diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
index 52685b7e91..a0454b91a6 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
@@ -1090,10 +1090,10 @@ class ShowBase(DirectObject.DirectObject):
         # region (see the comment in setupRender2d, above).
         dr.setClearDepthActive(1)
 
-        # Make any texture reloads on the gui come up first, before
-        # textures on the rest of the scene, and before the default
-        # asynchronous animation load priority (100).
-        dr.setTextureReloadPriority(200)
+        # Make any texture reloads on the gui come up immediately.
+        # Temporary hasattr for old Pandas.
+        if hasattr(dr, 'setIncompleteRender'):
+            dr.setIncompleteRender(False)
 
         left, right, bottom, top = coords
 
@@ -1136,7 +1136,8 @@ class ShowBase(DirectObject.DirectObject):
         # Unlike render2d, we don't clear the depth buffer for
         # render2dp.  Caveat emptor.
 
-        dr.setTextureReloadPriority(250)
+        if hasattr(dr, 'setIncompleteRender'):
+            dr.setIncompleteRender(False)
 
         left, right, bottom, top = coords
 
diff --git a/panda/src/display/displayRegion.I b/panda/src/display/displayRegion.I
index a7996987ac..9946522021 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/displayRegion.I
+++ b/panda/src/display/displayRegion.I
@@ -186,6 +186,40 @@ get_clear_depth_between_eyes() const {
   return _clear_depth_between_eyes;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: DisplayRegion::set_incomplete_render
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Sets the incomplete_render flag.  When this is
+//               true, the frame will be rendered even if some of the
+//               geometry or textures in the scene are not available
+//               (e.g. they have been temporarily paged out).  When
+//               this is false, the frame will be held up while this
+//               data is reloaded.
+//
+//               This flag may also be set on the
+//               GraphicsStateGuardian.  It will be considered true
+//               for a given DisplayRegion only if it is true on both
+//               the GSG and on the DisplayRegion.
+//
+//               See GraphicsStateGuardian::set_incomplete_render()
+//               for more detail.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE void DisplayRegion::
+set_incomplete_render(bool incomplete_render) {
+  _incomplete_render = incomplete_render;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: DisplayRegion::get_incomplete_render
+//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//  Description: Returns the incomplete_render flag.  See
+//               set_incomplete_render().
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE bool DisplayRegion::
+get_incomplete_render() const {
+  return _incomplete_render;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: DisplayRegion::set_texture_reload_priority
 //       Access: Published
diff --git a/panda/src/display/displayRegion.cxx b/panda/src/display/displayRegion.cxx
index 798db4ef4b..ac136497fd 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/displayRegion.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/display/displayRegion.cxx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ DisplayRegion::
 DisplayRegion(GraphicsOutput *window) :
   _window(window),
   _clear_depth_between_eyes(true),
+  _incomplete_render(true),
   _texture_reload_priority(0),
   _cull_region_pcollector("Cull:Invalid"),
   _draw_region_pcollector("Draw:Invalid")
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ DisplayRegion::
 DisplayRegion(GraphicsOutput *window, float l, float r, float b, float t) :
   _window(window),
   _clear_depth_between_eyes(true),
+  _incomplete_render(true),
   _texture_reload_priority(0),
   _cull_region_pcollector("Cull:Invalid"),
   _draw_region_pcollector("Draw:Invalid")
diff --git a/panda/src/display/displayRegion.h b/panda/src/display/displayRegion.h
index d25e758eab..13f8f2e259 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/displayRegion.h
+++ b/panda/src/display/displayRegion.h
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ PUBLISHED:
   INLINE void set_clear_depth_between_eyes(bool clear_depth_between_eyes);
   INLINE bool get_clear_depth_between_eyes() const;
 
+  INLINE void set_incomplete_render(bool incomplete_render);
+  INLINE bool get_incomplete_render() const;
+
   INLINE void set_texture_reload_priority(int texture_reload_priority);
   INLINE int get_texture_reload_priority() const;
 
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ private:
   GraphicsOutput *_window;
   bool _clear_depth_between_eyes;
 
+  bool _incomplete_render;
   int _texture_reload_priority;
 
   // Ditto for the cull traverser.
diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.I b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.I
index f8ed10ecb1..16fcb9119f 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.I
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.I
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ needs_reset() const {
 //               screens, to guarantee that all of your assets are
 //               available by the time you take the loading screen
 //               down.
+//
+//               This flag may also be set individually on each
+//               DisplayRegion.  It will be considered true for a
+//               given DisplayRegion only if it is true on both the
+//               GSG and on the DisplayRegion.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 INLINE void GraphicsStateGuardian::
 set_incomplete_render(bool incomplete_render) {
diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx
index 7d79eb8ad5..3b1ab14012 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ prepare_display_region(DisplayRegionPipelineReader *dr,
                        Lens::StereoChannel stereo_channel) {
   _current_display_region = dr->get_object();
   _current_stereo_channel = stereo_channel;
+  _effective_incomplete_render = _incomplete_render && _current_display_region->get_incomplete_render();
 
   _stereo_buffer_mask = ~0;
 
diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h
index b32c022423..709600e17b 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ protected:
   bool _closing_gsg;
   bool _active;
   bool _incomplete_render;
+  bool _effective_incomplete_render;
   PT(Loader) _loader;
 
   PT(PreparedGraphicsObjects) _prepared_objects;
diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx
index fb751abf2d..bab25ce2df 100644
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg8/dxGraphicsStateGuardian8.cxx
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ upload_texture(DXTextureContext8 *dtc, bool force) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (_incomplete_render && !force) {
+  if (_effective_incomplete_render && !force) {
     bool has_image = _supports_compressed_texture ? tex->has_ram_image() : tex->has_uncompressed_ram_image();
     if (!has_image && tex->might_have_ram_image() &&
         tex->has_simple_ram_image() &&
diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx
index e07fb497dc..8e488ee1b1 100755
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg9/dxGraphicsStateGuardian9.cxx
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ upload_texture(DXTextureContext9 *dtc, bool force) {
   dtc->update_data_size_bytes(0);
   dtc->mark_unloaded();
   
-  if (_incomplete_render && !force) {
+  if (_effective_incomplete_render && !force) {
     bool has_image = _supports_compressed_texture ? tex->has_ram_image() : tex->has_uncompressed_ram_image();
     if (!has_image && tex->might_have_ram_image() &&
         tex->has_simple_ram_image() &&
diff --git a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
index 58f9569521..d1c4c557cd 100644
--- a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
@@ -6983,7 +6983,7 @@ bool CLP(GraphicsStateGuardian)::
 upload_texture(CLP(TextureContext) *gtc, bool force) {
   Texture *tex = gtc->get_texture();
 
-  if (_incomplete_render && !force) {
+  if (_effective_incomplete_render && !force) {
     bool has_image = _supports_compressed_texture ? tex->has_ram_image() : tex->has_uncompressed_ram_image();
     if (!has_image && tex->might_have_ram_image() &&
         tex->has_simple_ram_image() &&
diff --git a/panda/src/tinydisplay/tinyGraphicsStateGuardian.cxx b/panda/src/tinydisplay/tinyGraphicsStateGuardian.cxx
index a8c3195160..505704ad33 100644
--- a/panda/src/tinydisplay/tinyGraphicsStateGuardian.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/tinydisplay/tinyGraphicsStateGuardian.cxx
@@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@ bool TinyGraphicsStateGuardian::
 upload_texture(TinyTextureContext *gtc, bool force) {
   Texture *tex = gtc->get_texture();
 
-  if (_incomplete_render && !force) {
+  if (_effective_incomplete_render && !force) {
     if (!tex->has_ram_image() && tex->might_have_ram_image() &&
         tex->has_simple_ram_image() &&
         !_loader.is_null()) {