diff --git a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/AuraBar.lua b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/AuraBar.lua
index 94cb545..9e0a3be 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/AuraBar.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/AuraBar.lua
@@ -930,7 +930,6 @@ local funcs = {
 
     iconPath = iconPath or self.displayIcon or "Interface\\Icons\\INV_Misc_QuestionMark"
     self.icon:SetTexture(iconPath)
-    self.icon:SetDesaturated(self.desaturateIcon);
   end,
   SetOverlayColor = function(self, id, r, g, b, a)
     self.bar:SetAdditionalBarColor(id, { r, g, b, a});
@@ -1135,6 +1134,7 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
     region.bar.iconHeight = iconsize
     local texWidth = 0.25 * data.zoom;
     icon:SetTexCoord(GetTexCoordZoom(texWidth))
+    icon:SetDesaturated(data.desaturate);
     icon:SetVertexColor(data.icon_color[1], data.icon_color[2], data.icon_color[3], data.icon_color[4]);
 
     -- Update icon visibility
diff --git a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/Icon.lua b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/Icon.lua
index 9c833cc..2555e82 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/Icon.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/Icon.lua
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
   region.zoom = data.zoom;
   region:UpdateSize()
 
+  icon:SetDesaturated(data.desaturate);
+
   local tooltipType = Private.CanHaveTooltip(data);
   if(tooltipType and data.useTooltip) then
     if not region.tooltipFrame then
@@ -433,7 +435,6 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
 
     iconPath = iconPath or self.displayIcon or "Interface\\Icons\\INV_Misc_QuestionMark"
     icon:SetTexture(iconPath)
-    icon:SetDesaturated(data.desaturate)
   end
 
   function region:Scale(scalex, scaley)
diff --git a/WeakAuras/compat.lua b/WeakAuras/compat.lua
index 9b389c2..9af1a27 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/compat.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/compat.lua
@@ -145,3 +145,21 @@ if not SmoothStatusBarMixin then
 	end
 end
 
+do
+	local texture_mt = getmetatable(CreateFrame("Frame"):CreateTexture()).__index
+
+	local setDesaturated = texture_mt.SetDesaturated
+	texture_mt.SetDesaturated = function(self, desaturated, ...)
+		self._isDesaturated = desaturated
+		return setDesaturated(self, desaturated, ...)
+	end
+
+	local setTexture = texture_mt.SetTexture
+	texture_mt.SetTexture = function(self, ...)
+		local isDesaturated = self._isDesaturated
+		local apply = setTexture(self, ...)
+		self:SetDesaturated(isDesaturated)
+		return apply
+	end
+end
+