diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.cpp
index 65300db7..a9b5c842 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/DirectGLES.cpp
@@ -826,18 +826,6 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectGLES {
             });
             // Protector will automatically revert to previous fbo states
         }
-
-        // TODO: potential desync between MG_State and backend
-        auto activeUnit = MG_State::pGLContext->GetTextureUnitObject(MG_State::pGLContext->GetActiveTextureUnit());
-        TextureTarget textureTarget = MG_Util::ConvertGLEnumToTextureTarget(target);
-        auto& bindingSlot = activeUnit.GetBindingSlot(textureTarget);
-        auto textureObject = bindingSlot.GetBoundObject();
-
-        textureObject->SetInternalFormat(mglInternalFormat);
-        MOBILEGL_ASSERT(nullptr != dynamic_cast<MG_State::GLState::TextureObjectMipmap*>(textureObject.get()),
-                        "Texture object here should always be an object with mipmap");
-        auto textureMipmapObject = static_cast<MG_State::GLState::TextureObjectMipmap*>(textureObject.get());
-        textureMipmapObject->AllocateStorage(TextureUploadTarget::Texture2D, level, {{width, height, 1}, 0});
     }
 
     void CopyTexSubImage2D(GLenum target, GLint level, GLint xoffset, GLint yoffset, GLint x, GLint y, GLsizei width,
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Texture/GL_Texture.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Texture/GL_Texture.cpp
index 6f4ff773..3a663bf0 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Texture/GL_Texture.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Texture/GL_Texture.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "ProxyTexture.h"
 #include "MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureObjectBuffer.h"
 #include "MG_Util/Converters/GLToStr/GLEnumConverter.h"
+#include "MG_Util/Texture/TextureFormatProcessor.h"
 
 #include <MG_State/GLState/Core.h>
 #include <MG_Util/Metrics/TextureMetrics.h>
@@ -1210,6 +1211,16 @@ namespace MobileGL {
             // TODO: implement
         }
 
+        void CopyTexImage2D_State(GLenum target, GLint level, GLenum internalformat, GLint x, GLint y, GLsizei width,
+                                    GLsizei height, GLint border) {
+            GLenum outInternalFormat, format, type;
+            MG_Util::TextureFormatProcessor::NormalizePixelFormat(internalformat, &outInternalFormat, &format, &type);
+            const auto pixelUnpackBufferObject =
+                    MG_State::pGLContext->GetBufferBindingSlot(BufferTarget::PixelUnpack).GetBoundObject();
+            TexImage2D_State(target, level, outInternalFormat, width, height, border, format, type, nullptr);
+            MG_State::pGLContext->GetBufferBindingSlot(BufferTarget::PixelUnpack).Bind(pixelUnpackBufferObject);
+        }
+
         void CopyTexImage2D_Backend(GLenum target, GLint level, GLenum internalformat, GLint x, GLint y, GLsizei width,
                                     GLsizei height, GLint border) {
 #if MOBILEGL_BACKEND == MOBILEGL_BACKEND_TYPE_DIRECT_GLES
@@ -1434,6 +1445,7 @@ namespace MobileGL {
 
         void CopyTexImage2D(GLenum target, GLint level, GLenum internalformat, GLint x, GLint y, GLsizei width,
                             GLsizei height, GLint border) {
+            CopyTexImage2D_State(target, level, internalformat, x, y, width, height, border);
             CopyTexImage2D_Backend(target, level, internalformat, x, y, width, height, border);
         }