diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp
index c7235337c2..d4cf7e6ce9 100644
--- a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp
@@ -333,10 +333,14 @@ QSharedPointer<Resource> TextureCache::createResourceCopy(const QSharedPointer<R
 
 int networkTexturePointerMetaTypeId = qRegisterMetaType<QWeakPointer<NetworkTexture>>();
 
-NetworkTexture::NetworkTexture(const QUrl& url) :
+NetworkTexture::NetworkTexture(const QUrl& url, bool resourceTexture) :
     Resource(url),
     _maxNumPixels(100)
 {
+    if (resourceTexture) {
+        _textureSource = std::make_shared<gpu::TextureSource>(url);
+        _loaded = true;
+    }
 }
 
 NetworkTexture::NetworkTexture(const NetworkTexture& other) :
@@ -1244,11 +1248,11 @@ void ImageReader::read() {
                                 Q_ARG(int, texture->getHeight()));
 }
 
-NetworkTexturePointer TextureCache::getResourceTexture(QUrl resourceTextureUrl) {
+NetworkTexturePointer TextureCache::getResourceTexture(const QUrl& resourceTextureUrl) {
     gpu::TexturePointer texture;
     if (resourceTextureUrl == SPECTATOR_CAMERA_FRAME_URL) {
         if (!_spectatorCameraNetworkTexture) {
-            _spectatorCameraNetworkTexture.reset(new NetworkTexture(resourceTextureUrl));
+            _spectatorCameraNetworkTexture.reset(new NetworkTexture(resourceTextureUrl, true));
         }
         if (!_spectatorCameraFramebuffer) {
             getSpectatorCameraFramebuffer(); // initialize frame buffer
@@ -1259,7 +1263,7 @@ NetworkTexturePointer TextureCache::getResourceTexture(QUrl resourceTextureUrl)
     // FIXME: Generalize this, DRY up this code
     if (resourceTextureUrl == HMD_PREVIEW_FRAME_URL) {
         if (!_hmdPreviewNetworkTexture) {
-            _hmdPreviewNetworkTexture.reset(new NetworkTexture(resourceTextureUrl));
+            _hmdPreviewNetworkTexture.reset(new NetworkTexture(resourceTextureUrl, true));
         }
         if (_hmdPreviewFramebuffer) {
             texture = _hmdPreviewFramebuffer->getRenderBuffer(0);
diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.h b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.h
index d744d060b6..cdedc64ea5 100644
--- a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.h
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class NetworkTexture : public Resource, public Texture {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    NetworkTexture(const QUrl& url);
+    NetworkTexture(const QUrl& url, bool resourceTexture = false);
     NetworkTexture(const NetworkTexture& other);
     ~NetworkTexture() override;
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public:
     gpu::TexturePointer getTextureByHash(const std::string& hash);
     gpu::TexturePointer cacheTextureByHash(const std::string& hash, const gpu::TexturePointer& texture);
 
-    NetworkTexturePointer getResourceTexture(QUrl resourceTextureUrl);
+    NetworkTexturePointer getResourceTexture(const QUrl& resourceTextureUrl);
     const gpu::FramebufferPointer& getHmdPreviewFramebuffer(int width, int height);
     const gpu::FramebufferPointer& getSpectatorCameraFramebuffer();
     const gpu::FramebufferPointer& getSpectatorCameraFramebuffer(int width, int height);