diff --git a/GL/framebuffer.c b/GL/framebuffer.c
index 01bd65a..1a893c6 100644
--- a/GL/framebuffer.c
+++ b/GL/framebuffer.c
@@ -320,6 +320,18 @@ void APIENTRY glGenerateMipmapEXT(GLenum target) {
     assert(_glIsMipmapComplete(tex));
 }
 
+/* generate mipmaps for any image provided by the user and then pass them to OpenGL */
+GLAPI GLint APIENTRY gluBuild2DMipmaps(GLenum target, GLint internalFormat,
+                                       GLsizei width, GLsizei height,
+                                       GLenum format, GLenum type, const void *data){
+    /* 2d texture, level of detail 0 (normal), 3 components (red, green, blue), 
+	 width & height of the image, border 0 (normal), rgb color data,
+	 unsigned byte data, and finally the data itself. */
+    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, 3, width, height, 0, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, data);
+
+    glGenerateMipmapEXT(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+}
+
 GLenum APIENTRY glCheckFramebufferStatusEXT(GLenum target) {
     if(target != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT) {
         _glKosThrowError(GL_INVALID_ENUM, __func__);
diff --git a/include/GL/glu.h b/include/GL/glu.h
index 0c8420c..87842ae 100644
--- a/include/GL/glu.h
+++ b/include/GL/glu.h
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ GLAPI void APIENTRY gluLookAt(GLfloat eyex, GLfloat eyey, GLfloat eyez,
                               GLfloat centerx, GLfloat centery, GLfloat centerz,
                               GLfloat upx, GLfloat upy, GLfloat upz);
 
+/* generate mipmaps for any image provided by the user and then pass them to OpenGL */
+GLAPI GLint APIENTRY gluBuild2DMipmaps(GLenum target, GLint internalFormat,
+                                       GLsizei width, GLsizei height,
+                                       GLenum format, GLenum type, const void *data);
+
 GLAPI const GLubyte* APIENTRY gluErrorString(GLenum error);
 
 __END_DECLS
diff --git a/samples/mipmap/main.c b/samples/mipmap/main.c
index 3f8a785..ba65d5f 100644
--- a/samples/mipmap/main.c
+++ b/samples/mipmap/main.c
@@ -47,11 +47,9 @@ void LoadGLTextures() {
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,GL_LINEAR); // scale linearly when image bigger than texture
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR); // scale linearly when image smalled than texture
 
-    // 2d texture, level of detail 0 (normal), 3 components (red, green, blue), x size from image, y size from image,
-    // border 0 (normal), rgb color data, unsigned byte data, and finally the data itself.
-    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, 3, image1->sizeX, image1->sizeY, 0, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, image1->data);
-
-    glGenerateMipmapEXT(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+    // 2d texture, 3 components (red, green, blue), x size from image, y size from image,
+    // rgb color data, unsigned byte data, and finally the data itself.
+    gluBuild2DMipmaps(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 3, image1->sizeX, image1->sizeY, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, image1->data);
 
     free(image1);
 };