diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index c3edcc6..70cd969 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
     this.renderSession.spriteBatch = this.spriteBatch;
     this.renderSession.stencilManager = this.stencilManager;
     this.renderSession.renderer = this;
+    this.renderSession.resolution = this.resolution;
 
     gl.disable(gl.DEPTH_TEST);
     gl.disable(gl.CULL_FACE);

diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index c3edcc6..70cd969 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
     this.renderSession.spriteBatch = this.spriteBatch;
     this.renderSession.stencilManager = this.stencilManager;
     this.renderSession.renderer = this;
+    this.renderSession.resolution = this.resolution;
 
     gl.disable(gl.DEPTH_TEST);
     gl.disable(gl.CULL_FACE);
diff --git a/src/pixi/text/Text.js b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
index 8d6c864..8d111a4 100644
--- a/src/pixi/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 
     PIXI.Sprite.call(this, PIXI.Texture.fromCanvas(this.canvas));
 
-    this.texture.baseTexture.resolution = this.resolution;
-
     this.setText(text);
     this.setStyle(style);
 
@@ -168,8 +166,9 @@
  */
 PIXI.Text.prototype.updateText = function()
 {
-    this.context.font = this.style.font;
+    this.texture.baseTexture.resolution = this.resolution;
     
+    this.context.font = this.style.font;
 
     var outputText = this.text;
 
@@ -296,7 +295,6 @@
     this._width = this.canvas.width;
     this._height = this.canvas.height;
 
-    this.requiresUpdate =  true;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -308,31 +306,39 @@
 */
 PIXI.Text.prototype._renderWebGL = function(renderSession)
 {
-    if(this.requiresUpdate)
+    if(this.dirty)
     {
-        this.requiresUpdate = false;
+        this.resolution = renderSession.resolution;
+
+        this.updateText();
+        this.dirty = false;
+
         PIXI.updateWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, renderSession.gl);
     }
 
     PIXI.Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL.call(this, renderSession);
 };
 
+
 /**
- * Updates the transform of this object
- *
- * @method updateTransform
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.Text.prototype.updateTransform = function()
+* Renders the object using the WebGL renderer
+*
+* @method _renderWebGL
+* @param renderSession {RenderSession} 
+* @private
+*/
+PIXI.Text.prototype._renderCanvas = function(renderSession)
 {
     if(this.dirty)
     {
+        this.resolution = renderSession.resolution;
+
         this.updateText();
         this.dirty = false;
     }
-
-    PIXI.Sprite.prototype.updateTransform.call(this);
-};
+     
+    PIXI.Sprite.prototype._renderCanvas.call(this, renderSession);
+}
 
 /*
  * http://stackoverflow.com/users/34441/ellisbben