diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 349350368..6b2c54d9f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-05-28  Matthew Allum  <mallum@openedhand.com>
+
+	* clutter/clutter-texture.c: (clutter_texture_unrealize):
+	Dont even try to move texture pixels from video -> system
+	ram on unrealisation for GL/ES
+
 2007-05-28  Matthew Allum  <mallum@openedhand.com>
 
 	* clutter/clutter-stage.c: (clutter_stage_get_actor_at_pos):
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-texture.c b/clutter/clutter-texture.c
index c68a2fcfb..959c9914f 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-texture.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-texture.c
@@ -561,12 +561,18 @@ clutter_texture_unrealize (ClutterActor *actor)
 
   CLUTTER_MARK();
 
-  /* Move image data from video to main memory 
-  */
-  if (priv->local_pixbuf == NULL)
-    priv->local_pixbuf = clutter_texture_get_pixbuf (texture);
+  if (clutter_feature_available (CLUTTER_FEATURE_TEXTURE_READ_PIXELS))
+    {
+      /* Move image data from video to main memory. 
+       * GL/ES cant do this - it probably makes sense 	 
+       * to move this kind of thing into a ClutterProxyTexture
+       * where this behaviour can be better controlled.
+       */
+      if (priv->local_pixbuf == NULL)
+	priv->local_pixbuf = clutter_texture_get_pixbuf (texture);
   
-  texture_free_gl_resources (texture);
+      texture_free_gl_resources (texture);
+    }
 
   CLUTTER_NOTE (TEXTURE, "Texture unrealized");
 }