diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg7/dxGraphicsStateGuardian7.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg7/dxGraphicsStateGuardian7.cxx
index 5dcab2a865..252e69fd52 100644
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg7/dxGraphicsStateGuardian7.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg7/dxGraphicsStateGuardian7.cxx
@@ -3770,11 +3770,14 @@ void DXGraphicsStateGuardian7::
 issue_tex_matrix(const TexMatrixAttrib *attrib) {
   const LMatrix4f &m = attrib->get_mat();
 
-  // This is ugly.  Need to make this a simple boolean test instead of
-  // a matrix compare.
-  if (m == LMatrix4f::ident_mat()) {
+  if (!attrib->has_stage(TextureStage::get_default())) {
     _pScrn->pD3DDevice->SetTextureStageState(0, D3DTSS_TEXTURETRANSFORMFLAGS, 
                                              D3DTTFF_DISABLE);
+    // For some reason, "disabling" texture coordinate transforms
+    // doesn't seem to be sufficient.  We'll load an identity matrix
+    // to underscore the point.
+    _pScrn->pD3DDevice->SetTransform(D3DTRANSFORMSTATE_TEXTURE0, &matIdentity);
+
   } else {
     // We have to reorder the elements of the matrix for some reason.
     LMatrix4f dm(m(0, 0), m(0, 1), m(0, 3), 0.0f,
diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx
index 2639435431..7600ab9e8d 100644
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx
@@ -3163,11 +3163,14 @@ void DXGraphicsStateGuardian8::
 issue_tex_matrix(const TexMatrixAttrib *attrib) {
   const LMatrix4f &m = attrib->get_mat();
 
-  // This is ugly.  Need to make this a simple boolean test instead of
-  // a matrix compare.
-  if (m == LMatrix4f::ident_mat()) {
+  if (!attrib->has_stage(TextureStage::get_default())) {
     _pD3DDevice->SetTextureStageState(0, D3DTSS_TEXTURETRANSFORMFLAGS, 
                                       D3DTTFF_DISABLE);
+    // For some reason, "disabling" texture coordinate transforms
+    // doesn't seem to be sufficient.  We'll load an identity matrix
+    // to underscore the point.
+    _pD3DDevice->SetTransform(D3DTS_TEXTURE0, &matIdentity);
+
   } else {
     // We have to reorder the elements of the matrix for some reason.
     LMatrix4f dm(m(0, 0), m(0, 1), m(0, 3), 0.0f,
diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx
index d6c04f1b93..9d5f6c7980 100755
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx
@@ -3151,11 +3151,14 @@ void DXGraphicsStateGuardian9::
 issue_tex_matrix(const TexMatrixAttrib *attrib) {
   const LMatrix4f &m = attrib->get_mat();
 
-  // This is ugly.  Need to make this a simple boolean test instead of
-  // a matrix compare.
-  if (m == LMatrix4f::ident_mat()) {
+  if (!attrib->has_stage(TextureStage::get_default())) {
     _pD3DDevice->SetTextureStageState(0, D3DTSS_TEXTURETRANSFORMFLAGS, 
                                       D3DTTFF_DISABLE);
+    // For some reason, "disabling" texture coordinate transforms
+    // doesn't seem to be sufficient.  We'll load an identity matrix
+    // to underscore the point.
+    _pD3DDevice->SetTransform(D3DTS_TEXTURE0, &matIdentity);
+
   } else {
     // We have to reorder the elements of the matrix for some reason.
     LMatrix4f dm(m(0, 0), m(0, 1), m(0, 3), 0.0f,