diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterhardwaresettings.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloaterhardwaresettings.cpp
index 3cd3c74ee4..e562b00a04 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloaterhardwaresettings.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterhardwaresettings.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ void LLFloaterHardwareSettings::refreshEnabledState()
 	getChildView("(brightness, lower is brighter)")->setEnabled(!gPipeline.canUseWindLightShaders());
 	getChildView("fog")->setEnabled(!gPipeline.canUseWindLightShaders());
 	getChildView("fsaa")->setEnabled(gPipeline.canUseAntiAliasing());
+	getChildView("antialiasing restart")->setVisible(!gSavedSettings.getBOOL("RenderUseFBO"));
+
 	/* Enable to reset fsaa value to disabled when feature is not available.
 	if (!gPipeline.canUseAntiAliasing())
 	{
@@ -130,7 +132,8 @@ BOOL LLFloaterHardwareSettings::postBuild()
 void LLFloaterHardwareSettings::apply()
 {
 	// Anisotropic rendering
-	BOOL old_anisotropic = LLImageGL::sGlobalUseAnisotropic;
+	//Do nothing here -- this code is unreliable, and UI now tells users to restart for changes to take affect
+	/*BOOL old_anisotropic = LLImageGL::sGlobalUseAnisotropic;
 	LLImageGL::sGlobalUseAnisotropic = getChild<LLUICtrl>("ani")->getValue();
 
 	U32 fsaa = (U32) getChild<LLUICtrl>("fsaa")->getValue().asInteger();
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ void LLFloaterHardwareSettings::apply()
 	else if (old_anisotropic != LLImageGL::sGlobalUseAnisotropic)
 	{
 		gViewerWindow->restartDisplay(logged_in);
-	}
+	}*/
 
 	refresh();
 }
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
index 15f82cf568..ebcb6e3738 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ LLViewerWindow::LLViewerWindow(
 		gSavedSettings.getBOOL("DisableVerticalSync"),
 		!gNoRender,
 		ignore_pixel_depth,
-		0); //gSavedSettings.getU32("RenderFSAASamples"));
+		gSavedSettings.getBOOL("RenderUseFBO") ? 0 : gSavedSettings.getU32("RenderFSAASamples")); //don't use window level anti-aliasing if FBOs are enabled
 
 	if (!LLAppViewer::instance()->restoreErrorTrap())
 	{
diff --git a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
index dd69287dbb..03e6e65788 100644
--- a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ BOOL LLPipeline::canUseWindLightShadersOnObjects() const
 
 BOOL LLPipeline::canUseAntiAliasing() const
 {
-	return (gSavedSettings.getBOOL("RenderUseFBO"));
+	return TRUE; //(gSavedSettings.getBOOL("RenderUseFBO"));
 }
 
 void LLPipeline::unloadShaders()
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_hardware_settings.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_hardware_settings.xml
index 27f8b4bb39..b2c620f435 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_hardware_settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_hardware_settings.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <check_box
      control_name="RenderAnisotropic"
      height="16"
-     label="Anisotropic Filtering (slower when enabled)"
+     label="Anisotropic Filtering (slower when enabled, requires viewer restart)"
      layout="topleft"
      left_pad="10"
      name="ani"
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@
          name="16x"
          value="16" />
     </combo_box>
+   <text
+     type="string"
+     length="1"
+     follows="left|top"
+     height="12"
+     layout="topleft"
+     left_pad="10"
+     name="antialiasing restart"
+     top_delta="0"
+     width="188">
+      (requires viewer restart)
+    </text>
     <spinner
      control_name="RenderGamma"
      decimal_digits="2"