diff --git a/src/client/refresh/soft/header/local.h b/src/client/refresh/soft/header/local.h
index ad7c348e..e26f207a 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/soft/header/local.h
+++ b/src/client/refresh/soft/header/local.h
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ void	R_ShutdownImages(void);
 image_t	*R_FindImage(char *name, imagetype_t type);
 byte	*Get_BestImageSize(const image_t *image, int *req_width, int *req_height);
 void	R_FreeUnusedImages(void);
+qboolean R_ImageHasFreeSpace(void);
 
 void R_InitSkyBox(model_t *loadmodel);
 void R_IMFlatShadedQuad( vec3_t a, vec3_t b, vec3_t c, vec3_t d, int color, float alpha );
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_image.c b/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_image.c
index 2395c651..7d7eecc6 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_image.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_image.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 #define	MAX_RIMAGES	1024
 static image_t		r_images[MAX_RIMAGES];
 static int		numr_images;
+static int		image_max = 0;
 
 
 /*
@@ -33,12 +34,13 @@ R_ImageList_f
 void
 R_ImageList_f (void)
 {
-	int		i;
+	int		i, used, texels;
 	image_t	*image;
-	int		texels;
+	qboolean	freeup;
 
 	R_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "------------------\n");
 	texels = 0;
+	used = 0;
 
 	for (i=0, image=r_images ; i<numr_images ; i++, image++)
 	{
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ R_ImageList_f (void)
 		if (image->registration_sequence == registration_sequence)
 		{
 			in_use = "*";
+			used++;
 		}
 
 		if (image->registration_sequence <= 0)
@@ -76,6 +79,8 @@ R_ImageList_f (void)
 			image->width, image->height, in_use);
 	}
 	R_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "Total texel count: %i\n", texels);
+	freeup = R_ImageHasFreeSpace();
+	R_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "Used %d of %d images%s.\n", used, image_max, freeup ? ", has free space" : "");
 }
 
 //=======================================================
@@ -727,6 +732,33 @@ R_FreeUnusedImages (void)
 	}
 }
 
+qboolean
+R_ImageHasFreeSpace(void)
+{
+	int		i, used;
+	image_t	*image;
+
+	used = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0, image = r_images; i < numr_images; i++, image++)
+	{
+		if (!image->name[0])
+			continue;
+		if (image->registration_sequence == registration_sequence)
+		{
+			used ++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (image_max < used)
+	{
+		image_max = used;
+	}
+
+	// should same size of free slots as currently used
+	return (numr_images + used) < MAX_RIMAGES;
+}
+
 static struct texture_buffer {
 	image_t	image;
 	byte	buffer[4096];
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_model.c b/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_model.c
index c2c34f13..0a82afe1 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_model.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/soft/sw_model.c
@@ -34,11 +34,38 @@ static byte	mod_novis[MAX_MAP_LEAFS/8];
 #define	MAX_MOD_KNOWN	512
 static model_t	mod_known[MAX_MOD_KNOWN];
 static int	mod_numknown;
+static int	mod_max = 0;
 
 int	registration_sequence;
 
 //===============================================================================
 
+static qboolean
+Mod_HasFreeSpace(void)
+{
+	int		i, used;
+	model_t	*mod;
+
+	used = 0;
+
+	for (i=0, mod=mod_known ; i < mod_numknown ; i++, mod++)
+	{
+		if (!mod->name[0])
+			continue;
+		if (mod->registration_sequence == registration_sequence)
+		{
+			used ++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (mod_max < used)
+	{
+		mod_max = used;
+	}
+
+	// should same size of free slots as currently used
+	return (mod_numknown + mod_max) < MAX_MOD_KNOWN;
+}
 
 /*
 ================
@@ -48,11 +75,13 @@ Mod_Modellist_f
 void
 Mod_Modellist_f (void)
 {
-	int		i;
+	int		i, total, used;
 	model_t	*mod;
-	int		total;
+	qboolean	freeup;
 
 	total = 0;
+	used = 0;
+
 	R_Printf(PRINT_ALL,"Loaded models:\n");
 	for (i=0, mod=mod_known ; i < mod_numknown ; i++, mod++)
 	{
@@ -61,6 +90,7 @@ Mod_Modellist_f (void)
 		if (mod->registration_sequence == registration_sequence)
 		{
 			in_use = "*";
+			used ++;
 		}
 
 		if (!mod->name[0])
@@ -70,6 +100,9 @@ Mod_Modellist_f (void)
 		total += mod->extradatasize;
 	}
 	R_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "Total resident: %i\n", total);
+	// update statistics
+	freeup = Mod_HasFreeSpace();
+	R_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "Used %d of %d models%s.\n", used, mod_max, freeup ? ", has free space" : "");
 }
 
 /*
@@ -80,6 +113,7 @@ Mod_Init
 void
 Mod_Init (void)
 {
+	mod_max = 0;
 	memset (mod_novis, 0xff, sizeof(mod_novis));
 }
 
@@ -1375,14 +1409,20 @@ RE_EndRegistration (void)
 	int	i;
 	model_t	*mod;
 
+	if (Mod_HasFreeSpace() && R_ImageHasFreeSpace())
+	{
+		// should be enough space for load next maps
+		return;
+	}
+
 	for (i=0, mod=mod_known ; i<mod_numknown ; i++, mod++)
 	{
 		if (!mod->name[0])
 			continue;
 		if (mod->registration_sequence != registration_sequence)
-		{	// don't need this model
-			Hunk_Free (mod->extradata);
-			memset (mod, 0, sizeof(*mod));
+		{
+			// don't need this model
+			Mod_Free (mod);
 		}
 	}