diff --git a/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api.cpp b/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api.cpp
index 06f39257808..11c47538573 100644
--- a/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api.cpp
+++ b/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api.cpp
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ optional<gfx_api::max_texture_compression_level> gfx_api::getMaxTextureCompressi
 
 #include "png_util.h"
 
-static gfx_api::texture* loadImageTextureFromFile_PNG(const std::string& filename, gfx_api::texture_type textureType, int maxWidth /*= -1*/, int maxHeight /*= -1*/)
+static gfx_api::texture* loadImageTextureFromFile_PNG(const std::string& filename, gfx_api::texture_type textureType, int maxWidth /*= -1*/, int maxHeight /*= -1*/, bool quiet)
 {
 	iV_Image loadedUncompressedImage;
 
 	// 1.) Load the PNG into an iV_Image
 	bool forceRGB = (textureType == gfx_api::texture_type::game_texture) || (textureType == gfx_api::texture_type::user_interface);
-	if (!iV_loadImage_PNG2(filename.c_str(), loadedUncompressedImage, forceRGB))
+	if (!iV_loadImage_PNG2(filename.c_str(), loadedUncompressedImage, forceRGB, quiet))
 	{
 		// Failed to load the image
 		return nullptr;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ bool gfx_api::checkImageFilesWouldLoadFromSameParentMountPath(const std::vector<
 
 // Load a texture from a file
 // (which loads straight to a texture based on the appropriate texture_type, handling mip_maps, compression, etc)
-gfx_api::texture* gfx_api::context::loadTextureFromFile(const char *filename, gfx_api::texture_type textureType, int maxWidth /*= -1*/, int maxHeight /*= -1*/)
+gfx_api::texture* gfx_api::context::loadTextureFromFile(const char *filename, gfx_api::texture_type textureType, int maxWidth /*= -1*/, int maxHeight /*= -1*/, bool quiet /*= false*/)
 {
 	auto imageLoadFilename = imageLoadFilenameFromInputFilename(filename);
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ gfx_api::texture* gfx_api::context::loadTextureFromFile(const char *filename, gf
 #endif
 	if (imageLoadFilename.endsWith(".png"))
 	{
-		return loadImageTextureFromFile_PNG(imageLoadFilename.toUtf8(), textureType, maxWidth, maxHeight);
+		return loadImageTextureFromFile_PNG(imageLoadFilename.toUtf8(), textureType, maxWidth, maxHeight, quiet);
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api.h b/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api.h
index ae8e945f09d..8520cb223a0 100644
--- a/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api.h
+++ b/lib/ivis_opengl/gfx_api.h
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ namespace gfx_api
 		virtual void draw_elements_instanced(const std::size_t& offset, const std::size_t& count, const primitive_type& primitive, const index_type& index, std::size_t instance_count) = 0;
 	public:
 		// High-level API for getting a texture object from file / uncompressed bitmap
-		gfx_api::texture* loadTextureFromFile(const char *filename, gfx_api::texture_type textureType, int maxWidth = -1, int maxHeight = -1);
+		gfx_api::texture* loadTextureFromFile(const char *filename, gfx_api::texture_type textureType, int maxWidth = -1, int maxHeight = -1, bool quiet = false);
 		gfx_api::texture* loadTextureFromUncompressedImage(iV_Image&& image, gfx_api::texture_type textureType, const std::string& filename, int maxWidth = -1, int maxHeight = -1);
 		typedef std::function<std::unique_ptr<iV_Image> (int width, int height, int channels)> GenerateDefaultTextureFunc;
 		gfx_api::texture_array* loadTextureArrayFromFiles(const std::vector<WzString>& filenames, gfx_api::texture_type textureType, int maxWidth = -1, int maxHeight = -1, const GenerateDefaultTextureFunc& defaultTextureGenerator = nullptr, const std::function<void ()>& progressCallback = nullptr, const std::string& debugName = "");
diff --git a/lib/ivis_opengl/png_util.cpp b/lib/ivis_opengl/png_util.cpp
index 8e3da6c1697..330c60d752f 100644
--- a/lib/ivis_opengl/png_util.cpp
+++ b/lib/ivis_opengl/png_util.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ bool iV_loadImage_PNG(const char *fileName, iV_Image *image)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool iV_loadImage_PNG2(const char *fileName, iV_Image& image, bool forceRGBA8 /*= false*/)
+bool iV_loadImage_PNG2(const char *fileName, iV_Image& image, bool forceRGBA8 /*= false*/, bool quietOnOpenFail /*= false*/)
 {
 	unsigned char PNGheader[PNG_BYTES_TO_CHECK];
 	PHYSFS_sint64 readSize;
@@ -234,7 +234,17 @@ bool iV_loadImage_PNG2(const char *fileName, iV_Image& image, bool forceRGBA8 /*
 
 	// Open file
 	PHYSFS_file *fileHandle = PHYSFS_openRead(fileName);
-	ASSERT_OR_RETURN(false, fileHandle != nullptr, "Could not open %s: %s", fileName, WZ_PHYSFS_getLastError());
+	if (fileHandle == nullptr)
+	{
+		if (!quietOnOpenFail)
+		{
+			ASSERT_OR_RETURN(false, fileHandle != nullptr, "Could not open %s: %s", fileName, WZ_PHYSFS_getLastError());
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 	WZ_PHYSFS_SETBUFFER(fileHandle, 4096)//;
 
 	// Read PNG header from file
diff --git a/lib/ivis_opengl/png_util.h b/lib/ivis_opengl/png_util.h
index 22962a1aa73..3df0197fca5 100644
--- a/lib/ivis_opengl/png_util.h
+++ b/lib/ivis_opengl/png_util.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct IMGSaveError
  */
 bool iV_loadImage_PNG(const char *fileName, iV_Image *image);
 
-bool iV_loadImage_PNG2(const char *fileName, iV_Image& image, bool forceRGBA8 = false);
+bool iV_loadImage_PNG2(const char *fileName, iV_Image& image, bool forceRGBA8 = false, bool quietOnOpenFail = false);
 
 /*!
  * Load a PNG from a memory buffer into an image
diff --git a/lib/ivis_opengl/tex.cpp b/lib/ivis_opengl/tex.cpp
index e58cf46b799..eb5c7cfcf74 100644
--- a/lib/ivis_opengl/tex.cpp
+++ b/lib/ivis_opengl/tex.cpp
@@ -207,14 +207,21 @@ optional<size_t> iV_GetTexture(const char *filename, gfx_api::texture_type textu
 		return it->second;
 	}
 
-	// Try to load it
-	std::string loadPath = "texpages/";
+	// First, try to load from the current graphics_overrides (if enabled)
+	std::string loadPath = WZ_CURRENT_GRAPHICS_OVERRIDES_PREFIX "/texpages/";
 	loadPath += filename;
-	gfx_api::texture *pTexture = gfx_api::context::get().loadTextureFromFile(loadPath.c_str(), textureType, maxWidth, maxHeight);
+	gfx_api::texture *pTexture = gfx_api::context::get().loadTextureFromFile(loadPath.c_str(), textureType, maxWidth, maxHeight, true);
 	if (!pTexture)
 	{
-		debug(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to load %s", loadPath.c_str());
-		return nullopt;
+		// Try to load it from the regular path
+		loadPath = "texpages/";
+		loadPath += filename;
+		pTexture = gfx_api::context::get().loadTextureFromFile(loadPath.c_str(), textureType, maxWidth, maxHeight);
+		if (!pTexture)
+		{
+			debug(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to load %s", loadPath.c_str());
+			return nullopt;
+		}
 	}
 
 	size_t page = pie_AddTexPage(pTexture, path.c_str(), textureType);