diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/Canvas.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/Canvas.cpp
index 2866b0121..a4ac24f70 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/Canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/Canvas.cpp
@@ -107,40 +107,6 @@ Texture::MipmapsMode Canvas::getMipmapsMode() const
 	return settings.mipmaps;
 }
 
-love::image::ImageData *Canvas::newImageData(love::image::Image *module, int slice, int mipmap, const Rect &r)
-{
-	if (!isReadable())
-		throw love::Exception("Canvas:newImageData cannot be called on non-readable Canvases.");
-
-	if (isPixelFormatDepthStencil(getPixelFormat()))
-		throw love::Exception("Canvas:newImageData cannot be called on Canvases with depth/stencil pixel formats.");
-
-	if (r.x < 0 || r.y < 0 || r.w <= 0 || r.h <= 0 || (r.x + r.w) > getPixelWidth(mipmap) || (r.y + r.h) > getPixelHeight(mipmap))
-		throw love::Exception("Invalid rectangle dimensions.");
-
-	if (slice < 0 || (texType == TEXTURE_VOLUME && slice >= getDepth(mipmap))
-		|| (texType == TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY && slice >= layers)
-		|| (texType == TEXTURE_CUBE && slice >= 6))
-	{
-		throw love::Exception("Invalid slice index.");
-	}
-
-	Graphics *gfx = Module::getInstance<Graphics>(Module::M_GRAPHICS);
-	if (gfx != nullptr && gfx->isRenderTargetActive(this))
-		throw love::Exception("Canvas:newImageData cannot be called while that Canvas is currently active.");
-
-	PixelFormat dataformat = getLinearPixelFormat(getPixelFormat());
-
-	if (!image::ImageData::validPixelFormat(dataformat))
-	{
-		const char *formatname = "unknown";
-		love::getConstant(dataformat, formatname);
-		throw love::Exception("ImageData with the '%s' pixel format is not supported.", formatname);
-	}
-
-	return module->newImageData(r.w, r.h, dataformat);
-}
-
 bool Canvas::getConstant(const char *in, SettingType &out)
 {
 	return settingTypes.find(in, out);
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/Canvas.h b/src/modules/graphics/Canvas.h
index d683e9d5d..9b18ef7e2 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/Canvas.h
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/Canvas.h
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ public:
 
 	MipmapsMode getMipmapsMode() const;
 
-	virtual love::image::ImageData *newImageData(love::image::Image *module, int slice, int mipmap, const Rect &rect);
-
 	static bool getConstant(const char *in, SettingType &out);
 	static bool getConstant(SettingType in, const char *&out);
 	static const char *getConstant(SettingType in);
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/Texture.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/Texture.cpp
index 7d3185489..4aaa6a972 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/Texture.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/Texture.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,43 @@ void Texture::replacePixels(const void *data, size_t size, int slice, int mipmap
 		generateMipmaps();
 }
 
+love::image::ImageData *Texture::newImageData(love::image::Image *module, int slice, int mipmap, const Rect &r)
+{
+	if (!isReadable())
+		throw love::Exception("Texture:newImageData cannot be called on non-readable Textures.");
+
+	if (!isRenderTarget())
+		throw love::Exception("Texture:newImageData can only be called on render target Textures.");
+
+	if (isPixelFormatDepthStencil(getPixelFormat()))
+		throw love::Exception("Texture:newImageData cannot be called on Textures with depth/stencil pixel formats.");
+
+	if (r.x < 0 || r.y < 0 || r.w <= 0 || r.h <= 0 || (r.x + r.w) > getPixelWidth(mipmap) || (r.y + r.h) > getPixelHeight(mipmap))
+		throw love::Exception("Invalid rectangle dimensions.");
+
+	if (slice < 0 || (texType == TEXTURE_VOLUME && slice >= getDepth(mipmap))
+		|| (texType == TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY && slice >= layers)
+		|| (texType == TEXTURE_CUBE && slice >= 6))
+	{
+		throw love::Exception("Invalid slice index.");
+	}
+
+	Graphics *gfx = Module::getInstance<Graphics>(Module::M_GRAPHICS);
+	if (gfx != nullptr && gfx->isRenderTargetActive(this))
+		throw love::Exception("Texture:newImageData cannot be called while that Texture is an active render target.");
+
+	PixelFormat dataformat = getLinearPixelFormat(getPixelFormat());
+
+	if (!image::ImageData::validPixelFormat(dataformat))
+	{
+		const char *formatname = "unknown";
+		love::getConstant(dataformat, formatname);
+		throw love::Exception("ImageData with the '%s' pixel format is not supported.", formatname);
+	}
+
+	return module->newImageData(r.w, r.h, dataformat);
+}
+
 int Texture::getWidth(int mip) const
 {
 	return std::max(width >> mip, 1);
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/Texture.h b/src/modules/graphics/Texture.h
index c6823e707..eb4716c66 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/Texture.h
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/Texture.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "renderstate.h"
 #include "Resource.h"
 #include "image/ImageData.h"
+#include "image/Image.h"
 #include "image/CompressedImageData.h"
 
 // C
@@ -187,6 +188,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void generateMipmaps() = 0;
 
+	virtual love::image::ImageData *newImageData(love::image::Image *module, int slice, int mipmap, const Rect &rect);
+
 	virtual ptrdiff_t getRenderTargetHandle() const = 0;
 
 	TextureType getTextureType() const;
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Canvas.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Canvas.cpp
index d62f582f3..40e493c1e 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Canvas.cpp
@@ -78,36 +78,6 @@ int w_Canvas_renderTo(lua_State *L)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int w_Canvas_newImageData(lua_State *L)
-{
-	Canvas *canvas = luax_checkcanvas(L, 1);
-	love::image::Image *image = luax_getmodule<love::image::Image>(L, love::image::Image::type);
-
-	int slice = 0;
-	int mipmap = 0;
-	Rect rect = {0, 0, canvas->getPixelWidth(), canvas->getPixelHeight()};
-
-	if (canvas->getTextureType() != TEXTURE_2D)
-		slice = (int) luaL_checkinteger(L, 2) - 1;
-
-	mipmap = (int) luaL_optinteger(L, 3, 1) - 1;
-
-	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, 4))
-	{
-		rect.x = (int) luaL_checkinteger(L, 4);
-		rect.y = (int) luaL_checkinteger(L, 5);
-		rect.w = (int) luaL_checkinteger(L, 6);
-		rect.h = (int) luaL_checkinteger(L, 7);
-	}
-
-	love::image::ImageData *img = nullptr;
-	luax_catchexcept(L, [&](){ img = canvas->newImageData(image, slice, mipmap, rect); });
-
-	luax_pushtype(L, img);
-	img->release();
-	return 1;
-}
-
 int w_Canvas_getMipmapMode(lua_State *L)
 {
 	Canvas *c = luax_checkcanvas(L, 1);
@@ -122,7 +92,6 @@ int w_Canvas_getMipmapMode(lua_State *L)
 static const luaL_Reg w_Canvas_functions[] =
 {
 	{ "renderTo", w_Canvas_renderTo },
-	{ "newImageData", w_Canvas_newImageData },
 	{ "getMipmapMode", w_Canvas_getMipmapMode },
 	{ 0, 0 }
 };
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Texture.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Texture.cpp
index f4bcb653a..87143887c 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Texture.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Texture.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,36 @@ int w_Texture_replacePixels(lua_State *L)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int w_Texture_newImageData(lua_State *L)
+{
+	Texture *t = luax_checktexture(L, 1);
+	love::image::Image *image = luax_getmodule<love::image::Image>(L, love::image::Image::type);
+
+	int slice = 0;
+	int mipmap = 0;
+	Rect rect = {0, 0, t->getPixelWidth(), t->getPixelHeight()};
+
+	if (t->getTextureType() != TEXTURE_2D)
+		slice = (int) luaL_checkinteger(L, 2) - 1;
+
+	mipmap = (int) luaL_optinteger(L, 3, 1) - 1;
+
+	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, 4))
+	{
+		rect.x = (int) luaL_checkinteger(L, 4);
+		rect.y = (int) luaL_checkinteger(L, 5);
+		rect.w = (int) luaL_checkinteger(L, 6);
+		rect.h = (int) luaL_checkinteger(L, 7);
+	}
+
+	love::image::ImageData *img = nullptr;
+	luax_catchexcept(L, [&](){ img = t->newImageData(image, slice, mipmap, rect); });
+
+	luax_pushtype(L, img);
+	img->release();
+	return 1;
+}
+
 const luaL_Reg w_Texture_functions[] =
 {
 	{ "getTextureType", w_Texture_getTextureType },
@@ -386,6 +416,7 @@ const luaL_Reg w_Texture_functions[] =
 	{ "setDepthSampleMode", w_Texture_setDepthSampleMode },
 	{ "generateMipmaps", w_Texture_generateMipmaps },
 	{ "replacePixels", w_Texture_replacePixels },
+	{ "newImageData", w_Texture_newImageData },
 	{ 0, 0 }
 };