diff --git a/src/textures.js b/src/textures.js
index 340307b9..6e6b19df 100644
--- a/src/textures.js
+++ b/src/textures.js
@@ -612,8 +612,8 @@ function setDefaults(newDefaults) {
 /**
  * Saves the current packing state, sets the packing state as specified
  * then calls a function, after which the packing state will be restored.
- * @param {module:twgl.TextureOptions} options A TextureOptions object with whatever parameters you want set.
  * @param {WebGLRenderingContext} gl the WebGLRenderingContext
+ * @param {module:twgl.TextureOptions} options A TextureOptions object with whatever parameters you want set.
  * @param {function():void} [fn] A function to call, after which the packing state will be restored.
  * @private
  */
@@ -648,6 +648,36 @@ function scopedSetPackState(gl, options, fn) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * returns the property if set or the corresponding state if undefined
+ * @param {WebGLRenderingContext} gl the WebGLRenderingContext
+ * @param {module:twgl.TextureOptions} options
+ * @param {string} property the name of the property to copy
+ * @param {number} pname
+ * @return {module:twgl.TextureOptions}
+ */
+function getPackStateOption(gl, options, property, pname) {
+  const v = options[property];
+  return {
+    [property]: v === undefined ? gl.getParameter(pname) : v,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Copy the options object and apply pack state
+ * @param {WebGLRenderingContext} gl the WebGLRenderingContext
+ * @param {module:twgl.TextureOptions} options
+ * @return {module:twgl.TextureOptions}
+ */
+function copyOptionsAndApplyPackState(gl, options) {
+  return {
+    ...options,
+    ...getPackStateOption(gl, options, 'flipY', UNPACK_FLIP_Y_WEBGL),
+    ...getPackStateOption(gl, options, 'premultiplyAlpha', UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL),
+    ...getPackStateOption(gl, options, 'colorspaceConversion', UNPACK_COLORSPACE_CONVERSION_WEBGL),
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Set skip state to defaults
  * @param {WebGLRenderingContext} gl the WebGLRenderingContext
@@ -1282,7 +1312,7 @@ function loadTextureFromUrl(gl, tex, options, callback) {
   options = options || defaults.textureOptions;
   setTextureTo1PixelColor(gl, tex, options);
   // Because it's async we need to copy the options.
-  options = Object.assign({}, options);
+  options = copyOptionsAndApplyPackState(gl, options);
   const img = loadAndUseImage(options.src, options.crossOrigin, function(err, img) {
     if (err) {
       callback(err, tex, img);
@@ -1322,7 +1352,7 @@ function loadCubemapFromUrls(gl, tex, options, callback) {
   }
   setTextureTo1PixelColor(gl, tex, options);
   // Because it's async we need to copy the options.
-  options = Object.assign({}, options);
+  options = copyOptionsAndApplyPackState(gl, options);
   let numToLoad = 6;
   const errors = [];
   const faces = getCubeFaceOrder(gl, options);
@@ -1403,7 +1433,7 @@ function loadSlicesFromUrls(gl, tex, options, callback) {
   }
   setTextureTo1PixelColor(gl, tex, options);
   // Because it's async we need to copy the options.
-  options = Object.assign({}, options);
+  options = copyOptionsAndApplyPackState(gl, options);
   let numToLoad = urls.length;
   const errors = [];
   let imgs;  // eslint-disable-line
@@ -1593,6 +1623,25 @@ function setEmptyTexture(gl, tex, options) {
  * Note: may reset UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH, UNPACK_IMAGE_HEIGHT, UNPACK_SKIP_IMAGES
  * UNPACK_SKIP_PIXELS, and UNPACK_SKIP_ROWS
  *
+ * UNPACK_FLIP_Y_WEBGL, UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, UNPACK_COLORSPACE_CONVERSION_WEBGL
+ * are left as is though you can pass in options for flipY, premultiplyAlpha, and colorspaceConversion
+ * to override them.
+ *
+ * As for the behavior of these settings
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_FLIP_Y_WEBGL, true);
+ * t1 = twgl.createTexture({src: someImage }); // flipped
+ * t2 = twgl.createTexture({src: someImage, flipY: true }); // flipped
+ * t3 = twgl.createTexture({src: someImage, flipY: false }); // not flipped
+ * t4 = twgl.createTexture({src: someImage }); // flipped
+ * ```
+ *
+ * * t1 is flipped because UNPACK_FLIP_Y_WEBGL is true
+ * * t2 is flipped because it was requested
+ * * t3 is not flipped because it was requested
+ * * t4 is flipped because UNPACK_FLIP_Y_WEBGL has been restored to true
+ *
  * @param {WebGLRenderingContext} gl the WebGLRenderingContext
  * @param {module:twgl.TextureOptions} [options] A TextureOptions object with whatever parameters you want set.
  * @param {module:twgl.TextureReadyCallback} [callback] A callback called when an image has been downloaded and uploaded to the texture.
@@ -1651,6 +1700,18 @@ function createTexture(gl, options, callback) {
   return tex;
 }
 
+function createTextureAsync(gl, options) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    createTexture(gl, options, (err, texture, source) => {
+      if (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      } else {
+        resolve({ texture, source });
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 /**
  * Resizes a texture based on the options passed in.
  *
@@ -1835,6 +1896,7 @@ export {
   setSamplerParameters,
 
   createTexture,
+  createTextureAsync,
   setEmptyTexture,
   setTextureFromArray,
   loadTextureFromUrl,
diff --git a/test/tests/texture-tests.js b/test/tests/texture-tests.js
index af459c39..7041c63e 100644
--- a/test/tests/texture-tests.js
+++ b/test/tests/texture-tests.js
@@ -18,9 +18,20 @@ function assertPixelFromTexture(gl, texture, expected) {
   assertEqual(actual, expected);
 }
 
+function createRedGreenURL() {
+  const ctx = document.createElement('canvas').getContext('2d');
+  ctx.canvas.width = 1;
+  ctx.canvas.height = 2;
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#F00';
+  ctx.fillRect(0, 0, 1, 1);
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#0F0';
+  ctx.fillRect(0, 1, 1, 1);
+  return ctx.canvas.toDataURL();
+}
+
 describe('texture tests', () => {
 
-  itWebGL(`test y flips correctly`, () => {
+  itWebGL(`test y flips correctly`, async() => {
     const {gl} = createContext();
     const red = [255, 0, 0, 255];
     const green = [0, 255, 0, 255];
@@ -35,6 +46,12 @@ describe('texture tests', () => {
     assertPixelFromTexture(gl, t2rg, red);
     assertPixelFromTexture(gl, t3gr, green);
 
+    // Test that the state is saved when async.
+    const p = twgl.createTextureAsync(gl, createRedGreenURL());
+    gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_FLIP_Y_WEBGL, false);
+    const { texture: t4gr } = await p;
+    assertPixelFromTexture(gl, t4gr, green);
+
     assertNoWebGLError(gl);
   });