diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/texture_storage.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/texture_storage.cpp
index 6ff8802f9481..31ef588398dd 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/texture_storage.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/texture_storage.cpp
@@ -2275,11 +2275,27 @@ uint64_t TextureStorage::texture_get_native_handle(RID p_texture, bool p_srgb) c
 	}
 }
 
+static Ref<Image> duplicate_and_convert(const Ref<Image> &p_source_image, Image::Format p_format) {
+	Ref<Image> image = p_source_image->duplicate();
+	image->convert(p_format);
+	return image;
+}
+
+static Ref<Image> duplicate_decompress_and_convert(const Ref<Image> &p_source_image, Image::Format p_format) {
+	Ref<Image> image = p_source_image->duplicate();
+	image->decompress();
+	image->convert(p_format);
+	return image;
+}
+
 Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, TextureToRDFormat &r_format) {
-	Image::Format original_format = p_image->get_format();
-	Ref<Image> image = p_image->duplicate();
+	const Image::Format original_format = p_image->get_format();
 
-	switch (p_image->get_format()) {
+	// Assume we have a supported format.  If the format is not supported it will be converted
+	// to a supported format for only those cases.
+	Ref<Image> image = p_image;
+
+	switch (original_format) {
 		case Image::FORMAT_L8: {
 			r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8_UNORM;
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
@@ -2317,7 +2333,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2368,7 +2384,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBAF);
+				image = duplicate_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBAF);
 			}
 
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
@@ -2407,7 +2423,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
+				image = duplicate_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
 			}
 
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
@@ -2439,8 +2455,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2456,8 +2471,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2473,8 +2487,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2487,8 +2500,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8_UNORM;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_R8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_R8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_ZERO;
@@ -2502,8 +2514,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RG8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RG8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2519,8 +2530,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2534,8 +2544,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2548,8 +2557,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2562,8 +2570,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8_UNORM;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_R8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_R8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_ZERO;
@@ -2577,8 +2584,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8_SNORM;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_R8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_R8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_ZERO;
@@ -2591,8 +2597,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RG8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RG8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2605,8 +2610,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8_SNORM;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RG8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RG8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2623,8 +2627,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2640,8 +2643,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2656,8 +2658,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2672,8 +2673,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_A;
@@ -2688,8 +2688,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->decompress();
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_A;
@@ -2702,10 +2701,9 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK;
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
-				image->decompress();
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2718,9 +2716,8 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SFLOAT_BLOCK;
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
-				image->decompress();
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2734,10 +2731,9 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK;
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
-				image->decompress();
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2750,9 +2746,8 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SFLOAT_BLOCK;
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
-				image->decompress();
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2766,10 +2761,9 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK;
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
-				image->decompress();
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 				r_format.format_srgb = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_SRGB;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2782,9 +2776,8 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SFLOAT_BLOCK;
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
-				image->decompress();
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
+				image = duplicate_decompress_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBAH);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2798,7 +2791,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				// Not supported, reconvert.
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R32_SFLOAT;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RF);
+				image = duplicate_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RF);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_ZERO;
@@ -2811,7 +2804,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				// Not supported, reconvert.
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R32G32_SFLOAT;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGF);
+				image = duplicate_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGF);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2825,10 +2818,10 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 				// Not supported, reconvert.
 				if (RD::get_singleton()->texture_is_format_supported_for_usage(RD::DATA_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM, RD::TEXTURE_USAGE_SAMPLING_BIT | RD::TEXTURE_USAGE_CAN_UPDATE_BIT)) {
 					r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM;
-					image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA16);
+					image = duplicate_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA16);
 				} else {
 					r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT;
-					image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBAF);
+					image = duplicate_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBAF);
 				}
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
@@ -2842,7 +2835,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				// Not supported, reconvert.
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R32G32B32A32_SFLOAT;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBAF);
+				image = duplicate_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBAF);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2870,7 +2863,7 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 			} else {
 				//not supported, reconvert
 				r_format.format = RD::DATA_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UINT;
-				image->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA16I);
+				image = duplicate_and_convert(p_image, Image::FORMAT_RGBA16I);
 			}
 			r_format.swizzle_r = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_R;
 			r_format.swizzle_g = RD::TEXTURE_SWIZZLE_G;
@@ -2888,7 +2881,6 @@ Ref<Image> TextureStorage::_validate_texture_format(const Ref<Image> &p_image, T
 		default: {
 		}
 	}
-
 	// RGB formats are often not supported, only print warnings about them when launched with the --verbose flag.
 	const bool is_rgb_format = original_format == Image::FORMAT_RGB8 || original_format == Image::FORMAT_RGBH || original_format == Image::FORMAT_RGBF;
 	if ((is_print_verbose_enabled() || !is_rgb_format) && original_format != image->get_format()) {