diff --git a/WickedEngine/RenderPath2D.cpp b/WickedEngine/RenderPath2D.cpp
index dda42720f..047506df3 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/RenderPath2D.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/RenderPath2D.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ void RenderPath2D::Render() const
 	GraphicsDevice* device = wiRenderer::GetDevice();
 	CommandList cmd = device->BeginCommandList();
 
+	wiRenderer::ProcessDeferredMipGenRequests(cmd);
+
 	wiRenderer::GetDevice()->BindResource(PS, GetGUIBlurredBackground(), TEXSLOT_IMAGE_BACKGROUND, cmd);
 
 	// Special care for internal resolution, because stencil buffer is of internal resolution, 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
index e0252ff4e..b5f2a3efd 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
@@ -3386,6 +3386,18 @@ void RenderImpostors(
 	}
 }
 
+void ProcessDeferredMipGenRequests(CommandList cmd)
+{
+	deferredMIPGenLock.lock();
+	for (auto& it : deferredMIPGens)
+	{
+		MIPGEN_OPTIONS mipopt;
+		mipopt.preserve_coverage = it.second;
+		GenerateMipChain(*it.first->texture, MIPGENFILTER_LINEAR, cmd, mipopt);
+	}
+	deferredMIPGens.clear();
+	deferredMIPGenLock.unlock();
+}
 
 void UpdatePerFrameData(float dt, uint32_t layerMask)
 {
@@ -3918,17 +3930,6 @@ void UpdateRenderData(CommandList cmd)
 
 	BindCommonResources(cmd);
 
-	// Process deferred MIP generation:
-	deferredMIPGenLock.lock();
-	for (auto& it : deferredMIPGens)
-	{
-		MIPGEN_OPTIONS mipopt;
-		mipopt.preserve_coverage = it.second;
-		GenerateMipChain(*it.first->texture, MIPGENFILTER_LINEAR, cmd, mipopt);
-	}
-	deferredMIPGens.clear();
-	deferredMIPGenLock.unlock();
-
 	// Update material constant buffers:
 	for (auto& materialIndex : pendingMaterialUpdates)
 	{
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h
index 029a7d4d8..4bb061e81 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ namespace wiRenderer
 		uint32_t flags = DRAWSCENE_OPAQUE
 	);
 
+	// Render mip levels for textures that reqested it:
+	void ProcessDeferredMipGenRequests(wiGraphics::CommandList cmd);
+
 	// Compute essential atmospheric scattering textures for skybox, fog and clouds
 	void RenderAtmosphericScatteringTextures(wiGraphics::CommandList cmd);
 	// Update atmospheric scattering primarily for environment probes.
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
index d82fa5cb0..2604cfefa 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace wiVersion
 	// minor features, major updates, breaking API changes
 	const int minor = 49;
 	// minor bug fixes, alterations, refactors, updates
-	const int revision = 7;
+	const int revision = 8;
 
 	const std::string version_string = std::to_string(major) + "." + std::to_string(minor) + "." + std::to_string(revision);