diff --git a/examples/demo.rs b/examples/demo.rs
index 311ec40f498..e16215e738a 100644
--- a/examples/demo.rs
+++ b/examples/demo.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub fn main() {
         .build()
         .unwrap();
 
-    let mut context = window.renderer().build().unwrap();
+    let context = window.renderer().build().unwrap();
     let mut renderer = context.renderer();
 
     renderer.set_draw_color(Color::RGB(255, 0, 0));
diff --git a/examples/image_demo.rs b/examples/image_demo.rs
index 47e1c726340..a022a9cda6d 100755
--- a/examples/image_demo.rs
+++ b/examples/image_demo.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ extern crate sdl2;
 
 use std::env;
 use std::path::Path;
-use sdl2::image::{LoadTexture, INIT_PNG, INIT_JPG};
+use sdl2::image::{INIT_PNG, INIT_JPG};
 use sdl2::event::Event;
 use sdl2::keyboard::Keycode;
 
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pub fn run(png: &Path) {
 
     let sdl_context = sdl2::init().unwrap();
     let video_subsystem = sdl_context.video().unwrap();
-    let _image_context = sdl2::image::init(INIT_PNG | INIT_JPG).unwrap();
     let window = video_subsystem
         .window("rust-sdl2 demo: Video", 800, 600)
         .position_centered()
@@ -18,8 +17,9 @@ pub fn run(png: &Path) {
         .unwrap();
 
     let context = window.renderer().software().build().unwrap();
+    let image_context = sdl2::image::init(INIT_PNG | INIT_JPG, &context).unwrap();
     let mut renderer = context.renderer();
-    let texture = renderer.load_texture(png).unwrap();
+    let texture = image_context.load_texture(png).unwrap();
 
     renderer
         .copy(&texture, None, None)
diff --git a/src/sdl2/image/mod.rs b/src/sdl2/image/mod.rs
index 1dbebc3ef5b..7e471f7c943 100755
--- a/src/sdl2/image/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sdl2/image/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //!
 //! A binding for the library `SDL2_image`
 //!
-//! 
+//!
 //! Note that you need to build with the
 //! feature `image` for this module to be enabled,
 //! like so:
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 use std::os::raw::{c_int, c_char};
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::path::Path;
-use ::surface::Surface;
-use ::render::{Renderer, Texture};
-use ::rwops::RWops;
-use ::version::Version;
-use ::get_error;
+use surface::Surface;
+use render::{RenderContext, Texture};
+use rwops::RWops;
+use version::Version;
+use get_error;
 use sys;
 
 // Setup linking for all targets.
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ use sys;
 mod mac {
     #[cfg(any(mac_framework, feature="use_mac_framework"))]
     #[link(kind="framework", name="SDL2_image")]
-    extern {}
+    extern "C" {}
 
     #[cfg(not(any(mac_framework, feature="use_mac_framework")))]
     #[link(name="SDL2_image")]
-    extern {}
+    extern "C" {}
 }
 
 #[cfg(any(target_os="windows", target_os="linux", target_os="freebsd"))]
 mod others {
     #[link(name="SDL2_image")]
-    extern {}
+    extern "C" {}
 }
 
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types, dead_code)]
@@ -152,39 +152,41 @@ impl<'a> SaveSurface for Surface<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Method extensions for creating Textures from a Renderer
-pub trait LoadTexture {
-    fn load_texture<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, filename: P) -> Result<Texture, String>;
+/// Context manager for `sdl2_image` to manage quiting. Can't do much with it but
+/// keep it alive while you are using it.
+pub struct Sdl2ImageContext<'a: 'c, 'c> {
+    render_context: &'c RenderContext<'a>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, 'c> Drop for Sdl2ImageContext<'a, 'c> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            ffi::IMG_Quit();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'c> LoadTexture for Renderer<'a, 'c> {
-    fn load_texture<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, filename: P) -> Result<Texture, String> {
+impl<'a, 'c> Sdl2ImageContext<'a, 'c> {
+    pub fn load_texture<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, filename: P) -> Result<Texture, String> {
         //! Loads an SDL Texture from a file
         unsafe {
             let c_filename = CString::new(filename.as_ref().to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
-            let raw = ffi::IMG_LoadTexture(self.context.raw(), c_filename.as_ptr() as *const _);
+            let raw = ffi::IMG_LoadTexture(self.render_context.raw(),
+                                           c_filename.as_ptr() as *const _);
             if (raw as *mut ()).is_null() {
                 Err(get_error())
             } else {
-                Ok(Texture::from_ll(self, raw))
+                Ok(Texture::from_ll(self.render_context, raw))
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-/// Context manager for `sdl2_image` to manage quiting. Can't do much with it but
-/// keep it alive while you are using it.
-pub struct Sdl2ImageContext;
-
-impl Drop for Sdl2ImageContext {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe { ffi::IMG_Quit(); }
-    }
-}
-
 /// Initializes `SDL2_image` with `InitFlags`.
 /// If not every flag is set it returns an error
-pub fn init(flags: InitFlag) -> Result<Sdl2ImageContext, String> {
+pub fn init<'a, 'c>(flags: InitFlag,
+                    render_context: &'c RenderContext<'a>)
+                    -> Result<Sdl2ImageContext<'a, 'c>, String> {
     let return_flags = unsafe {
         let used = ffi::IMG_Init(flags.bits() as c_int);
         InitFlag::from_bits_truncate(used as u32)
@@ -199,15 +201,13 @@ pub fn init(flags: InitFlag) -> Result<Sdl2ImageContext, String> {
         }
         Err(error)
     } else {
-        Ok(Sdl2ImageContext)
+        Ok(Sdl2ImageContext { render_context })
     }
 }
 
 /// Returns the version of the dynamically linked `SDL_image` library
 pub fn get_linked_version() -> Version {
-    unsafe {
-        Version::from_ll(*ffi::IMG_Linked_Version())
-    }
+    unsafe { Version::from_ll(*ffi::IMG_Linked_Version()) }
 }
 
 #[inline]
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ pub trait ImageRWops {
     fn load_png(&self) -> Result<Surface, String>;
     fn load_tga(&self) -> Result<Surface, String>;
     fn load_lbm(&self) -> Result<Surface, String>;
-    fn load_xv(&self)  -> Result<Surface, String>;
+    fn load_xv(&self) -> Result<Surface, String>;
     fn load_webp(&self) -> Result<Surface, String>;
 
     fn is_cur(&self) -> bool;
@@ -253,15 +253,13 @@ pub trait ImageRWops {
     fn is_tif(&self) -> bool;
     fn is_png(&self) -> bool;
     fn is_lbm(&self) -> bool;
-    fn is_xv(&self)  -> bool;
+    fn is_xv(&self) -> bool;
     fn is_webp(&self) -> bool;
 }
 
 impl<'a> ImageRWops for RWops<'a> {
     fn load(&self) -> Result<Surface, String> {
-        let raw = unsafe {
-            ffi::IMG_Load_RW(self.raw(), 0)
-        };
+        let raw = unsafe { ffi::IMG_Load_RW(self.raw(), 0) };
         to_surface_result(raw)
     }
     fn load_typed(&self, _type: &str) -> Result<Surface, String> {
@@ -324,11 +322,11 @@ impl<'a> ImageRWops for RWops<'a> {
         let raw = unsafe { ffi::IMG_LoadLBM_RW(self.raw()) };
         to_surface_result(raw)
     }
-    fn load_xv(&self)  -> Result<Surface, String> {
+    fn load_xv(&self) -> Result<Surface, String> {
         let raw = unsafe { ffi::IMG_LoadXV_RW(self.raw()) };
         to_surface_result(raw)
     }
-    fn load_webp(&self)  -> Result<Surface, String> {
+    fn load_webp(&self) -> Result<Surface, String> {
         let raw = unsafe { ffi::IMG_LoadWEBP_RW(self.raw()) };
         to_surface_result(raw)
     }
@@ -369,10 +367,10 @@ impl<'a> ImageRWops for RWops<'a> {
     fn is_lbm(&self) -> bool {
         unsafe { ffi::IMG_isLBM(self.raw()) == 1 }
     }
-    fn is_xv(&self)  -> bool {
-        unsafe { ffi::IMG_isXV(self.raw())  == 1 }
+    fn is_xv(&self) -> bool {
+        unsafe { ffi::IMG_isXV(self.raw()) == 1 }
     }
     fn is_webp(&self) -> bool {
-        unsafe { ffi::IMG_isWEBP(self.raw())  == 1 }
+        unsafe { ffi::IMG_isWEBP(self.raw()) == 1 }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sdl2/render.rs b/src/sdl2/render.rs
index 2f5ad59d38d..d0da319a388 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/render.rs
+++ b/src/sdl2/render.rs
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c> Renderer<'a, 'c> {
         if result == ptr::null_mut() {
             Err(SdlError(get_error()))
         } else {
-            unsafe { Ok(Texture::from_ll(self, result)) }
+            unsafe { Ok(Texture::from_ll(self.context, result)) }
         }
     }
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c> Renderer<'a, 'c> {
         if result == ptr::null_mut() {
             Err(SdlError(get_error()))
         } else {
-            unsafe { Ok(Texture::from_ll(self, result)) }
+            unsafe { Ok(Texture::from_ll(self.context, result)) }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1624,10 +1624,10 @@ impl Texture {
         }
     }
 
-    pub unsafe fn from_ll(renderer: &Renderer, raw: *mut ll::SDL_Texture) -> Texture {
+    pub unsafe fn from_ll(context: &RenderContext, raw: *mut ll::SDL_Texture) -> Texture {
         Texture {
             raw: raw,
-            is_renderer_alive: renderer.context.is_alive.clone(),
+            is_renderer_alive: context.is_alive.clone(),
         }
     }