diff --git a/samples/TestApplication/Program.cs b/samples/TestApplication/Program.cs
index e73850b123..7aa433bfa8 100644
--- a/samples/TestApplication/Program.cs
+++ b/samples/TestApplication/Program.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace TestApplication
             // dispatcher. This makes sure it's initialized.
             System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher foo = System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher;
             new App();
+            MainWindow.RootNamespace = "TestApplication";
             var wnd = MainWindow.Create();
             DevTools.Attach(wnd);
             Application.Current.Run(wnd);
diff --git a/samples/TestApplication/TestApplication.csproj b/samples/TestApplication/TestApplication.csproj
index 887b3f3bfe..86397361e1 100644
--- a/samples/TestApplication/TestApplication.csproj
+++ b/samples/TestApplication/TestApplication.csproj
@@ -145,14 +145,6 @@
       <Name>Perspex.Win32</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="github_icon.png">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="pattern.jpg">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="..\TestApplicationShared\TestApplicationShared.projitems" Label="Shared" />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\src\Shared\perspex.platform.targets" />
diff --git a/samples/TestApplicationShared/MainWindow.cs b/samples/TestApplicationShared/MainWindow.cs
index dff976f8cb..5df09b0d03 100644
--- a/samples/TestApplicationShared/MainWindow.cs
+++ b/samples/TestApplicationShared/MainWindow.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using Perspex;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ using Perspex.Diagnostics;
 using Perspex.Layout;
 using Perspex.Media;
 using Perspex.Media.Imaging;
+using Perspex.Platform;
 using TestApplication;
 
 namespace TestApplication
@@ -367,6 +369,12 @@ namespace TestApplication
             };
         }
 
+        public static string RootNamespace;
+
+        static Stream GetImage(string path)
+        {
+            return PerspexLocator.Current.GetService<IAssetLoader>().Open(new Uri("res:///" + RootNamespace + "." + path));
+        }
 
         private static TabItem ListsTab()
         {
@@ -392,7 +400,7 @@ namespace TestApplication
                                     Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal,
                                     Children = new Controls
                                     {
-                                        new Image { Width = 50, Height = 50, Source = new Bitmap("github_icon.png") },
+                                        new Image { Width = 50, Height = 50, Source = new Bitmap(GetImage("github_icon.png")) },
                                         new TextBlock { Text = x.Name, FontSize = 18 }
                                     }
                                 })
@@ -458,8 +466,8 @@ namespace TestApplication
                 Transition = new PageSlide(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.25)),
                 Items = new[]
                 {
-                    new Image { Source = new Bitmap("github_icon.png"),  Width = 400, Height = 400 },
-                    new Image { Source = new Bitmap("pattern.jpg"), Width = 400, Height = 400 },
+                    new Image { Source = new Bitmap(GetImage("github_icon.png")),  Width = 400, Height = 400 },
+                    new Image { Source = new Bitmap(GetImage("pattern.jpg")), Width = 400, Height = 400 },
                 }
             };
 
@@ -773,7 +781,7 @@ namespace TestApplication
                                     Background = Brushes.Coral,
                                     Child = new Image
                                     {
-                                        Source = new Bitmap("github_icon.png"),
+                                        Source = new Bitmap(GetImage("github_icon.png")),
                                         HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
                                         VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
                                     },
diff --git a/samples/TestApplicationShared/TestApplicationShared.projitems b/samples/TestApplicationShared/TestApplicationShared.projitems
index 97ca2698b5..cfdaf6ee1f 100644
--- a/samples/TestApplicationShared/TestApplicationShared.projitems
+++ b/samples/TestApplicationShared/TestApplicationShared.projitems
@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)html.htm" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)github_icon.png">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)pattern.jpg">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/TestApplication/github_icon.png b/samples/TestApplicationShared/github_icon.png
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/TestApplication/github_icon.png
rename to samples/TestApplicationShared/github_icon.png
diff --git a/samples/TestApplication/pattern.jpg b/samples/TestApplicationShared/pattern.jpg
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/TestApplication/pattern.jpg
rename to samples/TestApplicationShared/pattern.jpg