diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
index 8f80045067..a1e832c795 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@ void W3DDisplay::drawImage( const Image *image, Int startX, Int startY,
 	}
 
 	// if we have raw texture data we will use it, otherwise we are referencing filenames
-	if( BitIsSet( image->getStatus(), IMAGE_STATUS_RAW_TEXTURE ) )
+	if( BitIsSet( image->getStatus(), IMAGE_STATUS_RAW_TEXTURE ) && image->getRawTextureData() != nullptr )
 		m_2DRender->Set_Texture( (TextureClass *)(image->getRawTextureData()) );
 	else
 		m_2DRender->Set_Texture( image->getFilename().str() );
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
index 7c1a34ab44..0c4e5fe1a9 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
@@ -2642,7 +2642,7 @@ void W3DDisplay::drawImage(const Image* image, Int startX, Int startY,
 	}
 
 	// if we have raw texture data we will use it, otherwise we are referencing filenames
-	if (BitIsSet(image->getStatus(), IMAGE_STATUS_RAW_TEXTURE))
+	if (BitIsSet(image->getStatus(), IMAGE_STATUS_RAW_TEXTURE) && image->getRawTextureData() != nullptr)
 		m_2DRender->Set_Texture((TextureClass*)(image->getRawTextureData()));
 	else
 		m_2DRender->Set_Texture(image->getFilename().str());