diff --git a/playground/parrots/Overlay.cpp b/playground/parrots/Overlay.cpp
index b9b6a760..4f33e144 100644
--- a/playground/parrots/Overlay.cpp
+++ b/playground/parrots/Overlay.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ namespace
             if ( rootNode == nullptr )
                 return nullptr;
 
+            const auto rect = overlay->subControlRect( Overlay::Panel );
+
             auto textureNode = static_cast< FilterNode* >( node );
 
             if ( textureNode == nullptr )
@@ -149,22 +151,22 @@ namespace
                     overlay, &QQuickItem::update );
 
                 textureNode = new FilterNode( texture );
+                texture->setTextureNode( textureNode );
             }
 
-            {
-                auto texture = qobject_cast< QskSceneTexture* >( textureNode->texture() );
-                Q_ASSERT( texture );
+            textureNode->setRect( rect );
 
+            auto texture = qobject_cast< QskSceneTexture* >( textureNode->texture() );
+            Q_ASSERT( texture );
+
+            if ( texture->isDirty() )
+            {
                 texture->setFiltering(
                     overlay->smooth() ? QSGTexture::Linear : QSGTexture::Nearest );
 
                 auto finalNode = const_cast< QSGTransformNode* >( qskItemNode( overlay ) );
                 texture->render( rootNode, finalNode, overlay->geometry() );
-            }
-
-            {
-                const auto rect = overlay->subControlRect( Overlay::Panel );
-                textureNode->setRect( rect );
+                textureNode->markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyMaterial );
             }
 
             return textureNode;
diff --git a/playground/parrots/TextureFilterMaterial.cpp b/playground/parrots/TextureFilterMaterial.cpp
index 7a5e67e7..dccc1905 100644
--- a/playground/parrots/TextureFilterMaterial.cpp
+++ b/playground/parrots/TextureFilterMaterial.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace
         }
 
         void updateState( const QSGMaterialShader::RenderState& state,
-            QSGMaterial* newMaterial, QSGMaterial* ) override
+            QSGMaterial* newMaterial, QSGMaterial* oldMaterial ) override
         {
             auto p = program();
 
@@ -50,8 +50,22 @@ namespace
                 p->setUniformValue( m_opacityId, state.opacity() );
 
             auto material = static_cast< TextureFilterMaterial* >( newMaterial );
-            if ( material->texture() )
-                material->texture()->bind();
+
+            if ( auto texture = material->texture() )
+            {
+                auto textureId = -1;
+
+                if ( auto oldMat = static_cast< TextureFilterMaterial* >( oldMaterial ) )
+                {
+                    if ( oldMat->texture() )
+                        textureId = oldMat->texture()->textureId();
+                }
+
+                if ( texture->textureId() != textureId )
+                    texture->bind();
+                else
+                    texture->updateBindOptions();
+            }
         }
 
       private:
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskSceneTexture.cpp b/src/nodes/QskSceneTexture.cpp
index 7613d333..0441ea06 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskSceneTexture.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskSceneTexture.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ namespace
         inline QRhiTexture* texture() const { return m_rhiTexture; }
 #endif
 
+        inline bool isDirty() const { return m_dirty; }
+
         void setFinalNode( QSGTransformNode* );
 
         void setProjection( const QRectF& );
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ namespace
 #else
         QRhiTexture* m_rhiTexture = nullptr;
 #endif
+
+        bool m_dirty = true;
     };
 
     Renderer::Renderer( QskSceneTexture* texture, QSGDefaultRenderContext* context )
@@ -148,22 +152,32 @@ namespace
     void Renderer::render()
     {
         qskTryBlockTrailingNodes( m_finalNode, rootNode(), true, false );
+
 #if 0
+        static int counter = 0;
+        qDebug() << ++counter;
         QSGNodeDumper::dump( rootNode() );
 #endif
         Inherited::render();
         qskTryBlockTrailingNodes( m_finalNode, rootNode(), false, false );
+
+        m_dirty = false;
     }
 
     void Renderer::nodeChanged( QSGNode* node, QSGNode::DirtyState state )
     {
-        // do not forward nodes that are blocked while rendering
+        Inherited::nodeChanged( node, state );
 
-        const bool isTrailingNode = false; // TODO ...
+        /*
+            We want to limit updates to nodes, that are actually rendered. TODO ...
 
-        if ( !isTrailingNode )
+            In any case we need to block update requests, when the textureNode reports
+            that it has been updated by us to the renderer of the window.
+         */
+        if ( ( state != QSGNode::DirtyMaterial )
+            || ( node != m_texture->textureNode() ) )
         {
-            Inherited::nodeChanged( node, state );
+            m_dirty = true;
             Q_EMIT m_texture->updateRequested();
         }
     }
@@ -242,6 +256,8 @@ class QskSceneTexturePrivate final : public QSGTexturePrivate
 
     Renderer* renderer = nullptr;
     QSGDefaultRenderContext* context = nullptr;
+
+    const QSGGeometryNode* textureNode = nullptr;
 };
 
 QskSceneTexture::QskSceneTexture( const QQuickWindow* window )
@@ -255,6 +271,16 @@ QskSceneTexture::~QskSceneTexture()
     delete d_func()->renderer;
 }
 
+void QskSceneTexture::setTextureNode( const QSGGeometryNode* node )
+{
+    d_func()->textureNode = node;
+}
+
+const QSGGeometryNode* QskSceneTexture::textureNode() const
+{
+    return d_func()->textureNode;
+}
+
 QSize QskSceneTexture::textureSize() const
 {
     Q_D( const QskSceneTexture );
@@ -294,6 +320,12 @@ void QskSceneTexture::render( const QSGRootNode* rootNode,
     d->renderer->renderScene();
 }
 
+bool QskSceneTexture::isDirty() const
+{
+    Q_D( const QskSceneTexture );
+    return d->renderer ? d->renderer->isDirty() : true;
+}
+ 
 QRectF QskSceneTexture::normalizedTextureSubRect() const
 {
     return QRectF( 0, 1, 1, -1 );
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskSceneTexture.h b/src/nodes/QskSceneTexture.h
index c5d89d10..39e267a5 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskSceneTexture.h
+++ b/src/nodes/QskSceneTexture.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class QskSceneTexturePrivate;
 
 class QSGRootNode;
 class QSGTransformNode;
+class QSGGeometryNode;
 class QQuickWindow;
 
 class QSK_EXPORT QskSceneTexture : public QSGTexture
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSceneTexture : public QSGTexture
     QskSceneTexture( const QQuickWindow* );
     ~QskSceneTexture();
 
+#if 1
+    // to avoid recursive update, need to find a better solution
+    void setTextureNode( const QSGGeometryNode* );
+    const QSGGeometryNode* textureNode() const;
+#endif
+
     void render( const QSGRootNode*, const QSGTransformNode*, const QRectF& );
 
     QSize textureSize() const override;
@@ -43,6 +50,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSceneTexture : public QSGTexture
     bool hasAlphaChannel() const override;
     bool hasMipmaps() const override;
 
+    bool isDirty() const;
+
   Q_SIGNALS:
     void updateRequested();