diff --git a/imgui.h b/imgui.h
index 155f1093b..6b7389753 100644
--- a/imgui.h
+++ b/imgui.h
@@ -3558,13 +3558,14 @@ struct ImTextureRect
 // Why does we store two identifiers: TexID and BackendUserData?
 // - ImTextureID    TexID           = lower-level identifier stored in ImDrawCmd. ImDrawCmd can refer to textures not created by the backend, and for which there's no ImTextureData.
 // - void*          BackendUserData = higher-level opaque storage for backend own book-keeping. Some backends may have enough with TexID and not need both.
- // In columns below: who reads/writes each fields? 'r'=read, 'w'=write, 'core'=main library, 'backend'=renderer backend
+// In columns below: who reads/writes each fields? 'r'=read, 'w'=write, 'core'=main library, 'backend'=renderer backend
 struct ImTextureData
 {
     //------------------------------------------ core / backend ---------------------------------------
     int                 UniqueID;               // w    -   // [DEBUG] Sequential index to facilitate identifying a texture when debugging/printing. Unique per atlas.
     ImTextureStatus     Status;                 // rw   rw  // ImTextureStatus_OK/_WantCreate/_WantUpdates/_WantDestroy. Always use SetStatus() to modify!
     void*               BackendUserData;        // -    rw  // Convenience storage for backend. Some backends may have enough with TexID.
+    void*               QueueUserData;          // r    -   // Convenience storage for a staged/multi-threaded rendering texture queue (e.g. imgui_threaded_rendering.h. See #8597). When != NULL, core assumes the texture is referenced by the queue.
     ImTextureID         TexID;                  // r    w   // Backend-specific texture identifier. Always use SetTexID() to modify! The identifier will stored in ImDrawCmd::GetTexID() and passed to backend's RenderDrawData function.
     ImTextureFormat     Format;                 // w    r   // ImTextureFormat_RGBA32 (default) or ImTextureFormat_Alpha8
     int                 Width;                  // w    r   // Texture width
diff --git a/imgui_draw.cpp b/imgui_draw.cpp
index d95dc20ad..8598d7026 100644
--- a/imgui_draw.cpp
+++ b/imgui_draw.cpp
@@ -2866,13 +2866,14 @@ bool ImTextureDataUpdateNewFrame(ImTextureData* tex)
     // If a texture has never reached the backend, they don't need to know about it.
     // (note: backends between 1.92.0 and 1.92.4 could set an already destroyed texture to ImTextureStatus_WantDestroy
     //  when invalidating graphics objects twice, which would previously remove it from the list and crash.)
-    if (tex->Status == ImTextureStatus_WantDestroy && tex->TexID == ImTextureID_Invalid && tex->BackendUserData == NULL)
+    if (tex->Status == ImTextureStatus_WantDestroy && tex->TexID == ImTextureID_Invalid && tex->BackendUserData == NULL && tex->QueueUserData == NULL)
         tex->Status = ImTextureStatus_Destroyed;
 
     // Process texture being destroyed
     if (tex->Status == ImTextureStatus_Destroyed)
     {
         IM_ASSERT(tex->TexID == ImTextureID_Invalid && tex->BackendUserData == NULL && "Backend set texture Status to Destroyed but did not clear TexID/BackendUserData!");
+        IM_ASSERT(tex->QueueUserData == NULL && "Texture queue set Status to Destroyed but did not clear QueueUserData!");
         if (tex->WantDestroyNextFrame)
             remove_from_list = true; // Destroy was scheduled by us
         else