diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/FilterTexture.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/FilterTexture.js
index 45ceae9..ded9cd5 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/FilterTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/FilterTexture.js
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 * @param gl {WebGLContext} the current WebGL drawing context
 * @param width {Number} the horizontal range of the filter
 * @param height {Number} the vertical range of the filter
+* @param scaleMode {Number} Should be one of the PIXI.scaleMode consts
 * @private
 */
-PIXI.FilterTexture = function(gl, width, height)
+PIXI.FilterTexture = function(gl, width, height, scaleMode)
 {
     /**
      * @property gl
@@ -22,9 +23,11 @@
     this.frameBuffer = gl.createFramebuffer();
     this.texture = gl.createTexture();
 
+    scaleMode = scaleMode || PIXI.scaleModes.DEFAULT;
+
     gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D,  this.texture);
-    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gl.LINEAR);
-    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gl.LINEAR);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
     gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     gl.bindFramebuffer(gl.FRAMEBUFFER, this.framebuffer );

diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/FilterTexture.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/FilterTexture.js
index 45ceae9..ded9cd5 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/FilterTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/FilterTexture.js
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 * @param gl {WebGLContext} the current WebGL drawing context
 * @param width {Number} the horizontal range of the filter
 * @param height {Number} the vertical range of the filter
+* @param scaleMode {Number} Should be one of the PIXI.scaleMode consts
 * @private
 */
-PIXI.FilterTexture = function(gl, width, height)
+PIXI.FilterTexture = function(gl, width, height, scaleMode)
 {
     /**
      * @property gl
@@ -22,9 +23,11 @@
     this.frameBuffer = gl.createFramebuffer();
     this.texture = gl.createTexture();
 
+    scaleMode = scaleMode || PIXI.scaleModes.DEFAULT;
+
     gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D,  this.texture);
-    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gl.LINEAR);
-    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gl.LINEAR);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
     gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     gl.bindFramebuffer(gl.FRAMEBUFFER, this.framebuffer );
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
index cd73f65..f91907e 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
  * @constructor
  * @param width {Number} The width of the render texture
  * @param height {Number} The height of the render texture
+ * @param scaleMode {Number} Should be one of the PIXI.scaleMode consts
  */
-PIXI.RenderTexture = function(width, height, renderer)
+PIXI.RenderTexture = function(width, height, renderer, scaleMode)
 {
     PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
 
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@
     this.baseTexture.height = this.height;
     this.baseTexture._glTextures = [];
 
+    this.baseTexture.scaleMode = scaleMode || PIXI.scaleModes.DEFAULT;
+
     this.baseTexture.hasLoaded = true;
 
     // each render texture can only belong to one renderer at the moment if its webGL
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@
     {
         var gl = this.renderer.gl;
 
-        this.textureBuffer = new PIXI.FilterTexture(gl, this.width, this.height);
+        this.textureBuffer = new PIXI.FilterTexture(gl, this.width, this.height, this.baseTexture.scaleMode);
         this.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] =  this.textureBuffer.texture;
 
         this.render = this.renderWebGL;