diff --git a/include/osg/Texture b/include/osg/Texture
index e5541ed4b..dc94a3fe0 100644
--- a/include/osg/Texture
+++ b/include/osg/Texture
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class SG_EXPORT Texture : public osg::StateAttribute
 
         /** Sets the border color for this texture. Makes difference only if
           * wrap mode is CLAMP_TO_BORDER */
-        void setBorderColor(const Vec4& color) { _borderColor = color; _texParametersDirty = true; }
+        void setBorderColor(const Vec4& color) { _borderColor = color; dirtyTextureParameters(); }
         
         const Vec4& getBorderColor() const { return _borderColor; }
         
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class SG_EXPORT Texture : public osg::StateAttribute
         
         /** Get the handle to the texture object for the current context.*/
         /** return the OpenGL texture object for specified context.*/
-        inline GLuint& getTextureObject(const uint contextID) const
+        inline GLuint& getTextureObject(uint contextID) const
         {
             // pad out handle list if required.
             if (_handleList.size()<=contextID)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class SG_EXPORT Texture : public osg::StateAttribute
             return _handleList[contextID];
         }
 
-        inline uint& getModifiedTag(const uint contextID) const
+        inline uint& getModifiedTag(uint contextID) const
         {
             // pad out handle list if required.
             if (_modifiedTag.size()<=contextID)
@@ -201,9 +201,21 @@ class SG_EXPORT Texture : public osg::StateAttribute
             return _modifiedTag[contextID];
         }
 
+        inline uint& getTextureParameterDity(uint contextID) const
+        {
+            // pad out handle list if required.
+            if (_texParametersDirtyList.size()<=contextID)
+                _texParametersDirtyList.resize(contextID+1,0);
+
+            // get the dirty flag for the current contextID.
+            return _texParametersDirtyList[contextID];
+        }
+
         /** Force a recompile on next apply() of associated OpenGL texture objects.*/
         void dirtyTextureObject();
 
+        /** Force a resetting on next apply() of associated OpenGL texture parameters.*/
+        void dirtyTextureParameters();
 
 
         /** use deleteTextureObject instead of glDeleteTextures to allow
@@ -253,6 +265,8 @@ class SG_EXPORT Texture : public osg::StateAttribute
         typedef std::vector<uint> ImageModifiedTag;
         mutable ImageModifiedTag _modifiedTag;
 
+        typedef std::vector<uint> TexParameterDirtyList;
+        mutable TexParameterDirtyList _texParametersDirtyList;
 
         WrapMode _wrap_s;
         WrapMode _wrap_t;
@@ -264,10 +278,6 @@ class SG_EXPORT Texture : public osg::StateAttribute
 
         Vec4 _borderColor;
 
-        // true if apply tex parameters required. 
-        mutable bool _texParametersDirty;
-
-
         InternalFormatMode  _internalFormatMode;
         mutable GLint       _internalFormat;
 
diff --git a/src/osg/Texture.cpp b/src/osg/Texture.cpp
index c6e6010df..a97502982 100644
--- a/src/osg/Texture.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Texture.cpp
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ Texture::Texture():
             _mag_filter(LINEAR),
             _maxAnisotropy(1.0f),
             _borderColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
-            _texParametersDirty(true),
             _internalFormatMode(USE_IMAGE_DATA_FORMAT),
             _internalFormat(0)
 {
     _handleList.resize(DisplaySettings::instance()->getMaxNumberOfGraphicsContexts(),0);
     _modifiedTag.resize(DisplaySettings::instance()->getMaxNumberOfGraphicsContexts(),0);
+    _texParametersDirtyList.resize(DisplaySettings::instance()->getMaxNumberOfGraphicsContexts(),true);
 }
 
 Texture::Texture(const Texture& text,const CopyOp& copyop):
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ Texture::Texture(const Texture& text,const CopyOp& copyop):
             _mag_filter(text._mag_filter),
             _maxAnisotropy(text._maxAnisotropy),
             _borderColor(text._borderColor),
-            _texParametersDirty(false),
             _internalFormatMode(text._internalFormatMode),
             _internalFormat(text._internalFormat)
 {
     _handleList.resize(DisplaySettings::instance()->getMaxNumberOfGraphicsContexts(),0);
     _modifiedTag.resize(DisplaySettings::instance()->getMaxNumberOfGraphicsContexts(),0);
+    _texParametersDirtyList.resize(DisplaySettings::instance()->getMaxNumberOfGraphicsContexts(),true);
 }
 
 Texture::~Texture()
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ void Texture::setWrap(WrapParameter which, WrapMode wrap)
 {
     switch( which )
     {
-        case WRAP_S : _wrap_s = wrap; _texParametersDirty = true; break;
-        case WRAP_T : _wrap_t = wrap; _texParametersDirty = true; break;
-        case WRAP_R : _wrap_r = wrap; _texParametersDirty = true; break;
+        case WRAP_S : _wrap_s = wrap; dirtyTextureParameters(); break;
+        case WRAP_T : _wrap_t = wrap; dirtyTextureParameters(); break;
+        case WRAP_R : _wrap_r = wrap; dirtyTextureParameters(); break;
         default : notify(WARN)<<"Error: invalid 'which' passed Texture::setWrap("<<(unsigned int)which<<","<<(unsigned int)wrap<<")"<<std::endl; break;
     }
     
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ void Texture::setFilter(FilterParameter which, FilterMode filter)
 {
     switch( which )
     {
-        case MIN_FILTER : _min_filter = filter; _texParametersDirty = true; break;
-        case MAG_FILTER : _mag_filter = filter; _texParametersDirty = true; break;
+        case MIN_FILTER : _min_filter = filter; dirtyTextureParameters(); break;
+        case MAG_FILTER : _mag_filter = filter; dirtyTextureParameters(); break;
         default : notify(WARN)<<"Error: invalid 'which' passed Texture::setFilter("<<(unsigned int)which<<","<<(unsigned int)filter<<")"<<std::endl; break;
     }
 }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void Texture::setMaxAnisotropy(float anis)
     if (_maxAnisotropy!=anis)
     {
         _maxAnisotropy = anis; 
-        _texParametersDirty = true;
+        dirtyTextureParameters();
     }
 }
 
@@ -134,6 +134,16 @@ void Texture::dirtyTextureObject()
     }
 }
 
+void Texture::dirtyTextureParameters()
+{
+    for(TexParameterDirtyList::iterator itr=_texParametersDirtyList.begin();
+        itr!=_texParametersDirtyList.end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        *itr = true;
+    }
+}
+
 void Texture::computeInternalFormatWithImage(osg::Image& image) const
 {
     static bool s_ARB_Compression = isGLExtensionSupported("GL_ARB_texture_compression");
@@ -240,7 +250,7 @@ bool Texture::isCompressedInternalFormat(GLint internalFormat) const
     }
 }
 
-void Texture::applyTexParameters(GLenum target, State&) const
+void Texture::applyTexParameters(GLenum target, State& state) const
 {
     WrapMode ws = _wrap_s, wt = _wrap_t;
 
@@ -301,8 +311,7 @@ void Texture::applyTexParameters(GLenum target, State&) const
         glTexParameterfv(target, GL_TEXTURE_BORDER_COLOR, _borderColor.ptr());
     }
 
-
-    _texParametersDirty=false;
+    getTextureParameterDity(state.getContextID()) = false;
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osg/Texture1D.cpp b/src/osg/Texture1D.cpp
index b79ae37cc..de5de92b9 100644
--- a/src/osg/Texture1D.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Texture1D.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void Texture1D::apply(State& state) const
     {
 
         glBindTexture( GL_TEXTURE_1D, handle );
-        if (_texParametersDirty) applyTexParameters(GL_TEXTURE_1D,state);
+        if (getTextureParameterDity(state.getContextID())) applyTexParameters(GL_TEXTURE_1D,state);
 
         if (_subloadCallback.valid())
         {
diff --git a/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp b/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp
index a6661a27d..5669586ae 100644
--- a/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void Texture2D::apply(State& state) const
     {
 
         glBindTexture( GL_TEXTURE_2D, handle );
-        if (_texParametersDirty) applyTexParameters(GL_TEXTURE_2D,state);
+        if (getTextureParameterDity(state.getContextID())) applyTexParameters(GL_TEXTURE_2D,state);
 
         if (_subloadCallback.valid())
         {
diff --git a/src/osg/Texture3D.cpp b/src/osg/Texture3D.cpp
index 8ac32499a..5c8c27931 100644
--- a/src/osg/Texture3D.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Texture3D.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void Texture3D::apply(State& state) const
     {
 
         glBindTexture( GL_TEXTURE_3D, handle );
-        if (_texParametersDirty) applyTexParameters(GL_TEXTURE_3D,state);
+        if (getTextureParameterDity(state.getContextID())) applyTexParameters(GL_TEXTURE_3D,state);
 
         if (_subloadCallback.valid())
         {
diff --git a/src/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp b/src/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp
index aee607c63..300fb0bd8 100644
--- a/src/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/TextureCubeMap.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void TextureCubeMap::apply(State& state) const
     if (handle != 0)
     {
         glBindTexture( GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, handle );
-        if (_texParametersDirty) applyTexParameters(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP,state);
+        if (getTextureParameterDity(state.getContextID())) applyTexParameters(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP,state);
 
         if (_subloadCallback.valid())
         {