diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/texture.I b/panda/src/gobj/texture.I
index c4eb0975a6..71ba34f17d 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/texture.I
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/texture.I
@@ -2010,6 +2010,24 @@ set_post_load_store_cache(bool flag) {
   _post_load_store_cache = flag;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: Texture::rescale_texture
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: This method is similar to consider_rescale(), but
+//               instead of scaling a separate PNMImage, it will ask
+//               the Texture to rescale its own internal image to a
+//               power of 2, according to the config file
+//               requirements.  This may be useful after loading a
+//               Texture image by hand, instead of reading it from a
+//               disk file.  Returns true if the texture is changed,
+//               false if it was not.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE bool Texture::
+rescale_texture() {
+  MutexHolder holder(_lock);
+  return do_rescale_texture();
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: Texture::do_get_ram_image_size
 //       Access: Protected
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx b/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
index 6fd7ead1e6..4150cca21a 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ down_to_power_2(int value) {
 //
 //               This method should be called after
 //               pnmimage.read_header() has been called, but before
-//               pnmimage.read().
+//               pnmimage.read().  Also see rescale_texture().
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Texture::
 consider_rescale(PNMImage &pnmimage) {
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ consider_rescale(PNMImage &pnmimage) {
 //
 //               This method should be called after
 //               pnmimage.read_header() has been called, but before
-//               pnmimage.read().
+//               pnmimage.read().  Also see rescale_texture().
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Texture::
 consider_rescale(PNMImage &pnmimage, const string &name) {
@@ -4361,6 +4361,80 @@ do_reconsider_image_properties(int x_size, int y_size, int num_components,
   return true;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: Texture::do_rescale_texture
+//       Access: Private
+//  Description: 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+bool Texture::
+do_rescale_texture() {
+  int new_x_size = _x_size;
+  int new_y_size = _y_size;
+  if (_z_size != 1) {
+    nassert_raise("rescale_texture() doesn't support 3-d textures.");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (adjust_size(new_x_size, new_y_size, get_name(), false)) {
+    // OK, we have to scale the image.
+    PNMImage orig_image;
+    if (!do_store_one(orig_image, 0, 0)) {
+      gobj_cat.warning()
+        << "Couldn't get image in rescale_texture()\n";
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    gobj_cat.info()
+      << "Resizing " << get_name() << " to " << new_x_size << " x "
+      << new_y_size << "\n";
+    PNMImage new_image(new_x_size, new_y_size, orig_image.get_num_channels(),
+                       orig_image.get_maxval());
+    new_image.quick_filter_from(orig_image);
+
+    do_clear_ram_image();
+    ++_image_modified;
+    if (!do_load_one(new_image, get_name(), 0, 0, LoaderOptions())) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Maybe we should pad the image.
+  int pad_x_size = 0;
+  int pad_y_size = 0;
+  if (get_textures_power_2() == ATS_pad) {
+    new_x_size = _x_size;
+    new_y_size = _y_size;
+    if (adjust_size(new_x_size, new_y_size, get_name(), true)) {
+      pad_x_size = new_x_size - _x_size;
+      pad_y_size = new_y_size - _y_size;
+
+      PNMImage orig_image;
+      if (!do_store_one(orig_image, 0, 0)) {
+        gobj_cat.warning()
+          << "Couldn't get image in rescale_texture()\n";
+        return false;
+      }
+      PNMImage new_image(new_x_size, new_y_size, orig_image.get_num_channels(),
+                         orig_image.get_maxval());
+      new_image.copy_sub_image(orig_image, 0, new_y_size - orig_image.get_y_size());
+  
+      do_clear_ram_image();
+      ++_image_modified;
+      if (!do_load_one(new_image, get_name(), 0, 0, LoaderOptions())) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      do_set_pad_size(pad_x_size, pad_y_size, 0);
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // No changes needed.
+  return false;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: Texture::do_make_copy
 //       Access: Protected, Virtual
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/texture.h b/panda/src/gobj/texture.h
index fd84abe74a..a0b7d9b446 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/texture.h
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/texture.h
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ PUBLISHED:
 
   void consider_rescale(PNMImage &pnmimage);
   static void consider_rescale(PNMImage &pnmimage, const string &name);
+  INLINE bool rescale_texture();
 
   static string format_texture_type(TextureType tt);
   static TextureType string_texture_type(const string &str);
@@ -537,6 +538,7 @@ protected:
   bool do_reconsider_image_properties(int x_size, int y_size, int num_components,
                                       ComponentType component_type, int z,
                                       const LoaderOptions &options);
+  bool do_rescale_texture();
 
   virtual PT(Texture) do_make_copy();
   void do_assign(const Texture &copy);