diff --git a/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index f8305b1465..be83c65d9c 100644
--- a/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ set(CUBOS_ENGINE_SOURCE
 	"src/screen_picker/screen_picker.cpp"
 	
 	"src/fixed_step/plugin.cpp"
+
+	"src/render/shader/plugin.cpp"
+	"src/render/shader/shader.cpp"
+	"src/render/shader/bridge.cpp"
 )
 
 # Create cubos engine
diff --git a/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/module.dox b/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/module.dox
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fba45aab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/module.dox
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/// @dir
+/// @brief @ref render-plugins module.
+
+namespace cubos::engine
+{
+    /// @defgroup render-plugins Render
+    /// @ingroup engine
+    /// @brief Provides plugins for graphics rendering.
+} // namespace cubos::engine
diff --git a/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/shader/bridge.hpp b/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/shader/bridge.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37a9d18600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/shader/bridge.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/// @file
+/// @brief Class @ref cubos::engine::ShaderBridge.
+/// @ingroup render-shader-plugin
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cubos/core/memory/stream.hpp>
+#include <cubos/core/reflection/reflect.hpp>
+
+#include <cubos/engine/assets/bridges/file.hpp>
+#include <cubos/engine/render/shader/shader.hpp>
+
+namespace cubos::engine
+{
+    /// @brief Bridge for loading shader assets.
+    /// @ingroup render-shader-plugin
+    class ShaderBridge : public FileBridge
+    {
+    public:
+        /// @brief Constructs a bridge.
+        /// @param renderDevice Render device used to create the shader.
+        ShaderBridge(core::gl::RenderDevice& renderDevice)
+            : FileBridge(cubos::core::reflection::reflect<cubos::engine::Shader>())
+            , mRenderDevice(renderDevice)
+        {
+        }
+
+    protected:
+        bool loadFromFile(Assets& assets, const AnyAsset& handle, cubos::core::memory::Stream& stream) override;
+        bool saveToFile(const Assets& assets, const AnyAsset& handle, cubos::core::memory::Stream& stream) override;
+
+    private:
+        core::gl::RenderDevice& mRenderDevice; ///< Render device used to create the shader.
+    };
+} // namespace cubos::engine
diff --git a/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/shader/plugin.hpp b/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/shader/plugin.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1036076fbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/shader/plugin.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/// @dir
+/// @brief @ref render-shader-plugin plugin directory.
+
+/// @file
+/// @brief Plugin entry point.
+/// @ingroup render-shader-plugin
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cubos/engine/prelude.hpp>
+#include <cubos/engine/render/shader/shader.hpp>
+
+namespace cubos::engine
+{
+    /// @defgroup render-shader-plugin Shader
+    /// @ingroup render-plugins
+    /// @brief Adds shader assets to @b CUBOS.
+    ///
+    /// ## Bridges
+    /// - @ref ShaderBridge - registered with the `.glsl` extension, loads @ref Shader assets.
+    ///
+    /// ## Dependencies
+    /// - @ref assets-plugin
+    /// - @ref window-plugin
+
+    /// @brief Plugin entry function.
+    /// @param cubos @b CUBOS. main class.
+    /// @ingroup render-shader-plugin
+    void shaderPlugin(Cubos& cubos);
+} // namespace cubos::engine
diff --git a/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/shader/shader.hpp b/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/shader/shader.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67677ae04e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/include/cubos/engine/render/shader/shader.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/// @file
+/// @brief Class @ref cubos::engine::Shader.
+/// @ingroup render-shader-plugin
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cubos/core/gl/render_device.hpp>
+#include <cubos/core/reflection/reflect.hpp>
+
+namespace cubos::engine
+{
+    /// @brief Contains a shader stage created from GLSL code.
+    /// @ingroup render-shader-plugin
+    class Shader final
+    {
+    public:
+        CUBOS_REFLECT;
+
+        ~Shader() = default;
+
+        /// @brief Constructs a shader from code.
+        /// @param shaderStage Shader stage created from GLSL code.
+        Shader(cubos::core::gl::ShaderStage shaderStage)
+            : mShaderStage(std::move(shaderStage)){};
+
+        cubos::core::gl::ShaderStage getShaderStage() const;
+
+    private:
+        cubos::core::gl::ShaderStage mShaderStage;
+    };
+} // namespace cubos::engine
diff --git a/engine/src/render/shader/bridge.cpp b/engine/src/render/shader/bridge.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ed6b9606d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/render/shader/bridge.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include <cubos/core/log.hpp>
+
+#include <cubos/engine/render/shader/bridge.hpp>
+
+using namespace cubos::engine;
+
+using cubos::core::memory::Stream;
+
+bool ShaderBridge::loadFromFile(Assets& assets, const AnyAsset& handle, Stream& stream)
+{
+    // Dump the shader code into a string.
+    std::string contents;
+    stream.readUntil(contents, nullptr);
+
+    // Read shader stage type
+    auto stageTypeString = assets.readMeta(handle)->get("stage");
+    cubos::core::gl::Stage stageType;
+    if (stageTypeString == "Vertex")
+    {
+        stageType = cubos::core::gl::Stage::Vertex;
+    }
+    else if (stageTypeString == "Geometry")
+    {
+        stageType = cubos::core::gl::Stage::Geometry;
+    }
+    else if (stageTypeString == "Pixel")
+    {
+        stageType = cubos::core::gl::Stage::Pixel;
+    }
+    else if (stageTypeString == "Compute")
+    {
+        stageType = cubos::core::gl::Stage::Compute;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        CUBOS_ERROR("Shader assets must specify a stage type");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    cubos::core::gl::ShaderStage shaderStage = mRenderDevice.createShaderStage(stageType, contents.c_str());
+    if (shaderStage == nullptr)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    Shader shader(shaderStage);
+
+    // Store the asset's data.
+    assets.store(handle, shader);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool ShaderBridge::saveToFile(const Assets& assets, const AnyAsset& handle, cubos::core::memory::Stream& stream)
+{
+    // Ignore unused argument warnings
+    (void)assets;
+    (void)handle;
+    (void)stream;
+
+    CUBOS_ERROR("Shader assets are not saveable");
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/engine/src/render/shader/plugin.cpp b/engine/src/render/shader/plugin.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19c94c5c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/render/shader/plugin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include <cubos/core/io/window.hpp>
+
+#include <cubos/engine/assets/bridges/binary.hpp>
+#include <cubos/engine/assets/plugin.hpp>
+#include <cubos/engine/prelude.hpp>
+#include <cubos/engine/render/shader/bridge.hpp>
+#include <cubos/engine/render/shader/plugin.hpp>
+#include <cubos/engine/window/plugin.hpp>
+
+using cubos::core::io::Window;
+using cubos::engine::ShaderBridge;
+
+void cubos::engine::shaderPlugin(Cubos& cubos)
+{
+    cubos.addPlugin(assetsPlugin);
+    cubos.addPlugin(windowPlugin);
+
+    cubos.startupSystem("setup Shader asset bridge")
+        .tagged("cubos.assets.bridge")
+        .after("cubos.window.init")
+        .call([](Assets& assets, Window& window) {
+            // Add the bridge to load .glsl files.
+            assets.registerBridge(".glsl", std::make_unique<ShaderBridge>(window->renderDevice()));
+        });
+}
diff --git a/engine/src/render/shader/shader.cpp b/engine/src/render/shader/shader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0a9dfde30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/render/shader/shader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include <cubos/core/reflection/external/glm.hpp>
+#include <cubos/core/reflection/external/primitives.hpp>
+#include <cubos/core/reflection/traits/constructible.hpp>
+#include <cubos/core/reflection/type.hpp>
+
+#include <cubos/engine/render/shader/shader.hpp>
+
+using namespace cubos::engine;
+
+CUBOS_REFLECT_IMPL(Shader)
+{
+    using namespace cubos::core::reflection;
+
+    return Type::create("cubos::engine::Shader")
+        .with(ConstructibleTrait::typed<Shader>().withMoveConstructor().build());
+}
+
+cubos::core::gl::ShaderStage Shader::getShaderStage() const
+{
+    return mShaderStage;
+}