diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx b/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
index c754ce84b0..3cd11090e1 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/texture.cxx
@@ -2675,6 +2675,28 @@ adjust_size(int &x_size, int &y_size, const string &name,
   return false;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: Texture::ensure_loader_type
+//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//  Description: May be called prior to calling read_txo() or any
+//               bam-related Texture-creating callback, to ensure that
+//               the proper dynamic libraries for a Texture of the
+//               current class type, and the indicated filename, have
+//               been already loaded.
+//
+//               This is a low-level function that should not normally
+//               need to be called directly by the user.
+//
+//               Note that for best results you must first create a
+//               Texture object of the appropriate class type for your
+//               filename, for instance with
+//               TexturePool::make_texture().
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void Texture::
+ensure_loader_type(const Filename &filename) {
+  // For a plain Texture type, this doesn't need to do anything.
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: Texture::reconsider_dirty
 //       Access: Protected, Virtual
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/texture.h b/panda/src/gobj/texture.h
index 04842a5c32..73307e02da 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/texture.h
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/texture.h
@@ -520,6 +520,8 @@ public:
   INLINE bool adjust_this_size(int &x_size, int &y_size, const string &name,
                                bool for_padding) const;
 
+  virtual void ensure_loader_type(const Filename &filename);
+
 protected:
   class CData;
 
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/texturePool.cxx b/panda/src/gobj/texturePool.cxx
index ae313ebe01..92cae15cbb 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/texturePool.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/texturePool.cxx
@@ -1090,6 +1090,17 @@ try_load_cache(PT(Texture) &tex, BamCache *cache, const Filename &filename,
     // The texture was not supplied by a texture filter.  See if it
     // can be found in the on-disk cache, if it is active.
     if ((cache->get_cache_textures() || cache->get_cache_compressed_textures()) && !textures_header_only) {
+
+      // Call ns_make_texture() on the file extension and create a
+      // dummy texture object we can call ensure_loaded_type() on.  We
+      // don't need to keep this object around after this call, since
+      // we'll be creating a new one below.  I know this is a bit
+      // hacky.
+      string ext = downcase(filename.get_extension());
+      PT(Texture) dummy = ns_make_texture(ext);
+      dummy->ensure_loader_type(filename);
+      dummy.clear();
+
       record = cache->lookup(filename, "txo");
       if (record != (BamCacheRecord *)NULL) {
         if (record->has_data()) {
diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.cxx b/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.cxx
index a5cfd7b876..9ab38fe4c5 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.cxx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "movieVideo.h"
 #include "movieVideoCursor.h"
+#include "movieTypeRegistry.h"
 #include "movieTexture.h"
 #include "clockObject.h"
 #include "config_gobj.h"
@@ -125,6 +126,32 @@ MovieTexture::
   clear();
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: MovieTexture::ensure_loader_type
+//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//  Description: May be called prior to calling read_txo() or any
+//               bam-related Texture-creating callback, to ensure that
+//               the proper dynamic libraries for a Texture of the
+//               current class type, and the indicated filename, have
+//               been already loaded.
+//
+//               This is a low-level function that should not normally
+//               need to be called directly by the user.
+//
+//               Note that for best results you must first create a
+//               Texture object of the appropriate class type for your
+//               filename, for instance with
+//               TexturePool::make_texture().
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void MovieTexture::
+ensure_loader_type(const Filename &filename) {
+  // Creating a MovieVideo of the appropriate type is a slightly hacky
+  // way to ensure the appropriate libraries are loaded.  We can let
+  // the MovieVideo we create immediately destruct.
+  MovieTypeRegistry *reg = MovieTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
+  PT(MovieVideo) video = reg->make_video(filename);
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: MovieTexture::make_texture
 //       Access: Public, Static
diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.h b/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.h
index 99b469bf1f..8dd78481ca 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.h
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ PUBLISHED:
   void   unsynchronize();
   
 public:
+  virtual void ensure_loader_type(const Filename &filename);
+
   static PT(Texture) make_texture();
   virtual bool has_cull_callback() const;
   virtual bool cull_callback(CullTraverser *trav, const CullTraverserData &data) const;