diff --git a/src/renderer_d3d11.cpp b/src/renderer_d3d11.cpp
index a09c9eccd..1e36af039 100644
--- a/src/renderer_d3d11.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer_d3d11.cpp
@@ -1759,11 +1759,17 @@ BX_PRAGMA_DIAGNOSTIC_POP();
 
 		void overrideInternal(TextureHandle _handle, uintptr_t _ptr) BX_OVERRIDE
 		{
+			// Resource ref. counts might be messed up outside of bgfx.
+			// Disabling ref. count check once texture is overridden.
+			setGraphicsDebuggerPresent(true);
 			m_textures[_handle.idx].overrideInternal(_ptr);
 		}
 
 		uintptr_t getInternal(TextureHandle _handle) BX_OVERRIDE
 		{
+			// Resource ref. counts might be messed up outside of bgfx.
+			// Disabling ref. count check once texture is overridden.
+			setGraphicsDebuggerPresent(true);
 			return uintptr_t(m_textures[_handle.idx].m_ptr);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/renderer_d3d9.cpp b/src/renderer_d3d9.cpp
index 879762d00..8214e9c2b 100644
--- a/src/renderer_d3d9.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer_d3d9.cpp
@@ -999,11 +999,17 @@ namespace bgfx { namespace d3d9
 
 		void overrideInternal(TextureHandle _handle, uintptr_t _ptr) BX_OVERRIDE
 		{
-			BX_UNUSED(_handle, _ptr);
+			// Resource ref. counts might be messed up outside of bgfx.
+			// Disabling ref. count check once texture is overridden.
+			setGraphicsDebuggerPresent(true);
+			m_textures[_handle.idx].overrideInternal(_ptr);
 		}
 
 		uintptr_t getInternal(TextureHandle _handle) BX_OVERRIDE
 		{
+			// Resource ref. counts might be messed up outside of bgfx.
+			// Disabling ref. count check once texture is overridden.
+			setGraphicsDebuggerPresent(true);
 			return uintptr_t(m_textures[_handle.idx].m_ptr);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/renderer_d3d9.h b/src/renderer_d3d9.h
index 0bef17370..aecfba573 100644
--- a/src/renderer_d3d9.h
+++ b/src/renderer_d3d9.h
@@ -325,12 +325,22 @@ namespace bgfx { namespace d3d9
 
 		void destroy()
 		{
-			DX_RELEASE(m_ptr, 0);
+			if (0 == (m_flags & BGFX_TEXTURE_INTERNAL_SHARED) )
+			{
+				DX_RELEASE(m_ptr, 0);
+			}
 			DX_RELEASE(m_surface, 0);
 			DX_RELEASE(m_staging, 0);
 			m_textureFormat = TextureFormat::Unknown;
 		}
 
+		void overrideInternal(uintptr_t _ptr)
+		{
+			destroy();
+			m_flags |= BGFX_TEXTURE_INTERNAL_SHARED;
+			m_ptr = (IDirect3DBaseTexture9*)_ptr;
+		}
+
 		void updateBegin(uint8_t _side, uint8_t _mip);
 		void update(uint8_t _side, uint8_t _mip, const Rect& _rect, uint16_t _z, uint16_t _depth, uint16_t _pitch, const Memory* _mem);
 		void updateEnd();
diff --git a/src/renderer_gl.cpp b/src/renderer_gl.cpp
index 7d800ada4..be4ab0a09 100644
--- a/src/renderer_gl.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer_gl.cpp
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ namespace bgfx { namespace gl
 
 		void overrideInternal(TextureHandle _handle, uintptr_t _ptr) BX_OVERRIDE
 		{
-			BX_UNUSED(_handle, _ptr);
+			m_textures[_handle.idx].overrideInternal(_ptr);
 		}
 
 		uintptr_t getInternal(TextureHandle _handle) BX_OVERRIDE
@@ -4271,7 +4271,8 @@ namespace bgfx { namespace gl
 
 	void TextureGL::destroy()
 	{
-		if (0 != m_id)
+		if (0 == (m_flags & BGFX_TEXTURE_INTERNAL_SHARED)
+		&&  0 != m_id)
 		{
 			GL_CHECK(glBindTexture(m_target, 0) );
 			GL_CHECK(glDeleteTextures(1, &m_id) );
@@ -4285,6 +4286,13 @@ namespace bgfx { namespace gl
 		}
 	}
 
+	void TextureGL::overrideInternal(uintptr_t _ptr)
+	{
+		destroy();
+		m_flags |= BGFX_TEXTURE_INTERNAL_SHARED;
+		m_id = (GLuint)_ptr;
+	}
+
 	void TextureGL::update(uint8_t _side, uint8_t _mip, const Rect& _rect, uint16_t _z, uint16_t _depth, uint16_t _pitch, const Memory* _mem)
 	{
 		BX_UNUSED(_z, _depth);
diff --git a/src/renderer_gl.h b/src/renderer_gl.h
index b38ed1061..06b1525fd 100644
--- a/src/renderer_gl.h
+++ b/src/renderer_gl.h
@@ -1122,6 +1122,7 @@ namespace bgfx { namespace gl
 		bool init(GLenum _target, uint32_t _width, uint32_t _height, uint32_t _depth, TextureFormat::Enum _format, uint8_t _numMips, uint32_t _flags);
 		void create(const Memory* _mem, uint32_t _flags, uint8_t _skip);
 		void destroy();
+		void overrideInternal(uintptr_t _ptr);
 		void update(uint8_t _side, uint8_t _mip, const Rect& _rect, uint16_t _z, uint16_t _depth, uint16_t _pitch, const Memory* _mem);
 		void setSamplerState(uint32_t _flags, const float _rgba[4]);
 		void commit(uint32_t _stage, uint32_t _flags, const float _palette[][4]);