diff --git a/v3/src/gameobjects/text/static/Text.js b/v3/src/gameobjects/text/static/Text.js
index 33802a698..6054cea51 100644
--- a/v3/src/gameobjects/text/static/Text.js
+++ b/v3/src/gameobjects/text/static/Text.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ var Text = new Class({
         this.canvasTexture = null;
         this.prevWidth = this.canvas.width;
         this.prevHeight = this.canvas.height;
+        this.dirty = false;
 
         if (text !== '')
         {
@@ -258,16 +259,7 @@ var Text = new Class({
             }
         }
 
-        if (this.state.game.config.renderType === Phaser.WEBGL)
-        {
-            this.canvasTexture = this.state.game.renderer.uploadCanvasToGPU(
-                this.canvas,
-                this.canvasTexture,
-                !(this.prevWidth < canvas.width || this.prevHeight < canvas.height)
-            );
-            this.prevWidth = canvas.width;
-            this.prevHeight = canvas.height;
-        }
+        this.dirty = true;
 
         return this;
     },
diff --git a/v3/src/gameobjects/text/static/TextWebGLRenderer.js b/v3/src/gameobjects/text/static/TextWebGLRenderer.js
index 2d381ebbd..01b5ffcbc 100644
--- a/v3/src/gameobjects/text/static/TextWebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/v3/src/gameobjects/text/static/TextWebGLRenderer.js
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ var TextWebGLRenderer = function (renderer, src, interpolationPercentage, camera
         return;
     }
     
+    if (src.dirty)
+    {
+        src.canvasTexture = renderer.uploadCanvasToGPU(
+            src.canvas,
+            src.canvasTexture,
+            !(src.prevWidth < src.canvas.width || src.prevHeight < src.canvas.height)
+        );
+        src.prevWidth = src.canvas.width;
+        src.prevHeight = src.canvas.height;
+        src.dirty = false;
+    }
+
     renderer.spriteBatch.addSpriteTexture(src, camera, src.canvasTexture, src.prevWidth, src.prevHeight);
 };