diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp
index 67fa94f7e5..3bd4f84cd6 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ void ModelOverlay::update(float deltatime) {
         _model->setLayeredInHUD(getDrawHUDLayer(), scene);
     }
     scene->enqueueTransaction(transaction);
+
+    if (!_texturesLoaded && _model->getGeometry() && _model->getGeometry()->areTexturesLoaded()) {
+        _texturesLoaded = true;
+        _model->updateRenderItems();
+    }
 }
 
 bool ModelOverlay::addToScene(Overlay::Pointer overlay, const render::ScenePointer& scene, render::Transaction& transaction) {
@@ -170,10 +175,12 @@ void ModelOverlay::setProperties(const QVariantMap& properties) {
         _url = urlValue.toString();
         _updateModel = true;
         _isLoaded = false;
+        _texturesLoaded = false;
     }
 
     auto texturesValue = properties["textures"];
     if (texturesValue.isValid() && texturesValue.canConvert(QVariant::Map)) {
+        _texturesLoaded = false;
         QVariantMap textureMap = texturesValue.toMap();
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_model.get(), "setTextures", Qt::AutoConnection,
                                   Q_ARG(const QVariantMap&, textureMap));
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.h
index 4f7f1e0cae..a39f762210 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ private:
 
     ModelPointer _model;
     QVariantMap _modelTextures;
+    bool _texturesLoaded { false };
 
     render::ItemIDs _subRenderItemIDs;
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index 79fe36d88f..245366cfc1 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -1080,6 +1080,10 @@ bool ModelEntityRenderer::needsRenderUpdate() const {
             return true;
         }
 
+        if (!_texturesLoaded && _model->getGeometry() && _model->getGeometry()->areTexturesLoaded()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         if (model->needsReload()) {
             return true;
         }
@@ -1216,6 +1220,7 @@ void ModelEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateSynchronousTyped(const ScenePointer& sce
     // From here on, we are guaranteed a populated model
     withWriteLock([&] {
         if (_parsedModelURL != model->getURL()) {
+            _texturesLoaded = false;
             model->setURL(_parsedModelURL);
         }
     });
@@ -1247,6 +1252,7 @@ void ModelEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateSynchronousTyped(const ScenePointer& sce
     }
 
     if (_lastTextures != entity->getTextures()) {
+        _texturesLoaded = false;
         _lastTextures = entity->getTextures();
         auto newTextures = parseTexturesToMap(_lastTextures, entity->_originalTextures);
         if (newTextures != _currentTextures) {
@@ -1301,12 +1307,17 @@ void ModelEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateSynchronousTyped(const ScenePointer& sce
         }
     }
 
+    if (!_texturesLoaded && model->getGeometry() && model->getGeometry()->areTexturesLoaded()) {
+        _texturesLoaded = true;
+        model->updateRenderItems();
+    }
+
     // When the individual mesh parts of a model finish fading, they will mark their Model as needing updating
     // we will watch for that and ask the model to update it's render items
     if (model->getRenderItemsNeedUpdate()) {
         model->updateRenderItems();
     }
-    
+
     // The code to deal with the change of properties is now in ModelEntityItem.cpp
     // That is where _currentFrame and _lastAnimated were updated.
     if (_animating) {
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
index 7af10b09fd..b7a339e1e1 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ private:
     virtual bool isTransparent() const override { return false; }
 
     bool _hasModel { false };
-    ::ModelPointer _model;
+    ModelPointer _model;
     GeometryResource::Pointer _compoundShapeResource;
     QString _lastTextures;
     QVariantMap _currentTextures;
+    bool _texturesLoaded { false };
     AnimationPropertyGroup _renderAnimationProperties;
     int _lastKnownCurrentFrame { -1 };
 #ifdef MODEL_ENTITY_USE_FADE_EFFECT