diff --git a/engine/asset/src/asset.cpp b/engine/asset/src/asset.cpp
index b3b5ac4..94544c1 100644
--- a/engine/asset/src/asset.cpp
+++ b/engine/asset/src/asset.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Texture> load_texture(const prism::path path) {
     createInfo.width = width;
     createInfo.height = height;
     createInfo.format = GFXPixelFormat::R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
-    createInfo.usage = GFXTextureUsage::Sampled;
+    createInfo.usage = GFXTextureUsage::Sampled | GFXTextureUsage::TransferDst | GFXTextureUsage::TransferSrc; // src and dst are needed for copy tex data -> image and mipmap gen (from image data) respectively
     
     if(should_generate_mipmaps)
         createInfo.mip_count = std::floor(std::log2(std::max(width, height))) + 1;