diff --git a/glBitmap.pas b/glBitmap.pas
index a2884da..2bbc6c1 100644
--- a/glBitmap.pas
+++ b/glBitmap.pas
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ type
     fTarget: GLuint;
     fAnisotropic: Integer;
     fDeleteTextureOnFree: Boolean;
+    fFreeDataOnDestroy: Boolean;
     fFreeDataAfterGenTexture: Boolean;
     fData: PByte;
     fIsResident: Boolean;
@@ -966,6 +967,7 @@ type
     procedure SetCustomData(const aValue: Pointer);
     procedure SetCustomName(const aValue: String);
     procedure SetCustomNameW(const aValue: WideString);
+    procedure SetFreeDataOnDestroy(const aValue: Boolean);
     procedure SetDeleteTextureOnFree(const aValue: Boolean);
     procedure SetFormat(const aValue: TglBitmapFormat);
     procedure SetFreeDataAfterGenTexture(const aValue: Boolean);
@@ -1004,6 +1006,7 @@ type
     property CustomData:  Pointer    read fCustomData  write SetCustomData;
 
     property DeleteTextureOnFree:     Boolean read fDeleteTextureOnFree     write SetDeleteTextureOnFree;
+    property FreeDataOnDestroy:       Boolean read fFreeDataOnDestroy       write SetFreeDataOnDestroy;
     property FreeDataAfterGenTexture: Boolean read fFreeDataAfterGenTexture write SetFreeDataAfterGenTexture;
 
     property Dimension:  TglBitmapPixelPosition  read fDimension;
@@ -1104,7 +1107,7 @@ type
     constructor Create; overload;
     constructor Create(const aFileName: String); overload;
     constructor Create(const aStream: TStream); overload;
-    constructor Create(const aSize: TglBitmapPixelPosition; const aFormat: TglBitmapFormat); overload;
+    constructor Create(const aSize: TglBitmapPixelPosition; const aFormat: TglBitmapFormat; aData: PByte = nil); overload;
     constructor Create(const aSize: TglBitmapPixelPosition; const aFormat: TglBitmapFormat; const aFunc: TglBitmapFunction; const aArgs: Pointer = nil); overload;
     constructor Create(const aInstance: Cardinal; const aResource: String; const aResType: PChar = nil); overload;
     constructor Create(const aInstance: Cardinal; const aResourceID: Integer; const aResType: PChar); overload;
@@ -4175,6 +4178,14 @@ begin
   fCustomNameW := aValue;
 end;
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+procedure TglBitmap.SetFreeDataOnDestroy(const aValue: Boolean);
+begin
+  if fFreeDataOnDestroy = aValue then
+    exit;
+  fFreeDataOnDestroy := aValue;
+end;
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 procedure TglBitmap.SetDeleteTextureOnFree(const aValue: Boolean);
 begin
@@ -4335,7 +4346,6 @@ begin
   fTarget     := 0;
   fIsResident := false;
 
-  fFormat                  := glBitmapGetDefaultFormat;
   fMipMap                  := glBitmapDefaultMipmap;
   fFreeDataAfterGenTexture := glBitmapGetDefaultFreeDataAfterGenTexture;
   fDeleteTextureOnFree     := glBitmapGetDefaultDeleteTextureOnFree;
@@ -4350,8 +4360,10 @@ procedure TglBitmap.BeforeDestruction;
 var
   NewData: PByte;
 begin
-  NewData := nil;
-  SetDataPointer(NewData, tfEmpty); //be careful, Data could be freed by this method
+  if fFreeDataOnDestroy then begin
+    NewData := nil;
+    SetDataPointer(NewData, tfEmpty); //be careful, Data could be freed by this method
+  end;
   if (fID > 0) and fDeleteTextureOnFree then
     glDeleteTextures(1, @fID);
   inherited BeforeDestruction;
@@ -4418,7 +4430,7 @@ begin
       FreeMem(tmpData);
     raise;
   end;
-  AddFunc(Self, aFunc, false, Format, aArgs);
+  AddFunc(Self, aFunc, false, aFormat, aArgs);
 end;
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -5624,6 +5636,8 @@ begin
   glbReadOpenGLExtensions;
 {$ENDIF}
   inherited Create;
+  fFormat            := glBitmapGetDefaultFormat;
+  fFreeDataOnDestroy := true;
 end;
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -5641,27 +5655,30 @@ begin
 end;
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-constructor TglBitmap.Create(const aSize: TglBitmapPixelPosition; const aFormat: TglBitmapFormat);
+constructor TglBitmap.Create(const aSize: TglBitmapPixelPosition; const aFormat: TglBitmapFormat; aData: PByte);
 var
-  Image: PByte;
   ImageSize: Integer;
 begin
   Create;
-  ImageSize := TFormatDescriptor.Get(aFormat).GetSize(aSize);
-  GetMem(Image, ImageSize);
-  try
-    FillChar(Image^, ImageSize, #$FF);
-    SetDataPointer(Image, aFormat, aSize.X, aSize.Y); //be careful, Data could be freed by this method
-  except
-    if Assigned(Image) then
-      FreeMem(Image);
-    raise;
+  if not Assigned(aData) then begin
+    ImageSize := TFormatDescriptor.Get(aFormat).GetSize(aSize);
+    GetMem(aData, ImageSize);
+    try
+      FillChar(aData^, ImageSize, #$FF);
+      SetDataPointer(aData, aFormat, aSize.X, aSize.Y); //be careful, Data could be freed by this method
+    except
+      if Assigned(aData) then
+        FreeMem(aData);
+      raise;
+    end;
+  end else begin
+    SetDataPointer(aData, aFormat, aSize.X, aSize.Y); //be careful, Data could be freed by this method
+    fFreeDataOnDestroy := false;
   end;
 end;
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-constructor TglBitmap.Create(const aSize: TglBitmapPixelPosition; const aFormat: TglBitmapFormat;
-  const aFunc: TglBitmapFunction; const aArgs: Pointer);
+constructor TglBitmap.Create(const aSize: TglBitmapPixelPosition; const aFormat: TglBitmapFormat; const aFunc: TglBitmapFunction; const aArgs: Pointer);
 begin
   Create;
   LoadFromFunc(aSize, aFunc, aFormat, aArgs);