diff --git a/src/image/p5.Image.js b/src/image/p5.Image.js
index 1db788cd9c..1eaef608d1 100644
--- a/src/image/p5.Image.js
+++ b/src/image/p5.Image.js
@@ -2037,4 +2037,12 @@ p5.Image = class {
     }
   }
 };
+
+p5.Image.prototype.freeTexture = function () {
+  if (this._getTexture) {
+    const tex = this._getTexture();
+    if (tex && tex.free) tex.free();
+  }
+};
+
 export default p5.Image;
diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.Texture.js b/src/webgl/p5.Texture.js
index 04b59b487d..bbd91a9edf 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.Texture.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.Texture.js
@@ -455,6 +455,15 @@ p5.Texture = class Texture {
   }
 };
 
+// manual cleanup capability
+p5.Texture.prototype.free = function () {
+  if (this.gl && this.glTex) {
+    this.gl.deleteTexture(this.glTex);
+    this.glTex = null;
+    this._isFinalized = false;
+  }
+};
+
 export class MipmapTexture extends p5.Texture {
   constructor(renderer, levels, settings) {
     super(renderer, levels, settings);