diff --git a/indra/newview/lldynamictexture.cpp b/indra/newview/lldynamictexture.cpp
index 61f5a8905..960d6cdf2 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lldynamictexture.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lldynamictexture.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void LLDynamicTexture::generateGLTexture()
 	generateGLTexture(-1, 0, 0, FALSE);
 }
 
-void LLDynamicTexture::generateGLTexture(LLGLint internal_format, LLGLenum primary_format, LLGLenum type_format, BOOL swap_bytes)
+void LLDynamicTexture::generateGLTexture(LLGLint internal_format, LLGLenum primary_format, LLGLenum type_format, BOOL swap_bytes, const LLColor4U *fill_color/* = NULL*/)
 {
 	if (mComponents < 1 || mComponents > 4)
 	{
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ void LLDynamicTexture::generateGLTexture(LLGLint internal_format, LLGLenum prima
 	}
 	releaseGLTexture();
 	LLPointer<LLImageRaw> raw_image = new LLImageRaw(mWidth, mHeight, mComponents);
+	if(fill_color)
+		raw_image->fill(*fill_color);
 	mTexture = new LLViewerImage(mWidth, mHeight, mComponents, FALSE);
 	if (internal_format >= 0)
 	{
diff --git a/indra/newview/lldynamictexture.h b/indra/newview/lldynamictexture.h
index 5a20eaef9..db24000e7 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lldynamictexture.h
+++ b/indra/newview/lldynamictexture.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
 protected:
 	void releaseGLTexture();
 	void generateGLTexture();
-	void generateGLTexture(LLGLint internal_format, LLGLenum primary_format, LLGLenum type_format, BOOL swap_bytes = FALSE);
+	void generateGLTexture(LLGLint internal_format, LLGLenum primary_format, LLGLenum type_format, BOOL swap_bytes = FALSE, const LLColor4U *fill_color = NULL);
 
 protected:
 	S32 mWidth;
diff --git a/indra/newview/llmediactrl.cpp b/indra/newview/llmediactrl.cpp
index 153059897..db6d29cfc 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llmediactrl.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llmediactrl.cpp
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ LLPluginClassMedia* LLMediaCtrl::getMediaPlugin()
 //
 void LLMediaCtrl::draw()
 {
-	if ( ! mWebBrowserImage )
+	if ( ! mWebBrowserImage || mWebBrowserImage->getNeedsUpdate())
 		return;
 
 	if ( gRestoreGL == 1 )
@@ -1129,12 +1129,14 @@ bool LLWebBrowserTexture::updateBrowserTexture()
 		mHeight = media->getTextureHeight();
 		mTextureCoordsOpenGL = media->getTextureCoordsOpenGL();
 
+		const LLColor4U fill_color(0,0,0,255);
 		// will create mWidth * mHeight sized texture, using the texture params specified by the media.
 		LLDynamicTexture::generateGLTexture(
 				media->getTextureFormatInternal(), 
 				media->getTextureFormatPrimary(), 
 				media->getTextureFormatType(), 
-				media->getTextureFormatSwapBytes());
+				media->getTextureFormatSwapBytes(),
+				&fill_color); //Initialize the texture to black.
 
 
 		mMediaSource->mNeedsNewTexture = false;