diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.cpp
index 4c9abc74a1..58032a0916 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.cpp
@@ -459,6 +459,9 @@ void ImageReader::run() {
         _reply->deleteLater();
     }
     QImage image = QImage::fromData(_content);
+
+    int originalWidth = image.width();
+    int originalHeight = image.height();
     
     // enforce a fixed maximum
     const int MAXIMUM_SIZE = 1024;
@@ -519,7 +522,8 @@ void ImageReader::run() {
     }
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(texture.data(), "setImage", Q_ARG(const QImage&, image),
         Q_ARG(bool, translucentPixels >= imageArea / 2), Q_ARG(const QColor&, QColor(redTotal / imageArea,
-            greenTotal / imageArea, blueTotal / imageArea, alphaTotal / imageArea)));
+            greenTotal / imageArea, blueTotal / imageArea, alphaTotal / imageArea)),
+        Q_ARG(int, originalWidth), Q_ARG(int, originalHeight));
 }
 
 void NetworkTexture::downloadFinished(QNetworkReply* reply) {
@@ -531,9 +535,11 @@ void NetworkTexture::loadContent(const QByteArray& content) {
     QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(new ImageReader(_self, NULL, _url, content));
 }
 
-void NetworkTexture::setImage(const QImage& image, bool translucent, const QColor& averageColor) {
+void NetworkTexture::setImage(const QImage& image, bool translucent, const QColor& averageColor, int originalWidth, int originalHeight) {
     _translucent = translucent;
     _averageColor = averageColor;
+    _originalWidth = originalWidth;
+    _originalHeight = originalHeight;
     _width = image.width();
     _height = image.height();
     
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.h
index efcccc4b8c..6d115223a2 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/TextureCache.h
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ public:
     /// Returns the lazily-computed average texture color.
     const QColor& getAverageColor() const { return _averageColor; }
 
+    int getOriginalWidth() const { return _originalWidth; }
+    int getOriginalHeight() const { return _originalHeight; }
     int getWidth() const { return _width; }
     int getHeight() const { return _height; }
 
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void downloadFinished(QNetworkReply* reply);
           
     Q_INVOKABLE void loadContent(const QByteArray& content);
-    Q_INVOKABLE void setImage(const QImage& image, bool translucent, const QColor& averageColor);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void setImage(const QImage& image, bool translucent, const QColor& averageColor, int originalWidth, int originalHeight);
 
     virtual void imageLoaded(const QImage& image);
 
@@ -166,6 +168,8 @@ private:
     TextureType _type;
     bool _translucent;
     QColor _averageColor;
+    int _originalWidth;
+    int _originalHeight;
     int _width;
     int _height;
 };