diff --git a/modules/blackhole/rendering/accretion_disk.png b/modules/blackhole/rendering/accretion_disk.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b73562e529
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diff --git a/modules/blackhole/rendering/renderableblackhole.cpp b/modules/blackhole/rendering/renderableblackhole.cpp
index 2de52e38b3..9469fc0058 100644
--- a/modules/blackhole/rendering/renderableblackhole.cpp
+++ b/modules/blackhole/rendering/renderableblackhole.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,13 @@ namespace openspace {
             LWARNING("UniformCache is missing 'colorBVMap'");
         }
 
+#ifdef M_Kerr
+        ghoul::opengl::TextureUnit accretionDiskUnit;
+        if (!bindTexture(_uniformCache.accretionDisk, accretionDiskUnit, _accretionDiskTexture)) {
+            LWARNING("UniformCache is missing 'accretionDisk'");
+        }
+#endif // M_Kerr
+
         SendSchwarzschildTableToShader();
         SendStarKDTreeToShader();
 
@@ -343,7 +350,13 @@ namespace openspace {
         else {
             LWARNING(std::format("Failed to load environment texture from path '{}'", absPath(_colorBVMapTexturePath).string()));
         }
-        
+#if M_Kerr
+        _accretionDiskTexture = ghoul::io::TextureReader::ref().loadTexture(absPath("${MODULE_BLACKHOLE}/rendering/accretion_disk.png"), 1);
+
+        if (_accretionDiskTexture) {
+            _accretionDiskTexture->uploadTexture();
+        }
+#endif
     }
 
     void RenderableBlackHole::bindFramebuffer() {
diff --git a/modules/blackhole/rendering/renderableblackhole.h b/modules/blackhole/rendering/renderableblackhole.h
index 2ccc7a02e2..3f60b92301 100644
--- a/modules/blackhole/rendering/renderableblackhole.h
+++ b/modules/blackhole/rendering/renderableblackhole.h
@@ -79,11 +79,12 @@ namespace openspace {
         GLuint _ssboStarKDTree = 0;
         GLuint _ssboStarKDTreeIndices = 0;
 
-        UniformCache(environmentTexture, viewGrid, worldRotationMatrix, cameraRotationMatrix, colorBVMap, r_0) _uniformCache;
+        UniformCache(environmentTexture, viewGrid, worldRotationMatrix, cameraRotationMatrix, colorBVMap, r_0, accretionDisk) _uniformCache;
 
         std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture> _warpTableTex;
         std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture> _environmentTexture;
         std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture> _colorBVMapTexture;
+        std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture> _accretionDiskTexture;
     };
 
 } // openspace namespace
diff --git a/modules/blackhole/shaders/kerr_fs.glsl b/modules/blackhole/shaders/kerr_fs.glsl
index 2ff087e761..16377be00a 100644
--- a/modules/blackhole/shaders/kerr_fs.glsl
+++ b/modules/blackhole/shaders/kerr_fs.glsl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ in vec2 TexCoord;
 
 uniform sampler2D environmentTexture;
 uniform sampler2D viewGrid;
+uniform sampler1D accretionDisk;
 
 uniform mat4 cameraRotationMatrix;
 uniform mat4 worldRotationMatrix;
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ Fragment getFragment() {
             frag.color = vec4(0.0f);
             return frag;
         } else if(sphericalCoords.x == DISK){
-            frag.color = vec4(clamp(sphericalCoords.y, 0.0, 1.0), 0.3*clamp(sphericalCoords.y, 0.0, 1.0), 0.15*clamp(sphericalCoords.y, 0.0, 1.0), 1.0f);
+            frag.color = vec4(texture(accretionDisk, sphericalCoords.y).rgb, 1.0f);
             return frag;
         }
         vec4 starColor = searchNearestStar(vec3(0.0f, sphericalCoords.x, sphericalCoords.y), l);