diff --git a/src/XCAFDoc/XCAFDoc_VisMaterial.cxx b/src/XCAFDoc/XCAFDoc_VisMaterial.cxx
index 9e223b9f51..37dd94f403 100644
--- a/src/XCAFDoc/XCAFDoc_VisMaterial.cxx
+++ b/src/XCAFDoc/XCAFDoc_VisMaterial.cxx
@@ -294,23 +294,23 @@ void XCAFDoc_VisMaterial::FillAspect (const Handle(Graphic3d_Aspects)& theAspect
   Handle(Graphic3d_TextureSet) aTextureSet = new Graphic3d_TextureSet (aNbTexUnits);
   if (!aColorTexture.IsNull())
   {
-    aTextureSet->SetValue (aTexIter++, new XCAFPrs_Texture (*aColorTexture, Graphic3d_TextureUnit_BaseColor));
+    aTextureSet->SetValue (aTexIter++, new XCAFPrs_Texture (aColorTexture, Graphic3d_TextureUnit_BaseColor));
   }
   if (!myPbrMat.EmissiveTexture.IsNull())
   {
-    aTextureSet->SetValue (aTexIter++, new XCAFPrs_Texture (*myPbrMat.EmissiveTexture, Graphic3d_TextureUnit_Emissive));
+    aTextureSet->SetValue (aTexIter++, new XCAFPrs_Texture (myPbrMat.EmissiveTexture, Graphic3d_TextureUnit_Emissive));
   }
   if (!myPbrMat.OcclusionTexture.IsNull())
   {
-    aTextureSet->SetValue (aTexIter++, new XCAFPrs_Texture (*myPbrMat.OcclusionTexture, Graphic3d_TextureUnit_Occlusion));
+    aTextureSet->SetValue (aTexIter++, new XCAFPrs_Texture (myPbrMat.OcclusionTexture, Graphic3d_TextureUnit_Occlusion));
   }
   if (!myPbrMat.NormalTexture.IsNull())
   {
-    aTextureSet->SetValue (aTexIter++, new XCAFPrs_Texture (*myPbrMat.NormalTexture, Graphic3d_TextureUnit_Normal));
+    aTextureSet->SetValue (aTexIter++, new XCAFPrs_Texture (myPbrMat.NormalTexture, Graphic3d_TextureUnit_Normal));
   }
   if (!myPbrMat.MetallicRoughnessTexture.IsNull())
   {
-    aTextureSet->SetValue (aTexIter++, new XCAFPrs_Texture (*myPbrMat.MetallicRoughnessTexture, Graphic3d_TextureUnit_MetallicRoughness));
+    aTextureSet->SetValue (aTexIter++, new XCAFPrs_Texture (myPbrMat.MetallicRoughnessTexture, Graphic3d_TextureUnit_MetallicRoughness));
   }
 
   theAspect->SetTextureSet (aTextureSet);
diff --git a/src/XCAFPrs/XCAFPrs_Texture.cxx b/src/XCAFPrs/XCAFPrs_Texture.cxx
index 178e28b7b1..f917c16f01 100644
--- a/src/XCAFPrs/XCAFPrs_Texture.cxx
+++ b/src/XCAFPrs/XCAFPrs_Texture.cxx
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ IMPLEMENT_STANDARD_RTTIEXT(XCAFPrs_Texture, Graphic3d_Texture2D)
 //function : XCAFPrs_Texture
 //purpose  :
 //=======================================================================
-XCAFPrs_Texture::XCAFPrs_Texture (const Image_Texture& theImageSource,
+XCAFPrs_Texture::XCAFPrs_Texture (const Handle(Image_Texture)& theImageSource,
                                   const Graphic3d_TextureUnit theUnit)
 : Graphic3d_Texture2D (""),
   myImageSource (theImageSource)
 {
-  if (!myImageSource.TextureId().IsEmpty())
+  if (!myImageSource.IsNull() && !myImageSource->TextureId().IsEmpty())
   {
-    myTexId = myImageSource.TextureId();
+    myTexId = myImageSource->TextureId();
   }
   myParams->SetTextureUnit (theUnit);
   myIsColorMap = theUnit == Graphic3d_TextureUnit_BaseColor
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ XCAFPrs_Texture::XCAFPrs_Texture (const Image_Texture& theImageSource,
 //=======================================================================
 Handle(Image_CompressedPixMap) XCAFPrs_Texture::GetCompressedImage (const Handle(Image_SupportedFormats)& theSupported)
 {
-  return myImageSource.ReadCompressedImage (theSupported);
+  return !myImageSource.IsNull() ? myImageSource->ReadCompressedImage (theSupported) : Handle(Image_CompressedPixMap)();
 }
 
 //=======================================================================
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ Handle(Image_CompressedPixMap) XCAFPrs_Texture::GetCompressedImage (const Handle
 //=======================================================================
 Handle(Image_PixMap) XCAFPrs_Texture::GetImage (const Handle(Image_SupportedFormats)& theSupported)
 {
-  Handle(Image_PixMap) anImage = myImageSource.ReadImage (theSupported);
-  convertToCompatible (theSupported, anImage);
+  Handle(Image_PixMap) anImage;
+  if (!myImageSource.IsNull())
+  {
+    anImage = myImageSource->ReadImage(theSupported);
+    convertToCompatible(theSupported, anImage);
+  }
   return anImage;
 }
diff --git a/src/XCAFPrs/XCAFPrs_Texture.hxx b/src/XCAFPrs/XCAFPrs_Texture.hxx
index 8c86b52625..d0742d772d 100644
--- a/src/XCAFPrs/XCAFPrs_Texture.hxx
+++ b/src/XCAFPrs/XCAFPrs_Texture.hxx
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ class XCAFPrs_Texture : public Graphic3d_Texture2D
 public:
 
   //! Constructor.
-  Standard_EXPORT explicit XCAFPrs_Texture (const Image_Texture& theImageSource,
-                                            const Graphic3d_TextureUnit theUnit);
+  Standard_EXPORT XCAFPrs_Texture (const Handle(Image_Texture)& theImageSource,
+                                   const Graphic3d_TextureUnit theUnit);
 
   //! Image reader.
   Standard_EXPORT virtual Handle(Image_CompressedPixMap) GetCompressedImage (const Handle(Image_SupportedFormats)& theSupported) Standard_OVERRIDE;
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ public:
   Standard_EXPORT virtual Handle(Image_PixMap) GetImage (const Handle(Image_SupportedFormats)& theSupported) Standard_OVERRIDE;
 
   //! Return image source.
-  const Image_Texture& GetImageSource() const { return myImageSource; }
+  const Handle(Image_Texture)& GetImageSource() const { return myImageSource; }
 
 protected:
 
-  Image_Texture myImageSource;
-
+  Handle(Image_Texture) myImageSource;
 };
 
 #endif // _XCAFPrs_Texture_HeaderFile