diff --git a/yg/geometry_batcher.cpp b/yg/geometry_batcher.cpp
index d04ae4dff7..f83e39a32d 100644
--- a/yg/geometry_batcher.cpp
+++ b/yg/geometry_batcher.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ namespace yg
    void GeometryBatcher::switchTextures(int pageID)
    {
        m_skin->pages()[pageID]->freeTexture();
-       m_skin->pages()[pageID]->reserveTexture();
+//       m_skin->pages()[pageID]->reserveTexture();
    }
 
    void GeometryBatcher::drawTexturedPolygon(
diff --git a/yg/resource_manager.cpp b/yg/resource_manager.cpp
index 0a259fbe99..1c309e68c4 100644
--- a/yg/resource_manager.cpp
+++ b/yg/resource_manager.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ namespace yg
                                    size_t blitVBSize, size_t blitIBSize, size_t blitStoragesCount,
                                    size_t texWidth, size_t texHeight, size_t texCount,
                                    char const * blocksFile, char const * whiteListFile, char const * blackListFile, size_t maxGlyphCacheSize)
-                                     : m_glyphCache(GlyphCache::Params(blocksFile, whiteListFile, blackListFile, maxGlyphCacheSize))
+                                     : m_vbSize(vbSize), m_ibSize(ibSize),
+                                     m_smallVBSize(smallVBSize), m_smallIBSize(smallIBSize),
+                                     m_blitVBSize(blitVBSize), m_blitIBSize(blitIBSize),
+                                     m_textureWidth(texWidth), m_textureHeight(texHeight),
+                                     m_glyphCache(GlyphCache::Params(blocksFile, whiteListFile, blackListFile, maxGlyphCacheSize))
   {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < storagesCount; ++i)
       m_storages.push_back(gl::Storage(vbSize, ibSize));
@@ -147,6 +151,16 @@ namespace yg
     return res;
   }
 
+  size_t ResourceManager::textureWidth() const
+  {
+    return m_textureWidth;
+  }
+
+  size_t ResourceManager::textureHeight() const
+  {
+    return m_textureHeight;
+  }
+
   void ResourceManager::freeTexture(shared_ptr<gl::BaseTexture> const & texture, bool doSignal)
   {
     threads::MutexGuard guard(m_mutex);
diff --git a/yg/resource_manager.hpp b/yg/resource_manager.hpp
index e8ec3499fa..f82b247993 100644
--- a/yg/resource_manager.hpp
+++ b/yg/resource_manager.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ namespace yg
 
     list<shared_ptr<gl::BaseTexture> > m_dynamicTextures;
 
+    size_t m_vbSize;
+    size_t m_ibSize;
+
+    size_t m_smallVBSize;
+    size_t m_smallIBSize;
+
+    size_t m_blitVBSize;
+    size_t m_blitIBSize;
+
+    size_t m_textureWidth;
+    size_t m_textureHeight;
+
     list<gl::Storage> m_storages;
     list<gl::Storage> m_smallStorages;
     list<gl::Storage> m_blitStorages;
@@ -65,6 +77,9 @@ namespace yg
     shared_ptr<gl::BaseTexture> const reserveTexture(bool doWait = false);
     void freeTexture(shared_ptr<gl::BaseTexture> const & texture, bool doSignal = false);
 
+    size_t textureWidth() const;
+    size_t textureHeight() const;
+
     shared_ptr<GlyphInfo> const getGlyph(GlyphKey const & key);
     GlyphMetrics const getGlyphMetrics(GlyphKey const & key);
 
diff --git a/yg/skin_page.cpp b/yg/skin_page.cpp
index f662e95af0..ca99bb56e3 100644
--- a/yg/skin_page.cpp
+++ b/yg/skin_page.cpp
@@ -110,12 +110,13 @@ namespace yg
 
   SkinPage::SkinPage(shared_ptr<ResourceManager> const & resourceManager,
                      uint8_t pageID)
-    : m_texture(resourceManager->reserveTexture()),
-      m_resourceManager(resourceManager),
+    : m_resourceManager(resourceManager),
       m_isDynamic(true),
       m_pageID(pageID)
   {
-    m_packer = m2::Packer(m_texture->width(), m_texture->height(), 0x00FFFFFF - 1),
+    m_packer = m2::Packer(m_resourceManager->textureWidth(),
+                          m_resourceManager->textureHeight(),
+                          0x00FFFFFF - 1);
     /// clear handles will be called only upon handles overflow,
     /// as the texture overflow is processed separately
     m_packer.addOverflowFn(bind(&SkinPage::clearHandles, this), 0);
@@ -736,10 +737,25 @@ namespace yg
     m_colorUploadCommands.clear();
   }
 
+  bool SkinPage::hasData()
+  {
+    return ((!m_colorUploadCommands.empty())
+        || (!m_penUploadCommands.empty())
+        || (!m_glyphUploadCommands.empty())
+        || (!m_circleUploadCommands.empty()));
+  }
+
+  void SkinPage::checkTexture() const
+  {
+    if ((m_isDynamic) && (m_texture == 0))
+      reserveTexture();
+  }
+
   void SkinPage::uploadData()
   {
-    if (m_isDynamic)
+    if ((m_isDynamic) && (hasData()))
     {
+      checkTexture();
       static_cast<gl::ManagedTexture*>(m_texture.get())->lock();
       uploadColors();
       uploadPenInfo();
@@ -766,15 +782,18 @@ namespace yg
 
   shared_ptr<gl::BaseTexture> const & SkinPage::texture() const
   {
+    checkTexture();
     return m_texture;
   }
 
   void SkinPage::freeTexture()
   {
-    m_resourceManager->freeTexture(m_texture);
+    if (m_texture)
+      m_resourceManager->freeTexture(m_texture);
+    m_texture.reset();
   }
 
-  void SkinPage::reserveTexture()
+  void SkinPage::reserveTexture() const
   {
     m_texture = m_resourceManager->reserveTexture();
   }
diff --git a/yg/skin_page.hpp b/yg/skin_page.hpp
index 4378e4d88c..fb9f196e7e 100644
--- a/yg/skin_page.hpp
+++ b/yg/skin_page.hpp
@@ -95,8 +95,11 @@ namespace yg
     TGlyphMap m_glyphMap;
 
     m2::Packer m_packer;
-    shared_ptr<gl::BaseTexture> m_texture;
-    shared_ptr<ResourceManager> m_resourceManager;
+    /// made mutable to implement lazy reservation of texture
+    /// @{
+    mutable shared_ptr<gl::BaseTexture> m_texture;
+    mutable shared_ptr<ResourceManager> m_resourceManager;
+    /// @}
 
     vector<ColorUploadCmd> m_colorUploadCommands;
     vector<PenUploadCmd> m_penUploadCommands;
@@ -129,8 +132,11 @@ namespace yg
 
     void clearHandles();
 
+    bool hasData();
     void uploadData();
 
+    void checkTexture() const;
+
     SkinPage();
 
     /// creation of a static page
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ namespace yg
     SkinPage(shared_ptr<ResourceManager> const & resourceManager,
              uint8_t pageID);
 
-    void reserveTexture();
+    void reserveTexture() const;
     void freeTexture();
 
     uint32_t findColor(Color const & c) const;