diff --git a/materialx/utils.py b/materialx/utils.py
index 6ca461313..31ad5f168 100644
--- a/materialx/utils.py
+++ b/materialx/utils.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def set_param_value(mx_param, val, nd_type, nd_output=None):
         elif nd_type == 'float':
             if isinstance(val, NodeItem):
                 val = val.data
-        
+
             if isinstance(val, tuple):
                 val = val[0]
 
@@ -347,6 +347,14 @@ READONLY_IMAGE_FORMATS = {".dds"}  # blender can read these formats, but can't w
 
 
 def cache_image_file(image: bpy.types.Image, cache_check=True):
+    try:
+        import _bpy_hydra
+        return _bpy_hydra.cache_or_get_image_file(bpy.context.as_pointer(), image.as_pointer())
+
+    except ImportError:
+        # without bpy_hydra we are going to cache image through python
+        pass
+
     image_path = Path(image.filepath_from_user())
     if not image.packed_file and image.source != 'GENERATED':
         if not image_path.is_file():
@@ -380,6 +388,7 @@ def cache_image_file(image: bpy.types.Image, cache_check=True):
 
     try:
         image.save_render(filepath=str(temp_path))
+
     finally:
         scene.render.image_settings.file_format = user_format
         scene.render.image_settings.color_mode = user_color_mode
@@ -655,15 +664,15 @@ def get_output_node(material):
         return None
 
     bl_output_node = next((node for node in material.node_tree.nodes if
-                 node.bl_idname == 'ShaderNodeOutputMaterial' and
-                 node.is_active_output and node.inputs['Surface'].links), None)
+                           node.bl_idname == 'ShaderNodeOutputMaterial' and
+                           node.is_active_output and node.inputs['Surface'].links), None)
 
     if bl_output_node:
         return bl_output_node
 
     mx_output_node = next((node for node in material.node_tree.nodes if
-                 node.bl_idname == with_prefix('MxNode_STD_surfacematerial') and
-                 node.inputs['surfaceshader'].links), None)
+                           node.bl_idname == with_prefix('MxNode_STD_surfacematerial') and
+                           node.inputs['surfaceshader'].links), None)
 
     return mx_output_node