diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
index 28cde77b3c..a7fbff4205 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ class ShowBase(DirectObject.DirectObject):
 
         if self.windowType != 'none':
             self.__doStartDirect()
+            if self.config.GetBool('show-tex-mem', False):
+                self.toggleTexMem()
 
         taskMgr.finalInit()