diff --git a/indra/llrender/llshadermgr.cpp b/indra/llrender/llshadermgr.cpp
index 0b20ff6230..636e13719a 100644
--- a/indra/llrender/llshadermgr.cpp
+++ b/indra/llrender/llshadermgr.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ BOOL LLShaderMgr::attachShaderFeatures(LLGLSLShader * shader)
 					return FALSE;
 				}
 			}
-			shader->mFeatures.mIndexedTextureChannels = llmax(LLGLSLShader::sIndexedTextureChannels-1, 1);
+			shader->mFeatures.mIndexedTextureChannels = llmax(LLGLSLShader::sIndexedTextureChannels, 1);
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index e42906e78b..e1eeefa755 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -10712,38 +10712,49 @@
     <integer>3</integer>
   </map>
   <key>RenderReflectionRes</key>
-    <map>
-      <key>Comment</key>
-      <string>Reflection map resolution.</string>
-      <key>Persist</key>
-      <integer>1</integer>
-      <key>Type</key>
-      <string>S32</string>
-      <key>Value</key>
-      <integer>64</integer>
-    </map>
-    <key>RenderResolutionDivisor</key>
-    <map>
-      <key>Comment</key>
-      <string>Divisor for rendering 3D scene at reduced resolution.</string>
-      <key>Persist</key>
-      <integer>1</integer>
-      <key>Type</key>
-      <string>U32</string>
-      <key>Value</key>
-      <integer>1</integer>
-    </map>
-    <key>RenderShaderLightingMaxLevel</key>
-    <map>
-      <key>Comment</key>
-      <string>Max lighting level to use in the shader (class 3 is default, 2 is less lights, 1 is sun/moon only.  Works around shader compiler bugs on certain platforms.)</string>
-      <key>Persist</key>
-      <integer>1</integer>
-      <key>Type</key>
-      <string>S32</string>
-      <key>Value</key>
-      <integer>3</integer>
-    </map>
+  <map>
+    <key>Comment</key>
+    <string>Reflection map resolution.</string>
+    <key>Persist</key>
+    <integer>1</integer>
+    <key>Type</key>
+    <string>S32</string>
+    <key>Value</key>
+    <integer>64</integer>
+  </map>
+  <key>RenderReservedTextureIndices</key>
+  <map>
+    <key>Comment</key>
+    <string>Count of texture indices to reserve for shadow and reflection maps when using indexed texture rendering.  Probably only want to set from the login screen.</string>
+    <key>Persist</key>
+    <integer>1</integer>
+    <key>Type</key>
+    <string>S32</string>
+    <key>Value</key>
+    <integer>14</integer>
+  </map>
+  <key>RenderResolutionDivisor</key>
+  <map>
+    <key>Comment</key>
+    <string>Divisor for rendering 3D scene at reduced resolution.</string>
+    <key>Persist</key>
+    <integer>1</integer>
+    <key>Type</key>
+    <string>U32</string>
+    <key>Value</key>
+    <integer>1</integer>
+  </map>
+  <key>RenderShaderLightingMaxLevel</key>
+  <map>
+    <key>Comment</key>
+    <string>Max lighting level to use in the shader (class 3 is default, 2 is less lights, 1 is sun/moon only.  Works around shader compiler bugs on certain platforms.)</string>
+    <key>Persist</key>
+    <integer>1</integer>
+    <key>Type</key>
+    <string>S32</string>
+    <key>Value</key>
+    <integer>3</integer>
+  </map>
   <key>RenderSkyAutoAdjustLegacy</key>
   <map>
     <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/lldrawpoolalpha.cpp b/indra/newview/lldrawpoolalpha.cpp
index 9418cead76..fd27010877 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lldrawpoolalpha.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lldrawpoolalpha.cpp
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ bool LLDrawPoolAlpha::TexSetup(LLDrawInfo* draw, bool use_material)
             }
         }
     }
-    
+
     return tex_setup;
 }
 
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ void LLDrawPoolAlpha::renderAlpha(U32 mask, bool depth_only, bool rigged)
 
 			LLSpatialGroup::drawmap_elem_t& draw_info = rigged ? group->mDrawMap[LLRenderPass::PASS_ALPHA_RIGGED] : group->mDrawMap[LLRenderPass::PASS_ALPHA];
 
-            for (LLSpatialGroup::drawmap_elem_t::iterator k = draw_info.begin(); k != draw_info.end(); ++k)	
+            for (LLSpatialGroup::drawmap_elem_t::iterator k = draw_info.begin(); k != draw_info.end(); ++k)
 			{
 				LLDrawInfo& params = **k;
                 if ((bool)params.mAvatar != rigged)
@@ -814,9 +814,10 @@ void LLDrawPoolAlpha::renderAlpha(U32 mask, bool depth_only, bool rigged)
                         current_shader->setMinimumAlpha(0.f);
                         reset_minimum_alpha = true;
                     }
-                    
+
                     params.mVertexBuffer->setBuffer();
                     params.mVertexBuffer->drawRange(LLRender::TRIANGLES, params.mStart, params.mEnd, params.mCount, params.mOffset);
+                    stop_glerror();
 
                     if (reset_minimum_alpha)
                     {
diff --git a/indra/newview/llface.cpp b/indra/newview/llface.cpp
index 69e43bb458..ccee57cf69 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llface.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llface.cpp
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ BOOL LLFace::getGeometryVolume(const LLVolume& volume,
 			S32* vp = (S32*) &val;
 			*vp = index;
 			
-			llassert(index <= LLGLSLShader::sIndexedTextureChannels-1);
+			llassert(index < LLGLSLShader::sIndexedTextureChannels);
 
 			LLVector4Logical mask;
 			mask.clear();
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewershadermgr.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewershadermgr.cpp
index 289c0d7567..5144b28ce9 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewershadermgr.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewershadermgr.cpp
@@ -423,7 +423,10 @@ void LLViewerShaderMgr::setShaders()
     static LLCachedControl<U32> max_texture_index(gSavedSettings, "RenderMaxTextureIndex", 16);
     
     // when using indexed texture rendering, leave some texture units available for shadow and reflection maps
-    LLGLSLShader::sIndexedTextureChannels = llmax(llmin(gGLManager.mNumTextureImageUnits-12, (S32) max_texture_index), 1);
+    static LLCachedControl<S32> reserved_texture_units(gSavedSettings, "RenderReservedTextureIndices", 14);
+
+    LLGLSLShader::sIndexedTextureChannels =
+        llclamp<S32>(max_texture_index, 1, gGLManager.mNumTextureImageUnits-reserved_texture_units);
 
     reentrance = true;
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
index b886b922de..1b816b88fb 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvovolume.cpp
@@ -6248,19 +6248,7 @@ U32 LLVolumeGeometryManager::genDrawInfo(LLSpatialGroup* group, U32 mask, LLFace
 
 	LLViewerTexture* last_tex = NULL;
 
-	S32 texture_index_channels = 1;
-	
-	if (gGLManager.mGLSLVersionMajor > 1 || gGLManager.mGLSLVersionMinor >= 30)
-	{
-		texture_index_channels = LLGLSLShader::sIndexedTextureChannels-1; //always reserve one for shiny for now just for simplicity;
-	}
-
-	if (distance_sort)
-	{
-		texture_index_channels = gDeferredAlphaProgram.mFeatures.mIndexedTextureChannels;
-	}
-
-	texture_index_channels = LLGLSLShader::sIndexedTextureChannels;
+	S32 texture_index_channels = LLGLSLShader::sIndexedTextureChannels;
 
 	bool flexi = false;