diff --git a/include/osg/Texture2D b/include/osg/Texture2D
index ba515a2cf..ee954d0da 100644
--- a/include/osg/Texture2D
+++ b/include/osg/Texture2D
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Texture2D : public Texture
         class OSG_EXPORT SubloadCallback : public Referenced
         {
             public:
+                virtual TextureObject* generateTextureObject(const Texture2D& texture, State& state) const
+                {
+                    return osg::Texture::generateTextureObject(&texture, state.getContextID(), GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+                }
+
                 virtual void load(const Texture2D& texture,State& state) const = 0;
                 virtual void subload(const Texture2D& texture,State& state) const = 0;
         };
diff --git a/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp b/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp
index 33ba9088b..76d14f0f6 100644
--- a/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Texture2D.cpp
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ void Texture2D::apply(State& state) const
     }
     else if (_subloadCallback.valid())
     {
-
-        _textureObjectBuffer[contextID] = textureObject = generateTextureObject(this, contextID,GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+        _textureObjectBuffer[contextID] = textureObject = _subloadCallback->generateTextureObject(*this, state);
 
         textureObject->bind();