diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
index e91a513cb..6d8e38400 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,26 @@ unsigned int getLodFlags(QuadTreeNode* node, int ourLod, ViewData* vd)
     return lodFlags;
 }
 
+void loadRenderingNode(ViewData::Entry& entry, ViewData* vd, ChunkManager* chunkManager)
+{
+    if (vd->hasChanged())
+    {
+        // have to recompute the lodFlags in case a neighbour has changed LOD.
+        int ourLod = Log2(int(entry.mNode->getSize()));
+        unsigned int lodFlags = getLodFlags(entry.mNode, ourLod, vd);
+        if (lodFlags != entry.mLodFlags)
+            entry.mRenderingNode = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!entry.mRenderingNode)
+    {
+        int ourLod = Log2(int(entry.mNode->getSize()));
+        unsigned int lodFlags = getLodFlags(entry.mNode, ourLod, vd);
+        entry.mRenderingNode = chunkManager->getChunk(entry.mNode->getSize(), entry.mNode->getCenter(), ourLod, lodFlags);
+        entry.mLodFlags = lodFlags;
+    }
+}
+
 void QuadTreeWorld::accept(osg::NodeVisitor &nv)
 {
     if (nv.getVisitorType() != osg::NodeVisitor::CULL_VISITOR)// && nv.getVisitorType() != osg::NodeVisitor::INTERSECTION_VISITOR)
@@ -301,12 +321,8 @@ void QuadTreeWorld::accept(osg::NodeVisitor &nv)
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<vd->getNumEntries(); ++i)
     {
         ViewData::Entry& entry = vd->getEntry(i);
-        if (!entry.mRenderingNode)
-        {
-            int ourLod = Log2(int(entry.mNode->getSize()));
-            unsigned int lodFlags = getLodFlags(entry.mNode, ourLod, vd);
-            entry.mRenderingNode = mChunkManager->getChunk(entry.mNode->getSize(), entry.mNode->getCenter(), ourLod, lodFlags);
-        }
+
+        loadRenderingNode(entry, vd, mChunkManager.get());
 
         if (entry.mVisible)
         {
diff --git a/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp b/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
index e07e3c784..bd7e0b819 100644
--- a/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/viewdata.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ ViewData::Entry &ViewData::getEntry(unsigned int i)
     return mEntries[i];
 }
 
+bool ViewData::hasChanged() const
+{
+    return mChanged;
+}
+
 void ViewData::reset(unsigned int frame)
 {
     // clear any unused entries
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ bool ViewData::contains(QuadTreeNode *node)
 ViewData::Entry::Entry()
     : mNode(NULL)
     , mVisible(true)
+    , mLodFlags(0)
 {
 
 }
diff --git a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
index 71433f61a..49b3722c8 100644
--- a/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/viewdata.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace Terrain
             QuadTreeNode* mNode;
             bool mVisible;
 
+            unsigned int mLodFlags;
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> mRenderingNode;
         };
 
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         unsigned int getFrameLastUsed() const { return mFrameLastUsed; }
 
+        /// @return Have any nodes changed since the last frame
+        bool hasChanged() const;
+
     private:
         std::vector<Entry> mEntries;
         unsigned int mNumEntries;