diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index aa15b4f..89a2b2c 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -51,11 +51,25 @@
 	 */
 	this.context = this.view.getContext("2d");
 
+	//some filter variables
+	this.smoothProperty = null;
+
+	if('imageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'imageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('webkitImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'webkitImageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('mozImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'mozImageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('oImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'oImageSmoothingEnabled';
+
+	this.scaleMode = null;
+
 	this.refresh = true;
 	// hack to enable some hardware acceleration!
 	//this.view.style["transform"] = "translatez(0)";
 	
-    this.view.width = this.width;
+	this.view.width = this.width;
 	this.view.height = this.height;  
 	this.count = 0;
 }
@@ -172,8 +186,14 @@
 				context.globalAlpha = displayObject.worldAlpha;
 				
 				context.setTransform(transform[0], transform[3], transform[1], transform[4], transform[2], transform[5]);
+
+				//if smoothingEnabled is supported and we need to change the smoothing property for this texture
+				if(this.smoothProperty && this.scaleMode !== displayObject.texture.baseTexture.scaleMode) {
+					this.scaleMode = displayObject.texture.baseTexture.scaleMode;
+					context[this.smoothProperty] = (this.scaleMode === PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR);
+				}
 					
-				context.drawImage(displayObject.texture.baseTexture.source, 
+				context.drawImage(displayObject.texture.baseTexture.source,
 								   frame.x,
 								   frame.y,
 								   frame.width,

diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index aa15b4f..89a2b2c 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -51,11 +51,25 @@
 	 */
 	this.context = this.view.getContext("2d");
 
+	//some filter variables
+	this.smoothProperty = null;
+
+	if('imageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'imageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('webkitImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'webkitImageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('mozImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'mozImageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('oImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'oImageSmoothingEnabled';
+
+	this.scaleMode = null;
+
 	this.refresh = true;
 	// hack to enable some hardware acceleration!
 	//this.view.style["transform"] = "translatez(0)";
 	
-    this.view.width = this.width;
+	this.view.width = this.width;
 	this.view.height = this.height;  
 	this.count = 0;
 }
@@ -172,8 +186,14 @@
 				context.globalAlpha = displayObject.worldAlpha;
 				
 				context.setTransform(transform[0], transform[3], transform[1], transform[4], transform[2], transform[5]);
+
+				//if smoothingEnabled is supported and we need to change the smoothing property for this texture
+				if(this.smoothProperty && this.scaleMode !== displayObject.texture.baseTexture.scaleMode) {
+					this.scaleMode = displayObject.texture.baseTexture.scaleMode;
+					context[this.smoothProperty] = (this.scaleMode === PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR);
+				}
 					
-				context.drawImage(displayObject.texture.baseTexture.source, 
+				context.drawImage(displayObject.texture.baseTexture.source,
 								   frame.x,
 								   frame.y,
 								   frame.width,
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index e11cd44..64afde7 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@
 	 	gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, true);
 
 		gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-		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, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+		gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
 
 		// reguler...
 

diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index aa15b4f..89a2b2c 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -51,11 +51,25 @@
 	 */
 	this.context = this.view.getContext("2d");
 
+	//some filter variables
+	this.smoothProperty = null;
+
+	if('imageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'imageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('webkitImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'webkitImageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('mozImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'mozImageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('oImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'oImageSmoothingEnabled';
+
+	this.scaleMode = null;
+
 	this.refresh = true;
 	// hack to enable some hardware acceleration!
 	//this.view.style["transform"] = "translatez(0)";
 	
-    this.view.width = this.width;
+	this.view.width = this.width;
 	this.view.height = this.height;  
 	this.count = 0;
 }
@@ -172,8 +186,14 @@
 				context.globalAlpha = displayObject.worldAlpha;
 				
 				context.setTransform(transform[0], transform[3], transform[1], transform[4], transform[2], transform[5]);
+
+				//if smoothingEnabled is supported and we need to change the smoothing property for this texture
+				if(this.smoothProperty && this.scaleMode !== displayObject.texture.baseTexture.scaleMode) {
+					this.scaleMode = displayObject.texture.baseTexture.scaleMode;
+					context[this.smoothProperty] = (this.scaleMode === PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR);
+				}
 					
-				context.drawImage(displayObject.texture.baseTexture.source, 
+				context.drawImage(displayObject.texture.baseTexture.source,
 								   frame.x,
 								   frame.y,
 								   frame.width,
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index e11cd44..64afde7 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@
 	 	gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, true);
 
 		gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-		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, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+		gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
 
 		// reguler...
 
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 099f227..4bba95c 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * @constructor
  * @param source {String} the source object (image or canvas)
  */
-PIXI.BaseTexture = function(source)
+PIXI.BaseTexture = function(source, scaleMode)
 {
 	PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
 
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 	this.height = 100;
 
 	/**
+	 * The scale mode to apply when scaling this texture
+	 * @property scaleMode
+	 * @type PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE
+	 * @default PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR
+	 */
+	this.scaleMode = scaleMode || PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.DEFAULT;
+
+	/**
 	 * [read-only] Describes if the base texture has loaded or not
 	 *
 	 * @property hasLoaded
@@ -137,7 +145,7 @@
  * @param imageUrl {String} The image url of the texture
  * @return BaseTexture
  */
-PIXI.BaseTexture.fromImage = function(imageUrl, crossorigin)
+PIXI.BaseTexture.fromImage = function(imageUrl, crossorigin, scaleMode)
 {
 	var baseTexture = PIXI.BaseTextureCache[imageUrl];
 	if(!baseTexture)
@@ -150,10 +158,16 @@
 			image.crossOrigin = '';
 		}
 		image.src = imageUrl;
-		baseTexture = new PIXI.BaseTexture(image);
+		baseTexture = new PIXI.BaseTexture(image, scaleMode);
 		baseTexture.imageUrl = imageUrl;
 		PIXI.BaseTextureCache[imageUrl] = baseTexture;
 	}
 
 	return baseTexture;
 }
+
+PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE = {
+	DEFAULT: 0, //default to LINEAR
+	LINEAR: 0,
+	NEAREST: 1
+};

diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index aa15b4f..89a2b2c 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -51,11 +51,25 @@
 	 */
 	this.context = this.view.getContext("2d");
 
+	//some filter variables
+	this.smoothProperty = null;
+
+	if('imageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'imageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('webkitImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'webkitImageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('mozImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'mozImageSmoothingEnabled';
+	else if('oImageSmoothingEnabled' in this.context)
+		this.smoothProperty = 'oImageSmoothingEnabled';
+
+	this.scaleMode = null;
+
 	this.refresh = true;
 	// hack to enable some hardware acceleration!
 	//this.view.style["transform"] = "translatez(0)";
 	
-    this.view.width = this.width;
+	this.view.width = this.width;
 	this.view.height = this.height;  
 	this.count = 0;
 }
@@ -172,8 +186,14 @@
 				context.globalAlpha = displayObject.worldAlpha;
 				
 				context.setTransform(transform[0], transform[3], transform[1], transform[4], transform[2], transform[5]);
+
+				//if smoothingEnabled is supported and we need to change the smoothing property for this texture
+				if(this.smoothProperty && this.scaleMode !== displayObject.texture.baseTexture.scaleMode) {
+					this.scaleMode = displayObject.texture.baseTexture.scaleMode;
+					context[this.smoothProperty] = (this.scaleMode === PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR);
+				}
 					
-				context.drawImage(displayObject.texture.baseTexture.source, 
+				context.drawImage(displayObject.texture.baseTexture.source,
 								   frame.x,
 								   frame.y,
 								   frame.width,
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index e11cd44..64afde7 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@
 	 	gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, true);
 
 		gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-		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, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+		gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
 
 		// reguler...
 
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 099f227..4bba95c 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * @constructor
  * @param source {String} the source object (image or canvas)
  */
-PIXI.BaseTexture = function(source)
+PIXI.BaseTexture = function(source, scaleMode)
 {
 	PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
 
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 	this.height = 100;
 
 	/**
+	 * The scale mode to apply when scaling this texture
+	 * @property scaleMode
+	 * @type PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE
+	 * @default PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.LINEAR
+	 */
+	this.scaleMode = scaleMode || PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE.DEFAULT;
+
+	/**
 	 * [read-only] Describes if the base texture has loaded or not
 	 *
 	 * @property hasLoaded
@@ -137,7 +145,7 @@
  * @param imageUrl {String} The image url of the texture
  * @return BaseTexture
  */
-PIXI.BaseTexture.fromImage = function(imageUrl, crossorigin)
+PIXI.BaseTexture.fromImage = function(imageUrl, crossorigin, scaleMode)
 {
 	var baseTexture = PIXI.BaseTextureCache[imageUrl];
 	if(!baseTexture)
@@ -150,10 +158,16 @@
 			image.crossOrigin = '';
 		}
 		image.src = imageUrl;
-		baseTexture = new PIXI.BaseTexture(image);
+		baseTexture = new PIXI.BaseTexture(image, scaleMode);
 		baseTexture.imageUrl = imageUrl;
 		PIXI.BaseTextureCache[imageUrl] = baseTexture;
 	}
 
 	return baseTexture;
 }
+
+PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE = {
+	DEFAULT: 0, //default to LINEAR
+	LINEAR: 0,
+	NEAREST: 1
+};
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js b/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
index 11d82a0..e14c09e 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@
  * @param crossorigin {Boolean} Whether requests should be treated as crossorigin
  * @return Texture
  */
-PIXI.Texture.fromImage = function(imageUrl, crossorigin)
+PIXI.Texture.fromImage = function(imageUrl, crossorigin, scaleMode)
 {
 	var texture = PIXI.TextureCache[imageUrl];
 
 	if(!texture)
 	{
-		texture = new PIXI.Texture(PIXI.BaseTexture.fromImage(imageUrl, crossorigin));
+		texture = new PIXI.Texture(PIXI.BaseTexture.fromImage(imageUrl, crossorigin, scaleMode));
 		PIXI.TextureCache[imageUrl] = texture;
 	}
 
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@
  * @param canvas {Canvas} The canvas element source of the texture
  * @return Texture
  */
-PIXI.Texture.fromCanvas = function(canvas)
+PIXI.Texture.fromCanvas = function(canvas, scaleMode)
 {
-	var	baseTexture = new PIXI.BaseTexture(canvas);
+	var	baseTexture = new PIXI.BaseTexture(canvas, scaleMode);
 	return new PIXI.Texture(baseTexture);
 }
 
@@ -210,3 +210,4 @@
 // this is more for webGL.. it contains updated frames..
 PIXI.Texture.frameUpdates = [];
 
+PIXI.Texture.SCALE_MODE = PIXI.BaseTexture.SCALE_MODE;
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