diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
index f91907e..37fe97d 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
@@ -101,29 +101,55 @@
 PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype = Object.create(PIXI.Texture.prototype);
 PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.RenderTexture;
 
-PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype.resize = function(width, height)
+/**
+ * Resize the RenderTexture.
+ *
+ * @method resize
+ * @param width {Number} The width to resize to.
+ * @param height {Number} The height to resize to.
+ * @param updateBase {Boolean} Should the baseTexture.width and height values be resized as well?
+ */
+PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype.resize = function(width, height, updateBase)
 {
+    if (width === this.width && height === this.height)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     this.width = width;
     this.height = height;
 
     this.frame.width = this.width;
     this.frame.height = this.height;
 
-    if(this.renderer.type === PIXI.WEBGL_RENDERER)
+    if (updateBase)
+    {
+        this.baseTexture.width = this.width;
+        this.baseTexture.height = this.height;
+    }
+
+    if (this.renderer.type === PIXI.WEBGL_RENDERER)
     {
         this.projection.x = this.width / 2;
         this.projection.y = -this.height / 2;
-
-        var gl = this.renderer.gl;
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA,  this.width,  this.height, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, null);
     }
-    else
+    
+    this.textureBuffer.resize(this.width, this.height);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Clears the RenderTexture.
+ *
+ * @method clear
+ */
+PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype.clear = function()
+{
+    if (this.renderer.type === PIXI.WEBGL_RENDERER)
     {
-        this.textureBuffer.resize(this.width, this.height);
+        this.renderer.gl.bindFramebuffer(this.renderer.gl.FRAMEBUFFER, this.textureBuffer.frameBuffer);
     }
-
-    PIXI.Texture.frameUpdates.push(this);
+    
+    this.textureBuffer.clear();
 };
 
 /**