diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c
index 5b93f9ee06d..d94d2be3a94 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c
@@ -2070,6 +2070,10 @@ ListBase uiTemplateList(uiLayout *layout, bContext *C, PointerRNA *ptr, char *pr
 						uiDefIconButR(block, TOG, 0, ICON_SCENE, 0, 0, UI_UNIT_X, UI_UNIT_Y, &itemptr, "active_render", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL);
 						uiBlockSetEmboss(block, UI_EMBOSS);
 					}
+					else if (itemptr.type == &RNA_MaterialTextureSlot) {
+						uiDefButR(block, OPTION, 0, "", 0, 0, UI_UNIT_X, UI_UNIT_Y, ptr, "use_textures", i, 0, 0, 0, 0,  NULL);
+					}
+					/* XXX - end hardcoded cruft */
 
 					if(name)
 						MEM_freeN(name);
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_material.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_material.c
index 28fcc3103b8..b22b5916362 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_material.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_material.c
@@ -1730,6 +1730,13 @@ void RNA_def_material(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	rna_def_mtex_common(srna, "rna_Material_mtex_begin", "rna_Material_active_texture_get",
 		"rna_Material_active_texture_set", "MaterialTextureSlot", "rna_Material_update");
 	
+	/* only material has this one */
+	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "use_textures", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+	RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna(prop, NULL, "septex", 1);
+	RNA_def_property_array(prop, 18);
+	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Use Textures", "Enable/Disable each texture.");
+	RNA_def_property_update(prop, 0, "rna_Material_update");
+
 	rna_def_material_colors(srna);
 	rna_def_material_diffuse(srna);
 	rna_def_material_specularity(srna);