diff --git a/examples/common/font/text_buffer_manager.cpp b/examples/common/font/text_buffer_manager.cpp
index b98be22b8..72fa54fc0 100644
--- a/examples/common/font/text_buffer_manager.cpp
+++ b/examples/common/font/text_buffer_manager.cpp
@@ -698,8 +698,6 @@ void TextBufferManager::submitTextBuffer(TextBufferHandle _handle, uint8_t _id,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const bgfx::Memory* mem;
-
 	bgfx::setTexture(0, u_texColor, m_fontManager->getAtlas()->getTextureHandle() );
 
 	switch (bc.fontType)
@@ -739,21 +737,22 @@ void TextBufferManager::submitTextBuffer(TextBufferHandle _handle, uint8_t _id,
 
 			if (bgfx::invalidHandle == bc.vertexBufferHandleIdx)
 			{
-				mem = bgfx::alloc(indexSize);
-				memcpy(mem->data, bc.textBuffer->getIndexBuffer(), indexSize);
-				ibh = bgfx::createIndexBuffer(mem);
+				ibh = bgfx::createIndexBuffer(
+								bgfx::copy(bc.textBuffer->getIndexBuffer(), indexSize)
+								);
 
-				mem = bgfx::alloc(vertexSize);
-				memcpy(mem->data, bc.textBuffer->getVertexBuffer(), vertexSize);
-				vbh = bgfx::createVertexBuffer(mem, m_vertexDecl);
+				vbh = bgfx::createVertexBuffer(
+								  bgfx::copy(bc.textBuffer->getVertexBuffer(), vertexSize)
+								, m_vertexDecl
+								);
 
-				bc.indexBufferHandleIdx = ibh.idx;
 				bc.vertexBufferHandleIdx = vbh.idx;
+				bc.indexBufferHandleIdx = ibh.idx;
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				ibh.idx = bc.indexBufferHandleIdx;
 				vbh.idx = bc.vertexBufferHandleIdx;
+				ibh.idx = bc.indexBufferHandleIdx;
 			}
 
 			bgfx::setVertexBuffer(vbh, 0, bc.textBuffer->getVertexCount() );
@@ -768,13 +767,14 @@ void TextBufferManager::submitTextBuffer(TextBufferHandle _handle, uint8_t _id,
 
 			if (bgfx::invalidHandle == bc.vertexBufferHandleIdx )
 			{
-				mem = bgfx::alloc(indexSize);
-				memcpy(mem->data, bc.textBuffer->getIndexBuffer(), indexSize);
-				ibh = bgfx::createDynamicIndexBuffer(mem);
+				ibh = bgfx::createDynamicIndexBuffer(
+								bgfx::copy(bc.textBuffer->getIndexBuffer(), indexSize)
+								);
 
-				mem = bgfx::alloc(vertexSize);
-				memcpy(mem->data, bc.textBuffer->getVertexBuffer(), vertexSize);
-				vbh = bgfx::createDynamicVertexBuffer(mem, m_vertexDecl);
+				vbh = bgfx::createDynamicVertexBuffer(
+								  bgfx::copy(bc.textBuffer->getVertexBuffer(), vertexSize)
+								, m_vertexDecl
+								);
 
 				bc.indexBufferHandleIdx = ibh.idx;
 				bc.vertexBufferHandleIdx = vbh.idx;
@@ -784,13 +784,13 @@ void TextBufferManager::submitTextBuffer(TextBufferHandle _handle, uint8_t _id,
 				ibh.idx = bc.indexBufferHandleIdx;
 				vbh.idx = bc.vertexBufferHandleIdx;
 
-				mem = bgfx::alloc(indexSize);
-				memcpy(mem->data, bc.textBuffer->getIndexBuffer(), indexSize);
-				bgfx::updateDynamicIndexBuffer(ibh, mem);
+				bgfx::updateDynamicIndexBuffer(ibh
+						, bgfx::copy(bc.textBuffer->getIndexBuffer(), indexSize)
+						);
 
-				mem = bgfx::alloc(vertexSize);
-				memcpy(mem->data, bc.textBuffer->getVertexBuffer(), vertexSize);
-				bgfx::updateDynamicVertexBuffer(vbh, mem);
+				bgfx::updateDynamicVertexBuffer(vbh
+						, bgfx::copy(bc.textBuffer->getVertexBuffer(), vertexSize)
+						);
 			}
 
 			bgfx::setVertexBuffer(vbh, bc.textBuffer->getVertexCount() );
diff --git a/include/bgfx.h b/include/bgfx.h
index 3e8e23388..9d5772298 100644
--- a/include/bgfx.h
+++ b/include/bgfx.h
@@ -712,6 +712,9 @@ namespace bgfx
 	/// Allocate buffer to pass to bgfx calls. Data will be freed inside bgfx.
 	const Memory* alloc(uint32_t _size);
 
+	/// Allocate buffer and copy data into it. Data will be freed inside bgfx.
+	const Memory* copy(const void* _data, uint32_t _size);
+
 	/// Make reference to data to pass to bgfx. Unlike bgfx::alloc this call
 	/// doesn't allocate memory for data. It just copies pointer to data.
 	/// You must make sure data is available for at least 2 bgfx::frame calls.
diff --git a/src/bgfx.cpp b/src/bgfx.cpp
index 1b0ab46b5..cef0ca19b 100644
--- a/src/bgfx.cpp
+++ b/src/bgfx.cpp
@@ -1709,6 +1709,13 @@ namespace bgfx
 		return mem;
 	}
 
+	const Memory* copy(const void* _data, uint32_t _size)
+	{
+		const Memory* mem = alloc(_size);
+		memcpy(mem->data, _data, _size);
+		return mem;
+	}
+
 	const Memory* makeRef(const void* _data, uint32_t _size)
 	{
 		Memory* mem = (Memory*)BX_ALLOC(g_allocator, sizeof(Memory) );