diff --git a/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp b/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp
index eaf2f02f8..4df9ed96f 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/graphics_threaded.cpp
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ int CGraphics_Threaded::LoadTextureRaw(int Width, int Height, int Format, const
 	Cmd.m_Flags = 0;
 	if(Flags&IGraphics::TEXLOAD_NOMIPMAPS)
 		Cmd.m_Flags |= CCommandBuffer::TEXFLAG_NOMIPMAPS;
-	if(g_Config.m_GfxTextureCompression)
+	if(g_Config.m_GfxTextureCompression && ((Flags&IGraphics::TEXLOAD_NO_COMPRESSION) == 0))
 		Cmd.m_Flags |= CCommandBuffer::TEXFLAG_COMPRESSED;
 	if(g_Config.m_GfxTextureQuality || Flags&TEXLOAD_NORESAMPLE)
 		Cmd.m_Flags |= CCommandBuffer::TEXFLAG_QUALITY;
diff --git a/src/engine/client/text.cpp b/src/engine/client/text.cpp
index 83751065a..f1b4d86bc 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/text.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/text.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class CTextRender : public IEngineTextRender
 			pMem = calloc(Width * Height, 1);
 		}
 
-		int TextureID = Graphics()->LoadTextureRaw(Width, Height, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, pMem, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, IGraphics::TEXLOAD_NOMIPMAPS);
+		int TextureID = Graphics()->LoadTextureRaw(Width, Height, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, pMem, CImageInfo::FORMAT_ALPHA, IGraphics::TEXLOAD_NOMIPMAPS | IGraphics::TEXLOAD_NO_COMPRESSION);
 
 		if(!pUploadData)
 			free(pMem);
diff --git a/src/engine/graphics.h b/src/engine/graphics.h
index b53008db5..0d0fb8a5d 100644
--- a/src/engine/graphics.h
+++ b/src/engine/graphics.h
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ public:
 	*/
 	enum
 	{
-		TEXLOAD_NORESAMPLE = 1,
-		TEXLOAD_NOMIPMAPS = 2,
+		TEXLOAD_NORESAMPLE = 1<<0,
+		TEXLOAD_NOMIPMAPS = 1<<1,
+		TEXLOAD_NO_COMPRESSION = 1<<2,
 	};
 
 	int ScreenWidth() const { return m_ScreenWidth; }