diff --git a/MapControl/Avalonia/ImageLoader.Avalonia.cs b/MapControl/Avalonia/ImageLoader.Avalonia.cs
index 647f6c81..10c14b9c 100644
--- a/MapControl/Avalonia/ImageLoader.Avalonia.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Avalonia/ImageLoader.Avalonia.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace MapControl
     {
         public static IImage LoadImage(Uri uri)
         {
-            throw new NotSupportedException();
+            return new Bitmap(AssetLoader.Open(uri));
         }
 
         public static IImage LoadImage(Stream stream)
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ namespace MapControl
             return new Bitmap(stream);
         }
 
+        public static IImage LoadImage(string path)
+        {
+            return File.Exists(path) ? new Bitmap(path) : null;
+        }
+
         public static Task<IImage> LoadImageAsync(Stream stream)
         {
             return Thread.CurrentThread.IsThreadPoolThread ?
@@ -28,19 +33,11 @@ namespace MapControl
                 Task.Run(() => LoadImage(stream));
         }
 
-        public static async Task<IImage> LoadImageAsync(string path)
+        public static Task<IImage> LoadImageAsync(string path)
         {
-            IImage image = null;
-
-            if (File.Exists(path))
-            {
-                using (var stream = File.OpenRead(path))
-                {
-                    image = await LoadImageAsync(stream);
-                }
-            }
-
-            return image;
+            return Thread.CurrentThread.IsThreadPoolThread ?
+                Task.FromResult(LoadImage(path)) :
+                Task.Run(() => LoadImage(path));
         }
 
         internal static async Task<IImage> LoadMergedImageAsync(Uri uri1, Uri uri2, IProgress<double> progress)
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/GroundOverlay.cs b/MapControl/Shared/GroundOverlay.cs
index 74cfb570..be62309c 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/GroundOverlay.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/GroundOverlay.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace MapControl
                         }
 
                         memoryStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+
                         Image.Source = await ImageLoader.LoadImageAsync(memoryStream);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/MapControl/WPF/ImageLoader.WPF.cs b/MapControl/WPF/ImageLoader.WPF.cs
index 233441e3..f28b6f8a 100644
--- a/MapControl/WPF/ImageLoader.WPF.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WPF/ImageLoader.WPF.cs
@@ -28,14 +28,7 @@ namespace MapControl
             return image;
         }
 
-        public static Task<ImageSource> LoadImageAsync(Stream stream)
-        {
-            return Thread.CurrentThread.IsThreadPoolThread ?
-                Task.FromResult(LoadImage(stream)) :
-                Task.Run(() => LoadImage(stream));
-        }
-
-        public static async Task<ImageSource> LoadImageAsync(string path)
+        public static ImageSource LoadImage(string path)
         {
             ImageSource image = null;
 
@@ -43,13 +36,27 @@ namespace MapControl
             {
                 using (var stream = File.OpenRead(path))
                 {
-                    image = await LoadImageAsync(stream);
+                    image = LoadImage(stream);
                 }
             }
 
             return image;
         }
 
+        public static Task<ImageSource> LoadImageAsync(Stream stream)
+        {
+            return Thread.CurrentThread.IsThreadPoolThread ?
+                Task.FromResult(LoadImage(stream)) :
+                Task.Run(() => LoadImage(stream));
+        }
+
+        public static Task<ImageSource> LoadImageAsync(string path)
+        {
+            return Thread.CurrentThread.IsThreadPoolThread ?
+                Task.FromResult(LoadImage(path)) :
+                Task.Run(() => LoadImage(path));
+        }
+
         internal static async Task<ImageSource> LoadMergedImageAsync(Uri uri1, Uri uri2, IProgress<double> progress)
         {
             WriteableBitmap mergedBitmap = null;
diff --git a/MapControl/WinUI/ImageLoader.WinUI.cs b/MapControl/WinUI/ImageLoader.WinUI.cs
index a8c59e27..0ed33215 100644
--- a/MapControl/WinUI/ImageLoader.WinUI.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WinUI/ImageLoader.WinUI.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ namespace MapControl
         public static async Task<ImageSource> LoadImageAsync(IRandomAccessStream randomAccessStream)
         {
             var image = new BitmapImage();
+
             await image.SetSourceAsync(randomAccessStream);
+
             return image;
         }
 
@@ -48,9 +50,9 @@ namespace MapControl
             {
                 var file = await StorageFile.GetFileFromPathAsync(path);
 
-                using (var stream = await file.OpenReadAsync())
+                using (var randomAccessStream = await file.OpenReadAsync())
                 {
-                    image = await LoadImageAsync(stream);
+                    image = await LoadImageAsync(randomAccessStream);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ namespace MapControl
         internal static async Task<WriteableBitmap> LoadWriteableBitmapAsync(BitmapDecoder decoder)
         {
             var image = new WriteableBitmap((int)decoder.PixelWidth, (int)decoder.PixelHeight);
+
             var pixelData = await decoder.GetPixelDataAsync(
                 BitmapPixelFormat.Bgra8, BitmapAlphaMode.Premultiplied, new BitmapTransform(),
                 ExifOrientationMode.IgnoreExifOrientation, ColorManagementMode.DoNotColorManage);