diff --git a/examples/gg/random.v b/examples/gg/random.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b706038d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/gg/random.v
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import gg
+import time
+
+const pwidth = 800
+
+const pheight = 600
+
+const pbytes = 4
+
+struct AppState {
+mut:
+	gg          &gg.Context = 0
+	istream_idx int
+	pixels      [pwidth][pheight]u32
+}
+
+[direct_array_access]
+fn (mut state AppState) update() {
+	mut rcolor := u64(state.gg.frame)
+	for {
+		for x in 0 .. pwidth {
+			for y in 0 .. pheight {
+				rcolor = rcolor * 1664525 + 1013904223
+				state.pixels[x][y] = u32(rcolor & 0x0000_0000_FFFF_FFFF) | 0x1010AFFF
+			}
+		}
+		time.sleep(33 * time.millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+fn (mut state AppState) draw() {
+	mut istream_image := state.gg.get_cached_image_by_idx(state.istream_idx)
+	istream_image.update_pixel_data(&state.pixels)
+	size := gg.window_size()
+	state.gg.draw_image(0, 0, size.width, size.height, istream_image)
+}
+
+// gg callbacks:
+
+fn graphics_init(mut state AppState) {
+	state.istream_idx = state.gg.new_streaming_image(pwidth, pheight, pbytes)
+}
+
+fn graphics_frame(mut state AppState) {
+	state.gg.begin()
+	state.draw()
+	state.gg.end()
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	mut state := &AppState{}
+	state.gg = gg.new_context(
+		width: 800
+		height: 600
+		create_window: true
+		window_title: 'Random Static'
+		init_fn: graphics_init
+		frame_fn: graphics_frame
+		user_data: state
+	)
+	go state.update()
+	state.gg.run()
+}
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/int.v b/vlib/builtin/int.v
index 941862a744..84c86cde00 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/int.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/int.v
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ pub fn ptr_str(ptr voidptr) string {
 	return buf1
 }
 
+pub fn (x size_t) str() string {
+	return u64(x).str()
+}
+
 pub fn (cptr &char) str() string {
 	return u64(cptr).hex()
 }
diff --git a/vlib/gg/gg.v b/vlib/gg/gg.v
index ef8a684ccd..8f7013b57a 100644
--- a/vlib/gg/gg.v
+++ b/vlib/gg/gg.v
@@ -241,7 +241,9 @@ fn gg_init_sokol_window(user_data voidptr) {
 	}
 
 	for i in 0 .. g.image_cache.len {
-		g.image_cache[i].init_sokol_image()
+		if g.image_cache[i].simg.id == 0 {
+			g.image_cache[i].init_sokol_image()
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/gg/image.v b/vlib/gg/image.v
index 6868b517c1..3f2083c8c1 100644
--- a/vlib/gg/image.v
+++ b/vlib/gg/image.v
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module gg
 
 // import gx
 // import sokol.sapp
-// import sokol.gfx
+import sokol.gfx
 import os
 import sokol
 import sokol.sgl
@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) create_image_from_byte_array(b []byte) Image {
 	return ctx.create_image_from_memory(b.data, b.len)
 }
 
+pub fn (mut ctx Context) cache_image(img Image) int {
+	ctx.image_cache << img
+	image_idx := ctx.image_cache.len - 1
+	ctx.image_cache[image_idx].id = image_idx
+	return image_idx
+}
+
+pub fn (mut ctx Context) get_cached_image_by_idx(image_idx int) &Image {
+	return &ctx.image_cache[image_idx]
+}
+
 pub fn (mut img Image) init_sokol_image() &Image {
 	// println('\n init sokol image $img.path ok=$img.simg_ok')
 	mut img_desc := C.sg_image_desc{
@@ -161,7 +172,7 @@ pub fn (mut img Image) init_sokol_image() &Image {
 		num_mipmaps: 0
 		wrap_u: .clamp_to_edge
 		wrap_v: .clamp_to_edge
-		label: &char(0)
+		label: img.path.str
 		d3d11_texture: 0
 	}
 	img_desc.data.subimage[0][0] = C.sg_range{
@@ -174,6 +185,53 @@ pub fn (mut img Image) init_sokol_image() &Image {
 	return img
 }
 
+// new_streaming_image returns a cached `image_idx` of a special image, that
+// can be updated *each frame* by calling:  gg.update_pixel_data(image_idx, buf)
+// ... where buf is a pointer to the actual pixel data for the image.
+// NB: you still need to call app.gg.draw_image after that, to actually draw it.
+pub fn (mut ctx Context) new_streaming_image(w int, h int, channels int) int {
+	mut img := Image{}
+	img.width = w
+	img.height = h
+	img.nr_channels = channels // 4 bytes per pixel for .rgba8, see pixel_format
+	mut img_desc := C.sg_image_desc{
+		width: img.width
+		height: img.height
+		pixel_format: .rgba8
+		num_slices: 1
+		num_mipmaps: 1
+		usage: .stream
+		wrap_u: .clamp_to_edge
+		wrap_v: .clamp_to_edge
+		min_filter: .linear
+		mag_filter: .linear
+		label: img.path.str
+	}
+	// Sokol requires that streamed images have NO .ptr/.size initially:
+	img_desc.data.subimage[0][0] = C.sg_range{
+		ptr: 0
+		size: size_t(0)
+	}
+	img.simg = C.sg_make_image(&img_desc)
+	img.simg_ok = true
+	img.ok = true
+	img_idx := ctx.cache_image(img)
+	return img_idx
+}
+
+// update_pixel_data is a helper for working with image streams (i.e. images,
+// that are updated dynamically by the CPU on each frame)
+pub fn (mut ctx Context) update_pixel_data(cached_image_idx int, buf &byte) {
+	ctx.get_cached_image_by_idx(cached_image_idx).update_pixel_data(buf)
+}
+
+pub fn (mut img Image) update_pixel_data(buf &byte) {
+	mut data := C.sg_image_data{}
+	data.subimage[0][0].ptr = buf
+	data.subimage[0][0].size = size_t(img.width * img.height * img.nr_channels)
+	gfx.update_image(img.simg, &data)
+}
+
 // draw_image_with_config takes in a config that details how the
 // provided image should be drawn onto the screen
 pub fn (ctx &Context) draw_image_with_config(config DrawImageConfig) {
diff --git a/vlib/sokol/gfx/gfx_structs.v b/vlib/sokol/gfx/gfx_structs.v
index fe2c24b2ca..1bf6c3a75a 100644
--- a/vlib/sokol/gfx/gfx_structs.v
+++ b/vlib/sokol/gfx/gfx_structs.v
@@ -396,10 +396,13 @@ pub fn (i C.sg_image) free() {
 	C.sg_destroy_image(i)
 }
 
+pub const sg_cubeface_num = 6
+
+pub const sg_max_mipmaps = 16
+
 pub struct C.sg_image_data {
 pub mut:
-	// subimage [C.SG_CUBEFACE_NUM][C.SG_MAX_MIPMAPS]C.sg_range
-	subimage [6][16]C.sg_range
+	subimage [sg_cubeface_num][sg_max_mipmaps]C.sg_range
 }
 
 pub struct C.sg_features {