diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/Basic2DWindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/Basic2DWindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
index 59cd637ca0..7c27fab591 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/Basic2DWindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/Basic2DWindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -28,69 +28,76 @@ void Basic2DWindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin::customizeContext() {
     qreal dpi = getFullscreenTarget()->physicalDotsPerInch();
     _virtualPadPixelSize = dpi * VirtualPad::Manager::BASE_DIAMETER_PIXELS / VirtualPad::Manager::DPI;
 
-    auto iconPath = PathUtils::resourcesPath() + "images/analog_stick.png";
-    auto image = QImage(iconPath);
-    if (image.format() != QImage::Format_ARGB32) {
-        image = image.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_ARGB32);
-    }
-    if ((image.width() > 0) && (image.height() > 0)) {
-        image = image.scaled(_virtualPadPixelSize, _virtualPadPixelSize, Qt::KeepAspectRatio);
+    if (!_virtualPadStickTexture) {
+        auto iconPath = PathUtils::resourcesPath() + "images/analog_stick.png";
+        auto image = QImage(iconPath);
+        if (image.format() != QImage::Format_ARGB32) {
+            image = image.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_ARGB32);
+        }
+        if ((image.width() > 0) && (image.height() > 0)) {
+            image = image.scaled(_virtualPadPixelSize, _virtualPadPixelSize, Qt::KeepAspectRatio);
 
-        _virtualPadStickTexture = gpu::Texture::createStrict(
-                gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA),
-                image.width(), image.height(),
-                gpu::Texture::MAX_NUM_MIPS,
-                gpu::Sampler(gpu::Sampler::FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_LINEAR));
-        _virtualPadStickTexture->setSource("virtualPad stick");
-        auto usage = gpu::Texture::Usage::Builder().withColor().withAlpha();
-        _virtualPadStickTexture->setUsage(usage.build());
-        _virtualPadStickTexture->setStoredMipFormat(gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA));
-        _virtualPadStickTexture->assignStoredMip(0, image.byteCount(), image.constBits());
-        _virtualPadStickTexture->setAutoGenerateMips(true);
+            _virtualPadStickTexture = gpu::Texture::createStrict(
+                    gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA),
+                    image.width(), image.height(),
+                    gpu::Texture::MAX_NUM_MIPS,
+                    gpu::Sampler(gpu::Sampler::FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_LINEAR));
+            _virtualPadStickTexture->setSource("virtualPad stick");
+            auto usage = gpu::Texture::Usage::Builder().withColor().withAlpha();
+            _virtualPadStickTexture->setUsage(usage.build());
+            _virtualPadStickTexture->setStoredMipFormat(gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA));
+            _virtualPadStickTexture->assignStoredMip(0, image.byteCount(), image.constBits());
+            _virtualPadStickTexture->setAutoGenerateMips(true);
+        }
     }
 
-    iconPath = PathUtils::resourcesPath() + "images/analog_stick_base.png";
-    image = QImage(iconPath);
-    if (image.format() != QImage::Format_ARGB32) {
-        image = image.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_ARGB32);
-    }
-    if ((image.width() > 0) && (image.height() > 0)) {
-        image = image.scaled(_virtualPadPixelSize, _virtualPadPixelSize, Qt::KeepAspectRatio);
+    if (!_virtualPadStickBaseTexture) {
+        auto iconPath = PathUtils::resourcesPath() + "images/analog_stick_base.png";
+        auto image = QImage(iconPath);
+        if (image.format() != QImage::Format_ARGB32) {
+            image = image.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_ARGB32);
+        }
+        if ((image.width() > 0) && (image.height() > 0)) {
+            image = image.scaled(_virtualPadPixelSize, _virtualPadPixelSize, Qt::KeepAspectRatio);
 
-        _virtualPadStickBaseTexture = gpu::Texture::createStrict(
-                gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA),
-                image.width(), image.height(),
-                gpu::Texture::MAX_NUM_MIPS,
-                gpu::Sampler(gpu::Sampler::FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_LINEAR));
-        _virtualPadStickBaseTexture->setSource("virtualPad base");
-        auto usage = gpu::Texture::Usage::Builder().withColor().withAlpha();
-        _virtualPadStickBaseTexture->setUsage(usage.build());
-        _virtualPadStickBaseTexture->setStoredMipFormat(gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA));
-        _virtualPadStickBaseTexture->assignStoredMip(0, image.byteCount(), image.constBits());
-        _virtualPadStickBaseTexture->setAutoGenerateMips(true);
+            _virtualPadStickBaseTexture = gpu::Texture::createStrict(
+                    gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA),
+                    image.width(), image.height(),
+                    gpu::Texture::MAX_NUM_MIPS,
+                    gpu::Sampler(gpu::Sampler::FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_LINEAR));
+            _virtualPadStickBaseTexture->setSource("virtualPad base");
+            auto usage = gpu::Texture::Usage::Builder().withColor().withAlpha();
+            _virtualPadStickBaseTexture->setUsage(usage.build());
+            _virtualPadStickBaseTexture->setStoredMipFormat(gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA));
+            _virtualPadStickBaseTexture->assignStoredMip(0, image.byteCount(), image.constBits());
+            _virtualPadStickBaseTexture->setAutoGenerateMips(true);
+        }
     }
 
+
     _virtualPadJumpBtnPixelSize = dpi * VirtualPad::Manager::JUMP_BTN_FULL_PIXELS / VirtualPad::Manager::DPI;
-    iconPath = PathUtils::resourcesPath() + "images/fly.png";
-    image = QImage(iconPath);
-    if (image.format() != QImage::Format_ARGB32) {
-        image = image.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_ARGB32);
-    }
-    if ((image.width() > 0) && (image.height() > 0)) {
-        image = image.scaled(_virtualPadJumpBtnPixelSize, _virtualPadJumpBtnPixelSize, Qt::KeepAspectRatio);
-        image = image.mirrored();
+    if (!_virtualPadJumpBtnTexture) {
+        auto iconPath = PathUtils::resourcesPath() + "images/fly.png";
+        auto image = QImage(iconPath);
+        if (image.format() != QImage::Format_ARGB32) {
+            image = image.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_ARGB32);
+        }
+        if ((image.width() > 0) && (image.height() > 0)) {
+            image = image.scaled(_virtualPadJumpBtnPixelSize, _virtualPadJumpBtnPixelSize, Qt::KeepAspectRatio);
+            image = image.mirrored();
 
-        _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture = gpu::Texture::createStrict(
-                gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA),
-                image.width(), image.height(),
-                gpu::Texture::MAX_NUM_MIPS,
-                gpu::Sampler(gpu::Sampler::FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_LINEAR));
-        _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture->setSource("virtualPad jump");
-        auto usage = gpu::Texture::Usage::Builder().withColor().withAlpha();
-        _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture->setUsage(usage.build());
-        _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture->setStoredMipFormat(gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA));
-        _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture->assignStoredMip(0, image.byteCount(), image.constBits());
-        _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture->setAutoGenerateMips(true);
+            _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture = gpu::Texture::createStrict(
+                    gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA),
+                    image.width(), image.height(),
+                    gpu::Texture::MAX_NUM_MIPS,
+                    gpu::Sampler(gpu::Sampler::FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_LINEAR));
+            _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture->setSource("virtualPad jump");
+            auto usage = gpu::Texture::Usage::Builder().withColor().withAlpha();
+            _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture->setUsage(usage.build());
+            _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture->setStoredMipFormat(gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA));
+            _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture->assignStoredMip(0, image.byteCount(), image.constBits());
+            _virtualPadJumpBtnTexture->setAutoGenerateMips(true);
+        }
     }
 #endif
     Parent::customizeContext();