diff --git a/ref_gl/gl_local.h b/ref_gl/gl_local.h
index 74e8b9fa..03f6ca74 100644
--- a/ref_gl/gl_local.h
+++ b/ref_gl/gl_local.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ extern poolhandle_t r_temppool;
 #define BLOCK_SIZE_DEFAULT	128		// for keep backward compatibility
 #define BLOCK_SIZE_MAX	1024
 
-#define MAX_TEXTURES	4096
+#define MAX_TEXTURES            8192	// a1ba: increased by users request
 #define MAX_DETAIL_TEXTURES	256
 #define MAX_LIGHTMAPS	256
 #define SUBDIVIDE_SIZE	64
diff --git a/ref_soft/r_local.h b/ref_soft/r_local.h
index 8a893bbb..eda6319f 100644
--- a/ref_soft/r_local.h
+++ b/ref_soft/r_local.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extern poolhandle_t r_temppool;
 #define BLOCK_SIZE_DEFAULT	128		// for keep backward compatibility
 #define BLOCK_SIZE_MAX	1024
 
-#define MAX_TEXTURES	4096
+#define MAX_TEXTURES	8192 // a1ba: increased by users request
 #define MAX_DECAL_SURFS	4096
 
 #if XASH_LOW_MEMORY