diff --git a/src/renderers/common/Bindings.js b/src/renderers/common/Bindings.js
index f296ef62b7ae52..d6c16863e372fa 100644
--- a/src/renderers/common/Bindings.js
+++ b/src/renderers/common/Bindings.js
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ class Bindings extends DataMap {
 
 						binding.release();
 
+					} else if ( binding.isSampler ) {
+
+						binding.release();
+
 					}
 
 				}
diff --git a/src/renderers/common/RenderObject.js b/src/renderers/common/RenderObject.js
index f5a8db798ea18a..0d732bdeb46d6c 100644
--- a/src/renderers/common/RenderObject.js
+++ b/src/renderers/common/RenderObject.js
@@ -281,6 +281,16 @@ class RenderObject {
 		 */
 		this._monitor = null;
 
+		/**
+		 * The object's original material when this render object is drawn with an
+		 * override material.
+		 *
+		 * @type {?Material}
+		 * @private
+		 * @default null
+		 */
+		this._sourceMaterial = renderer._currentSourceMaterial;
+
 		/**
 		 * An event listener which is defined by `RenderObjects`. It performs
 		 * clean up tasks when `dispose()` on this render object.
@@ -328,6 +338,12 @@ class RenderObject {
 		this.material.addEventListener( 'dispose', this.onMaterialDispose );
 		this.geometry.addEventListener( 'dispose', this.onGeometryDispose );
 
+		if ( this._sourceMaterial !== null ) {
+
+			this._sourceMaterial.addEventListener( 'dispose', this.onMaterialDispose );
+
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -923,6 +939,12 @@ class RenderObject {
 		this.material.removeEventListener( 'dispose', this.onMaterialDispose );
 		this.geometry.removeEventListener( 'dispose', this.onGeometryDispose );
 
+		if ( this._sourceMaterial !== null ) {
+
+			this._sourceMaterial.removeEventListener( 'dispose', this.onMaterialDispose );
+
+		}
+
 		this.onDispose();
 
 	}
diff --git a/src/renderers/common/Renderer.js b/src/renderers/common/Renderer.js
index 69437e5cf16aa7..0fc0b0ebebae83 100644
--- a/src/renderers/common/Renderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/common/Renderer.js
@@ -661,6 +661,16 @@ class Renderer {
 		 */
 		this._compilationPromises = null;
 
+		/**
+		 * When an override material is in use, this property points to the current
+		 * source material during the rendering of a render object.
+		 *
+		 * @private
+		 * @type {?Material}
+		 * @default null
+		 */
+		this._currentSourceMaterial = null;
+
 		/**
 		 * Whether the renderer should render transparent render objects or not.
 		 *
@@ -3483,6 +3493,8 @@ class Renderer {
 		let materialPositionNode;
 		let materialSide;
 
+		const previousSourceMaterial = this._currentSourceMaterial;
+
 		//
 
 		object.onBeforeRender( this, scene, camera, geometry, material, group );
@@ -3491,6 +3503,8 @@ class Renderer {
 
 		if ( material.allowOverride === true && scene.overrideMaterial !== null ) {
 
+			this._currentSourceMaterial = material;
+
 			const overrideMaterial = scene.overrideMaterial;
 
 			materialOverride = true;
@@ -3566,6 +3580,8 @@ class Renderer {
 
 		}
 
+		this._currentSourceMaterial = previousSourceMaterial;
+
 		//
 
 		object.onAfterRender( this, scene, camera, geometry, material, group );
diff --git a/src/renderers/common/Sampler.js b/src/renderers/common/Sampler.js
index 9effaa408617b2..bcd88765c6a170 100644
--- a/src/renderers/common/Sampler.js
+++ b/src/renderers/common/Sampler.js
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@ class Sampler extends Binding {
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Releases the texture reference.
+	 */
+	release() {
+
+		this._texture = null;
+
+	}
+
 }
 
 export default Sampler;
diff --git a/src/renderers/common/Textures.js b/src/renderers/common/Textures.js
index 5288e4d8bb91e0..4c6479055dd3fe 100644
--- a/src/renderers/common/Textures.js
+++ b/src/renderers/common/Textures.js
@@ -626,6 +626,7 @@ class Textures extends DataMap {
 						if ( binding.isSampler && binding.texture === texture ) {
 
 							binding.reset();
+							binding.release();
 
 						}