diff --git a/UIX/Microsoft/Iris/Drawing/ResourceImageItem.cs b/UIX/Microsoft/Iris/Drawing/ResourceImageItem.cs
index da5a069..a5ef7cb 100644
--- a/UIX/Microsoft/Iris/Drawing/ResourceImageItem.cs
+++ b/UIX/Microsoft/Iris/Drawing/ResourceImageItem.cs
@@ -23,10 +23,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.Iris.Drawing
           Size maxSize,
           bool flippable,
           bool antialiasEdges)
-          : base(renderSession, source, maxSize, flippable, antialiasEdges)
+          : this(renderSession, ResourceManager.Instance.GetResource(source), maxSize, source, flippable, antialiasEdges)
         {
-            _source = source;
-            _resource = ResourceManager.Instance.GetResource(_source);
+
+        }
+
+        internal ResourceImageItem(IRenderSession renderSession, Resource resource, Size maxSize, string identifier, bool flippable, bool antialiasEdges)
+          : base(renderSession, identifier, maxSize, flippable, antialiasEdges)
+        {
+            _source = identifier;
+            _resource = resource;
         }
 
         protected override void OnDispose()
diff --git a/UIX/Microsoft/Iris/Drawing/UriImage.cs b/UIX/Microsoft/Iris/Drawing/UriImage.cs
index 2e9e130..2ff930a 100644
--- a/UIX/Microsoft/Iris/Drawing/UriImage.cs
+++ b/UIX/Microsoft/Iris/Drawing/UriImage.cs
@@ -11,26 +11,28 @@ using Microsoft.Iris.Session;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Iris.Drawing
 {
-    internal sealed class UriImage : UIImage
+    public sealed class UriImage : UIImage
     {
         private ImageCacheKey _cacheKey;
+        private Resource _resource;
 
         public UriImage()
           : base(Inset.Zero, Size.Zero, false, false)
         {
         }
 
+        public UriImage(Resource resource, string identifier, Inset nineGrid, Size maximumSize, bool flippable)
+          : this(identifier, nineGrid, maximumSize, flippable, false)
+        {
+            _resource = resource;
+        }
+
         public UriImage(string source, Inset nineGrid, Size maximumSize, bool flippable)
           : this(source, nineGrid, maximumSize, flippable, false)
         {
         }
 
-        public UriImage(
-          string source,
-          Inset nineGrid,
-          Size maximumSize,
-          bool flippable,
-          bool antialiasEdges)
+        public UriImage(string source, Inset nineGrid, Size maximumSize, bool flippable, bool antialiasEdges)
           : base(nineGrid, maximumSize, flippable, antialiasEdges)
         {
             Source = source;
@@ -41,8 +43,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.Iris.Drawing
             ResourceImageItem resourceImageItem = GetResourceFromCache();
             if (resourceImageItem == null)
             {
-                resourceImageItem = new ResourceImageItem(UISession.Default.RenderSession, Source, ClampSize(_maximumSize), IsFlipped, _antialiasEdges);
+                var renderSession = UISession.Default.RenderSession;
+                var size = ClampSize(_maximumSize);
+                if (_resource != null)
+                    resourceImageItem = new ResourceImageItem(renderSession, _resource, size, Source, IsFlipped, _antialiasEdges);
+                else
+                    resourceImageItem = new ResourceImageItem(renderSession, Source, size, IsFlipped, _antialiasEdges);
+
                 resourceImageItem.LoadCompleteHandler += new ContentLoadCompleteHandler(OnLoadComplete);
+
                 ScavengeImageCache.Instance.Add(_cacheKey, resourceImageItem);
                 SetStatus(resourceImageItem.Status);
                 _contentSize = new Size(0, 0);
diff --git a/UIX/Microsoft/Iris/OS/BytesResource.cs b/UIX/Microsoft/Iris/OS/BytesResource.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a3038f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UIX/Microsoft/Iris/OS/BytesResource.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using Microsoft.Iris.Data;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Iris.OS;
+
+public class BytesResource : Resource
+{
+    private byte[] _bytes;
+    private string _identifier;
+    private GCHandle _handle;
+
+    public BytesResource(string uri, byte[] bytes, string identifier, bool forceSynchronous)
+      : base(uri, forceSynchronous)
+    {
+        _bytes = bytes;
+        _identifier = identifier;
+    }
+
+    public override string Identifier => _identifier;
+
+    protected override void StartAcquisition(bool forceSynchronous)
+    {
+        _handle = GCHandle.Alloc(_bytes, GCHandleType.Pinned);
+        NotifyAcquisitionComplete(_handle.AddrOfPinnedObject(), (uint)_bytes.Length, true, null);
+    }
+
+    protected override void CancelAcquisition()
+    {
+        if (!_handle.IsAllocated)
+            return;
+
+        _handle.Free();
+    }
+}