diff --git a/src/corelib/assets.c b/src/corelib/assets.c
index 1f41c21..ed853c1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/assets.c
+++ b/src/corelib/assets.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #define NUM_ASSETS 256
 
+void _remove_asset(resource_t*);
+
 resource_t g_assets[NUM_ASSETS];
 resource_t* g_assets_endptr = g_assets;
 
@@ -94,6 +96,26 @@ void _delete_referenced_asset(resource_t* res) {
 	}
 }
 
+int asset_exists(const char* name) {
+	return get_asset(name) != NULL;
+}
+
+resourcetype_t asset_type(const char* name) {
+	resource_t* r = get_asset(name);
+	if(r != NULL) {
+		return r->type;
+	} else {
+		return RESOURCETYPE_MIN;
+	}
+}
+
+int delete_by_name(const char* name) {
+	resource_t* r = get_asset(name);
+	if(r == NULL) return 0;
+	_remove_asset(r);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 void clean_assets() {
 	for(resource_t* res = g_assets; res != g_assets_endptr; ++res) {
 		_delete_referenced_asset(res);
diff --git a/src/corelib/assets.h b/src/corelib/assets.h
index c84c7b6..ee4983c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/assets.h
+++ b/src/corelib/assets.h
@@ -34,12 +34,17 @@ typedef struct resource_t {
 } resource_t;
 
 extern void add_arbitrary_asset(void* memory, deleter_t deleter);
+extern void add_arbitrary_asset_by_name(void* memory, deleter_t deleter, const char* name);
 extern SDL_Texture* load_texture(const char* file);
 extern TTF_Font* load_font(const char* file, int size);
 extern SDL_Texture* get_texture(const char* file);
 extern TTF_Font* get_font(const char* file, int size);
 extern resource_t* get_asset(const char* file);
 
+extern resourcetype_t asset_type(const char* name);
+extern int asset_exists(const char* name);
+extern int delete_by_name(const char* name);
+
 extern void clean_assets();
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus