diff --git a/samples/PixelShaders/BackgroundImage.hlsl b/samples/PixelShaders/BackgroundImage.hlsl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1cca4ee28b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/PixelShaders/BackgroundImage.hlsl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Demo shader to show passing in an image using
+// experimental.pixelShaderImagePath. This shader simply displays the Terminal
+// contents on top of the given image.
+//
+// The image loaded by the terminal will be placed into the `image` texture.
+
+SamplerState samplerState;
+Texture2D shaderTexture : register(t0);
+Texture2D image : register(t1);
+
+cbuffer PixelShaderSettings {
+    float Time;
+    float Scale;
+    float2 Resolution;
+    float4 Background;
+};
+
+float4 main(float4 pos : SV_POSITION, float2 tex : TEXCOORD) : SV_TARGET
+{
+    float4 terminalColor = shaderTexture.Sample(samplerState, tex);
+    float4 imageColor = image.Sample(samplerState, tex);
+    return lerp(imageColor, terminalColor, terminalColor.a);
+}
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp
index 8d3e692b114..b873a7c4dd2 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
 
             _renderEngine->SetRetroTerminalEffect(_settings->RetroTerminalEffect());
             _renderEngine->SetPixelShaderPath(_settings->PixelShaderPath());
+            _renderEngine->SetPixelShaderImagePath(_settings->PixelShaderImagePath());
             _renderEngine->SetForceFullRepaintRendering(_settings->ForceFullRepaintRendering());
             _renderEngine->SetSoftwareRendering(_settings->SoftwareRendering());
 
@@ -914,6 +915,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
             _renderEngine->SetSelectionBackground(til::color{ newAppearance->SelectionBackground() });
             _renderEngine->SetRetroTerminalEffect(newAppearance->RetroTerminalEffect());
             _renderEngine->SetPixelShaderPath(newAppearance->PixelShaderPath());
+            _renderEngine->SetPixelShaderImagePath(newAppearance->PixelShaderImagePath());
 
             // Incase EnableUnfocusedAcrylic is disabled and Focused Acrylic is set to true,
             // the terminal should ignore the unfocused opacity from settings.
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/IControlAppearance.idl b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/IControlAppearance.idl
index 124eb641ba1..c94e6373008 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/IControlAppearance.idl
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/IControlAppearance.idl
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Control
         // Experimental settings
         Boolean RetroTerminalEffect { get; };
         String PixelShaderPath { get; };
+        String PixelShaderImagePath { get; };
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp
index 3b086e3c143..6eabcdab072 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ til::point Terminal::GetViewportRelativeCursorPosition() const noexcept
 // These functions are used by TerminalInput, which must build in conhost
 // against OneCore compatible signatures. See the definitions in
 // VtApiRedirection.hpp (which we cannot include cross-project.)
-// Since we do nto run on OneCore, we can dispense with the compatibility
+// Since we don't run on OneCore, we can dispense with the compatibility
 // shims.
 extern "C" UINT OneCoreSafeMapVirtualKeyW(_In_ UINT uCode, _In_ UINT uMapType)
 {
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/IAppearanceConfig.idl b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/IAppearanceConfig.idl
index 5161a6716bb..bf8d8c5ed95 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/IAppearanceConfig.idl
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/IAppearanceConfig.idl
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model
 
         INHERITABLE_APPEARANCE_SETTING(Boolean, RetroTerminalEffect);
         INHERITABLE_APPEARANCE_SETTING(String, PixelShaderPath);
+        INHERITABLE_APPEARANCE_SETTING(String, PixelShaderImagePath);
         INHERITABLE_APPEARANCE_SETTING(IntenseStyle, IntenseTextStyle);
         INHERITABLE_APPEARANCE_SETTING(Microsoft.Terminal.Core.AdjustTextMode, AdjustIndistinguishableColors);
         INHERITABLE_APPEARANCE_SETTING(Double, Opacity);
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h
index 52644d32195..9ff95eaf114 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ Author(s):
     X(winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Media::Stretch, BackgroundImageStretchMode, "backgroundImageStretchMode", winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Media::Stretch::UniformToFill) \
     X(bool, RetroTerminalEffect, "experimental.retroTerminalEffect", false)                                                                                        \
     X(hstring, PixelShaderPath, "experimental.pixelShaderPath")                                                                                                    \
+    X(hstring, PixelShaderImagePath, "experimental.pixelShaderImagePath")                                                                                          \
     X(ConvergedAlignment, BackgroundImageAlignment, "backgroundImageAlignment", ConvergedAlignment::Horizontal_Center | ConvergedAlignment::Vertical_Center)       \
     X(hstring, BackgroundImagePath, "backgroundImage")                                                                                                             \
     X(Model::IntenseStyle, IntenseTextStyle, "intenseTextStyle", Model::IntenseStyle::Bright)                                                                      \
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.cpp
index cb5633eace4..dc3a420ec23 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::implementation
 
         _RetroTerminalEffect = appearance.RetroTerminalEffect();
         _PixelShaderPath = winrt::hstring{ wil::ExpandEnvironmentStringsW<std::wstring>(appearance.PixelShaderPath().c_str()) };
+        _PixelShaderImagePath = winrt::hstring{ wil::ExpandEnvironmentStringsW<std::wstring>(appearance.PixelShaderImagePath().c_str()) };
 
         _IntenseIsBold = WI_IsFlagSet(appearance.IntenseTextStyle(), Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::IntenseStyle::Bold);
         _IntenseIsBright = WI_IsFlagSet(appearance.IntenseTextStyle(), Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::IntenseStyle::Bright);
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.h
index 22fba938723..a6c19b267e3 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::implementation
         INHERITABLE_SETTING(Model::TerminalSettings, bool, ForceVTInput, false);
 
         INHERITABLE_SETTING(Model::TerminalSettings, hstring, PixelShaderPath);
+        INHERITABLE_SETTING(Model::TerminalSettings, hstring, PixelShaderImagePath);
 
         INHERITABLE_SETTING(Model::TerminalSettings, bool, Elevate, false);
 
diff --git a/src/cascadia/inc/ControlProperties.h b/src/cascadia/inc/ControlProperties.h
index 8134701d0f6..fc62147a239 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/inc/ControlProperties.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/inc/ControlProperties.h
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     X(winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::HorizontalAlignment, BackgroundImageHorizontalAlignment, winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::HorizontalAlignment::Center) \
     X(winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::VerticalAlignment, BackgroundImageVerticalAlignment, winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::VerticalAlignment::Center)       \
     X(bool, RetroTerminalEffect, false)                                                                                                         \
-    X(winrt::hstring, PixelShaderPath)
+    X(winrt::hstring, PixelShaderPath)                                                                                                          \
+    X(winrt::hstring, PixelShaderImagePath)
 
 // --------------------------- Core Settings ---------------------------
 //  All of these settings are defined in ICoreSettings.
diff --git a/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.api.cpp b/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.api.cpp
index 30cac1da931..e60baab59d4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.api.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.api.cpp
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ HRESULT AtlasEngine::Enable() noexcept
     return _api.s->misc->customPixelShaderPath;
 }
 
+[[nodiscard]] std::wstring_view AtlasEngine::GetPixelShaderImagePath() noexcept
+{
+    return _api.s->misc->customPixelShaderImagePath;
+}
+
 [[nodiscard]] bool AtlasEngine::GetRetroTerminalEffect() const noexcept
 {
     return _api.s->misc->useRetroTerminalEffect;
@@ -400,6 +405,17 @@ try
 }
 CATCH_LOG()
 
+void AtlasEngine::SetPixelShaderImagePath(std::wstring_view value) noexcept
+try
+{
+    if (_api.s->misc->customPixelShaderImagePath != value)
+    {
+        _api.s.write()->misc.write()->customPixelShaderImagePath = value;
+        _resolveTransparencySettings();
+    }
+}
+CATCH_LOG()
+
 void AtlasEngine::SetRetroTerminalEffect(bool enable) noexcept
 {
     if (_api.s->misc->useRetroTerminalEffect != enable)
diff --git a/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.cpp b/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.cpp
index 01403ef4b38..f7ed91b169a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.cpp
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ void AtlasEngine::_recreateCellCountDependentResources()
     // and 40x (AMD) faster for allocations with an alignment of 32 or greater.
     // backgroundBitmapStride is a "count" of u32 and not in bytes,
     // so we round up to multiple of 8 because 8 * sizeof(u32) == 32.
-    _p.colorBitmapRowStride = (static_cast<size_t>(_p.s->viewportCellCount.x) + 7) & ~7;
+    _p.colorBitmapRowStride = alignForward<size_t>(_p.s->viewportCellCount.x, 8);
     _p.colorBitmapDepthStride = _p.colorBitmapRowStride * _p.s->viewportCellCount.y;
     _p.colorBitmap = Buffer<u32, 32>(_p.colorBitmapDepthStride * 2);
     _p.backgroundBitmap = { _p.colorBitmap.data(), _p.colorBitmapDepthStride };
diff --git a/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.h b/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.h
index a32fa4dc2fc..1c238dad048 100644
--- a/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.h
+++ b/src/renderer/atlas/AtlasEngine.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Render::Atlas
         // DxRenderer - getter
         HRESULT Enable() noexcept override;
         [[nodiscard]] std::wstring_view GetPixelShaderPath() noexcept override;
+        [[nodiscard]] std::wstring_view GetPixelShaderImagePath() noexcept override;
         [[nodiscard]] bool GetRetroTerminalEffect() const noexcept override;
         [[nodiscard]] float GetScaling() const noexcept override;
         [[nodiscard]] Types::Viewport GetViewportInCharacters(const Types::Viewport& viewInPixels) const noexcept override;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Render::Atlas
         void SetForceFullRepaintRendering(bool enable) noexcept override;
         [[nodiscard]] HRESULT SetHwnd(HWND hwnd) noexcept override;
         void SetPixelShaderPath(std::wstring_view value) noexcept override;
+        void SetPixelShaderImagePath(std::wstring_view value) noexcept override;
         void SetRetroTerminalEffect(bool enable) noexcept override;
         void SetSelectionBackground(COLORREF color, float alpha = 0.5f) noexcept override;
         void SetSoftwareRendering(bool enable) noexcept override;
diff --git a/src/renderer/atlas/Backend.h b/src/renderer/atlas/Backend.h
index ad22c1b20dd..cdeab63b12c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/atlas/Backend.h
+++ b/src/renderer/atlas/Backend.h
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Render::Atlas
         return val < min ? min : (max < val ? max : val);
     }
 
+    template<typename T>
+    constexpr T alignForward(T val, T alignment) noexcept
+    {
+        assert((alignment & (alignment - 1)) == 0); // alignment should be a power of 2
+        return (val + alignment - 1) & ~(alignment - 1);
+    }
+
     inline constexpr D2D1_RECT_F GlyphRunEmptyBounds{ 1e38f, 1e38f, -1e38f, -1e38f };
     void GlyphRunAccumulateBounds(const ID2D1DeviceContext* d2dRenderTarget, D2D1_POINT_2F baselineOrigin, const DWRITE_GLYPH_RUN* glyphRun, D2D1_RECT_F& bounds);
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/atlas/BackendD3D.cpp b/src/renderer/atlas/BackendD3D.cpp
index 308518ec27e..fe9df2e13cd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/atlas/BackendD3D.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/atlas/BackendD3D.cpp
@@ -13,16 +13,13 @@
 
 #include "BuiltinGlyphs.h"
 #include "dwrite.h"
+#include "wic.h"
 #include "../../types/inc/ColorFix.hpp"
 
 #if ATLAS_DEBUG_SHOW_DIRTY || ATLAS_DEBUG_COLORIZE_GLYPH_ATLAS
 #include "colorbrewer.h"
 #endif
 
-#if ATLAS_DEBUG_DUMP_RENDER_TARGET
-#include "wic.h"
-#endif
-
 TIL_FAST_MATH_BEGIN
 
 #pragma warning(disable : 4100) // '...': unreferenced formal parameter
@@ -345,6 +342,8 @@ void BackendD3D::_recreateCustomShader(const RenderingPayload& p)
     _customPixelShader.reset();
     _customShaderConstantBuffer.reset();
     _customShaderSamplerState.reset();
+    _customShaderTexture.reset();
+    _customShaderTextureView.reset();
     _requiresContinuousRedraw = false;
 
     if (!p.s->misc->customPixelShaderPath.empty())
@@ -436,6 +435,23 @@ void BackendD3D::_recreateCustomShader(const RenderingPayload& p)
                 p.warningCallback(D2DERR_SHADER_COMPILE_FAILED);
             }
         }
+
+        if (!p.s->misc->customPixelShaderImagePath.empty())
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                WIC::LoadTextureFromFile(p.device.get(), p.s->misc->customPixelShaderImagePath.c_str(), _customShaderTexture.addressof(), _customShaderTextureView.addressof());
+            }
+            catch (...)
+            {
+                LOG_CAUGHT_EXCEPTION();
+                _customPixelShader.reset();
+                if (p.warningCallback)
+                {
+                    p.warningCallback(D2DERR_SHADER_COMPILE_FAILED);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
     else if (p.s->misc->useRetroTerminalEffect)
     {
@@ -899,7 +915,7 @@ void BackendD3D::_recreateInstanceBuffers(const RenderingPayload& p)
     auto newSize = newCapacity * sizeof(QuadInstance);
     // Round up to multiples of 64kB to avoid reallocating too often.
     // 64kB is the minimum alignment for committed resources in D3D12.
-    newSize = (newSize + 0xffff) & ~size_t{ 0xffff };
+    newSize = alignForward<size_t>(newSize, 64 * 1024);
     newCapacity = newSize / sizeof(QuadInstance);
 
     _instanceBuffer.reset();
@@ -2121,7 +2137,11 @@ void BackendD3D::_executeCustomShader(RenderingPayload& p)
         // PS: Pixel Shader
         p.deviceContext->PSSetShader(_customPixelShader.get(), nullptr, 0);
         p.deviceContext->PSSetConstantBuffers(0, 1, _customShaderConstantBuffer.addressof());
-        p.deviceContext->PSSetShaderResources(0, 1, _customOffscreenTextureView.addressof());
+        ID3D11ShaderResourceView* const resourceViews[]{
+            _customOffscreenTextureView.get(), // The terminal contents
+            _customShaderTextureView.get(), // the experimental.pixelShaderImagePath, if there is one
+        };
+        p.deviceContext->PSSetShaderResources(0, resourceViews[1] ? 2 : 1, &resourceViews[0]);
         p.deviceContext->PSSetSamplers(0, 1, _customShaderSamplerState.addressof());
 
         // OM: Output Merger
diff --git a/src/renderer/atlas/BackendD3D.h b/src/renderer/atlas/BackendD3D.h
index 1ae6b139b4c..784c854c152 100644
--- a/src/renderer/atlas/BackendD3D.h
+++ b/src/renderer/atlas/BackendD3D.h
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Render::Atlas
         wil::com_ptr<ID3D11PixelShader> _customPixelShader;
         wil::com_ptr<ID3D11Buffer> _customShaderConstantBuffer;
         wil::com_ptr<ID3D11SamplerState> _customShaderSamplerState;
+        wil::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> _customShaderTexture;
+        wil::com_ptr<ID3D11ShaderResourceView> _customShaderTextureView;
         std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point _customShaderStartTime;
 
         wil::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> _backgroundBitmap;
diff --git a/src/renderer/atlas/atlas.vcxproj b/src/renderer/atlas/atlas.vcxproj
index a2faefce901..694b850224d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/atlas/atlas.vcxproj
+++ b/src/renderer/atlas/atlas.vcxproj
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)src\common.build.pre.props" />
   <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)src\common.nugetversions.props" />
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="AtlasEngine.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="AtlasEngine.api.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="AtlasEngine.r.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Backend.cpp" />
@@ -22,10 +23,11 @@
     <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>Create</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="AtlasEngine.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="stb_rect_pack.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="wic.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="AtlasEngine.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Backend.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="BackendD2D.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="BackendD3D.h" />
@@ -35,7 +37,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="dwrite.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="DWriteTextAnalysis.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="AtlasEngine.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="wic.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/renderer/atlas/common.h b/src/renderer/atlas/common.h
index 71010b31f77..9ab279fc78c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/atlas/common.h
+++ b/src/renderer/atlas/common.h
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Render::Atlas
         u32 backgroundColor = 0;
         u32 selectionColor = 0x7fffffff;
         std::wstring customPixelShaderPath;
+        std::wstring customPixelShaderImagePath;
         bool useRetroTerminalEffect = false;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/atlas/pch.h b/src/renderer/atlas/pch.h
index a611147b664..0192f1995e9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/atlas/pch.h
+++ b/src/renderer/atlas/pch.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <dxgi1_3.h>
 #include <dxgidebug.h>
 #include <VersionHelpers.h>
+#include <wincodec.h>
 
 #include <gsl/gsl_util>
 #include <gsl/pointers>
diff --git a/src/renderer/atlas/wic.cpp b/src/renderer/atlas/wic.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..320c6c2e2d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/atlas/wic.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT license.
+
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "wic.h"
+
+#include "Backend.h"
+
+using namespace Microsoft::Console::Render::Atlas;
+using namespace Microsoft::Console::Render::Atlas::WIC;
+
+static wil::com_ptr<IWICImagingFactory2> getWicFactory()
+{
+    static const auto coUninitialize = wil::CoInitializeEx();
+    static const auto wicFactory = wil::CoCreateInstance<IWICImagingFactory2>(CLSID_WICImagingFactory2);
+    return wicFactory;
+}
+
+void WIC::SaveTextureToPNG(ID3D11DeviceContext* deviceContext, ID3D11Resource* source, double dpi, const wchar_t* fileName)
+{
+    __assume(deviceContext != nullptr);
+    __assume(source != nullptr);
+
+    wil::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> texture;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(source->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(texture.addressof())));
+
+    wil::com_ptr<ID3D11Device> d3dDevice;
+    deviceContext->GetDevice(d3dDevice.addressof());
+
+    D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc{};
+    texture->GetDesc(&desc);
+    desc.BindFlags = 0;
+    desc.CPUAccessFlags = D3D11_CPU_ACCESS_READ;
+    desc.Usage = D3D11_USAGE_STAGING;
+
+    wil::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> staging;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(d3dDevice->CreateTexture2D(&desc, nullptr, staging.put()));
+
+    deviceContext->CopyResource(staging.get(), source);
+
+    const auto wicFactory = getWicFactory();
+
+    wil::com_ptr<IWICStream> stream;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(wicFactory->CreateStream(stream.addressof()));
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(stream->InitializeFromFilename(fileName, GENERIC_WRITE));
+
+    wil::com_ptr<IWICBitmapEncoder> encoder;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(wicFactory->CreateEncoder(GUID_ContainerFormatPng, nullptr, encoder.addressof()));
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(encoder->Initialize(stream.get(), WICBitmapEncoderNoCache));
+
+    wil::com_ptr<IWICBitmapFrameEncode> frame;
+    wil::com_ptr<IPropertyBag2> props;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(encoder->CreateNewFrame(frame.addressof(), props.addressof()));
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->Initialize(props.get()));
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->SetSize(desc.Width, desc.Height));
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->SetResolution(dpi, dpi));
+    auto pixelFormat = GUID_WICPixelFormat32bppBGRA;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->SetPixelFormat(&pixelFormat));
+
+    D3D11_MAPPED_SUBRESOURCE mapped;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(deviceContext->Map(staging.get(), 0, D3D11_MAP_READ, 0, &mapped));
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->WritePixels(desc.Height, mapped.RowPitch, mapped.RowPitch * desc.Height, static_cast<BYTE*>(mapped.pData)));
+    deviceContext->Unmap(staging.get(), 0);
+
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->Commit());
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(encoder->Commit());
+}
+
+void WIC::LoadTextureFromFile(ID3D11Device* device, const wchar_t* fileName, ID3D11Texture2D** out_texture, ID3D11ShaderResourceView** out_textureView)
+{
+    __assume(device != nullptr);
+    __assume(fileName != nullptr);
+    __assume(out_texture != nullptr);
+    __assume(out_textureView != nullptr);
+
+    const auto wicFactory = getWicFactory();
+
+    wil::com_ptr<IWICBitmapDecoder> decoder;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(wicFactory->CreateDecoderFromFilename(fileName, nullptr, GENERIC_READ, WICDecodeMetadataCacheOnDemand, decoder.addressof()));
+
+    wil::com_ptr<IWICBitmapFrameDecode> frame;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(decoder->GetFrame(0, frame.addressof()));
+
+    WICPixelFormatGUID srcFormat;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->GetPixelFormat(&srcFormat));
+
+    UINT srcWidth, srcHeight;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->GetSize(&srcWidth, &srcHeight));
+
+    static constexpr u32 maxSizeU32 = D3D11_REQ_TEXTURE2D_U_OR_V_DIMENSION;
+    static constexpr f32 maxSizeF32 = D3D11_REQ_TEXTURE2D_U_OR_V_DIMENSION;
+    UINT tgtWidth = srcWidth;
+    UINT tgtHeight = srcHeight;
+    wil::com_ptr<IWICBitmapScaler> scaler;
+    IWICBitmapSource* currentSource = frame.get();
+    if (srcWidth > maxSizeU32 || srcHeight > maxSizeU32)
+    {
+        const auto ar = static_cast<float>(srcHeight) / static_cast<float>(srcWidth);
+        if (srcWidth > srcHeight)
+        {
+            tgtWidth = maxSizeU32;
+            tgtHeight = std::max<UINT>(1, lroundf(maxSizeF32 * ar));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            tgtHeight = maxSizeU32;
+            tgtWidth = std::max<UINT>(1, lroundf(maxSizeF32 / ar));
+        }
+
+        THROW_IF_FAILED(wicFactory->CreateBitmapScaler(scaler.addressof()));
+        THROW_IF_FAILED(scaler->Initialize(currentSource, tgtWidth, tgtHeight, WICBitmapInterpolationModeFant));
+        currentSource = scaler.get();
+    }
+
+    wil::com_ptr<IWICFormatConverter> converter;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(wicFactory->CreateFormatConverter(converter.addressof()));
+    BOOL canConvert = FALSE;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(converter->CanConvert(srcFormat, GUID_WICPixelFormat32bppPBGRA, &canConvert));
+    THROW_HR_IF(E_UNEXPECTED, !canConvert);
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(converter->Initialize(currentSource, GUID_WICPixelFormat32bppPBGRA, WICBitmapDitherTypeErrorDiffusion, nullptr, 0, WICBitmapPaletteTypeMedianCut));
+
+    // Aligning the width by 8 pixels, results in a 32 byte stride, which is better for memcpy on contemporary hardware.
+    const uint64_t stride = alignForward<uint64_t>(tgtWidth, 8) * sizeof(u32);
+    const uint64_t bytes = stride * static_cast<uint64_t>(tgtHeight);
+    THROW_HR_IF(ERROR_ARITHMETIC_OVERFLOW, bytes > UINT32_MAX);
+
+    Buffer<BYTE, 32> buffer{ gsl::narrow_cast<size_t>(bytes) };
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(converter->CopyPixels(nullptr, gsl::narrow_cast<UINT>(stride), gsl::narrow_cast<UINT>(bytes), buffer.data()));
+
+    const D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc = {
+        .Width = tgtWidth,
+        .Height = tgtHeight,
+        .MipLevels = 1,
+        .ArraySize = 1,
+        .Format = DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM,
+        .SampleDesc = { 1, 0 },
+        .Usage = D3D11_USAGE_IMMUTABLE,
+        .BindFlags = D3D11_BIND_SHADER_RESOURCE,
+    };
+    const D3D11_SUBRESOURCE_DATA initData = {
+        .pSysMem = buffer.data(),
+        .SysMemPitch = gsl::narrow_cast<UINT>(stride),
+        .SysMemSlicePitch = gsl::narrow_cast<UINT>(bytes),
+    };
+    wil::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> texture;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(device->CreateTexture2D(&desc, &initData, texture.addressof()));
+
+    wil::com_ptr<ID3D11ShaderResourceView> textureView;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(device->CreateShaderResourceView(texture.get(), nullptr, textureView.addressof()));
+
+    *out_texture = texture.detach();
+    *out_textureView = textureView.detach();
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/atlas/wic.h b/src/renderer/atlas/wic.h
index f9c2c81035f..777b64cf825 100644
--- a/src/renderer/atlas/wic.h
+++ b/src/renderer/atlas/wic.h
@@ -3,55 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <wincodec.h>
-
-inline void SaveTextureToPNG(ID3D11DeviceContext* deviceContext, ID3D11Resource* source, double dpi, const wchar_t* fileName)
+namespace Microsoft::Console::Render::Atlas::WIC
 {
-    __assume(deviceContext != nullptr);
-    __assume(source != nullptr);
-
-    wil::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> texture;
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(source->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(texture.addressof())));
-
-    wil::com_ptr<ID3D11Device> d3dDevice;
-    deviceContext->GetDevice(d3dDevice.addressof());
-
-    D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc{};
-    texture->GetDesc(&desc);
-    desc.BindFlags = 0;
-    desc.CPUAccessFlags = D3D11_CPU_ACCESS_READ;
-    desc.Usage = D3D11_USAGE_STAGING;
-
-    wil::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> staging;
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(d3dDevice->CreateTexture2D(&desc, nullptr, staging.put()));
-
-    deviceContext->CopyResource(staging.get(), source);
-
-    static const auto coUninitialize = wil::CoInitializeEx();
-    static const auto wicFactory = wil::CoCreateInstance<IWICImagingFactory2>(CLSID_WICImagingFactory2);
-
-    wil::com_ptr<IWICStream> stream;
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(wicFactory->CreateStream(stream.addressof()));
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(stream->InitializeFromFilename(fileName, GENERIC_WRITE));
-
-    wil::com_ptr<IWICBitmapEncoder> encoder;
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(wicFactory->CreateEncoder(GUID_ContainerFormatPng, nullptr, encoder.addressof()));
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(encoder->Initialize(stream.get(), WICBitmapEncoderNoCache));
-
-    wil::com_ptr<IWICBitmapFrameEncode> frame;
-    wil::com_ptr<IPropertyBag2> props;
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(encoder->CreateNewFrame(frame.addressof(), props.addressof()));
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->Initialize(props.get()));
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->SetSize(desc.Width, desc.Height));
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->SetResolution(dpi, dpi));
-    auto pixelFormat = GUID_WICPixelFormat32bppBGRA;
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->SetPixelFormat(&pixelFormat));
-
-    D3D11_MAPPED_SUBRESOURCE mapped;
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(deviceContext->Map(staging.get(), 0, D3D11_MAP_READ, 0, &mapped));
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->WritePixels(desc.Height, mapped.RowPitch, mapped.RowPitch * desc.Height, static_cast<BYTE*>(mapped.pData)));
-    deviceContext->Unmap(staging.get(), 0);
-
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(frame->Commit());
-    THROW_IF_FAILED(encoder->Commit());
+    void SaveTextureToPNG(ID3D11DeviceContext* deviceContext, ID3D11Resource* source, double dpi, const wchar_t* fileName);
+    void LoadTextureFromFile(ID3D11Device* device, const wchar_t* fileName, ID3D11Texture2D** out_texture, ID3D11ShaderResourceView** out_textureView);
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/inc/IRenderEngine.hpp b/src/renderer/inc/IRenderEngine.hpp
index 016f0f10baa..2d151364463 100644
--- a/src/renderer/inc/IRenderEngine.hpp
+++ b/src/renderer/inc/IRenderEngine.hpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Render
         // DxRenderer - getter
         virtual HRESULT Enable() noexcept { return S_OK; }
         [[nodiscard]] virtual std::wstring_view GetPixelShaderPath() noexcept { return {}; }
+        [[nodiscard]] virtual std::wstring_view GetPixelShaderImagePath() noexcept { return {}; }
         [[nodiscard]] virtual bool GetRetroTerminalEffect() const noexcept { return false; }
         [[nodiscard]] virtual float GetScaling() const noexcept { return 1; }
         [[nodiscard]] virtual Types::Viewport GetViewportInCharacters(const Types::Viewport& viewInPixels) const noexcept { return Types::Viewport::Empty(); }
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Render
         virtual void SetForceFullRepaintRendering(bool enable) noexcept {}
         [[nodiscard]] virtual HRESULT SetHwnd(const HWND hwnd) noexcept { return E_NOTIMPL; }
         virtual void SetPixelShaderPath(std::wstring_view value) noexcept {}
+        virtual void SetPixelShaderImagePath(std::wstring_view value) noexcept {}
         virtual void SetRetroTerminalEffect(bool enable) noexcept {}
         virtual void SetSelectionBackground(const COLORREF color, const float alpha = 0.5f) noexcept {}
         virtual void SetSoftwareRendering(bool enable) noexcept {}