diff --git a/flixel/graphics/frames/FlxFrame.hx b/flixel/graphics/frames/FlxFrame.hx
index 8eea7d583e..5644e0a7e9 100644
--- a/flixel/graphics/frames/FlxFrame.hx
+++ b/flixel/graphics/frames/FlxFrame.hx
@@ -761,8 +761,13 @@ enum abstract FlxFrameAngle(Int) from Int to Int
  * `bottom`. This is for optimization reasons, to reduce arithmetic when drawing vertices
  */
 @:forward(put)
-abstract FlxUVRect(FlxRect) from FlxRect to flixel.util.FlxPool.IFlxPooled
+abstract FlxUVRect(FlxRect) from FlxRect
 {
+	@:to public inline function toIFlxPooled():flixel.util.FlxPool.IFlxPooled
+	{
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public var left(get, set):Float;
 	inline function get_left():Float { return this.x; }
 	inline function set_left(value):Float { return this.x = value; }