diff --git a/doc/src/override.rst b/doc/src/override.rst
index 9fdba62..2b5721d 100644
--- a/doc/src/override.rst
+++ b/doc/src/override.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Image Autoload/Autofree
 Set (there is no default implementation) load and free functions to load/free images automatically as they are read in
 the map source.
 
-.. c:var:: void* (*tmx_img_load_func) (const char *path)
+.. c:var:: void* (*tmx_img_load_func) (const char *path, void *data)
 
    Load the resource (image) at the given path, return a pointer to void.
    The returned value is then stored in a :c:member:`tmx_image.resource_image`.
diff --git a/doc/src/renderer-from-scratch.rst b/doc/src/renderer-from-scratch.rst
index bd14338..08e5591 100644
--- a/doc/src/renderer-from-scratch.rst
+++ b/doc/src/renderer-from-scratch.rst
@@ -203,19 +203,21 @@ an easier way to do that without the hassle: :ref:`callback functions <image-aut
 | **libTMX** can use two callback functions to delegate the image loading and image freeing to your library/engine.
 | One callback to load: :c:data:`tmx_img_load_func`.
 | One callback to free: :c:data:`tmx_img_free_func`.
+| Optional pointer to any data needed by your load function: :c:data:`tmx_img_load_data`.
 | These callbacks **must be set BEFORE you call any load function**.
 
 .. tabs::
 
    .. code-tab:: c SDL 2
 
-         void* SDL_tex_loader(const char *path) {
-           return IMG_LoadTexture(ren, path);
+         void* SDL_tex_loader(const char *path, void *data) {
+           return IMG_LoadTexture((SDL_Renderer*)data, path);
          }
 
          /* Set the callback globs in the main function */
          tmx_img_load_func = SDL_tex_loader;
          tmx_img_free_func = (void (*)(void*))SDL_DestroyTexture;
+         tmx_img_load_data = ren;
 
          tmx_map *map = tmx_load(argv[1]);
          /* ... */
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ an easier way to do that without the hassle: :ref:`callback functions <image-aut
 
    .. code-tab:: c Allegro 5
 
-         void* Allegro5_tex_loader(const char *path) {
+         void* Allegro5_tex_loader(const char *path, void *data) {
            ALLEGRO_BITMAP *res    = NULL;
            ALLEGRO_PATH   *alpath = NULL;
 
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ an easier way to do that without the hassle: :ref:`callback functions <image-aut
 
    .. code-tab:: c raylib
 
-         void* raylib_tex_loader(const char *path) {
+         void* raylib_tex_loader(const char *path, void *data) {
            Texture2D *returnValue = malloc(sizeof(Texture2D));
            *returnValue = LoadTexture(path);
            return returnValue;
diff --git a/examples/allegro/allegro.c b/examples/allegro/allegro.c
index 78ffc2d..2e93d68 100755
--- a/examples/allegro/allegro.c
+++ b/examples/allegro/allegro.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define DISPLAY_H 600
 #define DISPLAY_W 800
 
-void* Allegro5_tex_loader(const char *path) {
+void* Allegro5_tex_loader(const char *path, void *data) {
 	ALLEGRO_BITMAP *res    = NULL;
 	ALLEGRO_PATH   *alpath = NULL;
 
@@ -191,4 +191,4 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	al_destroy_display(display);
 
 	return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/raylib/raylib.c b/examples/raylib/raylib.c
index d733946..4224d0c 100644
--- a/examples/raylib/raylib.c
+++ b/examples/raylib/raylib.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define DISPLAY_H 600
 #define DISPLAY_W 800
 
-void *raylib_tex_loader(const char *path) {
+void *raylib_tex_loader(const char *path, void *data) {
 	Texture2D *returnValue = malloc(sizeof(Texture2D));
 	*returnValue = LoadTexture(path);
 	return returnValue;
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	CloseWindow();
 
 	return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/sdl/sdl.c b/examples/sdl/sdl.c
index fffcaf8..552ae1a 100755
--- a/examples/sdl/sdl.c
+++ b/examples/sdl/sdl.c
@@ -7,34 +7,32 @@
 #define DISPLAY_H 600
 #define DISPLAY_W 800
 
-static SDL_Renderer *ren = NULL;
-
-void* SDL_tex_loader(const char *path) {
-	return IMG_LoadTexture(ren, path);
+void* SDL_tex_loader(const char *path, void *data) {
+	return IMG_LoadTexture((SDL_Renderer*)data, path);
 }
 
-void set_color(int color) {
+void set_color(int color, SDL_Renderer *ren) {
 	tmx_col_bytes col = tmx_col_to_bytes(color);
 	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(ren, col.r, col.g, col.b, col.a);
 }
 
-void draw_polyline(double **points, double x, double y, int pointsc) {
+void draw_polyline(double **points, double x, double y, int pointsc, SDL_Renderer *ren) {
 	int i;
 	for (i=1; i<pointsc; i++) {
 		SDL_RenderDrawLine(ren, x+points[i-1][0], y+points[i-1][1], x+points[i][0], y+points[i][1]);
 	}
 }
 
-void draw_polygon(double **points, double x, double y, int pointsc) {
-	draw_polyline(points, x, y, pointsc);
+void draw_polygon(double **points, double x, double y, int pointsc, SDL_Renderer *ren) {
+	draw_polyline(points, x, y, pointsc, ren);
 	if (pointsc > 2) {
 		SDL_RenderDrawLine(ren, x+points[0][0], y+points[0][1], x+points[pointsc-1][0], y+points[pointsc-1][1]);
 	}
 }
 
-void draw_objects(tmx_object_group *objgr) {
+void draw_objects(tmx_object_group *objgr, SDL_Renderer *ren) {
 	SDL_Rect rect;
-	set_color(objgr->color);
+	set_color(objgr->color, ren);
 	tmx_object *head = objgr->head;
 	while (head) {
 		if (head->visible) {
@@ -44,10 +42,10 @@ void draw_objects(tmx_object_group *objgr) {
 				SDL_RenderDrawRect(ren, &rect);
 			}
 			else if (head->obj_type  == OT_POLYGON) {
-				draw_polygon(head->content.shape->points, head->x, head->y, head->content.shape->points_len);
+				draw_polygon(head->content.shape->points, head->x, head->y, head->content.shape->points_len, ren);
 			}
 			else if (head->obj_type == OT_POLYLINE) {
-				draw_polyline(head->content.shape->points, head->x, head->y, head->content.shape->points_len);
+				draw_polyline(head->content.shape->points, head->x, head->y, head->content.shape->points_len, ren);
 			}
 			else if (head->obj_type == OT_ELLIPSE) {
 				/* FIXME: no function in SDL2 */
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ void draw_objects(tmx_object_group *objgr) {
 	}
 }
 
-void draw_tile(void *image, unsigned int sx, unsigned int sy, unsigned int sw, unsigned int sh,
+void draw_tile(SDL_Renderer *ren, void *image, unsigned int sx, unsigned int sy, unsigned int sw, unsigned int sh,
                unsigned int dx, unsigned int dy, float opacity, unsigned int flags) {
 	SDL_Rect src_rect, dest_rect;
 	src_rect.x = sx;
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ void draw_tile(void *image, unsigned int sx, unsigned int sy, unsigned int sw, u
 	SDL_RenderCopy(ren, (SDL_Texture*)image, &src_rect, &dest_rect);
 }
 
-void draw_layer(tmx_map *map, tmx_layer *layer) {
+void draw_layer(tmx_map *map, tmx_layer *layer, SDL_Renderer *ren) {
 	unsigned long i, j;
 	unsigned int gid, x, y, w, h, flags;
 	float op;
@@ -94,13 +92,13 @@ void draw_layer(tmx_map *map, tmx_layer *layer) {
 					image = ts->image->resource_image;
 				}
 				flags = (layer->content.gids[(i*map->width)+j]) & ~TMX_FLIP_BITS_REMOVAL;
-				draw_tile(image, x, y, w, h, j*ts->tile_width, i*ts->tile_height, op, flags);
+				draw_tile(ren, image, x, y, w, h, j*ts->tile_width, i*ts->tile_height, op, flags);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-void draw_image_layer(tmx_image *image) {
+void draw_image_layer(tmx_image *image, SDL_Renderer *ren) {
 	SDL_Rect dim;
 	dim.x = dim.y = 0;
 
@@ -109,31 +107,31 @@ void draw_image_layer(tmx_image *image) {
 	SDL_RenderCopy(ren, texture, NULL, &dim);
 }
 
-void draw_all_layers(tmx_map *map, tmx_layer *layers) {
+void draw_all_layers(tmx_map *map, tmx_layer *layers, SDL_Renderer *ren) {
 	while (layers) {
 		if (layers->visible) {
 
 			if (layers->type == L_GROUP) {
-				draw_all_layers(map, layers->content.group_head);
+				draw_all_layers(map, layers->content.group_head, ren);
 			}
 			else if (layers->type == L_OBJGR) {
-				draw_objects(layers->content.objgr);
+				draw_objects(layers->content.objgr, ren);
 			}
 			else if (layers->type == L_IMAGE) {
-				draw_image_layer(layers->content.image);
+				draw_image_layer(layers->content.image, ren);
 			}
 			else if (layers->type == L_LAYER) {
-				draw_layer(map, layers);
+				draw_layer(map, layers, ren);
 			}
 		}
 		layers = layers->next;
 	}
 }
 
-void render_map(tmx_map *map) {
-	set_color(map->backgroundcolor);
+void render_map(tmx_map *map, SDL_Renderer *ren) {
+	set_color(map->backgroundcolor, ren);
 	SDL_RenderClear(ren);
-	draw_all_layers(map, map->ly_head);
+	draw_all_layers(map, map->ly_head, ren);
 }
 
 Uint32 timer_func(Uint32 interval, void *param) {
@@ -154,6 +152,7 @@ Uint32 timer_func(Uint32 interval, void *param) {
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	SDL_Window *win;
+	SDL_Renderer *ren;
 	SDL_Event ev;
 	SDL_TimerID timer_id;
 
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 		if (ev.type == SDL_QUIT) break;
 
-		render_map(map);
+		render_map(map, ren);
 		SDL_RenderPresent(ren);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/tmx.c b/src/tmx.c
index e7e1392..8f46176 100755
--- a/src/tmx.c
+++ b/src/tmx.c
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 
 void* (*tmx_alloc_func) (void *address, size_t len) = NULL;
 void  (*tmx_free_func ) (void *address) = NULL;
-void* (*tmx_img_load_func) (const char *p) = NULL;
+void* (*tmx_img_load_func) (const char *p, void *data) = NULL;
 void  (*tmx_img_free_func) (void *address) = NULL;
+void*   tmx_img_load_data = NULL;
 
 /*
 	Public functions
diff --git a/src/tmx.h b/src/tmx.h
index 65c3b7f..56198e7 100755
--- a/src/tmx.h
+++ b/src/tmx.h
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ TMXEXPORT extern void* (*tmx_alloc_func) (void *address, size_t len); /* realloc
 TMXEXPORT extern void  (*tmx_free_func ) (void *address);             /* free */
 
 /* load/free tmx_image->resource_image, you should set this if you want
-   the library to load/free images */
-TMXEXPORT extern void* (*tmx_img_load_func) (const char *path);
+   the library to load/free images. Optionally, you can point tmx_img_load_data
+   to any memory needed by your loader function, and it will be accessed as 
+   the data argument */
+TMXEXPORT extern void* (*tmx_img_load_func) (const char *path, void *data);
 TMXEXPORT extern void  (*tmx_img_free_func) (void *address);
+TMXEXPORT extern void*   tmx_img_load_data; 
 
 /*
 	Data Structures
diff --git a/src/tmx_utils.c b/src/tmx_utils.c
index 2d99ab3..0f799b4 100755
--- a/src/tmx_utils.c
+++ b/src/tmx_utils.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ void* load_image(void **ptr, const char *base_path, const char *rel_path) {
 	if (tmx_img_load_func) {
 		ap_img = mk_absolute_path(base_path, rel_path);
 		if (!ap_img) return 0;
-		*ptr = tmx_img_load_func(ap_img);
+		*ptr = tmx_img_load_func(ap_img, tmx_img_load_data);
 		tmx_free_func(ap_img);
 		return(*ptr);
 	}