diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 78ddb54..94521d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 22
-          cache: "pnpm"
+          cache: 'pnpm'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
@@ -27,4 +27,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Lint
         run: pnpm run check
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f01f315..1dcd579 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '22'
-          cache: "pnpm"
+          cache: 'pnpm'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
       - run: pnpm install
       - run: pnpm publish --provenance --access public --no-git-checks
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0af8ce3..8c3f839 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 		"@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^4.0.1",
 		"@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.15",
 		"@types/eslint": "^9.6.1",
+		"@types/geojson": "^7946.0.14",
 		"autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
 		"bits-ui": "1.0.0-next.64",
 		"clsx": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index cf3d10f..2f11c77 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/eslint':
         specifier: ^9.6.1
         version: 9.6.1
+      '@types/geojson':
+        specifier: ^7946.0.14
+        version: 7946.0.14
       autoprefixer:
         specifier: ^10.4.20
         version: 10.4.20(postcss@8.4.49)
diff --git a/src/content/examples/Index.svelte b/src/content/examples/Index.svelte
index 420d14c..7499959 100644
--- a/src/content/examples/Index.svelte
+++ b/src/content/examples/Index.svelte
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
 		'/examples/clusters': 'Clusters',
 		'/examples/limit-interaction': 'Limit Map Interactions',
 		'/examples/dynamic-image': 'Dynamic Image',
-		'/examples/animate-images': 'Animate a series of images',
-		'/examples/video-on-a-map': 'Video on a map',
+		'/examples/animate-images': 'Animate a Series of Images',
+		'/examples/video-on-a-map': 'Video on a Map',
 		'/examples/canvas-source': 'Canvas Source',
 		'/examples/fullscreen': 'Fullscreen',
 		'/examples/geolocate': 'Locate the User',
+		'/examples/image-loader': 'Loading Images',
 		'/examples/custom-control': 'Custom Control',
 		'/examples/custom-protocol': 'Custom Protocols',
 		'/examples/contour': 'Contour Lines'
diff --git a/src/content/examples/image-loader/Images.svelte b/src/content/examples/image-loader/Images.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fb678e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/content/examples/image-loader/Images.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { MapLibre, ImageLoader, GeoJSONSource, SymbolLayer } from 'svelte-maplibre-gl';
+	import type { FeatureCollection } from 'geojson';
+
+	let data: FeatureCollection = {
+		type: 'FeatureCollection',
+		features: [
+			{
+				type: 'Feature',
+				geometry: { type: 'Point', coordinates: [-48.47279, -1.44585] },
+				properties: { imageName: 'osgeo', year: 2024 }
+			},
+			{
+				type: 'Feature',
+				geometry: { type: 'Point', coordinates: [0, 0] },
+				properties: { imageName: 'cat', scale: 0.2 }
+			},
+			{
+				type: 'Feature',
+				geometry: { type: 'Point', coordinates: [40, -30] },
+				properties: { imageName: 'popup-debug', name: 'Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3' }
+			},
+			{
+				type: 'Feature',
+				geometry: { type: 'Point', coordinates: [-40, -30] },
+				properties: { imageName: 'popup-debug', name: 'One longer line' }
+			}
+		]
+	};
+</script>
+
+<MapLibre
+	class="h-[60vh] min-h-[300px]"
+	style="https://basemaps.cartocdn.com/gl/voyager-gl-style/style.json"
+	zoom={1.5}
+	center={{ lng: -10.0, lat: -20 }}
+>
+	<GeoJSONSource {data}>
+		<ImageLoader
+			images={{
+				osgeo: 'https://maplibre.org/maplibre-gl-js/docs/assets/osgeo-logo.png',
+				cat: 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/201408_cat.png',
+				'popup-debug': [
+					'https://maplibre.org/maplibre-gl-js/docs/assets/popup_debug.png',
+					{
+						// stretchable image
+						stretchX: [
+							[25, 55],
+							[85, 115]
+						],
+						stretchY: [[25, 100]],
+						content: [25, 25, 115, 100],
+						pixelRatio: 2
+					}
+				]
+			}}
+		>
+			<!-- Children components will be added after all images have been loaded -->
+			<SymbolLayer
+				layout={{
+					'text-field': ['get', 'name'],
+					'icon-image': ['get', 'imageName'],
+					'icon-size': ['number', ['get', 'scale'], 1],
+					'icon-text-fit': 'both',
+					'icon-overlap': 'always',
+					'text-overlap': 'always'
+				}}
+			/>
+		</ImageLoader>
+	</GeoJSONSource>
+</MapLibre>
diff --git a/src/content/examples/image-loader/content.svelte.md b/src/content/examples/image-loader/content.svelte.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a230f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/content/examples/image-loader/content.svelte.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+title: Loading Images
+description: Utility for loading images from URLs
+---
+
+<script lang="ts">
+  import Demo from "./Images.svelte";
+  import demoRaw from "./Images.svelte?raw";
+  import CodeBlock from "../../CodeBlock.svelte";
+</script>
+
+<Demo />
+
+<CodeBlock content={demoRaw} />
diff --git a/src/lib/maplibre/index.ts b/src/lib/maplibre/index.ts
index 1720f01..f9e8ea7 100644
--- a/src/lib/maplibre/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/maplibre/index.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ export { default as LogoControl } from './controls/LogoControl.svelte';
 export { default as CustomControl } from './controls/CustomControl.svelte';
 export { default as Hash } from './controls/Hash.svelte';
 
+// utilities
+export { default as ImageLoader } from './utilities/ImageLoader.svelte';
+
 // extensions
 export { default as PMTilesProtocol } from './extensions/PMTilesProtocol.svelte';
 export { default as MapLibreContourSource } from './extensions/MapLibreContourSource.svelte';
diff --git a/src/lib/maplibre/map/Image.svelte b/src/lib/maplibre/map/Image.svelte
index 4f32e53..a180408 100644
--- a/src/lib/maplibre/map/Image.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/maplibre/map/Image.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	// https://maplibre.org/maplibre-gl-js/docs/API/classes/Map/#addimage
 
-	import { onDestroy } from 'svelte';
+	import { onDestroy, untrack } from 'svelte';
 	import maplibregl from 'maplibre-gl';
 	import { getMapContext } from '../contexts.svelte.js';
 
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
 			| ImageData
 			| { width: number; height: number; data: Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray }
 			| maplibregl.StyleImageInterface;
+		options?: Partial<maplibregl.StyleImageMetadata>;
 	}
 
-	let { id, image: srcImage }: Props = $props();
+	let { id, image: srcImage, options }: Props = $props();
 
 	const mapCtx = getMapContext();
 	let prevId = id;
+	let firstRun = true;
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (!mapCtx.map) {
@@ -36,12 +38,39 @@
 		}
 
 		if (!prevImage) {
-			mapCtx.map.addImage(id, srcImage);
+			mapCtx.map.addImage(
+				id,
+				srcImage,
+				untrack(() => options)
+			);
+			firstRun = true;
 		} else {
 			mapCtx.map.updateImage(id, srcImage);
 		}
 	});
 
+	$effect(() => {
+		options;
+		if (!firstRun) {
+			const image = mapCtx.map?.getImage(id);
+			if (!image) {
+				return;
+			}
+			image.pixelRatio = options?.pixelRatio ?? 1;
+			image.sdf = options?.sdf ?? false;
+			image.stretchX = options?.stretchX;
+			image.stretchY = options?.stretchY;
+			image.content = options?.content;
+			image.textFitWidth = options?.textFitWidth;
+			image.textFitHeight = options?.textFitHeight;
+			mapCtx.map?.style.updateImage(id, image);
+		}
+	});
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		firstRun = false;
+	});
+
 	onDestroy(() => {
 		mapCtx.map?.removeImage(id);
 	});
diff --git a/src/lib/maplibre/utilities/ImageLoader.svelte b/src/lib/maplibre/utilities/ImageLoader.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a2df4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/maplibre/utilities/ImageLoader.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { onDestroy, type Snippet } from 'svelte';
+	import { getMapContext } from '../contexts.svelte.js';
+	import maplibregl from 'maplibre-gl';
+
+	const mapCtx = getMapContext();
+	if (!mapCtx.map) throw new Error('Map instance is not initialized.');
+
+	let {
+		images,
+		loading = $bindable(),
+		children
+	}: {
+		images: Record<string, string | [string, Partial<maplibregl.StyleImageMetadata>]>;
+		loading?: boolean;
+		children?: Snippet;
+	} = $props();
+
+	let initialLoaded = $state(false);
+
+	// map from loaded image id to url
+	const loadedImages: Map<string, string> = new Map();
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		// Remove images that are not in the new list or have a different url
+		for (const [id, url] of loadedImages) {
+			const src = images[id];
+			if (src) {
+				const newUrl = Array.isArray(src) ? src[0] : src;
+				if (url === newUrl) {
+					continue;
+				} else {
+					loadedImages.delete(id);
+				}
+			} else {
+				loadedImages.delete(id);
+				mapCtx.map?.removeImage(id);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Load and add images that are not already loaded
+		const tasks = [];
+		for (const [id, src] of Object.entries(images)) {
+			// if already loaded
+			if (loadedImages.has(id)) {
+				// Update image options if necessary
+				const image = mapCtx.map?.getImage(id);
+				if (image) {
+					const options = Array.isArray(src) ? src[1] : {};
+					let changed = false;
+					if (image.pixelRatio !== (options.pixelRatio ?? 1)) {
+						image.pixelRatio = options.pixelRatio ?? 1;
+						changed = true;
+					}
+					if (image.sdf !== (options.sdf ?? false)) {
+						image.sdf = options.sdf ?? false;
+						changed = true;
+					}
+					if (image.stretchX !== options.stretchX) {
+						image.stretchX = options.stretchX;
+						changed = true;
+					}
+					if (image.stretchY !== options.stretchY) {
+						image.stretchY = options.stretchY;
+						changed = true;
+					}
+					if (image.content !== options.content) {
+						image.content = options.content;
+						changed = true;
+					}
+					if (image.textFitHeight !== options.textFitHeight) {
+						image.textFitHeight = options.textFitHeight;
+						changed = true;
+					}
+					if (image.textFitWidth !== options.textFitWidth) {
+						image.textFitWidth = options.textFitWidth;
+						changed = true;
+					}
+
+					if (changed) {
+						mapCtx.map?.style.updateImage(id, image);
+					}
+				}
+
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			const [url, options] = Array.isArray(src) ? src : [src, undefined];
+			loadedImages.set(id, url);
+			tasks.push(
+				(async () => {
+					const image = await mapCtx.map?.loadImage(url);
+					if (mapCtx.map?.getImage(id)) {
+						mapCtx.map?.removeImage(id);
+					}
+					if (image && loadedImages.has(id)) {
+						mapCtx.map?.addImage(id, image?.data, options);
+					}
+				})()
+			);
+		}
+
+		if (tasks.length > 0) {
+			loading = true;
+			Promise.allSettled([tasks]).then((results) => {
+				const failures = results.filter((r) => r.status === 'rejected');
+				if (failures.length > 0) {
+					console.error(`${failures.length} images failed to load:`, failures);
+				}
+				initialLoaded = true;
+				loading = false;
+			});
+		} else {
+			initialLoaded = true;
+		}
+	});
+
+	onDestroy(() => {
+		for (const id of loadedImages.keys()) {
+			mapCtx.map?.removeImage(id);
+		}
+	});
+</script>
+
+{#if initialLoaded}
+	{@render children?.()}
+{/if}