diff --git a/include/renderer_gl/textures.hpp b/include/renderer_gl/textures.hpp
index 3abdece1..427c6361 100644
--- a/include/renderer_gl/textures.hpp
+++ b/include/renderer_gl/textures.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <array>
+#include <string>
 #include "boost/icl/interval.hpp"
 #include "helpers.hpp"
 #include "opengl.hpp"
@@ -67,6 +68,14 @@ struct Texture {
     static u32 getSwizzledOffset(u32 u, u32 v, u32 width, u32 bytesPerPixel);
     static u32 getSwizzledOffset_4bpp(u32 u, u32 v, u32 width);
 
+    // Returns the string representation of a texture format
+    static std::string textureFormatToString(Formats fmt);
+
+    // Returns the format of this texture as a string
+    std::string formatToString() {
+        return textureFormatToString(format);
+    }
+
     // Returns the texel at coordinates (u, v) of an ETC1(A4) texture
     // TODO: Make hasAlpha a template parameter
     u32 getTexelETC(bool hasAlpha, u32 u, u32 v, u32 width, const void* data);
diff --git a/src/core/renderer_gl/textures.cpp b/src/core/renderer_gl/textures.cpp
index 6c42bfd4..e7e18034 100644
--- a/src/core/renderer_gl/textures.cpp
+++ b/src/core/renderer_gl/textures.cpp
@@ -229,4 +229,24 @@ void Texture::decodeTexture(const void* data) {
 
     texture.bind();
     glTexSubImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, 0, 0, size.u(), size.v(), GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, decoded.data());
+}
+
+std::string Texture::textureFormatToString(Texture::Formats fmt) {
+    switch (fmt) {
+        case Formats::A4: return "A4";
+        case Formats::A8: return "A8";
+        case Formats::ETC1: return "ETC1";
+        case Formats::ETC1A4: return "ETC1A4";
+        case Formats::I4: return "I4";
+        case Formats::I8: return "I8";
+        case Formats::IA4: return "IA4";
+        case Formats::IA8: return "IA8";
+        case Formats::RG8: return "RG8";
+        case Formats::RGB565: return "RGB565";
+        case Formats::RGB8: return "RGB8";
+        case Formats::RGBA4: return "RGBA4";
+        case Formats::RGBA5551: return "RGBA5551";
+        case Formats::RGBA8: return "RGBA8";
+        default: return "Unknown";
+    }
 }
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