diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/application.cpp b/inferno/src/inferno/application.cpp
index c5a00d2..e73a5b7 100644
--- a/inferno/src/inferno/application.cpp
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/application.cpp
@@ -37,19 +37,28 @@ namespace Inferno {
 
 		Input::initialize();
 
+		ShaderManager* shaderManager = new ShaderManager();
+		shaderManager->initialize();
+
+		TextureManager* textureManager = new TextureManager();
+		textureManager->initialize();
+
 		m_cameraO = std::make_shared<OrthographicCamera>();
 		m_cameraP = std::make_shared<PerspectiveCamera>();
 
-		TextureManager textureManager;
-		m_texture = textureManager.load("assets/gfx/test.png");
-		m_texture2 = textureManager.load("assets/gfx/test-inverted.png");
-
 		Renderer2D::initialize();
+
+		// Load assets
+
+		m_texture = TextureManager::the().load("assets/gfx/test.png");
+		m_texture2 = TextureManager::the().load("assets/gfx/test-inverted.png");
 	}
 
 	Application::~Application()
 	{
 		Renderer2D::destroy();
+		TextureManager::the().destroy();
+		ShaderManager::the().destroy();
 		// Input::destroy();
 		Settings::destroy();
 	}
diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/render/shader.cpp b/inferno/src/inferno/render/shader.cpp
index 88532fe..76b3dbe 100644
--- a/inferno/src/inferno/render/shader.cpp
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/render/shader.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,22 @@ namespace Inferno {
 
 // -----------------------------------------
 
+	ShaderManager* ShaderManager::s_instance = nullptr;
+
+	void ShaderManager::initialize()
+	{
+		ASSERT(!s_instance, "ShaderManager already exists!");
+		s_instance = this;
+
+		dbg(Log::Info) << "ShaderManager initialized";
+	}
+
+	void ShaderManager::destroy()
+	{
+		delete s_instance;
+		s_instance = nullptr;
+	}
+
 	void ShaderManager::add(const std::string& name, const std::shared_ptr<Shader>& shader)
 	{
 		// Construct (key, value) pair and insert it into the unordered_map
diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/render/shader.h b/inferno/src/inferno/render/shader.h
index d885130..53ed55c 100644
--- a/inferno/src/inferno/render/shader.h
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/render/shader.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ namespace Inferno {
 
 	class ShaderManager {
 	public:
+		void initialize();
+		void destroy();
+
 		void add(const std::string& name, const std::shared_ptr<Shader>& shader);
 		std::shared_ptr<Shader> load(const std::string& name);
 		std::shared_ptr<Shader> load(const std::string& vertexSource,
@@ -57,12 +60,16 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		void remove(const std::string& name);
 		void remove(const std::shared_ptr<Shader>& shader);
 
+		static inline ShaderManager& the() { return *s_instance; }
+
 	protected:
 		std::string computeName(const std::string& vertexSource,
 		                        const std::string& fragmentSource);
 
 	private:
 		std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Shader>> m_shaderList;
+
+		static ShaderManager* s_instance;
 	};
 
 }
diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/render/texture.cpp b/inferno/src/inferno/render/texture.cpp
index f1c14a8..a099c79 100644
--- a/inferno/src/inferno/render/texture.cpp
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/render/texture.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,22 @@ namespace Inferno {
 
 // -----------------------------------------
 
+	TextureManager* TextureManager::s_instance = nullptr;
+
+	void TextureManager::initialize()
+	{
+		ASSERT(!s_instance, "TextureManager already exists!");
+		s_instance = this;
+
+		dbg(Log::Info) << "TextureManager initialized";
+	}
+
+	void TextureManager::destroy()
+	{
+		delete s_instance;
+		s_instance = nullptr;
+	}
+
 	void TextureManager::add(const std::string& path, const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& texture)
 	{
 		// Construct (key, value) pair and insert it into the unordered_map
diff --git a/inferno/src/inferno/render/texture.h b/inferno/src/inferno/render/texture.h
index 7f9996b..0ac8e51 100644
--- a/inferno/src/inferno/render/texture.h
+++ b/inferno/src/inferno/render/texture.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ namespace Inferno {
 
 	class TextureManager {
 	public:
+		void initialize();
+		void destroy();
+
 		void add(const std::string& path, const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& texture);
 		std::shared_ptr<Texture> load(const std::string& path);
 		std::shared_ptr<Texture> get(const std::string& path);
@@ -47,8 +50,12 @@ namespace Inferno {
 		void remove(const std::string& path);
 		void remove(const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& texture);
 
+		static inline TextureManager& the() { return *s_instance; }
+
 	private:
 		std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Texture>> m_textureList;
+
+		static TextureManager* s_instance;
 	};
 
 }