diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index bb0ffa63b6..4865f1ea6e 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -850,6 +850,10 @@ void Model::setTextures(const QVariantMap& textures) {
         _needsUpdateTextures = true;
         _needsFixupInScene = true;
         _renderGeometry->setTextures(textures);
+    } else {
+        connect(&_renderWatcher, &GeometryResourceWatcher::finished, this, [this, textures]() {
+            _renderGeometry->setTextures(textures);
+        });
     }
 }