diff --git a/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/render2dsentence.cpp b/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/render2dsentence.cpp
index 64001c0bc07..a80515b45f5 100644
--- a/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/render2dsentence.cpp
+++ b/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/render2dsentence.cpp
@@ -359,8 +359,27 @@ Render2DSentenceClass::Build_Textures ()
 		//	Create the new texture
 		//
 		TextureClass *new_texture = W3DNEW TextureClass (desc.Width, desc.Width, WW3D_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4, MIP_LEVELS_1);
+
+		//
+		//	Validate that texture allocation succeeded
+		//
+		if (new_texture == nullptr) {
+			REF_PTR_RELEASE (curr_surface);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		SurfaceClass *texture_surface = new_texture->Get_Surface_Level ();
 
+		//
+		//	Validate that the texture surface is valid before using it
+		//
+		if (texture_surface == nullptr || !texture_surface->Is_Valid()) {
+			REF_PTR_RELEASE (texture_surface);
+			REF_PTR_RELEASE (new_texture);
+			REF_PTR_RELEASE (curr_surface);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		new_texture->Get_Filter().Set_U_Addr_Mode(TextureFilterClass::TEXTURE_ADDRESS_CLAMP);
 		new_texture->Get_Filter().Set_V_Addr_Mode(TextureFilterClass::TEXTURE_ADDRESS_CLAMP);
 		new_texture->Get_Filter().Set_Min_Filter(TextureFilterClass::FILTER_TYPE_NONE);