diff --git a/saco/d3d9/common/DXUTgui.cpp b/saco/d3d9/common/DXUTgui.cpp
index 62fd8a6..6612efb 100644
--- a/saco/d3d9/common/DXUTgui.cpp
+++ b/saco/d3d9/common/DXUTgui.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #include "dxstdafx.h"
 #include "DXUTgui.h"
+#include "DXUTsettingsDlg.h"
 #undef min // use __min instead
 #undef max // use __max instead
 
@@ -199,3 +200,17 @@ void DXUTBlendColor::Blend( UINT iState, float fElapsedTime, float fRate )
 
 
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void CDXUTElement::SetTexture( UINT iTexture, RECT* prcTexture, D3DCOLOR defaultTextureColor )
+{
+    this->iTexture = iTexture;
+    
+    if( prcTexture )
+        rcTexture = *prcTexture;
+    else
+        SetRectEmpty( &rcTexture );
+    
+    TextureColor.Init( defaultTextureColor );
+}
+    
+
diff --git a/saco/d3d9/common/DXUTgui.h b/saco/d3d9/common/DXUTgui.h
index 5f0874e..dffea2c 100644
--- a/saco/d3d9/common/DXUTgui.h
+++ b/saco/d3d9/common/DXUTgui.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct DXUTBlendColor
 class CDXUTElement
 {
 public:
+    void SetTexture( UINT iTexture, RECT* prcTexture, D3DCOLOR defaultTextureColor = D3DCOLOR_ARGB(255, 255, 255, 255) );
     UINT iTexture;          // Index of the texture for this Element 
     UINT iFont;             // Index of the font for this Element
     DWORD dwTextFormat;     // The format argument to DrawText