diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 041bab805d..d8784959e6 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 January 27, 2008 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- Added a PrecacheTexture virtual function to DFrameBuffer because it's the
+  renderer which should decide how to precache a texture.
 - Added SnowKate709's APROP_MaxHealth submission.
 - Fixed: FTexture::GetScaledWidth/Height always rounded down which could result in
   imprecisions (e.g. when scaling from 128 to 96.)
diff --git a/src/r_data.cpp b/src/r_data.cpp
index 74add59762..75a6820582 100644
--- a/src/r_data.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data.cpp
@@ -485,18 +485,7 @@ void R_PrecacheLevel (void)
 
 	for (i = TexMan.NumTextures() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
 	{
-		FTexture *tex = TexMan[i];
-		if (tex != NULL)
-		{
-			if (hitlist[i])
-			{
-				tex->GetPixels ();
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				tex->Unload ();
-			}
-		}
+		screen->PrecacheTexture(TexMan[i], !!hitlist[i]);
 	}
 
 	delete[] hitlist;
diff --git a/src/r_defs.h b/src/r_defs.h
index a2f09710f7..7902032f7b 100644
--- a/src/r_defs.h
+++ b/src/r_defs.h
@@ -844,8 +844,6 @@ private:
 	TArray<WORD> Translation;
 	WORD HashFirst[HASH_SIZE];
 	int DefaultTexture;
-
-	friend void R_InitData ();
 };
 
 extern FTextureManager TexMan;
diff --git a/src/v_video.cpp b/src/v_video.cpp
index ebb3282ebd..34d7e03b42 100644
--- a/src/v_video.cpp
+++ b/src/v_video.cpp
@@ -1316,6 +1316,27 @@ void DFrameBuffer::CopyPixelData(BYTE * buffer, int texpitch, int texheight, int
 	}
 }
 
+//===========================================================================
+//
+// Texture precaching
+//
+//===========================================================================
+
+void DFrameBuffer::PrecacheTexture(FTexture *tex, bool cache)
+{
+	if (tex != NULL)
+	{
+		if (cache)
+		{
+			tex->GetPixels ();
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			tex->Unload ();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 //===========================================================================
 //
 // Render the view 
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index efa0cf7587..c1445c85c2 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 extern int CleanWidth, CleanHeight, CleanXfac, CleanYfac;
 extern int DisplayWidth, DisplayHeight, DisplayBits;
 
+bool V_DoModeSetup (int width, int height, int bits);
+
 class FTexture;
 
 // TagItem definitions for DrawTexture. As far as I know, tag lists
@@ -375,6 +377,9 @@ public:
 					  const BYTE *patch, int pix_width, int pix_height, 
 					  int step_x, int step_y, PalEntry * palette);
 
+	// Precaches or unloads a texture
+	virtual void PrecacheTexture(FTexture *tex, bool cache);
+
 	// Screen wiping
 	virtual bool WipeStartScreen(int type);
 	virtual void WipeEndScreen();