diff --git a/src/play_clj/core.clj b/src/play_clj/core.clj
index bf083cc..d7ff929 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core.clj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
            [com.badlogic.gdx.audio Sound]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics Camera Color GL20 OrthographicCamera
             PerspectiveCamera]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d SpriteBatch TextureRegion]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d NinePatch SpriteBatch TextureRegion]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.input GestureDetector
             GestureDetector$GestureListener]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.maps MapLayer MapLayers]
diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_graphics.clj b/src/play_clj/core_graphics.clj
index 0ac6229..54012ef 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core_graphics.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core_graphics.clj
@@ -208,6 +208,24 @@ with the tiled map file at `path` and `unit` scale
 
 (defmethod draw-entity! nil [_ _])
 
+(defmethod draw-entity! :texture
+  [^SpriteBatch batch {:keys [^TextureRegion object x y width height]}]
+  (assert object)
+  (let [x (float (or x 0))
+        y (float (or y 0))
+        width (float (or width (.getRegionWidth object)))
+        height (float (or height (.getRegionHeight object)))]
+    (.draw batch object x y width height)))
+
+(defmethod draw-entity! :nine-patch
+  [^SpriteBatch batch {:keys [^NinePatch object x y width height]}]
+  (assert object)
+  (let [x (float (or x 0))
+        y (float (or y 0))
+        width (float (or width (.getTotalWidth object)))
+        height (float (or height (.getTotalHeight object)))]
+    (.draw object batch x y width height)))
+
 (defmethod draw-entity! :actor
   [^SpriteBatch batch {:keys [^Actor object] :as entity}]
   (assert object)
@@ -220,15 +238,6 @@ with the tiled map file at `path` and `unit` scale
       nil))
   (.draw object batch 1))
 
-(defmethod draw-entity! :texture
-  [^SpriteBatch batch {:keys [^TextureRegion object x y width height]}]
-  (assert object)
-  (let [x (float (or x 0))
-        y (float (or y 0))
-        width (float (or width (.getRegionWidth object)))
-        height (float (or height (.getRegionHeight object)))]
-    (.draw batch object x y width height)))
-
 (defn draw!
   "Draws the `entities` with the renderer from `screen`
 
diff --git a/src/play_clj/g2d.clj b/src/play_clj/g2d.clj
index c757161..317d3cd 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/g2d.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/g2d.clj
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 (ns play-clj.g2d
   (:require [play-clj.utils :as u])
   (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics Texture]
-           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d Animation BitmapFont TextureRegion]))
+           [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d Animation BitmapFont NinePatch
+            TextureRegion]))
 
 (defmacro bitmap-font
   "Returns a [BitmapFont](http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/nightlies/docs/api/com/badlogic/gdx/graphics/g2d/BitmapFont.html)
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@
     (cond
       (string? arg)
       (-> ^String arg Texture. TextureRegion.)
-      (map? arg)
-      (TextureRegion. ^TextureRegion (u/get-obj arg :object))
+      (:object arg)
+      (TextureRegion. ^TextureRegion (:object arg))
       :else
       arg)))
 
@@ -44,6 +45,40 @@
   [entity k & options]
   `(u/call! ^TextureRegion (u/get-obj ~entity :object) ~k ~@options))
 
+(defn nine-patch*
+  "The function version of `nine-patch`"
+  [arg]
+  (u/create-entity
+    (cond
+      (string? arg)
+      (-> ^String arg Texture. TextureRegion. NinePatch.)
+      (:object arg)
+      (NinePatch. (:object arg))
+      (map? arg)
+      (let [{:keys [^TextureRegion region left right top bottom]} arg]
+        (NinePatch. region left right top bottom))
+      :else
+      arg)))
+
+(defmacro nine-patch
+  "Returns an entity based on [NinePatch](http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/nightlies/docs/api/com/badlogic/gdx/graphics/g2d/NinePatch.html)
+
+    (nine-patch \"image.png\")
+    (nine-patch \"image.png\" :set-color (color :blue))
+    (nine-patch {:image \"image.png\" :left 10 :right 10 :top 10 :bottom 10})"
+  [arg & options]
+  `(let [entity# (texture* ~arg)]
+     (u/calls! ^NinePatch (u/get-obj entity# :object) ~@options)
+     entity#))
+
+(defmacro nine-patch!
+  "Calls a single method on a `nine-patch`
+
+    (nine-patch! entity :set-color (color :blue))
+    (nine-patch! entity :get-middle-width)"
+  [entity k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^TextureRegion (u/get-obj ~entity :object) ~k ~@options))
+
 (defmacro play-mode
   "Returns a static field from [Animation](http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/nightlies/docs/api/com/badlogic/gdx/graphics/g2d/Animation.html)
 
diff --git a/src/play_clj/utils.clj b/src/play_clj/utils.clj
index 937d14a..58a7a8a 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/utils.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/utils.clj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (ns play-clj.utils
   (:require [clojure.string :as s])
-  (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d TextureRegion]
+  (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d NinePatch TextureRegion]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d Actor]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.utils Array ArrayMap]))
 
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ new object to be created each time a field is set)
   [obj]
   {:type :texture :object obj})
 
+(defmethod create-entity NinePatch
+  [obj]
+  {:type :nine-patch :object obj})
+
 (defmethod create-entity Actor
   [obj]
   {:type :actor :object obj})