diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index ad60418f0..44f80a49c 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+October 18, 2009  (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- fixed: FMultiPatchTexture::MakeTexture was missing a range check for the
+  special colormap index.
+
 October 17, 2009  (Changes by Graf Zahl)
 - Fixed: 3DMidtex checks were treating the Null texture as a valid texture.
 - Fixed: The rail sound's position was not clamped to the actual range between
diff --git a/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp b/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp
index 984135e97..34956dff7 100644
--- a/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp
+++ b/src/textures/multipatchtexture.cpp
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ BYTE *GetBlendMap(PalEntry blend, BYTE *blendwork)
 		return TranslationToTable(TRANSLATION(TRANSLATION_Standard, 7))->Remap;
 
 	default:
-		if (blend >= BLEND_SPECIALCOLORMAP1)
+		if (blend >= BLEND_SPECIALCOLORMAP1 && blend < BLEND_SPECIALCOLORMAP1 + SpecialColormaps.Size())
 		{
 			return SpecialColormaps[blend - BLEND_SPECIALCOLORMAP1].Colormap;
 		}
diff --git a/src/textures/texture.cpp b/src/textures/texture.cpp
index df680a507..690a59421 100644
--- a/src/textures/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/textures/texture.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ FTexture::FTexture (const char *name, int lumpnum)
   bMasked(true), bAlphaTexture(false), bHasCanvas(false), bWarped(0), bComplex(false),
   Rotations(0xFFFF), Width(0), Height(0), WidthMask(0), Native(NULL)
 {
+	id.SetInvalid();
 	if (name != NULL)
 	{
 		uppercopy(Name, name);
diff --git a/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp b/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp
index 7a66a7202..2d3e2fc9f 100644
--- a/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ FTextureID FTextureManager::AddTexture (FTexture *texture)
 	int trans = Textures.Push (hasher);
 	Translation.Push (trans);
 	if (bucket >= 0) HashFirst[bucket] = trans;
-	return FTextureID(trans);
+	return (texture->id = FTextureID(trans));
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -365,10 +365,15 @@ void FTextureManager::ReplaceTexture (FTextureID picnum, FTexture *newtexture, b
 	newtexture->UseType = oldtexture->UseType;
 	Textures[index].Texture = newtexture;
 
+	newtexture->id = oldtexture->id;
 	if (free)
 	{
 		delete oldtexture;
 	}
+	else
+	{
+		oldtexture->id.SetInvalid();
+	}
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
diff --git a/src/textures/textures.h b/src/textures/textures.h
index 06d373f1f..0f595b5cb 100644
--- a/src/textures/textures.h
+++ b/src/textures/textures.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ public:
 	fixed_t		yScale;
 
 	int SourceLump;
+	FTextureID id;
 
 	union
 	{
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool UseBasePalette();
 	virtual int GetSourceLump() { return SourceLump; }
 	virtual FTexture *GetRedirect(bool wantwarped);
+	FTextureID GetID() const { return id; }
 
 	virtual void Unload () = 0;
 
@@ -278,6 +280,12 @@ public:
 		return Textures[Translation[texnum.texnum]].Texture;
 	}
 
+	FTexture *ByIndexTranslated(int i)
+	{
+		if (unsigned(i) >= Textures.Size()) return NULL;
+		return Textures[Translation[i]].Texture;
+	}
+
 	void SetTranslation (FTextureID fromtexnum, FTextureID totexnum)
 	{
 		if ((size_t)fromtexnum.texnum < Translation.Size())