diff --git a/include/tz/ren/quad.hpp b/include/tz/ren/quad.hpp
index adfb718ed2..0c735ec29e 100644
--- a/include/tz/ren/quad.hpp
+++ b/include/tz/ren/quad.hpp
@@ -26,15 +26,25 @@ namespace tz::ren
 		tz::v2f position = tz::v2f::zero();
 		float rotation = 0.0f;
 		tz::v2f scale = tz::v2f::filled(1.0f);
+		std::uint32_t texture_id = -1;
+		tz::v3f colour = tz::v3f::filled(1.0f);
 	};
 	std::expected<quad_handle, tz::error_code> quad_renderer_create_quad(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_info info);
 
+	std::expected<std::uint32_t, tz::error_code> quad_renderer_add_texture(quad_renderer_handle renh, tz::gpu::resource_handle image);
+
 	tz::v2f get_quad_position(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad);
 	void set_quad_position(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad, tz::v2f position);
 
 	tz::v2f get_quad_scale(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad);
 	void set_quad_scale(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad, tz::v2f scale);
 
+	tz::v3f get_quad_colour(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad);
+	void set_quad_colour(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad, tz::v3f colour);
+
+	std::uint32_t get_quad_texture(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad);
+	void set_quad_texture(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad, std::uint32_t texture_id);
+
 	tz::gpu::graph_handle quad_renderer_graph(quad_renderer_handle renh);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tz/gpu/rhi_vulkan.cpp b/src/tz/gpu/rhi_vulkan.cpp
index a7161fe00b..43b3dfba65 100644
--- a/src/tz/gpu/rhi_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/tz/gpu/rhi_vulkan.cpp
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ namespace tz::gpu
 		std::size_t ret_id = passes.size();
 		auto& pass = passes.emplace_back();
 		std::size_t buffer_count = 0;
-		pass.resources.resize(info.resources.size());
+		pass.resources.reserve(info.resources.size());
 		for(resource_handle resh : info.resources)
 		{
 			// todo: assert not widnow resouces or nullhand
diff --git a/src/tz/ren/quad.cpp b/src/tz/ren/quad.cpp
index 7a0c707ec9..5d73dda4df 100644
--- a/src/tz/ren/quad.cpp
+++ b/src/tz/ren/quad.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace tz::ren
 		tz::gpu::pass_handle main_pass = tz::nullhand;
 		tz::gpu::graph_handle graph = tz::nullhand;
 		std::size_t quad_count = 0;
+		std::size_t texture_count = 0;
 	};
 
 	struct quad_data
@@ -98,15 +99,36 @@ namespace tz::ren
 	{
 		quad_data new_data;
 		new_data.pos_scale = {info.position[0], info.position[1], info.scale[0], info.scale[1]};
-		(void)info;
+		new_data.colour_tint = info.colour;
+		new_data.texture_id = info.texture_id;
 
 		auto& ren = renderers[renh.peek()];
+
+		if(info.texture_id != static_cast<unsigned int>(-1))
+		{
+			if(info.texture_id >= ren.texture_count)
+			{
+				UNERR(tz::error_code::invalid_value, "attempt to create quad with texture-id {}, but this is not a valid texture -- the quad renderer only has {} registered textures", info.texture_id, ren.texture_count);
+			}
+		}
+
 		tz::gpu::pass_set_triangle_count(ren.main_pass, (ren.quad_count + 1) * 2);
 		tz_must(tz::gpu::resource_write(ren.data_buffer, std::as_bytes(std::span<const quad_data>(&new_data, 1)), sizeof(quad_data) * ren.quad_count));
 
 		return static_cast<tz::hanval>(ren.quad_count++);
 	}
 
+	std::expected<std::uint32_t, tz::error_code> quad_renderer_add_texture(quad_renderer_handle renh, tz::gpu::resource_handle image)
+	{
+		auto& ren = renderers[renh.peek()];
+		tz::error_code err = tz::gpu::pass_add_image_resource(ren.main_pass, image);
+		if(err != tz::error_code::success)
+		{
+			return std::unexpected(err);
+		}
+		return ren.texture_count++;
+	}
+
 	tz::v2f get_quad_position(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad)
 	{
 		const auto& ren = renderers[renh.peek()];
@@ -139,6 +161,36 @@ namespace tz::ren
 		tz::gpu::resource_write(ren.data_buffer, std::as_bytes(std::span<const tz::v2f>(&scale, 1)), offset);
 	}
 
+	tz::v3f get_quad_colour(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad)
+	{
+		const auto& ren = renderers[renh.peek()];
+		auto quad_data_array = tz::gpu::resource_read(ren.data_buffer);
+		return *reinterpret_cast<const tz::v3f*>(quad_data_array.data() + (sizeof(quad_data) * quad.peek()) + offsetof(quad_data, colour_tint));
+	}
+
+	void set_quad_colour(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad, tz::v3f colour)
+	{
+		auto& ren = renderers[renh.peek()];
+		std::size_t offset = (sizeof(quad_data) * quad.peek()) + offsetof(quad_data, colour_tint);
+
+		tz::gpu::resource_write(ren.data_buffer, std::as_bytes(std::span<const tz::v3f>(&colour, 1)), offset);
+	}
+
+	std::uint32_t get_quad_texture(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad)
+	{
+		const auto& ren = renderers[renh.peek()];
+		auto quad_data_array = tz::gpu::resource_read(ren.data_buffer);
+		return *reinterpret_cast<const std::uint32_t*>(quad_data_array.data() + (sizeof(quad_data) * quad.peek()) + offsetof(quad_data, texture_id));
+	}
+
+	void set_quad_texture(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad, std::uint32_t texture_id)
+	{
+		auto& ren = renderers[renh.peek()];
+		std::size_t offset = (sizeof(quad_data) * quad.peek()) + offsetof(quad_data, texture_id);
+
+		tz::gpu::resource_write(ren.data_buffer, std::as_bytes(std::span<const std::uint32_t>(&texture_id, 1)), offset);
+	}
+
 	tz::gpu::graph_handle quad_renderer_graph(quad_renderer_handle renh)
 	{
 		return renderers[renh.peek()].graph;
diff --git a/src/tz/ren/quad.fragment.tzsl b/src/tz/ren/quad.fragment.tzsl
index 76c386c23e..c608bd08dd 100644
--- a/src/tz/ren/quad.fragment.tzsl
+++ b/src/tz/ren/quad.fragment.tzsl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 shader(type = fragment);
 
 input(id = 0) vec3 tint;
-input(id = 1, flat) uint texture_id;
+input(id = 1) vec2 uv;
+input(id = 2, flat) uint texture_id;
 output(id = 0) vec4 colour;
 
 void main()
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ void main()
 	vec3 frag_colour = tint;
 	if(texture_id != -1)
 	{
-		frag_colour *= sample(texture_id, vec2(0.0)).xyz;
+		frag_colour *= sample(texture_id, uv).xyz;
 	}
 
 	colour = vec4(frag_colour, 1.0f);
diff --git a/src/tz/ren/quad.vertex.tzsl b/src/tz/ren/quad.vertex.tzsl
index c5a1202a6b..3230f397f5 100644
--- a/src/tz/ren/quad.vertex.tzsl
+++ b/src/tz/ren/quad.vertex.tzsl
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ resource(id = 0) const buffer quad
 };
 
 output(id = 0) vec3 out::tint;
-output(id = 1) uint out::texture_id;
+output(id = 1) vec2 out::uv;
+output(id = 2) uint out::texture_id;
 
 vec2 quad_positions[6] = vec2[](
 	vec2(1.0, -1.0), vec2(1.0, 1.0), vec2(-1.0, -1.0),
@@ -37,5 +38,6 @@ void main()
 
 	out::position = vec4(position_worldspace, 0, 1);	
 	out::tint = vec3(cur_quad.tint_red, cur_quad.tint_green, cur_quad.tint_blue);
+	out::uv = quad_texcoords[in::vertex_id % 6];
 	out::texture_id = cur_quad.texture_id;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/tz/ren_quad_test.cpp b/test/tz/ren_quad_test.cpp
index 4222e11422..1268321131 100644
--- a/test/tz/ren_quad_test.cpp
+++ b/test/tz/ren_quad_test.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 #include "tz/topaz.hpp"
 #include "tz/ren/quad.hpp"
 #include "tz/os/window.hpp"
@@ -14,10 +15,9 @@ int main()
 
 	tz::ren::quad_renderer_handle ren = tz_must(tz::ren::create_quad_renderer({}));
 
+	tz::ren::quad_handle quad1 = tz_must(tz::ren::quad_renderer_create_quad(ren, {.position = tz::v2f::zero(), .scale = {0.2f, 0.2f}, .colour = {0.0f, 1.0f, 0.25f}}));
 
-	tz::ren::quad_handle quad1 = tz_must(tz::ren::quad_renderer_create_quad(ren, {.position = tz::v2f::zero(), .scale = {0.2f, 0.2f}}));
-
-	tz_must(tz::ren::quad_renderer_create_quad(ren, {.position = {-0.5f, -0.5f}, .scale = {0.15f, 0.15f}}));
+	tz_must(tz::ren::quad_renderer_create_quad(ren, {.position = {-0.5f, -0.5f}, .scale = {0.15f, 0.15f}, .colour = {0.5f, 0.1f, 0.85f}}));
 
 	while(tz::os::window_is_open())
 	{