diff --git a/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp b/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp
index 88de868d4..3d841eeb5 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "doomstat.h"
 #include "w_wad.h"
 #include "templates.h"
+#include "i_system.h"
 
 #include "r_data/r_translate.h"
 #include "r_data/sprites.h"
@@ -396,7 +397,7 @@ FTextureID FTextureManager::GetTextureID (const char *name, ETextureType usetype
 FTexture *FTextureManager::FindTexture(const char *texname, ETextureType usetype, BITFIELD flags)
 {
 	FTextureID texnum = CheckForTexture (texname, usetype, flags);
-	return !texnum.isValid()? NULL : Textures[texnum.GetIndex()].Texture;
+	return GetTexture(texnum.GetIndex());
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -1060,8 +1061,8 @@ void FTextureManager::AddLocalizedVariants()
 							if (lang.Len() == 2 || lang.Len() == 3)
 							{
 								uint32_t langid = MAKE_ID(lang[0], lang[1], lang[2], 0);
-								uint64_t comboid = (uint64_t(langid) << 32) | tex.GetIndex();
-								LocalizedTextures.Insert(comboid, GetTexture(origTex));
+								uint64_t comboid = (uint64_t(langid) << 32) | origTex.GetIndex();
+								LocalizedTextures.Insert(comboid, tex.GetIndex());
 								Textures[origTex.GetIndex()].HasLocalization = true;
 							}
 							else
@@ -1226,12 +1227,31 @@ void FTextureManager::InitPalettedVersions()
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-FTextureID FTextureManager::PalCheck(FTextureID tex)
+int FTextureManager::PalCheck(int tex)
 {
 	// In any true color mode this shouldn't do anything.
 	if (vid_nopalsubstitutions || V_IsTrueColor()) return tex;
-	auto ftex = GetTexture(tex);
-	if (ftex != nullptr && ftex->PalVersion != nullptr) return ftex->PalVersion->id;
+	auto ftex = Textures[tex].Texture;
+	if (ftex != nullptr && ftex->PalVersion != nullptr) return ftex->PalVersion->id.GetIndex();
+	return tex;
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// FTextureManager :: PalCheck
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+int FTextureManager::ResolveLocalizedTexture(int tex)
+{
+	for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+	{
+		uint32_t lang = LanguageIDs[i];
+		uint64_t index = (uint64_t(lang) << 32) + tex;
+		if (auto pTex = LocalizedTextures.CheckKey(index)) return *pTex;
+		index = (uint64_t(lang & MAKE_ID(255, 255, 0, 0)) << 32) + tex;
+		if (auto pTex = LocalizedTextures.CheckKey(index)) return *pTex;
+	}
 	return tex;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gamedata/textures/textures.h b/src/gamedata/textures/textures.h
index e2e2492f0..442f3b489 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/textures/textures.h
+++ b/src/gamedata/textures/textures.h
@@ -524,47 +524,48 @@ class FTextureManager
 public:
 	FTextureManager ();
 	~FTextureManager ();
+	
+private:
+	int ResolveLocalizedTexture(int texnum);
+	int PalCheck(int tex);
 
+	FTexture *InternalGetTexture(int texnum, bool animate, bool localize, bool palettesubst)
+	{
+		if ((unsigned)texnum >= Textures.Size()) return nullptr;
+		if (animate) texnum = Translation[texnum];
+		if (localize && Textures[texnum].HasLocalization) texnum = ResolveLocalizedTexture(texnum);
+		if (palettesubst) texnum = PalCheck(texnum);
+		return Textures[texnum].Texture;
+	}
+public:
 	// This only gets used in UI code so we do not need PALVERS handling.
 	FTexture *GetTextureByName(const char *name, bool animate = false)
 	{
 		FTextureID texnum = GetTextureID (name, ETextureType::MiscPatch);
-		if (!texnum.Exists()) return nullptr;
-		if (!animate) return Textures[texnum.GetIndex()].Texture;
-	 	else return Textures[Translation[texnum.GetIndex()]].Texture;
+		return InternalGetTexture(texnum.GetIndex(), animate, true, false);
 	}
 	
 	FTexture *GetTexture(FTextureID texnum, bool animate = false)
 	{
-		if ((size_t)texnum.GetIndex() >= Textures.Size()) return nullptr;
-		if (animate) texnum = Translation[texnum.GetIndex()];
-		return Textures[texnum.GetIndex()].Texture;
+		return InternalGetTexture(texnum.GetIndex(), animate, true, false);
 	}
 	
 	// This is the only access function that should be used inside the software renderer.
 	FTexture *GetPalettedTexture(FTextureID texnum, bool animate)
 	{
-		if ((size_t)texnum.texnum >= Textures.Size()) return nullptr;
-		if (animate) texnum = Translation[texnum.GetIndex()];
-		texnum = PalCheck(texnum).GetIndex();
-		return Textures[texnum.GetIndex()].Texture;
+		return InternalGetTexture(texnum.GetIndex(), animate, true, true);
 	}
 	
 	FTexture *ByIndex(int i, bool animate = false)
 	{
-		if (unsigned(i) >= Textures.Size()) return NULL;
-		if (animate) i = Translation[i];
-		return Textures[i].Texture;
+		return InternalGetTexture(i, animate, true, false);
 	}
+	
 	FTexture *FindTexture(const char *texname, ETextureType usetype = ETextureType::MiscPatch, BITFIELD flags = TEXMAN_TryAny);
 
 	void FlushAll();
 
 
-//public:
-
-	FTextureID PalCheck(FTextureID tex);
-
 	enum
 	{
 		TEXMAN_TryAny = 1,
@@ -667,7 +668,7 @@ private:
 	};
 	enum { HASH_END = -1, HASH_SIZE = 1027 };
 	TArray<TextureHash> Textures;
-	TMap<uint64_t, FTexture*> LocalizedTextures;
+	TMap<uint64_t, int> LocalizedTextures;
 	TArray<int> Translation;
 	int HashFirst[HASH_SIZE];
 	FTextureID DefaultTexture;