diff --git a/engine/client/cl_game.c b/engine/client/cl_game.c
index cbfd3cc9..dffa9bce 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_game.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_game.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static void SPR_DrawGeneric( int frame, float x, float y, float width, float hei
 
 	// scale for screen sizes
 	SPR_AdjustSize( &x, &y, &width, &height );
-	texnum = ref.dllFuncs.SpriteTexture( clgame.ds.pSprite, frame );
+	texnum = ref.dllFuncs.R_GetSpriteTexture( clgame.ds.pSprite, frame );
 	ref.dllFuncs.Color4ub( clgame.ds.spriteColor[0], clgame.ds.spriteColor[1], clgame.ds.spriteColor[2], clgame.ds.spriteColor[3] );
 	ref.dllFuncs.R_DrawStretchPic( x, y, width, height, s1, t1, s2, t2, texnum );
 }
@@ -3238,6 +3238,26 @@ void TriColor4fRendermode( float r, float g, float b, float a, int rendermode )
 	else ref.dllFuncs.Color4f( r * a, g * a, b * a, 1.0f );
 }
 
+
+/*
+=============
+TriSpriteTexture
+
+bind current texture
+=============
+*/
+int TriSpriteTexture( model_t *pSpriteModel, int frame )
+{
+	int	gl_texturenum;
+
+	if(( gl_texturenum = ref.dllFuncs.R_GetSpriteTexture( pSpriteModel, frame )) <= 0 )
+		return 0;
+
+	ref.dllFuncs.GL_Bind( XASH_TEXTURE0, gl_texturenum );
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /*
 =================
 DemoApi implementation
diff --git a/engine/client/ref_common.c b/engine/client/ref_common.c
index 501fab9a..df11a105 100644
--- a/engine/client/ref_common.c
+++ b/engine/client/ref_common.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static void CL_FillTriAPIFromRef( triangleapi_t *dst, const ref_interface_t *src
 	dst->Vertex3fv         = src->Vertex3fv;
 	dst->Brightness        = TriBrightness;
 	dst->CullFace          = TriCullFace;
-	dst->SpriteTexture     = src->SpriteTexture;
+	dst->SpriteTexture     = TriSpriteTexture;
 	dst->WorldToScreen     = TriWorldToScreen;
 	dst->Fog               = src->Fog;
 	dst->ScreenToWorld     = src->ScreenToWorld;
diff --git a/engine/ref_api.h b/engine/ref_api.h
index d2f978aa..08dc265b 100644
--- a/engine/ref_api.h
+++ b/engine/ref_api.h
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ typedef struct ref_interface_s
 
 	// sprites
 	void (*R_GetSpriteParms)( int *frameWidth, int *frameHeight, int *numFrames, int currentFrame, const model_t *pSprite );
+	int (*R_GetSpriteTexture)( const model_t *m_pSpriteModel, int frame );
 
 	// model management
 	// flags ignored for everything except spritemodels
@@ -592,7 +593,6 @@ typedef struct ref_interface_s
 	void	(*TexCoord2f)( float u, float v );
 	void	(*Vertex3fv)( const float *worldPnt );
 	void	(*Vertex3f)( float x, float y, float z );
-	int	(*SpriteTexture)( struct model_s *pSpriteModel, int frame );
 	int	(*WorldToScreen)( const float *world, float *screen );  // Returns 1 if it's z clipped
 	void	(*Fog)( float flFogColor[3], float flStart, float flEnd, int bOn ); //Works just like GL_FOG, flFogColor is r/g/b.
 	void	(*ScreenToWorld)( const float *screen, float *world  );
diff --git a/ref_gl/gl_context.c b/ref_gl/gl_context.c
index 09a168a6..71e978c8 100644
--- a/ref_gl/gl_context.c
+++ b/ref_gl/gl_context.c
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ ref_interface_t gReffuncs =
 	CL_RunLightStyles,
 
 	R_GetSpriteParms,
+	R_GetSpriteTexture,
 
 	Mod_LoadMapSprite,
 	Mod_ProcessRenderData,
@@ -511,7 +512,6 @@ ref_interface_t gReffuncs =
 	TriTexCoord2f,
 	TriVertex3fv,
 	TriVertex3f,
-	TriSpriteTexture,
 	TriWorldToScreen,
 	TriFog,
 	R_ScreenToWorld,
diff --git a/ref_gl/gl_triapi.c b/ref_gl/gl_triapi.c
index 923fea18..01ca181d 100644
--- a/ref_gl/gl_triapi.c
+++ b/ref_gl/gl_triapi.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ int TriSpriteTexture( model_t *pSpriteModel, int frame )
 
 	GL_Bind( XASH_TEXTURE0, gl_texturenum );
 
-	return gl_texturenum;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 /*