diff --git a/src/Engine.cc b/src/Engine.cc
index 622941a..2eed72e 100644
--- a/src/Engine.cc
+++ b/src/Engine.cc
@@ -1349,7 +1349,23 @@ bool Engine::loadWFObjFile(const char *fname, WFObj::Buffer & buff)
 GLuint Engine::loadTexture(const char *fname)
 {
     string path = locateResource(fname);
-    return m_textureCache.load(path.c_str());
+    GLuint id = m_textureCache.load(path.c_str());
+    if (id != 0)
+    {
+        int width, height;
+        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, id);
+        glGetTexLevelParameteriv(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_TEXTURE_WIDTH, &width);
+        glGetTexLevelParameteriv(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_TEXTURE_HEIGHT, &height);
+        char *data = (char *) malloc(4 * width * height);
+        glGetTexImage(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, data);
+        gluBuild2DMipmaps(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_RGBA, width, height, GL_RGBA,
+                GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, data);
+        glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,
+                GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
+        glTexParameterf(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+        free(data);
+    }
+    return id;
 }
 
 /******** Engine::PickedObject functions ********/