diff --git a/src/Graphics/GraphicsDevice.cs b/src/Graphics/GraphicsDevice.cs
index 86eb6c5..4287b6d 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/GraphicsDevice.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/GraphicsDevice.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Graphics
 	{
 		public IntPtr Handle { get; }
 		public Backend Backend { get; }
+		public bool DebugMode { get; }
 
 		private uint windowFlags;
 		public SDL2.SDL.SDL_WindowFlags WindowFlags => (SDL2.SDL.SDL_WindowFlags) windowFlags;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Graphics
 				Conversions.BoolToByte(debugMode)
 			);
 
+			DebugMode = debugMode;
 			// TODO: check for CreateDevice fail
 
 			// Check for replacement stock shaders
diff --git a/src/Graphics/Resources/GpuBuffer.cs b/src/Graphics/Resources/GpuBuffer.cs
index ad87e58..7a673cf 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/Resources/GpuBuffer.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/Resources/GpuBuffer.cs
@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Graphics
 
 			set
 			{
-				Refresh.Refresh_SetGpuBufferName(
-					Device.Handle,
-					Handle,
-					value
-				);
+				if (Device.DebugMode)
+				{
+					Refresh.Refresh_SetGpuBufferName(
+						Device.Handle,
+						Handle,
+						value
+					);
+				}
+
 				name = value;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/Graphics/Resources/Texture.cs b/src/Graphics/Resources/Texture.cs
index 9a26c39..7648808 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/Resources/Texture.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/Resources/Texture.cs
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Graphics
 
 			set
 			{
-				Refresh.Refresh_SetTextureName(
-					Device.Handle,
-					Handle,
-					value
-				);
+				if (Device.DebugMode)
+				{
+					Refresh.Refresh_SetTextureName(
+						Device.Handle,
+						Handle,
+						value
+					);
+				}
+
 				name = value;
 			}
 		}