diff --git a/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libassets.md b/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libassets.md
index b39239a5b..6451995b9 100644
--- a/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libassets.md
+++ b/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libassets.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ A library for working with audio/visual assets.
 ## Functions
 
 ```lua
+-- Requests background texture loading
+assets.request_texture(
+    -- Image file
+    filename: string,
+    -- Texture name after loading
+    name: string,
+)
 -- Loads a texture
 assets.load_texture(
     -- Array of bytes of an image file
diff --git a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libassets.md b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libassets.md
index f80b710ad..c63c7aebe 100644
--- a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libassets.md
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libassets.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 ## Функции
 
 ```lua
+-- Запрашивает фоновую загрузку текстуры
+assets.request_texture(
+    -- Файла изображения
+    filename: string,
+    -- Имя текстуры после загрузки
+    name: string,
+)
+
 -- Загружает текстуру
 assets.load_texture(
     -- Массив байт файла изображения
@@ -33,4 +41,4 @@ assets.to_canvas(
     -- так и находящиеся в атласе ("атлас:имя_текстуры").
     name: string
 ) -> Canvas
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libassets.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libassets.cpp
index 6a16c3cfd..0921f1b9c 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libassets.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libassets.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "api_lua.hpp"
 
 #include "assets/Assets.hpp"
+#include "assets/AssetsLoader.hpp"
 #include "coders/png.hpp"
 #include "coders/vcm.hpp"
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
@@ -24,6 +25,14 @@ static void load_texture(
     }
 }
 
+static int l_request_texture(lua::State* L) {
+    std::string filename = lua::require_string(L, 1);
+    std::string alias = lua::require_string(L, 2);
+    auto& loader = engine->acquireBackgroundLoader();
+    loader.add(AssetType::TEXTURE, filename, alias);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int l_load_texture(lua::State* L) {
     if (lua::isstring(L, 3) && lua::require_lstring(L, 3) != "png") {
         throw std::runtime_error("unsupportd image format");
@@ -108,6 +117,7 @@ static int l_to_canvas(lua::State* L) {
 }
 
 const luaL_Reg assetslib[] = {
+    {"request_texture", lua::wrap<l_request_texture>},
     {"load_texture", lua::wrap<l_load_texture>},
     {"parse_model", lua::wrap<l_parse_model>},
     {"to_canvas", lua::wrap<l_to_canvas>},