diff --git a/code/PostProcessing/EmbedTexturesProcess.cpp b/code/PostProcessing/EmbedTexturesProcess.cpp
index 7e435e556..cb2853926 100644
--- a/code/PostProcessing/EmbedTexturesProcess.cpp
+++ b/code/PostProcessing/EmbedTexturesProcess.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Open Asset Import Library (assimp)
 
 Copyright (c) 2006-2021, assimp team
 
-
 All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use of this software in source and binary forms,
@@ -41,6 +40,8 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */
 
 #include "EmbedTexturesProcess.h"
+#include <assimp/IOStream.hpp>
+#include <assimp/IOSystem.hpp>
 #include <assimp/ParsingUtils.h>
 #include "ProcessHelper.h"
 
@@ -48,11 +49,13 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 using namespace Assimp;
 
-EmbedTexturesProcess::EmbedTexturesProcess()
-: BaseProcess() {
+EmbedTexturesProcess::EmbedTexturesProcess() :
+        BaseProcess() {
+    // empty
 }
 
 EmbedTexturesProcess::~EmbedTexturesProcess() {
+    // empty
 }
 
 bool EmbedTexturesProcess::IsActive(unsigned int pFlags) const {
@@ -62,15 +65,16 @@ bool EmbedTexturesProcess::IsActive(unsigned int pFlags) const {
 void EmbedTexturesProcess::SetupProperties(const Importer* pImp) {
     mRootPath = pImp->GetPropertyString("sourceFilePath");
     mRootPath = mRootPath.substr(0, mRootPath.find_last_of("\\/") + 1u);
+    mIOHandler = pImp->GetIOHandler();
 }
 
 void EmbedTexturesProcess::Execute(aiScene* pScene) {
-    if (pScene == nullptr || pScene->mRootNode == nullptr) return;
+    if (pScene == nullptr || pScene->mRootNode == nullptr || mIOHandler == nullptr){
+        return;
+    }
 
     aiString path;
-
     uint32_t embeddedTexturesCount = 0u;
-
     for (auto matId = 0u; matId < pScene->mNumMaterials; ++matId) {
         auto material = pScene->mMaterials[matId];
 
@@ -101,27 +105,31 @@ bool EmbedTexturesProcess::addTexture(aiScene* pScene, std::string path) const {
     std::string    imagePath = path;
 
     // Test path directly
-    std::ifstream file(imagePath, std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
-    if ((imageSize = file.tellg()) == std::streampos(-1)) {
+    if (!mIOHandler->Exists(imagePath)) {
         ASSIMP_LOG_WARN("EmbedTexturesProcess: Cannot find image: ", imagePath, ". Will try to find it in root folder.");
 
         // Test path in root path
         imagePath = mRootPath + path;
-        file.open(imagePath, std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
-        if ((imageSize = file.tellg()) == std::streampos(-1)) {
+        if (!mIOHandler->Exists(imagePath)) {
             // Test path basename in root path
             imagePath = mRootPath + path.substr(path.find_last_of("\\/") + 1u);
-            file.open(imagePath, std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
-            if ((imageSize = file.tellg()) == std::streampos(-1)) {
+            if (!mIOHandler->Exists(imagePath)) {
                 ASSIMP_LOG_ERROR("EmbedTexturesProcess: Unable to embed texture: ", path, ".");
                 return false;
             }
         }
     }
+    IOStream* pFile = mIOHandler->Open(imagePath);
+    if (pFile == nullptr) {
+        ASSIMP_LOG_ERROR("EmbedTexturesProcess: Unable to embed texture: ", path, ".");
+        return false;
+    }
+    imageSize = pFile->FileSize();
 
     aiTexel* imageContent = new aiTexel[ 1ul + static_cast<unsigned long>( imageSize ) / sizeof(aiTexel)];
-    file.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
-    file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(imageContent), imageSize);
+    pFile->Seek(0, aiOrigin_SET);
+    pFile->Read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(imageContent), imageSize, 1);
+    mIOHandler->Close(pFile);
 
     // Enlarging the textures table
     unsigned int textureId = pScene->mNumTextures++;
diff --git a/code/PostProcessing/EmbedTexturesProcess.h b/code/PostProcessing/EmbedTexturesProcess.h
index 90970937a..5915e0d44 100644
--- a/code/PostProcessing/EmbedTexturesProcess.h
+++ b/code/PostProcessing/EmbedTexturesProcess.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 struct aiNode;
 
+class IOSystem;
+
 namespace Assimp {
 
 /**
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ private:
 
 private:
     std::string mRootPath;
+    IOSystem* mIOHandler = nullptr;
 };
 
 } // namespace Assimp