diff --git a/engine/src/core-plugins/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DDSLoader.java b/engine/src/core-plugins/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DDSLoader.java
index d89767dc9..037b8e01a 100644
--- a/engine/src/core-plugins/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DDSLoader.java
+++ b/engine/src/core-plugins/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DDSLoader.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import com.jme3.asset.AssetLoader;
 import com.jme3.asset.TextureKey;
 import com.jme3.texture.Image;
 import com.jme3.texture.Image.Format;
+import com.jme3.texture.Texture.Type;
 import com.jme3.util.BufferUtils;
 import com.jme3.util.LittleEndien;
 import java.io.DataInput;
@@ -124,7 +125,11 @@ public class DDSLoader implements AssetLoader {
         InputStream stream = info.openStream();
         in = new LittleEndien(stream);
         loadHeader();
-
+        if (texture3D) {
+            ((TextureKey) info.getKey()).setTextureTypeHint(Type.ThreeDimensional);
+        } else if (depth > 1) {
+            ((TextureKey) info.getKey()).setTextureTypeHint(Type.CubeMap);
+        }
         ArrayList<ByteBuffer> data = readData(((TextureKey) info.getKey()).isFlipY());
         stream.close();
         return new Image(pixelFormat, width, height, depth, data, sizes);
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@ public class DDSLoader implements AssetLoader {
         caps1 = in.readInt();
         caps2 = in.readInt();
         in.skipBytes(12);
-
+        texture3D = false;
 
         if (!directx10) {
             if (!is(caps1, DDSCAPS_TEXTURE)) {
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/asset/TextureKey.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/asset/TextureKey.java
index 7dc9ee071..31f67582d 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/asset/TextureKey.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/asset/TextureKey.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import com.jme3.export.InputCapsule;
 import com.jme3.export.OutputCapsule;
 import com.jme3.texture.Image;
 import com.jme3.texture.Texture;
+import com.jme3.texture.Texture.Type;
 import com.jme3.texture.Texture2D;
 import com.jme3.texture.Texture3D;
 import com.jme3.texture.TextureCubeMap;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ public class TextureKey extends AssetKey<Texture> {
     private boolean asCube;
     private boolean asTexture3D;
     private int anisotropy;
+    private Texture.Type textureTypeHint=Texture.Type.TwoDimensional;
 
     public TextureKey(String name, boolean flipY) {
         super(name);
@@ -162,6 +164,15 @@ public class TextureKey extends AssetKey<Texture> {
         return super.equals(other) && isFlipY() == ((TextureKey) other).isFlipY();
     }
 
+    public Type getTextureTypeHint() {
+        return textureTypeHint;
+    }
+
+    public void setTextureTypeHint(Type textureTypeHint) {
+        this.textureTypeHint = textureTypeHint;
+    }   
+    
+
     public void write(JmeExporter ex) throws IOException {
         super.write(ex);
         OutputCapsule oc = ex.getCapsule(this);