diff --git a/doc/040_cvarlist.md b/doc/040_cvarlist.md
index 2e5059c5..6e6129c5 100644
--- a/doc/040_cvarlist.md
+++ b/doc/040_cvarlist.md
@@ -334,6 +334,13 @@ it's `+set busywait 0` (setting the `busywait` cvar) and `-portable`
   * `1` - only errors and warnings
   * `2` - best-practices validation
 
+* **vk_retexturing**: Apply retexturing:
+  * `0` - dont use retexturing logic and dont load the high resolution
+          textures,
+  * `1` - load the high resolution textures if pack is installed.
+  * `2` - try to load the pack or scale up all 8bit textures if pack is
+          not installed.
+
 * **vk_strings**: Print some basic Vulkan/GPU information.
 
 * **vk_mem**: Print dynamic vertex/index/uniform/triangle fan buffer
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_image.c b/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_image.c
index 43a894b6..cb3414b8 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_image.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_image.c
@@ -917,7 +917,8 @@ static uint32_t Vk_Upload8 (byte *data, int width, int height, imagetype_t type,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (vk_retexturing->value)
+	// optimize 8bit images only when we forced such logic
+	if (vk_retexturing->value >= 2)
 	{
 		SmoothColorImage(trans, s, s >> 7);
 	}
@@ -976,7 +977,8 @@ Vk_LoadPic(char *name, byte *pic, int width, int realwidth,
 
 	if (bits == 8)
 	{
-		if (vk_retexturing->value)
+		// resize 8bit images only when we forced such logic
+		if (vk_retexturing->value >= 2)
 		{
 			byte *image_converted = malloc(width * height * 4);
 			scale2x(pic, image_converted, width, height);
@@ -1098,7 +1100,7 @@ Vk_LoadImage(char *name, const char* namewe, const char *ext, imagetype_t type,
 {
 	image_t	*image = NULL;
 
-	// with retexturing and not skin
+	// with retexturing
 	if (vk_retexturing->value)
 	{
 		image = Vk_LoadHiColorImage(name, namewe, ext, type, samplerType);