diff --git a/src/platform/python/mgba/core.py b/src/platform/python/mgba/core.py
index 10b0ccd5d..8bf339846 100644
--- a/src/platform/python/mgba/core.py
+++ b/src/platform/python/mgba/core.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 from ._pylib import ffi, lib
+from . import tile
+from cached_property import cached_property
 
 def find(path):
     core = lib.mCoreFind(path.encode('UTF-8'))
@@ -43,6 +45,10 @@ class Core:
             self.cpu = LR35902Core(self._core.cpu)
             self.board = GB(self._core.board)
 
+    @cached_property
+    def tiles(self):
+        return tile.TileView(self)
+
     def _deinit(self):
         self._core.deinit(self._core)
 
@@ -112,4 +118,4 @@ if hasattr(lib, 'PLATFORM_GBA'):
 if hasattr(lib, 'PLATFORM_GB'):
     from .gb import GB
     from .lr35902 import LR35902Core
-    Core.PLATFORM_GB = lib.PLATFORM_GB
\ No newline at end of file
+    Core.PLATFORM_GB = lib.PLATFORM_GB
diff --git a/src/platform/python/mgba/gb.py b/src/platform/python/mgba/gb.py
index 1d141e966..0b5f0f79d 100644
--- a/src/platform/python/mgba/gb.py
+++ b/src/platform/python/mgba/gb.py
@@ -8,3 +8,11 @@ from ._pylib import ffi, lib
 class GB:
     def __init__(self, native):
         self._native = ffi.cast("struct GB*", native)
+
+    def _initTileCache(self, cache):
+        lib.GBVideoTileCacheInit(cache)
+        lib.GBVideoTileCacheAssociate(cache, ffi.addressof(self._native.video))
+
+    def _deinitTileCache(self, cache):
+        self._native.video.renderer.cache = ffi.NULL
+        lib.mTileCacheDeinit(cache)
diff --git a/src/platform/python/mgba/gba.py b/src/platform/python/mgba/gba.py
index a425c5b42..4a66222d9 100644
--- a/src/platform/python/mgba/gba.py
+++ b/src/platform/python/mgba/gba.py
@@ -8,3 +8,11 @@ from ._pylib import ffi, lib
 class GBA:
     def __init__(self, native):
         self._native = ffi.cast("struct GBA*", native)
+
+    def _initTileCache(self, cache):
+        lib.GBAVideoTileCacheInit(cache)
+        lib.GBAVideoTileCacheAssociate(cache, ffi.addressof(self._native.video))
+
+    def _deinitTileCache(self, cache):
+        self._native.video.renderer.cache = ffi.NULL
+        lib.mTileCacheDeinit(cache)
diff --git a/src/platform/python/mgba/tile.py b/src/platform/python/mgba/tile.py
index 06a64366d..1728e8927 100644
--- a/src/platform/python/mgba/tile.py
+++ b/src/platform/python/mgba/tile.py
@@ -7,30 +7,25 @@ from ._pylib import ffi, lib
 from . import image
 
 class Tile:
-	def __init__(self, data):
-		self.buffer = data
+    def __init__(self, data):
+        self.buffer = data
 
-	def toImage(self):
-		i = image.Image(8, 8)
-		self.composite(i, 0, 0)
-		return i
+    def toImage(self):
+        i = image.Image(8, 8)
+        self.composite(i, 0, 0)
+        return i
 
-	def composite(self, i, x, y):
-		for iy in range(8):
-			for ix in range(8):
-				i.buffer[ix + x + (iy + y) * i.stride] = image.u16ToColor(self.buffer[ix + iy * 8])
+    def composite(self, i, x, y):
+        for iy in range(8):
+            for ix in range(8):
+                i.buffer[ix + x + (iy + y) * i.stride] = image.u16ToColor(self.buffer[ix + iy * 8])
 
 class TileView:
-	def __init__(self, core):
-		self.core = core
-		self.cache = ffi.gc(ffi.new("struct mTileCache*"), lib.mTileCacheDeinit)
-		if core.platform() == core.PLATFORM_GBA:
-			lib.GBAVideoTileCacheInit(self.cache)
-			lib.GBAVideoTileCacheAssociate(self.cache, ffi.addressof(self.core.board._native, "video"))
-		if core.platform() == core.PLATFORM_GB:
-			lib.GBVideoTileCacheInit(self.cache)
-			lib.GBVideoTileCacheAssociate(self.cache, ffi.addressof(self.core.board._native, "video"))
-		lib.mTileCacheSetPalette(self.cache, 0)
+    def __init__(self, core):
+        self.core = core
+        self.cache = ffi.gc(ffi.new("struct mTileCache*"), core.board._deinitTileCache)
+        core.board._initTileCache(self.cache)
+        lib.mTileCacheSetPalette(self.cache, 0)
 
-	def getTile(self, tile, palette):
-		return Tile(lib.mTileCacheGetTile(self.cache, tile, palette))
+    def getTile(self, tile, palette):
+        return Tile(lib.mTileCacheGetTile(self.cache, tile, palette))
diff --git a/src/platform/python/setup.py.in b/src/platform/python/setup.py.in
index 045e6de4e..1884778cf 100644
--- a/src/platform/python/setup.py.in
+++ b/src/platform/python/setup.py.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ setup(name="${BINARY_NAME}",
       url="http://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/",
       packages=["mgba"],
       setup_requires=['cffi>=1.6'],
-      install_requires=['cffi>=1.6'],
+      install_requires=['cffi>=1.6', 'cached-property'],
       license="MPL 2.0",
       classifiers=classifiers
-      )
\ No newline at end of file
+      )