diff --git a/scene/2d/sprite.cpp b/scene/2d/sprite.cpp
index e3fa1fdcb797..67f016ae799b 100644
--- a/scene/2d/sprite.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/sprite.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,15 @@ void Sprite::set_texture(const Ref<Texture> &p_texture) {
 
 	if (p_texture == texture)
 		return;
+
+	if (texture.is_valid())
+		texture->remove_change_receptor(this);
+
 	texture = p_texture;
+
+	if (texture.is_valid())
+		texture->add_change_receptor(this);
+
 	update();
 	emit_signal("texture_changed");
 	item_rect_changed();
@@ -362,6 +370,15 @@ void Sprite::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &property) const {
 	}
 }
 
+void Sprite::_changed_callback(Object *p_changed, const char *p_prop) {
+
+	// Changes to the texture need to trigger an update to make
+	// the editor redraw the sprite with the updated texture.
+	if (texture.is_valid() && texture.ptr() == p_changed) {
+		update();
+	}
+}
+
 void Sprite::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_texture", "texture"), &Sprite::set_texture);
@@ -436,3 +453,8 @@ Sprite::Sprite() {
 	vframes = 1;
 	hframes = 1;
 }
+
+Sprite::~Sprite() {
+	if (texture.is_valid())
+		texture->remove_change_receptor(this);
+}
diff --git a/scene/2d/sprite.h b/scene/2d/sprite.h
index dd3719099fdd..abd04515ec40 100644
--- a/scene/2d/sprite.h
+++ b/scene/2d/sprite.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ protected:
 
 	virtual void _validate_property(PropertyInfo &property) const;
 
+	virtual void _changed_callback(Object *p_changed, const char *p_prop);
+
 public:
 	virtual Dictionary _edit_get_state() const;
 	virtual void _edit_set_state(const Dictionary &p_state);
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ public:
 	Rect2 get_rect() const;
 
 	Sprite();
+	~Sprite();
 };
 
 #endif // SPRITE_H