diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index a44dc48d67..e88a3194cc 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 December 28, 2007 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- Changed FImageCollection so that it accepts a matching texture of any type.
+  This is necessary to load hires sprite replacements for certain icons.
 - Added a check to Wads.CheckNumForName to return -1 for names longer than
   8 characters which contain path separators.
 - Fixed: Hires texture replacement must replace all matching textures, not
diff --git a/src/r_data.cpp b/src/r_data.cpp
index b72e3373ff..f189c525d4 100644
--- a/src/r_data.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data.cpp
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ void FTextureManager::ReplaceTexture (int picnum, FTexture *newtexture, bool fre
 	}
 }
 
-int FTextureManager::AddPatch (const char *patchname, int namespc)
+int FTextureManager::AddPatch (const char *patchname, int namespc, bool tryany)
 {
 	if (patchname == NULL)
 	{
 		return -1;
 	}
-	int lumpnum = CheckForTexture (patchname, FTexture::TEX_MiscPatch, false);
+	int lumpnum = CheckForTexture (patchname, FTexture::TEX_MiscPatch, tryany);
 
 	if (lumpnum >= 0)
 	{
diff --git a/src/r_defs.h b/src/r_defs.h
index c37a9837ab..852deb655c 100644
--- a/src/r_defs.h
+++ b/src/r_defs.h
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ public:
 
 	int CreateTexture (int lumpnum, int usetype=FTexture::TEX_Any);	// Also calls AddTexture
 	int AddTexture (FTexture *texture);
-	int AddPatch (const char *patchname, int namespc=0);
+	int AddPatch (const char *patchname, int namespc=0, bool tryany = false);
 
 	// Replaces one texture with another. The new texture will be assigned
 	// the same name, slot, and use type as the texture it is replacing.
diff --git a/src/v_collection.cpp b/src/v_collection.cpp
index ed30dd3d96..55bac6093f 100644
--- a/src/v_collection.cpp
+++ b/src/v_collection.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void FImageCollection::Init (const char **patchNames, int numPatches, int namesp
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < numPatches; ++i)
 	{
-		int picnum = TexMan.AddPatch (patchNames[i], namespc);
+		int picnum = TexMan.AddPatch (patchNames[i], namespc, true);
 
 		if (picnum == -1 && namespc != ns_sprites)
 		{