diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/post/Filter.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/post/Filter.java
index a15374590..564a1a15f 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/post/Filter.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/post/Filter.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import com.jme3.renderer.Renderer;
 import com.jme3.renderer.ViewPort;
 import com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue;
 import com.jme3.texture.FrameBuffer;
+import com.jme3.texture.Image;
 import com.jme3.texture.Image.Format;
 import com.jme3.texture.Texture;
 import com.jme3.texture.Texture2D;
@@ -201,10 +202,12 @@ public abstract class Filter implements Savable {
 
     /**
      * returns the default pass texture format
+     * default is {@link Format#RGB10_A2}
+     * 
      * @return
      */
     protected Format getDefaultPassTextureFormat() {
-        return Format.RGBA8;
+        return Format.RGB10_A2;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/Image.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/Image.java
index 3bbeccca9..6f7682aba 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/Image.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/texture/Image.java
@@ -274,7 +274,18 @@ public class Image extends NativeObject implements Savable /*, Cloneable*/ {
          * 24-bit depth with 8-bit stencil. 
          * Check the cap {@link Caps#PackedDepthStencilBuffer}.
          */
-        Depth24Stencil8(32, true, false, false);
+        Depth24Stencil8(32, true, false, false),
+        
+        /**
+         * 10 bits each for RGB, 2 for Alpha. This can be a useful format for
+         * framebuffers, if you do not need a high-precision destination alpha
+         * value. It carries more color depth, thus preserving subtle
+         * gradations. They can also be used for normals, though there is no
+         * signed-normalized version, so you have to do the conversion manually.
+         * It is also a required format, so you can count on it
+         * being present.
+         */
+        RGB10_A2(32, false);
 
         private int bpp;
         private boolean isDepth;
diff --git a/jme3-jogl/src/main/java/com/jme3/renderer/jogl/TextureUtil.java b/jme3-jogl/src/main/java/com/jme3/renderer/jogl/TextureUtil.java
index df248d956..0027a64ad 100644
--- a/jme3-jogl/src/main/java/com/jme3/renderer/jogl/TextureUtil.java
+++ b/jme3-jogl/src/main/java/com/jme3/renderer/jogl/TextureUtil.java
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ public class TextureUtil {
         setFormat(Format.RGB9E5,     GL2GL3.GL_RGB9_E5, GL.GL_RGB, GL2GL3.GL_UNSIGNED_INT_5_9_9_9_REV, false);
         setFormat(Format.RGB16F_to_RGB111110F, GL.GL_R11F_G11F_B10F,    GL.GL_RGB, GL.GL_HALF_FLOAT, false);
         setFormat(Format.RGB16F_to_RGB9E5, GL2.GL_RGB9_E5, GL.GL_RGB, GL.GL_HALF_FLOAT, false);
+        setFormat(Format.RGB10_A2, GL.GL_RGB10_A2,    GL.GL_RGB, GL.GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, false);
         
         // RGBA formats
         setFormat(Format.ABGR8,   GL.GL_RGBA8,       GL2.GL_ABGR_EXT, GL.GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, false);
diff --git a/jme3-lwjgl/src/main/java/com/jme3/renderer/lwjgl/TextureUtil.java b/jme3-lwjgl/src/main/java/com/jme3/renderer/lwjgl/TextureUtil.java
index 0563a7f75..72e4fea68 100644
--- a/jme3-lwjgl/src/main/java/com/jme3/renderer/lwjgl/TextureUtil.java
+++ b/jme3-lwjgl/src/main/java/com/jme3/renderer/lwjgl/TextureUtil.java
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class TextureUtil {
         setFormat(Format.RGB9E5,     EXTTextureSharedExponent.GL_RGB9_E5_EXT, GL11.GL_RGB, EXTTextureSharedExponent.GL_UNSIGNED_INT_5_9_9_9_REV_EXT, false);
         setFormat(Format.RGB16F_to_RGB111110F, EXTPackedFloat.GL_R11F_G11F_B10F_EXT,    GL11.GL_RGB, ARBHalfFloatPixel.GL_HALF_FLOAT_ARB, false);
         setFormat(Format.RGB16F_to_RGB9E5, EXTTextureSharedExponent.GL_RGB9_E5_EXT, GL11.GL_RGB, ARBHalfFloatPixel.GL_HALF_FLOAT_ARB, false);
+        setFormat(Format.RGB10_A2, GL11.GL_RGB10_A2,    GL11.GL_RGB, GL11.GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, false);
         
         // RGBA formats
         setFormat(Format.ABGR8,   GL11.GL_RGBA8,       EXTAbgr.GL_ABGR_EXT, GL11.GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, false);