diff --git a/shader.odin b/shader.odin
index 6a1ca3d..28982c9 100644
--- a/shader.odin
+++ b/shader.odin
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package renderer
 
+import "core:fmt"
 import os "core:os/os2"
 
 Shader :: struct {
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ Shader :: struct {
 }
 
 Shader_Program :: struct {
-    vertex_shader, fragment_shader: Shader,
+    vertex_shader, fragment_shader: ^Shader,
     backend: Shader_Program_Backend,
 }
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ Shader_Type :: enum {
 }
 
 create_shader :: proc(renderer: ^Renderer, type: Shader_Type, path: string) -> (Shader, bool) {
+    fmt.printfln("Creating shader")
     bytes, error := os.read_entire_file_from_path(path, context.allocator)
     if error != nil {
         return {}, false
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ create_shader :: proc(renderer: ^Renderer, type: Shader_Type, path: string) -> (
             return {}, false
         }
         s.backend = shader_opengl
+        fmt.printfln("Backend id: %v", s.backend)
     }
     else {
         #assert(false)
@@ -57,8 +60,8 @@ create_shader_program :: proc(renderer: ^Renderer, vertex_shader, fragment_shade
     assert(fragment_shader != nil)
 
     p: Shader_Program
-    p.vertex_shader = vertex_shader^
-    p.fragment_shader = fragment_shader^
+    p.vertex_shader = vertex_shader
+    p.fragment_shader = fragment_shader
 
     when RENDER_BACKEND_OPENGL {
         program_opengl, ok := opengl_create_shader_program(renderer, vertex_shader, fragment_shader)
@@ -80,4 +83,42 @@ delete_shader_program :: proc(renderer: ^Renderer, shader_program: ^Shader_Progr
     when RENDER_BACKEND_OPENGL {
         opengl_delete_shader_program(renderer, shader_program)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+reload_shader_program :: proc(renderer: ^Renderer, p: ^Shader_Program) -> bool {
+    assert(renderer != nil)
+    assert(p != nil)
+    assert(p.vertex_shader != nil)
+    assert(p.fragment_shader != nil)
+
+    new_vs, vs_ok := create_shader(renderer, p.vertex_shader.type, p.vertex_shader.path)
+    if !vs_ok {
+        fmt.printfln("Failed to reload vertex shader")
+        return false
+    }
+
+    new_fs, fs_ok := create_shader(renderer, p.fragment_shader.type, p.fragment_shader.path)
+    if !fs_ok {
+        fmt.printfln("Failed to reload fragment shader")
+        delete_shader(renderer, &new_vs)
+        return false
+    }
+
+    new_program, program_ok := create_shader_program(renderer, &new_vs, &new_fs)
+    if !program_ok {
+        fmt.printfln("Failed to relink shader program")
+        delete_shader(renderer, &new_vs)
+        delete_shader(renderer, &new_fs)
+        return false
+    }
+
+    delete_shader_program(renderer, p)
+    delete_shader(renderer, p.vertex_shader)
+    delete_shader(renderer, p.fragment_shader)
+
+    p.backend         = new_program.backend
+    p.vertex_shader^  = new_vs
+    p.fragment_shader^ = new_fs
+
+    return true
+}