diff --git a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
index 698ab59..5069940 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/SystemRenderer.js
@@ -244,16 +244,18 @@
      * @param {PIXI.DisplayObject} displayObject - The displayObject the object will be generated from
      * @param {number} scaleMode - Should be one of the scaleMode consts
      * @param {number} resolution - The resolution / device pixel ratio of the texture being generated
+     * @param {PIXI.Rectangle} [region] - The region of the displayObject, that shall be rendered,
+     *        if no region is specified, defaults to the local bounds of the displayObject.
      * @return {PIXI.Texture} a texture of the graphics object
      */
-    generateTexture(displayObject, scaleMode, resolution)
+    generateTexture(displayObject, scaleMode, resolution, region)
     {
-        const bounds = displayObject.getLocalBounds();
+        region = region || displayObject.getLocalBounds();
 
-        const renderTexture = RenderTexture.create(bounds.width | 0, bounds.height | 0, scaleMode, resolution);
+        const renderTexture = RenderTexture.create(region.width | 0, region.height | 0, scaleMode, resolution);
 
-        tempMatrix.tx = -bounds.x;
-        tempMatrix.ty = -bounds.y;
+        tempMatrix.tx = -region.x;
+        tempMatrix.ty = -region.y;
 
         this.render(displayObject, renderTexture, false, tempMatrix, true);