diff --git a/src/core/CoreNode.ts b/src/core/CoreNode.ts
index cab56795..64e60a07 100644
--- a/src/core/CoreNode.ts
+++ b/src/core/CoreNode.ts
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ export class CoreNode extends EventEmitter {
     if (this.updateType & UpdateType.RenderTexture && this.rtt) {
       // Only the RTT node itself triggers `renderToTexture`
       this.hasRTTupdates = true;
-      this.stage.renderer?.renderToTexture(this);
+      this.loadRenderTexture();
     }
 
     if (this.updateType & UpdateType.Global) {
@@ -1225,11 +1225,7 @@ export class CoreNode extends EventEmitter {
   //check if CoreNode is renderable based on props
   hasRenderableProperties(): boolean {
     if (this.texture !== null) {
-      if (this.texture.state === 'loaded') {
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      return false;
+      return true;
     }
 
     if (!this.props.width || !this.props.height) {
@@ -1401,22 +1397,12 @@ export class CoreNode extends EventEmitter {
    */
   updateIsRenderable() {
     let newIsRenderable: boolean;
-    if (this.worldAlpha === 0 || !this.hasRenderableProperties()) {
+    if (this.worldAlpha === 0 || this.hasRenderableProperties() === false) {
       newIsRenderable = false;
     } else {
       newIsRenderable = this.renderState > CoreNodeRenderState.OutOfBounds;
     }
 
-    // If the texture is not loaded and the node is renderable, load the texture
-    // this only needs to happen once or until the texture is no longer loaded
-    if (
-      this.texture !== null &&
-      this.texture.state === 'freed' &&
-      this.renderState > CoreNodeRenderState.OutOfBounds
-    ) {
-      this.stage.txManager.loadTexture(this.texture);
-    }
-
     if (this.isRenderable !== newIsRenderable) {
       this.isRenderable = newIsRenderable;
       this.onChangeIsRenderable(newIsRenderable);
@@ -2045,10 +2031,25 @@ export class CoreNode extends EventEmitter {
       height: this.height,
     });
 
+    this.loadRenderTexture();
+  }
+
+  private loadRenderTexture() {
+    if (this.texture === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // If the texture is already loaded, render to it immediately
+    if (this.texture.state === 'loaded') {
+      this.stage.renderer?.renderToTexture(this);
+      return;
+    }
+
     // call load immediately to ensure the texture is created
     this.stage.txManager.loadTexture(this.texture, true);
-
-    this.stage.renderer?.renderToTexture(this); // Only this RTT node
+    this.texture.once('loaded', () => {
+      this.stage.renderer?.renderToTexture(this); // Only this RTT node
+    });
   }
 
   private cleanupRenderTexture() {
diff --git a/src/core/Stage.ts b/src/core/Stage.ts
index a3c09cb1..bfeb1955 100644
--- a/src/core/Stage.ts
+++ b/src/core/Stage.ts
@@ -454,7 +454,12 @@ export class Stage {
   addQuads(node: CoreNode) {
     assertTruthy(this.renderer);
 
-    if (node.isRenderable === true) {
+    // If the node is renderable and has a loaded texture, render it
+    if (
+      node.isRenderable === true &&
+      node.texture !== null &&
+      node.texture.state === 'loaded'
+    ) {
       node.renderQuads(this.renderer);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/textures/Texture.ts b/src/core/textures/Texture.ts
index 52a02cbd..282f152d 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/Texture.ts
+++ b/src/core/textures/Texture.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ export interface TextureData {
   premultiplyAlpha?: boolean | null;
 }
 
-export type TextureState = 'freed' | 'loading' | 'loaded' | 'failed';
+export type TextureState =
+  | 'initial'
+  | 'freed'
+  | 'loading'
+  | 'loaded'
+  | 'failed';
 
 export enum TextureType {
   'generic' = 0,
@@ -155,11 +160,11 @@ export abstract class Texture extends EventEmitter {
   readonly error: Error | null = null;
 
   // aggregate state
-  public state: TextureState = 'freed';
+  public state: TextureState = 'initial';
   // texture source state
-  private sourceState: TextureState = 'freed';
+  private sourceState: TextureState = 'initial';
   // texture (gpu) state
-  private coreCtxState: TextureState = 'freed';
+  private coreCtxState: TextureState = 'initial';
 
   readonly renderableOwners = new Set<unknown>();
 
@@ -195,13 +200,19 @@ export abstract class Texture extends EventEmitter {
    */
   setRenderableOwner(owner: unknown, renderable: boolean): void {
     const oldSize = this.renderableOwners.size;
-    if (renderable) {
+    if (renderable === true) {
       this.renderableOwners.add(owner);
       const newSize = this.renderableOwners.size;
+
       if (newSize > oldSize && newSize === 1) {
         (this.renderable as boolean) = true;
         (this.lastRenderableChangeTime as number) = this.txManager.frameTime;
         this.onChangeIsRenderable?.(true);
+
+        // Check if the texture needs to be added to the loading queue
+        if (this.state === 'freed' || this.state === 'initial') {
+          this.txManager.loadTexture(this);
+        }
       }
     } else {
       this.renderableOwners.delete(owner);
@@ -249,6 +260,7 @@ export abstract class Texture extends EventEmitter {
     this.ctxTexture?.free();
     if (this.textureData !== null) {
       this.textureData = null;
+      this.setSourceState('freed');
     }
   }