diff --git a/src/nodes/drawable/sky.rs b/src/nodes/drawable/sky.rs
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+++ b/src/nodes/drawable/sky.rs
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+use bevy::{
+	app::{Plugin, Update},
+	core_pipeline::{Skybox, core_3d::Camera3d},
+	ecs::{
+		entity::Entity,
+		query::With,
+		system::{Commands, Query, ResMut},
+	},
+	pbr::environment_map::EnvironmentMapLight,
+};
+use bevy_equirect::EquirectManager;
+use glam::Quat;
+
+pub struct SkyPlugin;
+
+impl Plugin for SkyPlugin {
+	fn build(&self, app: &mut bevy::app::App) {
+		app.add_systems(Update, apply_sky);
+	}
+}
+
+// TODO: make this work with cameras spawned after setting the sky texture
+fn apply_sky(
+	mut equirect: ResMut<EquirectManager>,
+	cameras: Query<Entity, With<Camera3d>>,
+	mut cmds: Commands,
+) {
+	if let Some(tex) = super::QUEUED_SKYTEX.lock().take() {
+		if let Some(path) = tex {
+			let image_handle = equirect.load_equirect_as_cubemap(path, 1024);
+			for cam in cameras {
+				cmds.entity(cam).insert(Skybox {
+					image: image_handle.clone(),
+					brightness: 1000.0,
+					rotation: Quat::IDENTITY,
+				});
+			}
+		} else {
+			for cam in cameras {
+				cmds.entity(cam).remove::<Skybox>();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if let Some(light) = super::QUEUED_SKYLIGHT.lock().take() {
+		if let Some(path) = light {
+			let image_handle = equirect.load_equirect_as_cubemap(path, 1024);
+			for cam in cameras {
+				cmds.entity(cam).insert(EnvironmentMapLight {
+					diffuse_map: image_handle.clone(),
+					// we might want to use the SkyTex for this?
+					specular_map: image_handle.clone(),
+					intensity: 1000.0,
+					rotation: Quat::IDENTITY,
+					affects_lightmapped_mesh_diffuse: false,
+				});
+			}
+		} else {
+			for cam in cameras {
+				cmds.entity(cam).remove::<EnvironmentMapLight>();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}