diff --git a/src/core/index.js b/src/core/index.js
index 1dd4c96..7fa4407 100644
--- a/src/core/index.js
+++ b/src/core/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * @namespace PIXI
  */
+import ImageResource from './textures/resources/ImageResource';
+
 export * from './const';
 export * from './math';
 
@@ -35,6 +37,11 @@
 export { default as FrameBuffer } from './textures/FrameBuffer';
 export { default as CubeTexture } from './textures/CubeTexture';
 export { default as BaseTexture } from './textures/BaseTexture';
+
+
+// image resource
+export { default as ImageResource } from './textures/resources/ImageResource';
+
 export { default as ArrayTexture } from './textures/ArrayTexture';
 export { default as Texture } from './textures/Texture';
 export { default as RenderTexture } from './textures/RenderTexture';