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diff --git a/package/src/renderer/__tests__/Data.spec.tsx b/package/src/renderer/__tests__/Data.spec.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..acacb016b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/src/renderer/__tests__/Data.spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import path from "path";
+
+import React from "react";
+
+import { processResult } from "../../__tests__/setup";
+import { Fill } from "../components";
+import * as SkiaRenderer from "../index";
+import type { SkData } from "../../skia/types/Data/Data";
+
+import { mountCanvas, nodeRequire, Skia } from "./setup";
+
+const wait = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
+interface EmptyProps {}
+
+const CheckFont = ({}: EmptyProps) => {
+  const { useFont } = require("../../skia/core/Font");
+  const font = useFont(
+    nodeRequire(
+      path.resolve(__dirname, "../../skia/__tests__/assets/Roboto-Medium.ttf")
+    )
+  );
+  if (!font) {
+    return <Fill color="red" />;
+  }
+  return <Fill color="green" />;
+};
+
+const CheckDataCollection = ({}: EmptyProps) => {
+  const { useDataCollection } = require("../../skia/core/Data");
+  const font = useDataCollection(
+    [
+      nodeRequire(
+        path.resolve(__dirname, "../../skia/__tests__/assets/Roboto-Medium.ttf")
+      ),
+      nodeRequire(
+        path.resolve(__dirname, "../../skia/__tests__/assets/Roboto-Medium.ttf")
+      ),
+    ],
+    (data: SkData) => Skia.Typeface.MakeFreeTypeFaceFromData(data)
+  );
+  if (!font) {
+    return <Fill color="red" />;
+  }
+  return <Fill color="green" />;
+};
+
+describe("Data Loading", () => {
+  it("Loads renderer without Skia", async () => {
+    expect(SkiaRenderer).toBeDefined();
+  });
+  it("Should load a font file", async () => {
+    const { surface, draw } = mountCanvas(<CheckFont />);
+    draw();
+    processResult(surface, "snapshots/font/red.png");
+    await wait(500);
+    draw();
+    processResult(surface, "snapshots/font/green.png");
+  });
+
+  it("Should load many font files", async () => {
+    const { surface, draw } = mountCanvas(<CheckDataCollection />);
+    draw();
+    processResult(surface, "snapshots/font/red.png");
+    await wait(500);
+    draw();
+    processResult(surface, "snapshots/font/green.png");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/package/src/renderer/__tests__/setup.tsx b/package/src/renderer/__tests__/setup.tsx
index 20eb41f5b0..d0a9dd7eb2 100644
--- a/package/src/renderer/__tests__/setup.tsx
+++ b/package/src/renderer/__tests__/setup.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import fs from "fs";
+
 import React from "react";
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import ReactReconciler from "react-reconciler";
@@ -13,6 +15,15 @@ import { LoadSkia } from "../../web";
 
 export let Skia: ReturnType<typeof JsiSkApi>;
 
+jest.mock("react-native", () => ({
+  Platform: { OS: "web" },
+  Image: {
+    resolveAssetSource: jest.fn,
+  },
+}));
+
+export const nodeRequire = (uri: string) => fs.readFileSync(uri);
+
 beforeAll(async () => {
   await LoadSkia();
   Skia = JsiSkApi(global.CanvasKit);
@@ -39,6 +50,7 @@ export const drawOnNode = (element: ReactNode) => {
 };
 
 export const mountCanvas = (element: ReactNode) => {
+  global.SkiaApi = Skia;
   expect(Skia).toBeDefined();
   const surface = Skia.Surface.Make(width, height)!;
   expect(surface).toBeDefined();
diff --git a/package/src/skia/core/Data.ts b/package/src/skia/core/Data.ts
index e755864e4a..8d641d73a9 100644
--- a/package/src/skia/core/Data.ts
+++ b/package/src/skia/core/Data.ts
@@ -11,71 +11,88 @@ const resolveAsset = (source: ReturnType<typeof require>) => {
     : Image.resolveAssetSource(source).uri;
 };
 
-export const useDataCollection = <T>(
-  sources: DataSource[],
-  factory: (data: SkData[]) => T,
-  deps: DependencyList = []
+const factoryWrapper = <T>(
+  data2: SkData,
+  factory: (data: SkData) => T,
+  onError?: (err: Error) => void
 ) => {
-  const [data, setData] = useState<T | null>(null);
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const bytesOrURIs = sources.map((source) => {
-      if (source instanceof Uint8Array) {
-        return source;
-      }
-      return typeof source === "string" ? source : resolveAsset(source);
-    });
-    Promise.all(
-      bytesOrURIs.map((bytesOrURI) =>
-        bytesOrURI instanceof Uint8Array
-          ? Skia.Data.fromBytes(bytesOrURI)
-          : Skia.Data.fromURI(bytesOrURI)
-      )
-    ).then((d) => setData(factory(d)));
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, deps);
-  return data;
+  const factoryResult = factory(data2);
+  if (factoryResult === null) {
+    onError && onError(new Error("Could not load data"));
+    return null;
+  } else {
+    return factoryResult;
+  }
 };
 
-export const useRawData = <T>(
-  source: DataSource | null | undefined,
+const loadDataCollection = <T>(
+  sources: DataSource[],
+  factory: (data: SkData) => T,
+  onError?: (err: Error) => void
+): Promise<(T | null)[]> =>
+  Promise.all(sources.map((source) => loadData(source, factory, onError)));
+
+const loadData = <T>(
+  source: DataSource,
   factory: (data: SkData) => T,
   onError?: (err: Error) => void
+): Promise<T | null> => {
+  if (source instanceof Uint8Array) {
+    return new Promise((resolve) =>
+      resolve(factoryWrapper(Skia.Data.fromBytes(source), factory, onError))
+    );
+  } else {
+    const uri = typeof source === "string" ? source : resolveAsset(source);
+    return Skia.Data.fromURI(uri).then((d) =>
+      factoryWrapper(d, factory, onError)
+    );
+  }
+};
+
+type Source = DataSource | null | undefined;
+
+const useLoading = <T>(
+  source: Source,
+  loader: () => Promise<T | null>,
+  deps: DependencyList = []
 ) => {
   const [data, setData] = useState<T | null>(null);
-  const prevSourceRef = useRef<DataSource | null | undefined>();
+  const prevSourceRef = useRef<Source>();
   useEffect(() => {
-    // Track to avoid re-fetching the same data
     if (prevSourceRef.current !== source) {
       prevSourceRef.current = source;
-      if (source !== null && source !== undefined) {
-        const factoryWrapper = (data2: SkData) => {
-          const factoryResult = factory(data2);
-          if (factoryResult === null) {
-            onError && onError(new Error("Could not load data"));
-            setData(null);
-          } else {
-            setData(factoryResult);
-          }
-        };
-        if (source instanceof Uint8Array) {
-          factoryWrapper(Skia.Data.fromBytes(source));
-        } else {
-          const uri =
-            typeof source === "string" ? source : resolveAsset(source);
-          Skia.Data.fromURI(uri).then((d) => factoryWrapper(d));
-        }
-      } else {
-        // new source is null or undefined -> remove cached data
-        setData(null);
-      }
+      loader().then(setData);
+    } else {
+      setData(null);
     }
-  }, [factory, onError, source]);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, deps);
   return data;
 };
 
+export const useDataCollection = <T>(
+  sources: DataSource[],
+  factory: (data: SkData) => T,
+  onError?: (err: Error) => void,
+  deps?: DependencyList
+) =>
+  useLoading(
+    sources,
+    () => loadDataCollection(sources, factory, onError),
+    deps
+  );
+
+export const useRawData = <T>(
+  source: DataSource | null | undefined,
+  factory: (data: SkData) => T,
+  onError?: (err: Error) => void,
+  deps?: DependencyList
+) => useLoading(source, () => loadData(source, factory, onError), deps);
+
 const identity = (data: SkData) => data;
 
 export const useData = (
   source: DataSource | null | undefined,
-  onError?: (err: Error) => void
-) => useRawData(source, identity, onError);
+  onError?: (err: Error) => void,
+  deps?: DependencyList
+) => useRawData(source, identity, onError, deps);
diff --git a/package/src/skia/core/Typeface.ts b/package/src/skia/core/Typeface.ts
index 05610604a1..6ae36806f3 100644
--- a/package/src/skia/core/Typeface.ts
+++ b/package/src/skia/core/Typeface.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@ import { useRawData } from "./Data";
 export const useTypeface = (
   source: DataSource | null | undefined,
   onError?: (err: Error) => void
-) => useRawData(source, Skia.Typeface.MakeFreeTypeFaceFromData, onError);
+) =>
+  useRawData(
+    source,
+    Skia.Typeface.MakeFreeTypeFaceFromData.bind(Skia.Typeface),
+    onError
+  );