diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
index 366bc96ca3..c47312f9f6 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ private:
     QMyQuickRenderControl* _renderControl{ nullptr };
     FramebufferPtr _fbo;
     RenderbufferPtr _depthStencil;
-    TextureRecycler _textures;
+    TextureRecycler _textures { true };
     GLTextureEscrow _escrow;
 
     uint64_t _lastRenderTime{ 0 };
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ void OffscreenQmlRenderThread::render() {
             glGetError();
         }
 
+        Context::Bound(oglplus::Texture::Target::_2D, *texture).GenerateMipmap();
+
         // FIXME probably unecessary
         DefaultFramebuffer().Bind(Framebuffer::Target::Draw);
         _quickWindow->resetOpenGLState();
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OglplusHelpers.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OglplusHelpers.cpp
index 1154042b4a..d31800dc4c 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OglplusHelpers.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OglplusHelpers.cpp
@@ -509,16 +509,28 @@ TexturePtr TextureRecycler::getNextTexture() {
     using namespace oglplus;
     if (_readyTextures.empty()) {
         TexturePtr newTexture(new Texture());
-        Context::Bound(oglplus::Texture::Target::_2D, *newTexture)
-            .MinFilter(TextureMinFilter::Linear)
-            .MagFilter(TextureMagFilter::Linear)
-            .WrapS(TextureWrap::ClampToEdge)
-            .WrapT(TextureWrap::ClampToEdge)
-            .Image2D(
-            0, PixelDataInternalFormat::RGBA8,
-            _size.x, _size.y,
-            0, PixelDataFormat::RGB, PixelDataType::UnsignedByte, nullptr
-            );
+
+        if (_useMipmaps) {
+            Context::Bound(oglplus::Texture::Target::_2D, *newTexture)
+                .MinFilter(TextureMinFilter::LinearMipmapLinear)
+                .MagFilter(TextureMagFilter::Linear)
+                .WrapS(TextureWrap::ClampToEdge)
+                .WrapT(TextureWrap::ClampToEdge)
+                .Anisotropy(8.0f)
+                .LODBias(-0.2f)
+                .Image2D(0, PixelDataInternalFormat::RGBA8,
+                         _size.x, _size.y,
+                         0, PixelDataFormat::RGB, PixelDataType::UnsignedByte, nullptr);
+        } else {
+            Context::Bound(oglplus::Texture::Target::_2D, *newTexture)
+                .MinFilter(TextureMinFilter::Linear)
+                .MagFilter(TextureMagFilter::Linear)
+                .WrapS(TextureWrap::ClampToEdge)
+                .WrapT(TextureWrap::ClampToEdge)
+                .Image2D(0, PixelDataInternalFormat::RGBA8,
+                         _size.x, _size.y,
+                         0, PixelDataFormat::RGB, PixelDataType::UnsignedByte, nullptr);
+        }
         GLuint texId = GetName(*newTexture);
         _allTextures[texId] = TexInfo{ newTexture, _size };
         _readyTextures.push(newTexture);
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OglplusHelpers.h b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OglplusHelpers.h
index fe5822c4be..ab47689312 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OglplusHelpers.h
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OglplusHelpers.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ using BasicFramebufferWrapperPtr = std::shared_ptr<BasicFramebufferWrapper>;
 
 class TextureRecycler {
 public:
+    TextureRecycler(bool useMipmaps) : _useMipmaps(useMipmaps) {}
     void setSize(const uvec2& size);
     void clear();
     TexturePtr getNextTexture();
@@ -212,4 +213,5 @@ private:
     Map _allTextures;
     Queue _readyTextures;
     uvec2 _size{ 1920, 1080 };
+    bool _useMipmaps;
 };