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diff --git a/dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/npatch/npatch-visual.h b/dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/npatch/npatch-visual.h
index e178eb8..07918ee 100644
--- a/dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/npatch/npatch-visual.h
+++ b/dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/npatch/npatch-visual.h
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@
  *
  */
 
-// INTERNAL INCLUDES
-#include <dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/visual-base-impl.h>
-
 // EXTERNAL INCLUDES
+#include <dali/public-api/common/intrusive-ptr.h>
 #include <dali/public-api/images/image.h>
 #include <dali/public-api/images/image-operations.h>
 #include <dali/devel-api/images/nine-patch-image.h>
@@ -29,6 +27,9 @@
 #include <dali/public-api/rendering/sampler.h>
 #include <dali/public-api/rendering/shader.h>
 
+// INTERNAL INCLUDES
+#include <dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/visual-base-impl.h>
+
 namespace Dali
 {
 
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ namespace Toolkit
 namespace Internal
 {
 
+class NPatchVisual;
+typedef IntrusivePtr< NPatchVisual > NPatchVisualPtr;
+
 /**
  * The visual which renders an 9 patch image to the control's quad
  *
@@ -54,14 +58,15 @@ class NPatchVisual: public Visual::Base
 public:
 
   /**
-   * @brief Constructor.
+   * @brief Create a new n-patch visual.
    *
    * @param[in] factoryCache A pointer pointing to the VisualFactoryCache object
+   * @return A smart-pointer to the newly allocated visual.
    */
-  NPatchVisual( VisualFactoryCache& factoryCache );
+  static NPatchVisualPtr New( VisualFactoryCache& factoryCache );
 
   /**
-   * @brief Constructor which creates an N-patch visual using an image URL.
+   * @brief Create an N-patch visual using an image URL.
    *
    * The visual will load the image synchronously when the associated actor is put on stage, and destroy the image when it is off stage
    *
@@ -69,21 +74,16 @@ public:
    * @param[in] imageUrl The URL to 9 patch image resource to use
    * @param[in] borderOnly A Flag to indicate if the image should omit the centre of the n-patch and only render the border
    */
-  NPatchVisual( VisualFactoryCache& factoryCache, const std::string& imageUrl, bool borderOnly = false );
+  static NPatchVisualPtr New( VisualFactoryCache& factoryCache, const std::string& imageUrl, bool borderOnly = false );
 
   /**
-   * @brief Constructor which creates an N-patch viusal with a NinePatchImage resource.
+   * @brief Create an N-patch visual with a NinePatchImage resource.
    *
    * @param[in] factoryCache A pointer pointing to the VisualFactoryCache object
    * @param[in] image The NinePatchImage to use
    * @param[in] borderOnly A Flag to indicate if the image should omit the centre of the n-patch and only render the border
    */
-  NPatchVisual( VisualFactoryCache& factoryCache, NinePatchImage image, bool borderOnly = false );
-
-  /**
-   * @brief A reference counted object may only be deleted by calling Unreference().
-   */
-  ~NPatchVisual();
+  static NPatchVisualPtr New( VisualFactoryCache& factoryCache, NinePatchImage image, bool borderOnly = false );
 
 public:  // from Visual
 
@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ public:  // from Visual
 protected:
 
   /**
+   * @brief Constructor.
+   *
+   * @param[in] factoryCache A pointer pointing to the VisualFactoryCache object
+   * @param[in] borderOnly A Flag to indicate if the image should omit the centre of the n-patch and only render the border
+   */
+  NPatchVisual( VisualFactoryCache& factoryCache, bool borderOnly = false );
+
+  /**
+   * @brief A reference counted object may only be deleted by calling Unreference().
+   */
+  virtual ~NPatchVisual();
+
+  /**
    * @copydoc Visual::Base::DoInitialize
    */
   virtual void DoInitialize( Actor& actor, const Property::Map& propertyMap );