diff --git a/UnityGLTF/Assets/UnityGLTF/Scripts/GLTFSceneImporter.cs b/UnityGLTF/Assets/UnityGLTF/Scripts/GLTFSceneImporter.cs
index 1c1089340..c5e8125da 100644
--- a/UnityGLTF/Assets/UnityGLTF/Scripts/GLTFSceneImporter.cs
+++ b/UnityGLTF/Assets/UnityGLTF/Scripts/GLTFSceneImporter.cs
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ public bool IsMultithreaded
 		/// </remaks>
 		public bool KeepCPUCopyOfTexture = true;
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Specifies whether the MipMap chain should be generated for model textures
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool GenerateMipMapsForTextures = true;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// When screen coverage is above threashold and no LOD mesh cull the object
 		/// </summary>
@@ -734,7 +739,7 @@ protected async Task ConstructImage(GLTFImage image, int imageCacheIndex, bool m
 
 		protected virtual async Task ConstructUnityTexture(Stream stream, bool markGpuOnly, bool isLinear, GLTFImage image, int imageCacheIndex)
 		{
-			Texture2D texture = new Texture2D(0, 0, TextureFormat.RGBA32, true, isLinear);
+			Texture2D texture = new Texture2D(0, 0, TextureFormat.RGBA32, GenerateMipMapsForTextures, isLinear);
 			texture.name = nameof(GLTFSceneImporter) + (image.Name != null ? ("." + image.Name) : "");
 
 			if (stream is MemoryStream)