diff --git a/celldrawer.cpp b/celldrawer.cpp
index c66d0328..eda18d26 100644
--- a/celldrawer.cpp
+++ b/celldrawer.cpp
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@ void celldrawer::draw() {
     return;
     }
 
-  if((cmode & sm::DRAW) && texture::config.tstate == texture::tsActive && !mouseout() && c) 
+  if((cmode & sm::DRAW) && mapeditor::intexture && !mouseout() && c) 
     mapeditor::draw_texture_ghosts(c, V);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/mapeditor.cpp b/mapeditor.cpp
index 533d606d..e309e1b3 100644
--- a/mapeditor.cpp
+++ b/mapeditor.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace hr {
 EX namespace mapeditor {
 
   EX bool drawing_tool;
+  EX bool intexture;
 
   #if HDR
   enum eShapegroup { sgPlayer, sgMonster, sgItem, sgFloor, sgWall };
@@ -1754,19 +1755,21 @@ EX namespace mapeditor {
     string line1, line2;
   
     usershape *us = NULL;
+
+#if CAP_TEXTURE
+    if(texture::config.tstate != texture::tsActive && intexture) {
+      intexture = false; drawing_tool = true;
+      }
+#endif
     
-    bool intexture = false;
-    (void) intexture;
-    
-    bool freedraw = drawing_tool;
+    bool freedraw = drawing_tool || intexture;    
 
 #if CAP_TEXTURE        
-    if(texture::config.tstate == texture::tsActive) {
+    if(intexture) {
       sg = 16;
       line1 = "texture";
       line2 = "";
       texture::config.data.update();
-      intexture = true;
       freedraw = true;
       drawing_tool = false;
       }
@@ -2430,11 +2433,7 @@ EX namespace mapeditor {
     (void)clickused;
     
     
-    bool freedraw = drawing_tool;
-    #if CAP_TEXTURE
-    bool intexture = texture::config.tstate == texture::tsActive;
-    freedraw |= intexture;
-    #endif
+    bool freedraw = drawing_tool || intexture;
 
     if(freedraw) {
       if(lstartcell) lstart = ggmatrix(lstartcell) * lstart_rel;
diff --git a/menus.cpp b/menus.cpp
index 3c0a4af6..0e0e81f1 100644
--- a/menus.cpp
+++ b/menus.cpp
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ EX void showCreative() {
   dialog::addItem(XLAT("shape editor"), 'g');
   dialog::add_action([] {
     mapeditor::drawing_tool = false;
+    mapeditor::intexture = false;
     pushScreen(mapeditor::showDrawEditor);
     mapeditor::initdraw(cwt.at);
     });
@@ -433,6 +434,7 @@ EX void showCreative() {
   dialog::add_action([] {
     dialog::cheat_if_confirmed([] {
       mapeditor::drawing_tool = true;
+      mapeditor::intexture = false;
       pushScreen(mapeditor::showDrawEditor);
       mapeditor::initdraw(cwt.at);
       });
diff --git a/textures.cpp b/textures.cpp
index 23409455..e1be37c6 100644
--- a/textures.cpp
+++ b/textures.cpp
@@ -1243,12 +1243,13 @@ string texturehelp =
 
 #if CAP_EDIT
 EX void start_editor() {
-  addMessage("white");
   if(config.data.whitetexture() && config.data.loadTextureGL()) {
     config.tstate = config.tstate_max = tsActive;
     config.perform_mapping();
     config.finish_mapping();
     mapeditor::initdraw(cwt.at);
+    mapeditor::intexture = true;
+    mapeditor::drawing_tool = false;
     pushScreen(mapeditor::showDrawEditor);
     }
   }
@@ -1393,6 +1394,8 @@ EX void showMenu() {
     if(GDIM == 2) {
       dialog::addItem(XLAT("edit the texture"), 'e');
       dialog::add_action([] {
+        mapeditor::intexture = true;
+        mapeditor::drawing_tool = false;
         mapeditor::initdraw(cwt.at);
         pushScreen(mapeditor::showDrawEditor);
         });