diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/post/FilterPostProcessor.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/post/FilterPostProcessor.java
index e4bb26c55..cb2b50fa6 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/post/FilterPostProcessor.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/post/FilterPostProcessor.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import com.jme3.export.InputCapsule;
 import com.jme3.export.OutputCapsule;
 import com.jme3.export.Savable;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
-import com.jme3.post.filters.TranslucentBucketFilter;
+import com.jme3.material.RenderState;
 import com.jme3.renderer.Camera;
 import com.jme3.renderer.Caps;
 import com.jme3.renderer.RenderManager;
@@ -164,9 +164,12 @@ public class FilterPostProcessor implements SceneProcessor, Savable {
             filterCam.resize(buff.getWidth(), buff.getHeight(), true);
             fsQuad.setPosition(0, 0);
         }
+        
         if (mat.getAdditionalRenderState().isDepthWrite()) {
+            mat.getAdditionalRenderState().setDepthTest(false);
             mat.getAdditionalRenderState().setDepthWrite(false);
         }
+            
         fsQuad.setMaterial(mat);
         fsQuad.updateGeometricState();
 
@@ -174,6 +177,10 @@ public class FilterPostProcessor implements SceneProcessor, Savable {
         r.setFrameBuffer(buff);
         r.clearBuffers(false, true, true);
         renderManager.renderGeometry(fsQuad);
+        
+        //re applying default render state at the end of the render 
+        // to avoid depth write issues, MUST BE A BETTER WAY
+        r.applyRenderState(RenderState.DEFAULT);
     }
 
     public boolean isInitialized() {
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/renderer/RenderContext.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/renderer/RenderContext.java
index 34834a1a1..57071c4a6 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/renderer/RenderContext.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/renderer/RenderContext.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class RenderContext {
 
     public boolean alphaTestEnabled = false;
 
-    public boolean depthWriteEnabled = false;
+    public boolean depthWriteEnabled = true;
 
     public boolean colorWriteEnabled = true;
 
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/renderer/RenderManager.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/renderer/RenderManager.java
index 54108e7da..b353c4786 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/renderer/RenderManager.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/renderer/RenderManager.java
@@ -423,8 +423,6 @@ public class RenderManager {
         } else {
             g.getMaterial().render(g, this);
         }
-        //re applying default render state at the end of the render to avoid depth write issues, MUST BE A BETTER WAY
-        renderer.applyRenderState(RenderState.DEFAULT);
     }
 
     public void renderGeometryList(GeometryList gl) {
diff --git a/engine/src/lwjgl-ogl/com/jme3/renderer/lwjgl/LwjglRenderer.java b/engine/src/lwjgl-ogl/com/jme3/renderer/lwjgl/LwjglRenderer.java
index 54444a19e..55deba25e 100644
--- a/engine/src/lwjgl-ogl/com/jme3/renderer/lwjgl/LwjglRenderer.java
+++ b/engine/src/lwjgl-ogl/com/jme3/renderer/lwjgl/LwjglRenderer.java
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ public class LwjglRenderer implements Renderer {
                 context.polyOffsetUnits = 0;
             }
         }
+        
         if (state.getFaceCullMode() != context.cullMode) {
             if (state.getFaceCullMode() == RenderState.FaceCullMode.Off) {
                 glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
diff --git a/engine/src/test/jme3test/post/TestDepthOfField.java b/engine/src/test/jme3test/post/TestDepthOfField.java
index 64d7afba9..2cf435624 100644
--- a/engine/src/test/jme3test/post/TestDepthOfField.java
+++ b/engine/src/test/jme3test/post/TestDepthOfField.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class TestDepthOfField extends SimpleApplication {
         rock.setWrap(WrapMode.Repeat);
         matRock.setTexture("DiffuseMap_2", rock);
         matRock.setFloat("DiffuseMap_2_scale", 128);
-        Texture normalMap0 = assetManager.loadTexture("Textures/Terrain/splat/grass_normal.png");
+        Texture normalMap0 = assetManager.loadTexture("Textures/Terrain/splat/grass_normal.jpg");
         normalMap0.setWrap(WrapMode.Repeat);
         Texture normalMap1 = assetManager.loadTexture("Textures/Terrain/splat/dirt_normal.png");
         normalMap1.setWrap(WrapMode.Repeat);
diff --git a/engine/src/test/jme3test/post/TestRenderToMemory.java b/engine/src/test/jme3test/post/TestRenderToMemory.java
index c7c5ceb03..4a97844ff 100644
--- a/engine/src/test/jme3test/post/TestRenderToMemory.java
+++ b/engine/src/test/jme3test/post/TestRenderToMemory.java
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
 import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
-import java.awt.image.DataBufferByte;
-import java.awt.image.WritableRaster;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import javax.swing.JFrame;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;