diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 99123db..2e3129d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -266,12 +266,17 @@
  * @param renderTarget {RenderTarget} The render target to use to render this display object
  *
  */
-WebGLRenderer.prototype.renderDisplayObject = function (displayObject, renderTarget)//projection, buffer)
+WebGLRenderer.prototype.renderDisplayObject = function (displayObject, renderTarget, clear)//projection, buffer)
 {
     // TODO is this needed...
     //this.blendModeManager.setBlendMode(CONST.BLEND_MODES.NORMAL);
     this.setRenderTarget(renderTarget);
 
+    if(clear)
+    {
+        renderTarget.clear();
+    }
+
     // start the filter manager
     this.filterManager.setFilterStack( renderTarget.filterStack );
 

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 99123db..2e3129d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -266,12 +266,17 @@
  * @param renderTarget {RenderTarget} The render target to use to render this display object
  *
  */
-WebGLRenderer.prototype.renderDisplayObject = function (displayObject, renderTarget)//projection, buffer)
+WebGLRenderer.prototype.renderDisplayObject = function (displayObject, renderTarget, clear)//projection, buffer)
 {
     // TODO is this needed...
     //this.blendModeManager.setBlendMode(CONST.BLEND_MODES.NORMAL);
     this.setRenderTarget(renderTarget);
 
+    if(clear)
+    {
+        renderTarget.clear();
+    }
+
     // start the filter manager
     this.filterManager.setFilterStack( renderTarget.filterStack );
 
diff --git a/src/core/textures/RenderTexture.js b/src/core/textures/RenderTexture.js
index 8731e50..61ca53b 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/RenderTexture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/RenderTexture.js
@@ -277,17 +277,11 @@
         }
     }
 
-
-    if (clear)
-    {
-        this.textureBuffer.clear();
-    }
-
     //TODO rename textureBuffer to renderTarget..
     var temp =  this.renderer.filterManager;
 
     this.renderer.filterManager = this.filterManager;
-    this.renderer.renderDisplayObject(displayObject, this.textureBuffer);
+    this.renderer.renderDisplayObject(displayObject, this.textureBuffer, clear);
 
     this.renderer.filterManager = temp;
 };