diff --git a/app/data/ct.release/backgrounds.js b/app/data/ct.release/backgrounds.js
index 4ce9579f0..7ceefba38 100644
--- a/app/data/ct.release/backgrounds.js
+++ b/app/data/ct.release/backgrounds.js
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ class Background extends PIXI.TilingSprite {
     constructor(texName, frame = 0, depth = 0, exts = {}) {
         var width = ct.camera.width,
             height = ct.camera.height;
-        const texture = ct.res.getTexture(texName, frame || 0);
+        const texture = texName instanceof PIXI.Texture ?
+            texName :
+            ct.res.getTexture(texName, frame || 0);
         if (exts.repeat === 'no-repeat' || exts.repeat === 'repeat-x') {
             height = texture.height * (exts.scaleY || 1);
         }
diff --git a/src/typedefs/ct.js/Background.d.ts b/src/typedefs/ct.js/Background.d.ts
index 28ef52e42..114a863e7 100644
--- a/src/typedefs/ct.js/Background.d.ts
+++ b/src/typedefs/ct.js/Background.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ interface IBackgroundTemplate {
 
 declare class Background extends PIXI.TilingSprite {
     constructor(bgName: string, frame: number, depth: number, exts: object);
+    constructor(pixiTexture: PIXI.Texture, frame: number, depth: number, exts: object);
     depth: number;
     shiftX: number;
     shiftY: number;
@@ -14,4 +15,4 @@ declare class Background extends PIXI.TilingSprite {
     scaleX: number;
     scaleY: number;
     repeat: string;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}