diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
index 42922ce226..917009956e 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
@@ -1465,6 +1465,33 @@ FBXGeometry* FBXReader::extractFBXGeometry(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QS
 
     // Create the Material Library
     consolidateFBXMaterials(mapping);
+
+    // HACK: until we get proper LOD management we're going to cap model textures
+    // according to how many unique textures the model uses:
+    //   1 - 7 textures --> 2048
+    //   8 - 31 textures --> 1024
+    //   32 - 127 textures --> 512
+    // etc...
+    QSet<QString> uniqueTextures;
+    for (auto& material : _fbxMaterials) {
+        material.getTextureNames(uniqueTextures);
+    }
+    int numTextures = uniqueTextures.size();
+    const int MAX_NUM_TEXTURES_AT_MAX_RESOLUTION = 7;
+    if (numTextures > MAX_NUM_TEXTURES_AT_MAX_RESOLUTION) {
+        int maxWidth = sqrt(MAX_NUM_PIXELS_FOR_FBX_TEXTURE + 1);
+        int t = numTextures;
+        t /= MAX_NUM_TEXTURES_AT_MAX_RESOLUTION;
+        while (t > 0) {
+            maxWidth /= 2;
+            t /= 4;
+        }
+        qCDebug(modelformat) << "max square texture width =" << maxWidth << " for model" << url;
+        for (auto& material : _fbxMaterials) {
+            material.setMaxNumPixelsPerTexture(maxWidth * maxWidth);
+        }
+    }
+
     geometry.materials = _fbxMaterials;
 
     // see if any materials have texture children
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h
index 5b4d3ec3bf..b0e34dd674 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define hifi_FBXReader_h
 
 #include <QMetaType>
+#include <QSet>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QVarLengthArray>
 #include <QVariant>
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ public:
     glm::mat4 inverseBindMatrix;
 };
 
-const int MAX_FBX_TEXTURE_NUM_PIXELS = 1024 * 1024;
+const int MAX_NUM_PIXELS_FOR_FBX_TEXTURE = 2048 * 2048;
 
 /// A texture map in an FBX document.
 class FBXTexture {
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ public:
     QByteArray content;
 
     Transform transform;
-    int maxNumPixels { MAX_FBX_TEXTURE_NUM_PIXELS };
+    int maxNumPixels { MAX_NUM_PIXELS_FOR_FBX_TEXTURE };
     int texcoordSet;
     QString texcoordSetName;
 
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ public:
         shininess(shininess),
         opacity(opacity)  {}
 
+    void getTextureNames(QSet<QString>& textureList) const;
+    void setMaxNumPixelsPerTexture(int maxNumPixels);
+
     glm::vec3 diffuseColor{ 1.0f };
     float diffuseFactor{ 1.0f };
     glm::vec3 specularColor{ 0.02f };
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader_Material.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader_Material.cpp
index f3d0c30a41..ca2ec557b4 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader_Material.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader_Material.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,56 @@
 
 #include "ModelFormatLogging.h"
 
+void FBXMaterial::getTextureNames(QSet<QString>& textureList) const {
+    if (!normalTexture.isNull()) {
+        textureList.insert(normalTexture.name);
+    }
+    if (!albedoTexture.isNull()) {
+        textureList.insert(albedoTexture.name);
+    }
+    if (!opacityTexture.isNull()) {
+        textureList.insert(opacityTexture.name);
+    }
+    if (!glossTexture.isNull()) {
+        textureList.insert(glossTexture.name);
+    }
+    if (!roughnessTexture.isNull()) {
+        textureList.insert(roughnessTexture.name);
+    }
+    if (!specularTexture.isNull()) {
+        textureList.insert(specularTexture.name);
+    }
+    if (!metallicTexture.isNull()) {
+        textureList.insert(metallicTexture.name);
+    }
+    if (!emissiveTexture.isNull()) {
+        textureList.insert(emissiveTexture.name);
+    }
+    if (!occlusionTexture.isNull()) {
+        textureList.insert(occlusionTexture.name);
+    }
+    if (!scatteringTexture.isNull()) {
+        textureList.insert(scatteringTexture.name);
+    }
+    if (!lightmapTexture.isNull()) {
+        textureList.insert(lightmapTexture.name);
+    }
+}
+
+void FBXMaterial::setMaxNumPixelsPerTexture(int maxNumPixels) {
+    normalTexture.maxNumPixels = maxNumPixels;
+    albedoTexture.maxNumPixels = maxNumPixels;
+    opacityTexture.maxNumPixels = maxNumPixels;
+    glossTexture.maxNumPixels = maxNumPixels;
+    roughnessTexture.maxNumPixels = maxNumPixels;
+    specularTexture.maxNumPixels = maxNumPixels;
+    metallicTexture.maxNumPixels = maxNumPixels;
+    emissiveTexture.maxNumPixels = maxNumPixels;
+    occlusionTexture.maxNumPixels = maxNumPixels;
+    scatteringTexture.maxNumPixels = maxNumPixels;
+    lightmapTexture.maxNumPixels = maxNumPixels;
+}
+
 bool FBXMaterial::needTangentSpace() const {
     return !normalTexture.isNull();
 }