diff --git a/spinygui.core.backend.lwjgl.nanovg/src/main/java/com/spinyowl/spinygui/core/backend/renderer/lwjgl/nanovg/ExternalTextureNvgRenderer.java b/spinygui.core.backend.lwjgl.nanovg/src/main/java/com/spinyowl/spinygui/core/backend/renderer/lwjgl/nanovg/ExternalTextureNvgRenderer.java
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+package com.spinyowl.spinygui.core.backend.renderer.lwjgl.nanovg;
+
+import com.spinyowl.spinygui.core.node.Element;
+import com.spinyowl.spinygui.core.node.Node;
+
+/**
+ * NanoVG renderer variant that can present externally owned OpenGL textures inside regular
+ * SpinyGUI elements. Texture ownership stays with the caller.
+ */
+public final class ExternalTextureNvgRenderer extends NvgRenderer {
+  private final NvgElementRenderer elements = new NvgElementRenderer();
+  private final NvgBorderRenderer borders = new NvgBorderRenderer();
+  private final NvgExternalTextureRenderer textures = new NvgExternalTextureRenderer();
+
+  public ExternalTextureNvgRenderer() {
+    super();
+    subtreeContentRenderer(this::renderElementContent);
+  }
+
+  /** Bind an externally owned OpenGL texture to an element. */
+  public void bindExternalTexture(Element element, int textureId, int width, int height) {
+    textures.bind(element, textureId, width, height);
+  }
+
+  /** Remove an external texture binding without deleting the OpenGL texture. */
+  public void clearExternalTexture(Element element) {
+    textures.clear(element, contextIdentity());
+  }
+
+  private void renderElementContent(Node node, long context) {
+    elements.render(node, context);
+    if (node instanceof Element element) textures.render(element, context);
+    borders.render(node, context);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void destroy() {
+    textures.release(contextIdentity());
+    super.destroy();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spinygui.core.backend.lwjgl.nanovg/src/main/java/com/spinyowl/spinygui/core/backend/renderer/lwjgl/nanovg/NvgExternalTextureRenderer.java b/spinygui.core.backend.lwjgl.nanovg/src/main/java/com/spinyowl/spinygui/core/backend/renderer/lwjgl/nanovg/NvgExternalTextureRenderer.java
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+package com.spinyowl.spinygui.core.backend.renderer.lwjgl.nanovg;
+
+import static org.lwjgl.nanovg.NanoVG.NVG_IMAGE_FLIPY;
+import static org.lwjgl.nanovg.NanoVG.nvgBeginPath;
+import static org.lwjgl.nanovg.NanoVG.nvgDeleteImage;
+import static org.lwjgl.nanovg.NanoVG.nvgFill;
+import static org.lwjgl.nanovg.NanoVG.nvgFillPaint;
+import static org.lwjgl.nanovg.NanoVG.nvgImagePattern;
+import static org.lwjgl.nanovg.NanoVG.nvgRect;
+
+import com.spinyowl.spinygui.core.node.Element;
+import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import org.lwjgl.nanovg.NVGPaint;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL;
+import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryStack;
+
+/** Draws externally owned OpenGL textures inside ordinary SpinyGUI elements. */
+final class NvgExternalTextureRenderer {
+  private final Map<Element, TextureBinding> bindings = new IdentityHashMap<>();
+  private final Map<Element, ImageBinding> images = new IdentityHashMap<>();
+
+  void bind(Element element, int textureId, int width, int height) {
+    Objects.requireNonNull(element, "element");
+    if (textureId <= 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("textureId must be positive");
+    if (width <= 0 || height <= 0) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("texture dimensions must be positive");
+    }
+    bindings.put(element, new TextureBinding(textureId, width, height));
+  }
+
+  void clear(Element element, long context) {
+    bindings.remove(element);
+    ImageBinding image = images.remove(element);
+    if (image != null && context != 0) nvgDeleteImage(context, image.imageId());
+  }
+
+  void render(Element element, long context) {
+    TextureBinding binding = bindings.get(element);
+    if (binding == null) return;
+
+    ImageBinding image = images.get(element);
+    if (image == null || !image.texture().equals(binding)) {
+      if (image != null) nvgDeleteImage(context, image.imageId());
+      int imageId = createImage(context, binding);
+      if (imageId <= 0) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("NanoVG failed to wrap external OpenGL texture");
+      }
+      image = new ImageBinding(binding, imageId);
+      images.put(element, image);
+    }
+
+    var position = element.layoutAbsolutePosition();
+    var size = element.size();
+    if (size.x <= 0 || size.y <= 0) return;
+
+    try (MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()) {
+      NVGPaint paint = NVGPaint.malloc(stack);
+      nvgImagePattern(
+          context,
+          position.x,
+          position.y,
+          size.x,
+          size.y,
+          0f,
+          image.imageId(),
+          1f,
+          paint);
+      nvgBeginPath(context);
+      nvgRect(context, position.x, position.y, size.x, size.y);
+      nvgFillPaint(context, paint);
+      nvgFill(context);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void release(long context) {
+    if (context != 0) {
+      images.values().forEach(image -> nvgDeleteImage(context, image.imageId()));
+    }
+    images.clear();
+    bindings.clear();
+  }
+
+  private int createImage(long context, TextureBinding binding) {
+    if (GL.getCapabilities().OpenGL30) {
+      int flags = org.lwjgl.nanovg.NanoVGGL3.NVG_IMAGE_NODELETE | NVG_IMAGE_FLIPY;
+      return org.lwjgl.nanovg.NanoVGGL3.nvglCreateImageFromHandle(
+          context, binding.textureId(), binding.width(), binding.height(), flags);
+    }
+    int flags = org.lwjgl.nanovg.NanoVGGL2.NVG_IMAGE_NODELETE | NVG_IMAGE_FLIPY;
+    return org.lwjgl.nanovg.NanoVGGL2.nvglCreateImageFromHandle(
+        context, binding.textureId(), binding.width(), binding.height(), flags);
+  }
+
+  private record TextureBinding(int textureId, int width, int height) {}
+  private record ImageBinding(TextureBinding texture, int imageId) {}
+}