diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
index 8f800450673..d17838e30a0 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
@@ -2545,9 +2545,17 @@ 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( image->getRawTextureData() == nullptr )
+			return;
 		m_2DRender->Set_Texture( (TextureClass *)(image->getRawTextureData()) );
+	}
 	else
+	{
+		if( image->getFilename().isEmpty() )
+			return;
 		m_2DRender->Set_Texture( image->getFilename().str() );
+	}
 
 	RectClass screen_rect(startX,startY,endX,endY);
 	RectClass uv_rect(uv->lo.x,uv->lo.y,uv->hi.x,uv->hi.y);
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
index b6a293713a3..1e0e7ccb9ac 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
@@ -2652,9 +2652,17 @@ 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 (image->getRawTextureData() == nullptr)
+			return;
 		m_2DRender->Set_Texture((TextureClass*)(image->getRawTextureData()));
+	}
 	else
+	{
+		if (image->getFilename().isEmpty())
+			return;
 		m_2DRender->Set_Texture(image->getFilename().str());
+	}
 
 	RectClass screen_rect(startX, startY, endX, endY);
 	RectClass uv_rect(uv->lo.x, uv->lo.y, uv->hi.x, uv->hi.y);