gfx/texture.hpp
index a957c4ebdf..00e94a8f6c 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/gfx/texture.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/gfx/texture.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <mbgl/util/indexed_tuple.hpp>
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <cassert>
 
 #define MBGL_DEFINE_TEXTURE(name_)                                                                 \
     struct name_ {                                                                                 \
@@ -27,11 +28,19 @@ public:
 
 class Texture {
 public:
-    Texture(Size size_, std::unique_ptr<TextureResource>&& resource_)
-        : size(std::move(size_)), resource(std::move(resource_)) {
+    Texture(const Size size_, std::unique_ptr<TextureResource>&& resource_)
+        : size(size_), resource(std::move(resource_)) {
+    }
+
+    template <typename T = TextureResource>
+    T& getResource() const {
+        assert(resource);
+        return static_cast<T&>(*resource);
     }
 
     Size size;
+
+protected:
     std::unique_ptr<TextureResource> resource;
 };