diff --git a/examples/webgl_interactive_cubes_gpu.html b/examples/webgl_interactive_cubes_gpu.html
index 67c2bcc65d0a13332a3e1f7c907737f3d1486690..370e58805e34fe14e2fd2fde0e546e3d4b452c2a 100644
--- a/examples/webgl_interactive_cubes_gpu.html
+++ b/examples/webgl_interactive_cubes_gpu.html
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@
 
 				pickingScene = new THREE.Scene();
 				pickingTexture = new THREE.WebGLRenderTarget( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
-				pickingTexture.minFilter = THREE.LinearFilter;
-				pickingTexture.generateMipmaps = false;
+				pickingTexture.texture.minFilter = THREE.LinearFilter;
 
 				scene.add( new THREE.AmbientLight( 0x555555 ) );
 
diff --git a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderTarget.js b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderTarget.js
index 0afbe65d97425f00dc481b08cf670f8ca8ceb393..f8173e04daf0e467dfcb0084a05aa90a57d0d223 100644
--- a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderTarget.js
+++ b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderTarget.js
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 /**
  * @author szimek / https://github.com/szimek/
  * @author alteredq / http://alteredqualia.com/
+ * @author Marius Kintel / https://github.com/kintel
  */
 
+/*
+ In options, we can specify:
+ * Texture parameters for an auto-generated target texture
+ * depthBuffer/stencilBuffer: Booleans to indicate if we should generate these buffers
+*/
 THREE.WebGLRenderTarget = function ( width, height, options ) {
 
 	this.uuid = THREE.Math.generateUUID();
@@ -19,8 +25,6 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderTarget = function ( width, height, options ) {
 	this.depthBuffer = options.depthBuffer !== undefined ? options.depthBuffer : true;
 	this.stencilBuffer = options.stencilBuffer !== undefined ? options.stencilBuffer : true;
 
-	this.shareDepthFrom = options.shareDepthFrom !== undefined ? options.shareDepthFrom : null;
-
 };
 
 THREE.WebGLRenderTarget.prototype = {
diff --git a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
index 96d5a27d95b9a70bbd2e6a3f20624bf85434c67d..35d1ed04c0f70ad920deb0f7c993fe2877ebdf44 100644
--- a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -3166,14 +3166,20 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 	// Render targets
 
-	function setupFrameBuffer ( framebuffer, renderTarget, textureTarget ) {
+	// Setup storage for target texture and bind it to correct framebuffer
+	function setupFrameBufferTexture ( framebuffer, renderTarget, attachment, textureTarget ) {
 
+		var glFormat = paramThreeToGL( renderTarget.texture.format );
+		var glType = paramThreeToGL( renderTarget.texture.type );
+		state.texImage2D( textureTarget, 0, glFormat, renderTarget.width, renderTarget.height, 0, glFormat, glType, null );
 		_gl.bindFramebuffer( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, framebuffer );
-		_gl.framebufferTexture2D( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, _gl.COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, textureTarget, properties.get( renderTarget.texture ).__webglTexture, 0 );
+		_gl.framebufferTexture2D( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, attachment, textureTarget, properties.get( renderTarget.texture ).__webglTexture, 0 );
+		_gl.bindFramebuffer( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, null );
 
 	}
 
-	function setupRenderBuffer ( renderbuffer, renderTarget ) {
+	// Setup storage for internal depth/stencil buffers and bind to correct framebuffer
+	function setupRenderBufferStorage ( renderbuffer, renderTarget ) {
 
 		_gl.bindRenderbuffer( _gl.RENDERBUFFER, renderbuffer );
 
@@ -3182,13 +3188,6 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 			_gl.renderbufferStorage( _gl.RENDERBUFFER, _gl.DEPTH_COMPONENT16, renderTarget.width, renderTarget.height );
 			_gl.framebufferRenderbuffer( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, _gl.DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, _gl.RENDERBUFFER, renderbuffer );
 
-		/* For some reason this is not working. Defaulting to RGBA4.
-		} else if ( ! renderTarget.depthBuffer && renderTarget.stencilBuffer ) {
-
-			_gl.renderbufferStorage( _gl.RENDERBUFFER, _gl.STENCIL_INDEX8, renderTarget.width, renderTarget.height );
-			_gl.framebufferRenderbuffer( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, _gl.STENCIL_ATTACHMENT, _gl.RENDERBUFFER, renderbuffer );
-		*/
-
 		} else if ( renderTarget.depthBuffer && renderTarget.stencilBuffer ) {
 
 			_gl.renderbufferStorage( _gl.RENDERBUFFER, _gl.DEPTH_STENCIL, renderTarget.width, renderTarget.height );
@@ -3196,118 +3195,127 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 		} else {
 
+			// FIXME: We don't support !depth !stencil
 			_gl.renderbufferStorage( _gl.RENDERBUFFER, _gl.RGBA4, renderTarget.width, renderTarget.height );
 
 		}
 
-	}
-
-	this.setRenderTarget = function ( renderTarget ) {
-
-		var isCube = ( renderTarget instanceof THREE.WebGLRenderTargetCube );
-
-		if ( renderTarget && properties.get( renderTarget ).__webglFramebuffer === undefined ) {
-
-			var renderTargetProperties = properties.get( renderTarget );
-			var textureProperties = properties.get( renderTarget.texture );
+		_gl.bindRenderbuffer( _gl.RENDERBUFFER, null );
 
-			if ( renderTarget.depthBuffer === undefined ) renderTarget.depthBuffer = true;
-			if ( renderTarget.stencilBuffer === undefined ) renderTarget.stencilBuffer = true;
-
-			renderTarget.addEventListener( 'dispose', onRenderTargetDispose );
+	}
 
-			textureProperties.__webglTexture = _gl.createTexture();
+	// Setup GL resources for a non-texture depth buffer
+	function setupDepthRenderbuffer( renderTarget ) {
 
-			_infoMemory.textures ++;
+		var renderTargetProperties = properties.get( renderTarget );
 
-			// Setup texture, create render and frame buffers
+		var isCube = ( renderTarget instanceof THREE.WebGLRenderTargetCube );
+		if ( isCube ) {
 
-			var isTargetPowerOfTwo = isPowerOfTwo( renderTarget ),
-				glFormat = paramThreeToGL( renderTarget.texture.format ),
-				glType = paramThreeToGL( renderTarget.texture.type );
+			renderTargetProperties.__webglDepthbuffer = [];
+			for ( var i = 0; i < 6; i ++ ) {
 
-			if ( isCube ) {
+				_gl.bindFramebuffer( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer[ i ] );
+				renderTargetProperties.__webglDepthbuffer[ i ] = _gl.createRenderbuffer();
+				setupRenderBufferStorage( renderTargetProperties.__webglDepthbuffer[ i ], renderTarget );
 
-				renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer = [];
-				renderTargetProperties.__webglRenderbuffer = [];
+			}
 
-				state.bindTexture( _gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, textureProperties.__webglTexture );
+		}
+		else {
 
-				setTextureParameters( _gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, renderTarget.texture, isTargetPowerOfTwo );
+			_gl.bindFramebuffer( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer );
+			renderTargetProperties.__webglDepthbuffer = _gl.createRenderbuffer();
+			setupRenderBufferStorage( renderTargetProperties.__webglDepthbuffer, renderTarget );
 
-				for ( var i = 0; i < 6; i ++ ) {
-
-					renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer[ i ] = _gl.createFramebuffer();
-					renderTargetProperties.__webglRenderbuffer[ i ] = _gl.createRenderbuffer();
-					state.texImage2D( _gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP_POSITIVE_X + i, 0, glFormat, renderTarget.width, renderTarget.height, 0, glFormat, glType, null );
+		}
+		_gl.bindFramebuffer( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, null );
 
-					setupFrameBuffer( renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer[ i ], renderTarget, _gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP_POSITIVE_X + i );
-					setupRenderBuffer( renderTargetProperties.__webglRenderbuffer[ i ], renderTarget );
+	};
 
-				}
+	// Set up GL resources for the render target
+	function setupRenderTarget( renderTarget ) {
 
-				if ( renderTarget.texture.generateMipmaps && isTargetPowerOfTwo ) _gl.generateMipmap( _gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP );
+		var renderTargetProperties = properties.get( renderTarget );
+		var textureProperties = properties.get( renderTarget.texture );
 
-			} else {
+		renderTarget.addEventListener( 'dispose', onRenderTargetDispose );
 
-				renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer = _gl.createFramebuffer();
+		textureProperties.__webglTexture = _gl.createTexture();
 
-				if ( renderTarget.shareDepthFrom ) {
+		_infoMemory.textures ++;
 
-					renderTargetProperties.__webglRenderbuffer = renderTarget.shareDepthFrom.__webglRenderbuffer;
+		var isCube = ( renderTarget instanceof THREE.WebGLRenderTargetCube );
+		var isTargetPowerOfTwo = THREE.Math.isPowerOfTwo( renderTarget.width ) && THREE.Math.isPowerOfTwo( renderTarget.height );
+		var glFormat = paramThreeToGL( renderTarget.texture.format );
+		var glType = paramThreeToGL( renderTarget.texture.type );
 
-				} else {
+		//
+		// Setup framebuffer
+		//
 
-					renderTargetProperties.__webglRenderbuffer = _gl.createRenderbuffer();
+		if ( isCube ) {
 
-				}
+			renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer = [];
+			for ( var i = 0; i < 6; i ++ ) {
 
-				state.bindTexture( _gl.TEXTURE_2D, textureProperties.__webglTexture );
-				setTextureParameters( _gl.TEXTURE_2D, renderTarget.texture, isTargetPowerOfTwo );
+				renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer[ i ] = _gl.createFramebuffer();
 
-				state.texImage2D( _gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, glFormat, renderTarget.width, renderTarget.height, 0, glFormat, glType, null );
+			}
 
-				setupFrameBuffer( renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer, renderTarget, _gl.TEXTURE_2D );
+		} else {
 
-				if ( renderTarget.shareDepthFrom ) {
+			renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer = _gl.createFramebuffer();
 
-					if ( renderTarget.depthBuffer && ! renderTarget.stencilBuffer ) {
+		}
 
-						_gl.framebufferRenderbuffer( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, _gl.DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, _gl.RENDERBUFFER, renderTargetProperties.__webglRenderbuffer );
+		//
+		// Setup color buffer
+		//
+		if ( isCube ) {
 
-					} else if ( renderTarget.depthBuffer && renderTarget.stencilBuffer ) {
+			state.bindTexture( _gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, textureProperties.__webglTexture );
+			setTextureParameters( _gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, renderTarget.texture, isTargetPowerOfTwo );
+			for ( var i = 0; i < 6; i ++ ) {
 
-						_gl.framebufferRenderbuffer( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, _gl.DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT, _gl.RENDERBUFFER, renderTargetProperties.__webglRenderbuffer );
+				setupFrameBufferTexture( renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer[ i ], renderTarget, _gl.COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, _gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP_POSITIVE_X + i );
 
-					}
+			}
 
-				} else {
+			if ( renderTarget.texture.generateMipmaps && isTargetPowerOfTwo ) _gl.generateMipmap( _gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP );
+			state.bindTexture( _gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, null );
 
-					setupRenderBuffer( renderTargetProperties.__webglRenderbuffer, renderTarget );
+		} else {
 
-				}
+			state.bindTexture( _gl.TEXTURE_2D, textureProperties.__webglTexture );
+			setTextureParameters( _gl.TEXTURE_2D, renderTarget.texture, isTargetPowerOfTwo );
+			setupFrameBufferTexture( renderTargetProperties.__webglFramebuffer, renderTarget, _gl.COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, _gl.TEXTURE_2D );
 
-				if ( renderTarget.texture.generateMipmaps && isTargetPowerOfTwo ) _gl.generateMipmap( _gl.TEXTURE_2D );
+			if ( renderTarget.texture.generateMipmaps && isTargetPowerOfTwo ) _gl.generateMipmap( _gl.TEXTURE_2D );
+			state.bindTexture( _gl.TEXTURE_2D, null );
 
-			}
+		}
 
-			// Release everything
+		//
+		// Setup depth and stencil buffers
+		//
+		if ( renderTarget.depthBuffer ) {
 
-			if ( isCube ) {
+			setupDepthRenderbuffer( renderTarget );
 
-				state.bindTexture( _gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, null );
+		}
 
-			} else {
+	}
 
-				state.bindTexture( _gl.TEXTURE_2D, null );
+	this.setRenderTarget = function ( renderTarget ) {
 
-			}
+		if ( renderTarget && properties.get( renderTarget ).__webglFramebuffer === undefined ) {
 
-			_gl.bindRenderbuffer( _gl.RENDERBUFFER, null );
-			_gl.bindFramebuffer( _gl.FRAMEBUFFER, null );
+			setupRenderTarget( renderTarget );
 
 		}
 
+		var isCube = ( renderTarget instanceof THREE.WebGLRenderTargetCube );
 		var framebuffer, width, height, vx, vy;
 
 		if ( renderTarget ) {