diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js
index 8fc273b..d76b7f2 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@
  * @param renderer {WebGLRenderer} The renderer
  */
 DisplayObjectContainer.prototype.renderWebGL = function (renderer) {
+    // if the object is not visible or the alpha is 0 then no need to render this element
     if (!this.visible || this.alpha <= 0) {
         return;
     }
@@ -430,6 +431,7 @@
 
     var i, j;
 
+    // do a quick check to see if this element has a mask or a filter.
     if (this._mask || this._filters) {
         // push filter first as we need to ensure the stencil buffer is correct for any masking
         if (this._filters) {
@@ -443,11 +445,15 @@
             renderer.spriteBatch.start();
         }
 
-        // simple render children!
-        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i) {
+        // add this object to the batch, only rendered if it has a texture.
+        renderer.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+        // now loop through the children and make sure they get rendered
+        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; i++) {
             this.children[i].renderWebGL(renderer);
         }
 
+        // time to stop the sprite batch as either a mask element or a filter draw will happen next
         renderer.spriteBatch.stop();
 
         if (this._mask) {
@@ -461,10 +467,13 @@
         renderer.spriteBatch.start();
     }
     else {
+        renderer.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
         // simple render children!
-        for(i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i) {
+        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i) {
             this.children[i].renderWebGL(renderer);
         }
+
     }
 };
 
@@ -506,10 +515,10 @@
     this._cachedSprite.worldAlpha = this.worldAlpha;
 
     if (renderer.gl) {
-        Sprite.prototype.renderWebGL.call(this._cachedSprite, renderer);
+        this._cachedSprite.renderWebGL(renderer);
     }
     else {
-        Sprite.prototype.renderCanvas.call(this._cachedSprite, renderer);
+        this._cachedSprite.renderCanvas(renderer);
     }
 };
 

diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js
index 8fc273b..d76b7f2 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@
  * @param renderer {WebGLRenderer} The renderer
  */
 DisplayObjectContainer.prototype.renderWebGL = function (renderer) {
+    // if the object is not visible or the alpha is 0 then no need to render this element
     if (!this.visible || this.alpha <= 0) {
         return;
     }
@@ -430,6 +431,7 @@
 
     var i, j;
 
+    // do a quick check to see if this element has a mask or a filter.
     if (this._mask || this._filters) {
         // push filter first as we need to ensure the stencil buffer is correct for any masking
         if (this._filters) {
@@ -443,11 +445,15 @@
             renderer.spriteBatch.start();
         }
 
-        // simple render children!
-        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i) {
+        // add this object to the batch, only rendered if it has a texture.
+        renderer.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+        // now loop through the children and make sure they get rendered
+        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; i++) {
             this.children[i].renderWebGL(renderer);
         }
 
+        // time to stop the sprite batch as either a mask element or a filter draw will happen next
         renderer.spriteBatch.stop();
 
         if (this._mask) {
@@ -461,10 +467,13 @@
         renderer.spriteBatch.start();
     }
     else {
+        renderer.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
         // simple render children!
-        for(i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i) {
+        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i) {
             this.children[i].renderWebGL(renderer);
         }
+
     }
 };
 
@@ -506,10 +515,10 @@
     this._cachedSprite.worldAlpha = this.worldAlpha;
 
     if (renderer.gl) {
-        Sprite.prototype.renderWebGL.call(this._cachedSprite, renderer);
+        this._cachedSprite.renderWebGL(renderer);
     }
     else {
-        Sprite.prototype.renderCanvas.call(this._cachedSprite, renderer);
+        this._cachedSprite.renderCanvas(renderer);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/core/display/Sprite.js b/src/core/display/Sprite.js
index 1f9db47..f05db8a 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Sprite.js
@@ -264,67 +264,6 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Renders the object using the WebGL renderer
- *
- * @param renderer {WebGLRenderer} The renderer
- */
-Sprite.prototype.renderWebGL = function (renderer) {
-    // if the sprite is not visible or the alpha is 0 then no need to render this element
-    if (!this.visible || this.alpha <= 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    var i, j;
-
-    // do a quick check to see if this element has a mask or a filter.
-    if (this._mask || this._filters) {
-        var spriteBatch = renderer.spriteBatch;
-
-        // push filter first as we need to ensure the stencil buffer is correct for any masking
-        if (this._filters) {
-            spriteBatch.flush();
-            renderer.filterManager.pushFilter(this._filterBlock);
-        }
-
-        if (this._mask) {
-            spriteBatch.stop();
-            renderer.maskManager.pushMask(this.mask, renderer);
-            spriteBatch.start();
-        }
-
-        // add this sprite to the batch
-        spriteBatch.render(this);
-
-        // now loop through the children and make sure they get rendered
-        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; i++) {
-            this.children[i].renderWebGL(renderer);
-        }
-
-        // time to stop the sprite batch as either a mask element or a filter draw will happen next
-        spriteBatch.stop();
-
-        if (this._mask) {
-            renderer.maskManager.popMask(this._mask, renderer);
-        }
-
-        if (this._filters) {
-            renderer.filterManager.popFilter();
-        }
-
-        spriteBatch.start();
-    }
-    else {
-        renderer.spriteBatch.render(this);
-
-        // simple render children!
-        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i) {
-            this.children[i].renderWebGL(renderer);
-        }
-
-    }
-};
-
-/**
 * Renders the object using the Canvas renderer
 *
 * @param renderer {CanvasRenderer} The renderer

diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js
index 8fc273b..d76b7f2 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObjectContainer.js
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@
  * @param renderer {WebGLRenderer} The renderer
  */
 DisplayObjectContainer.prototype.renderWebGL = function (renderer) {
+    // if the object is not visible or the alpha is 0 then no need to render this element
     if (!this.visible || this.alpha <= 0) {
         return;
     }
@@ -430,6 +431,7 @@
 
     var i, j;
 
+    // do a quick check to see if this element has a mask or a filter.
     if (this._mask || this._filters) {
         // push filter first as we need to ensure the stencil buffer is correct for any masking
         if (this._filters) {
@@ -443,11 +445,15 @@
             renderer.spriteBatch.start();
         }
 
-        // simple render children!
-        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i) {
+        // add this object to the batch, only rendered if it has a texture.
+        renderer.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
+        // now loop through the children and make sure they get rendered
+        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; i++) {
             this.children[i].renderWebGL(renderer);
         }
 
+        // time to stop the sprite batch as either a mask element or a filter draw will happen next
         renderer.spriteBatch.stop();
 
         if (this._mask) {
@@ -461,10 +467,13 @@
         renderer.spriteBatch.start();
     }
     else {
+        renderer.spriteBatch.render(this);
+
         // simple render children!
-        for(i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i) {
+        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i) {
             this.children[i].renderWebGL(renderer);
         }
+
     }
 };
 
@@ -506,10 +515,10 @@
     this._cachedSprite.worldAlpha = this.worldAlpha;
 
     if (renderer.gl) {
-        Sprite.prototype.renderWebGL.call(this._cachedSprite, renderer);
+        this._cachedSprite.renderWebGL(renderer);
     }
     else {
-        Sprite.prototype.renderCanvas.call(this._cachedSprite, renderer);
+        this._cachedSprite.renderCanvas(renderer);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/core/display/Sprite.js b/src/core/display/Sprite.js
index 1f9db47..f05db8a 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Sprite.js
@@ -264,67 +264,6 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Renders the object using the WebGL renderer
- *
- * @param renderer {WebGLRenderer} The renderer
- */
-Sprite.prototype.renderWebGL = function (renderer) {
-    // if the sprite is not visible or the alpha is 0 then no need to render this element
-    if (!this.visible || this.alpha <= 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    var i, j;
-
-    // do a quick check to see if this element has a mask or a filter.
-    if (this._mask || this._filters) {
-        var spriteBatch = renderer.spriteBatch;
-
-        // push filter first as we need to ensure the stencil buffer is correct for any masking
-        if (this._filters) {
-            spriteBatch.flush();
-            renderer.filterManager.pushFilter(this._filterBlock);
-        }
-
-        if (this._mask) {
-            spriteBatch.stop();
-            renderer.maskManager.pushMask(this.mask, renderer);
-            spriteBatch.start();
-        }
-
-        // add this sprite to the batch
-        spriteBatch.render(this);
-
-        // now loop through the children and make sure they get rendered
-        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; i++) {
-            this.children[i].renderWebGL(renderer);
-        }
-
-        // time to stop the sprite batch as either a mask element or a filter draw will happen next
-        spriteBatch.stop();
-
-        if (this._mask) {
-            renderer.maskManager.popMask(this._mask, renderer);
-        }
-
-        if (this._filters) {
-            renderer.filterManager.popFilter();
-        }
-
-        spriteBatch.start();
-    }
-    else {
-        renderer.spriteBatch.render(this);
-
-        // simple render children!
-        for (i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i) {
-            this.children[i].renderWebGL(renderer);
-        }
-
-    }
-};
-
-/**
 * Renders the object using the Canvas renderer
 *
 * @param renderer {CanvasRenderer} The renderer
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
index 2a54317..768c3c4 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * @param renderSession {object} The RenderSession object
+ * @param renderer {WebGLRenderer} The renderer
  */
 WebGLSpriteBatch.prototype.begin = function (renderSession) {
     this.renderSession = renderSession;
@@ -182,9 +182,13 @@
  * @param sprite {Sprite} the sprite to render when using this spritebatch
  */
 WebGLSpriteBatch.prototype.render = function (sprite) {
+    if (!sprite.texture) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     var texture = sprite.texture;
 
-   //TODO set blend modes..
+    //TODO set blend modes..
     // check texture..
     if (this.currentBatchSize >= this.size) {
         this.flush();