diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/include/ITexture.h b/lib/irrlicht/include/ITexture.h
index eb7940fde..950544ce5 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/include/ITexture.h
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/include/ITexture.h
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void threadedSubImage(void* ptr) const {}
 
 	virtual void cleanThreadedLoader() {}
+
+	virtual int getThreadedLoadTextureCounter() const { return 0; }
 protected:
 
 	//! Helper function, helps to get the desired texture creation format from the flags.
diff --git a/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp b/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp
index 02c4fef52..bab9e7861 100644
--- a/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-STKTexManager::STKTexManager() : m_pbo(0), m_thread_size(0)
+STKTexManager::STKTexManager() : m_pbo(0), m_thread_size(0),
+                                 m_threaded_load_textures_counter(0)
 {
 #if !(defined(SERVER_ONLY) || defined(USE_GLES2))
     if (CVS->supportsThreadedTextureLoading())
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ void STKTexManager::checkThreadedLoadTextures(bool util_queue_empty)
         while (true)
         {
             pthread_mutex_lock(&m_threaded_load_textures_mutex);
-            empty_queue = m_threaded_load_textures.empty();
+            empty_queue = m_threaded_load_textures_counter == 0;
             pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_threaded_load_textures_mutex);
             if (empty_queue)
             {
diff --git a/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.hpp b/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.hpp
index 578f9e5f5..55a221138 100644
--- a/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.hpp
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
 #include "utils/singleton.hpp"
 
 #include "irrString.h"
+#include "ITexture.h"
 #include <pthread.h>
 
+#include <cassert>
 #include <string>
 #include <queue>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ class STKTexture;
 class ThreadedTexLoader;
 namespace irr
 {
-    namespace video { class ITexture; class SColor; }
+    namespace video { class SColor; }
 }
 
 class STKTexManager : public Singleton<STKTexManager>, NoCopy
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ private:
         std::vector<irr::video::ITexture*>, SmallestTexture>
         m_threaded_load_textures;
 
+    int m_threaded_load_textures_counter;
+
     pthread_mutex_t m_threaded_load_textures_mutex;
 
     pthread_cond_t m_cond_request;
@@ -156,10 +160,17 @@ public:
     irr::video::ITexture* getThreadedLoadTexture()
                                      { return m_threaded_load_textures.top(); }
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    void setThreadedLoadTextureCounter(int val)
+    {
+        m_threaded_load_textures_counter += val;
+        assert(m_threaded_load_textures_counter >= 0);
+    }
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     void addThreadedLoadTexture(irr::video::ITexture* t)
     {
         pthread_mutex_lock(&m_threaded_load_textures_mutex);
         m_threaded_load_textures.push(t);
+        setThreadedLoadTextureCounter(t->getThreadedLoadTextureCounter());
         pthread_cond_signal(&m_cond_request);
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_threaded_load_textures_mutex);
     }
diff --git a/src/graphics/stk_texture.hpp b/src/graphics/stk_texture.hpp
index 652a41e8b..5e389bcf3 100644
--- a/src/graphics/stk_texture.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/stk_texture.hpp
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ public:
     virtual void threadedSubImage(void* ptr) const;
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     virtual void cleanThreadedLoader();
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    virtual int getThreadedLoadTextureCounter() const
+    {
+        return useHQMipmap() ? 2 : 1;
+    }
 
 };   // STKTexture
 
diff --git a/src/graphics/threaded_tex_loader.cpp b/src/graphics/threaded_tex_loader.cpp
index ffefeb9af..e48efe867 100644
--- a/src/graphics/threaded_tex_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/threaded_tex_loader.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ void* ThreadedTexLoader::startRoutine(void *obj)
         target_tex->cleanThreadedLoader();
         ttl->m_tex_size_loaded += target_tex->getTextureSize();
         ttl->m_completed_textures.push_back(target_tex);
+        pthread_mutex_lock(ttl->m_texture_queue_mutex);
+        ttl->m_stktm->setThreadedLoadTextureCounter(-1);
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(ttl->m_texture_queue_mutex);
     }
     return NULL;
 }   // startRoutine