diff --git a/src/core/lib/validateImageBitmap.ts b/src/core/lib/validateImageBitmap.ts
index 70f7d4fd..fac177de 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/validateImageBitmap.ts
+++ b/src/core/lib/validateImageBitmap.ts
@@ -52,14 +52,21 @@ export async function validateCreateImageBitmap(
   // Test basic createImageBitmap support
   const blob = new Blob([pngBinaryData], { type: 'image/png' });
   const bitmap = await platform.createImageBitmap(blob);
-  bitmap.close?.();
+  if ('close' in bitmap && typeof bitmap.close === 'function') {
+    bitmap.close();
+  }
   support.basic = true;
 
   // Test createImageBitmap with options support
   try {
     const options = { premultiplyAlpha: 'none' as const };
     const bitmapWithOptions = await platform.createImageBitmap(blob, options);
-    bitmapWithOptions.close?.();
+    if (
+      'close' in bitmapWithOptions &&
+      typeof bitmapWithOptions.close === 'function'
+    ) {
+      bitmapWithOptions.close();
+    }
     support.options = true;
   } catch (e) {
     /* ignore */
@@ -77,7 +84,12 @@ export async function validateCreateImageBitmap(
         premultiplyAlpha: 'none',
       },
     );
-    bitmapWithFullOptions.close?.();
+    if (
+      'close' in bitmapWithFullOptions &&
+      typeof bitmapWithFullOptions.close === 'function'
+    ) {
+      bitmapWithFullOptions.close();
+    }
     support.full = true;
   } catch (e) {
     /* ignore */
diff --git a/src/core/platforms/Platform.ts b/src/core/platforms/Platform.ts
index e4323ab8..01fdec32 100644
--- a/src/core/platforms/Platform.ts
+++ b/src/core/platforms/Platform.ts
@@ -48,18 +48,20 @@ export abstract class Platform {
    * @param options - The ImageBitmapOptions.
    * @returns A promise that resolves with the created ImageBitmap.
    */
-  abstract createImageBitmap(blob: ImageBitmapSource): Promise<ImageBitmap>;
+  abstract createImageBitmap(
+    blob: ImageBitmapSource,
+  ): Promise<ImageBitmap | WebGLTexture>;
   abstract createImageBitmap(
     blob: ImageBitmapSource,
     options: ImageBitmapOptions,
-  ): Promise<ImageBitmap>;
+  ): Promise<ImageBitmap | WebGLTexture>;
   abstract createImageBitmap(
     blob: ImageBitmapSource,
     sx: number,
     sy: number,
     sw: number,
     sh: number,
-  ): Promise<ImageBitmap>;
+  ): Promise<ImageBitmap | WebGLTexture>;
   abstract createImageBitmap(
     blob: ImageBitmapSource,
     sx: number,
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ export abstract class Platform {
     sw: number,
     sh: number,
     options: ImageBitmapOptions,
-  ): Promise<ImageBitmap>;
+  ): Promise<ImageBitmap | WebGLTexture>;
 
   /**
    * Retrieves the current timestamp.
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGlCtxSubTexture.ts b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGlCtxSubTexture.ts
index eac634d2..7a450fc2 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGlCtxSubTexture.ts
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGlCtxSubTexture.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export class WebGlCtxSubTexture extends WebGlCtxTexture {
       | SubTextureProps
       | CompressedData
       | HTMLImageElement
+      | WebGLTexture
       | null,
   ): Dimensions {
     if (data === null) {
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGlCtxTexture.ts b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGlCtxTexture.ts
index e8f238d2..796c5529 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGlCtxTexture.ts
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGlCtxTexture.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,17 @@ export class WebGlCtxTexture extends CoreContextTexture {
     this.state = 'loading';
     this.textureSource.setState('loading');
 
+    // Special case for the ION runtime which creates WebGLTextures directly
+    // as a result of the createImageBitmap platform method.
+    if (this.textureSource.textureData?.data instanceof WebGLTexture) {
+      this._nativeCtxTexture = this.textureSource.textureData.data;
+      this.state = 'loaded';
+      this.textureSource.setState('loaded');
+
+      //FIXME get width and height from texture somehow
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Await the native texture creation to ensure GPU buffer is fully allocated
     this._nativeCtxTexture = this.createNativeCtxTexture();
 
diff --git a/src/core/textures/ImageTexture.ts b/src/core/textures/ImageTexture.ts
index d59becac..5d329546 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/ImageTexture.ts
+++ b/src/core/textures/ImageTexture.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export class ImageTexture extends Texture {
     sw: number | null,
     sh: number | null,
   ): Promise<{
-    data: ImageBitmap | HTMLImageElement;
+    data: ImageBitmap | HTMLImageElement | WebGLTexture;
     premultiplyAlpha: boolean;
   }> {
     const hasAlphaChannel = premultiplyAlpha ?? blob.type.includes('image/png');
diff --git a/src/core/textures/Texture.ts b/src/core/textures/Texture.ts
index 1cbca244..2e9c5280 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/Texture.ts
+++ b/src/core/textures/Texture.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export interface TextureData {
     | CompressedData
     | HTMLImageElement
     | Uint8Array
+    | WebGLTexture
     | null;
   /**
    * Premultiply alpha when uploading texture data to the GPU