diff --git a/Inc/DDSTextureLoader.h b/Inc/DDSTextureLoader.h
index 5e0f941f..cfb84f4f 100644
--- a/Inc/DDSTextureLoader.h
+++ b/Inc/DDSTextureLoader.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace DirectX
             DDS_LOADER_DEFAULT = 0,
             DDS_LOADER_FORCE_SRGB = 0x1,
             DDS_LOADER_IGNORE_SRGB = 0x2,
+            DDS_LOADER_IGNORE_MIPS = 0x20,
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/Src/DDSTextureLoader.cpp b/Src/DDSTextureLoader.cpp
index a9828b7e..1cf6a914 100644
--- a/Src/DDSTextureLoader.cpp
+++ b/Src/DDSTextureLoader.cpp
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ namespace
         bool isCubeMap = false;
 
         size_t mipCount = header->mipMapCount;
-        if (0 == mipCount)
+        if ((0 == mipCount) || (loadFlags & DDS_LOADER_IGNORE_MIPS))
         {
             mipCount = 1;
         }