diff --git a/source/gs-rendertarget.cpp b/source/gs-rendertarget.cpp
index 65428740..8e5ce3f9 100644
--- a/source/gs-rendertarget.cpp
+++ b/source/gs-rendertarget.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ gs_texture_t* GS::RenderTarget::GetTextureObject() {
 	return tex;
 }
 
+void GS::RenderTarget::GetTexture(GS::Texture& tex) {
+	tex = GS::Texture(GetTextureObject(), false);
+}
+
+void GS::RenderTarget::GetTexture(std::shared_ptr<GS::Texture>& tex) {
+	tex = std::make_shared<GS::Texture>(GetTextureObject(), false);
+}
+
+void GS::RenderTarget::GetTexture(std::unique_ptr<GS::Texture>& tex) {
+	tex = std::make_unique<GS::Texture>(GetTextureObject(), false);
+}
+
 GS::RenderTargetOp::RenderTargetOp(GS::RenderTarget* rt, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) : m_renderTarget(rt) {
 	if (m_renderTarget == nullptr)
 		throw std::invalid_argument("rt");
diff --git a/source/gs-rendertarget.h b/source/gs-rendertarget.h
index ce1c62c3..f866d835 100644
--- a/source/gs-rendertarget.h
+++ b/source/gs-rendertarget.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <memory>
+#include "gs-texture.h"
 extern "C" {
 	#pragma warning( push )
 	#pragma warning( disable: 4201 )
@@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ namespace GS {
 		virtual ~RenderTarget();
 
 		gs_texture_t* GetTextureObject();
+		void GetTexture(GS::Texture& tex);
+		void GetTexture(std::shared_ptr<GS::Texture>& tex);
+		void GetTexture(std::unique_ptr<GS::Texture>& tex);
 		GS::RenderTargetOp Render(uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
 
 		protected: