diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/OpenGL.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/OpenGL.cpp
index 273131ff3..792523234 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ void OpenGL::setTextureUnit(int textureunit)
 	state.curTextureUnit = textureunit;
 }
 
-void OpenGL::bindTextureToUnit(TextureType target, GLuint texture, int textureunit, bool restoreprev)
+void OpenGL::bindTextureToUnit(TextureType target, GLuint texture, int textureunit, bool restoreprev, bool bindforedit)
 {
 	if (texture != state.boundTextures[target][textureunit])
 	{
@@ -1004,14 +1004,14 @@ void OpenGL::bindTextureToUnit(TextureType target, GLuint texture, int textureun
 		else
 			state.curTextureUnit = textureunit;
 	}
-	else if (!restoreprev && textureunit != state.curTextureUnit)
+	else if (bindforedit && !restoreprev && textureunit != state.curTextureUnit)
 	{
 		glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + textureunit);
 		state.curTextureUnit = textureunit;
 	}
 }
 
-void OpenGL::bindTextureToUnit(Texture *texture, int textureunit, bool restoreprev)
+void OpenGL::bindTextureToUnit(Texture *texture, int textureunit, bool restoreprev, bool bindforedit)
 {
 	TextureType textype = TEXTURE_2D;
 	GLuint handle = 0;
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ void OpenGL::bindTextureToUnit(Texture *texture, int textureunit, bool restorepr
 		handle = getDefaultTexture(textype);
 	}
 
-	bindTextureToUnit(textype, handle, textureunit, restoreprev);
+	bindTextureToUnit(textype, handle, textureunit, restoreprev, bindforedit);
 }
 
 void OpenGL::deleteTexture(GLuint texture)
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/OpenGL.h b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/OpenGL.h
index ad02098ff..13afd9c92 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/OpenGL.h
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/OpenGL.h
@@ -318,9 +318,10 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * @param textureunit Index in the range of [0, maxtextureunits-1]
 	 * @param restoreprev Restore previously bound texture unit when done.
+	 * @param bindforedit If false, the active texture unit may be left alone.
 	 **/
-	void bindTextureToUnit(TextureType target, GLuint texture, int textureunit, bool restoreprev);
-	void bindTextureToUnit(Texture *texture, int textureunit, bool restoreprev);
+	void bindTextureToUnit(TextureType target, GLuint texture, int textureunit, bool restoreprev, bool bindforedit = true);
+	void bindTextureToUnit(Texture *texture, int textureunit, bool restoreprev, bool bindforedit = true);
 
 	/**
 	 * Helper for deleting an OpenGL texture.
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Shader.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Shader.cpp
index 84cef6f69..67a459d7b 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Shader.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Shader.cpp
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ void Shader::attach()
 		{
 			const TextureUnit &unit = textureUnits[i];
 			if (unit.active)
-				gl.bindTextureToUnit(unit.type, unit.texture, i, false);
+				gl.bindTextureToUnit(unit.type, unit.texture, i, false, false);
 		}
 
 		// send any pending uniforms to the shader program.
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ void Shader::sendTextures(const UniformInfo *info, love::graphics::Texture **tex
 		int texunit = info->ints[i];
 
 		if (shaderactive)
-			gl.bindTextureToUnit(info->textureType, gltex, texunit, false);
+			gl.bindTextureToUnit(info->textureType, gltex, texunit, false, false);
 
 		// Store texture id so it can be re-bound to the texture unit later.
 		textureUnits[texunit].texture = gltex;