diff --git a/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fb2bae9..d4691387 100644
--- a/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ add_imgui_app(primitives_gallery
     demos_graph.cpp
     demos_gfx.cpp
     demos_text_editor.cpp
+    demos_gl_texture.cpp
     # text_editor + file_watcher (issue 0025)
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/functions/core/text_editor.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/functions/core/file_watcher.cpp
@@ -46,9 +47,13 @@ add_imgui_app(primitives_gallery
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/functions/gfx/gl_framebuffer.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/functions/gfx/fullscreen_quad.cpp
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/functions/gfx/shader_canvas.cpp
+    # gl_texture_load (issue 0026) + stb_image
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/functions/gfx/gl_texture_load.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vendor/stb/stb_image_impl.cpp
 )
 target_include_directories(primitives_gallery PRIVATE
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vendor/imgui_text_edit
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vendor/stb
 )
 
 if(WIN32)
diff --git a/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/demos.h b/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/demos.h
index 4fe67342..ada59e70 100644
--- a/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/demos.h
+++ b/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/demos.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ void demo_graph();
 
 // --- Gfx ---
 void demo_shader_canvas();
+void demo_gl_texture();
 
 // --- Core (combined demo: text_editor + file_watcher) ---
 void demo_text_editor();
diff --git a/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/main.cpp b/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/main.cpp
index cba55d8d..fa9d41f2 100644
--- a/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/main.cpp
+++ b/cpp/apps/primitives_gallery/main.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static const DemoEntry k_demos[] = {
     {"graph_viewport",  "graph_viewport",  "Viz",  &gallery::demo_graph},
     // Gfx (shaders_lab core)
     {"shader_canvas",   "shader_canvas",   "Gfx",  &gallery::demo_shader_canvas},
+    {"gl_texture",      "gl_texture_load", "Gfx",  &gallery::demo_gl_texture},
 };
 static constexpr int k_demo_count = sizeof(k_demos) / sizeof(k_demos[0]);