diff --git a/src/BannerCache.cpp b/src/BannerCache.cpp
index 5a22b9b18c..42bd787956 100644
--- a/src/BannerCache.cpp
+++ b/src/BannerCache.cpp
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ void BannerCache::CacheBannerInternal( const RString &sBannerPath )
 
 	const int iSourceWidth = pImage->w, iSourceHeight = pImage->h;
 
-	int iWidth = pImage->w / 2, iHeight = pImage->h / 2;
-//	int iWidth = pImage->w, iHeight = pImage->h;
+	// cap banners to reasonable dimensions....? -mina
+	int iWidth = min(pImage->w, 512), iHeight = min(pImage->h, 160);
 
 	/* Round to the nearest power of two.  This simplifies the actual texture load. */
 	iWidth = closest( iWidth, power_of_two(iWidth), power_of_two(iWidth) / 2 );
diff --git a/src/RageBitmapTexture.cpp b/src/RageBitmapTexture.cpp
index df60b70505..12edd25c4c 100644
--- a/src/RageBitmapTexture.cpp
+++ b/src/RageBitmapTexture.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ void RageBitmapTexture::Create()
 		actualID.iGrayscaleBits = -1;
 
 	/* Cap the max texture size to the hardware max. */
-	actualID.iMaxSize = min( actualID.iMaxSize, DISPLAY->GetMaxTextureSize() );
+	// and then divide by 2 because we dont need to see text in 4k to mash buttons -mina
+	actualID.iMaxSize = min( actualID.iMaxSize/2, DISPLAY->GetMaxTextureSize() );
 
 	/* Save information about the source. */
 	m_iSourceWidth = pImg->w;