diff --git a/OgreMain/include/OgreTextureFilters.h b/OgreMain/include/OgreTextureFilters.h
index 0784878c609..dc61ba1abee 100644
--- a/OgreMain/include/OgreTextureFilters.h
+++ b/OgreMain/include/OgreTextureFilters.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ namespace TextureFilter
             See DefaultMipmapGen::DefaultMipmapGen
         */
         static uint8 selectMipmapGen( uint32 filters, const Image2 &image,
+                                      PixelFormatGpu finalPixelFormat,
                                       const TextureGpuManager *textureManager );
+
     public:
         static void createFilters( uint32 filters, FilterBaseArray &outFilters,
                                    const TextureGpu *texture, const Image2 &image,
diff --git a/OgreMain/src/OgreTextureFilters.cpp b/OgreMain/src/OgreTextureFilters.cpp
index 95ebed5574e..2414eabab05 100644
--- a/OgreMain/src/OgreTextureFilters.cpp
+++ b/OgreMain/src/OgreTextureFilters.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace TextureFilter
     }
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     uint8 FilterBase::selectMipmapGen( uint32 filters, const Image2 &image,
+                                       PixelFormatGpu finalPixelFormat,
                                        const TextureGpuManager *textureManager )
     {
         DefaultMipmapGen::DefaultMipmapGen retVal = DefaultMipmapGen::NoMipmaps;
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ namespace TextureFilter
                                                       defaultMipmapGeneration :
                                                       defaultMipmapGenerationCubemaps;
 
-                if( PixelFormatGpuUtils::supportsHwMipmaps( image.getPixelFormat() ) )
+                if( textureManager->checkSupport( finalPixelFormat, TextureFlags::AllowAutomipmaps ) )
                     retVal = mipmapGen;
                 else
                     retVal = DefaultMipmapGen::SwMode;
@@ -73,15 +74,6 @@ namespace TextureFilter
                 retVal = DefaultMipmapGen::HwMode;
             else
                 retVal = DefaultMipmapGen::SwMode;
-
-            if( retVal == DefaultMipmapGen::HwMode )
-            {
-                if( !textureManager->checkSupport( image.getPixelFormat(),
-                                                   TextureFlags::AllowAutomipmaps ) )
-                {
-                    retVal = DefaultMipmapGen::SwMode;
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         return retVal;
@@ -93,15 +85,24 @@ namespace TextureFilter
         FilterBaseArray filtersVec;
         filtersVec.swap( outFilters );
 
+        PixelFormatGpu finalPixelFormat = image.getPixelFormat();
+
         if( filters & TextureFilter::TypePrepareForNormalMapping )
+        {
+            finalPixelFormat = PrepareForNormalMapping::getDestinationFormat( finalPixelFormat );
             filtersVec.push_back( OGRE_NEW TextureFilter::PrepareForNormalMapping() );
+        }
         if( filters & TextureFilter::TypeLeaveChannelR )
+        {
+            finalPixelFormat = LeaveChannelR::getDestinationFormat( finalPixelFormat );
             filtersVec.push_back( OGRE_NEW TextureFilter::LeaveChannelR() );
+        }
 
         //Add mipmap generation as one of the last steps
         if( filters & TextureFilter::TypeGenerateDefaultMipmaps )
         {
-            const uint8 mipmapGen = selectMipmapGen( filters, image, texture->getTextureManager() );
+            const uint8 mipmapGen =
+                selectMipmapGen( filters, image, finalPixelFormat, texture->getTextureManager() );
             //If the user wants Mipmaps when loading OnStorage -> OnSystemRam
             //then he should either explicitly ask only for SW filters, or
             //load the texture to Resident first, then download to OnSystemRam.
@@ -141,16 +142,17 @@ namespace TextureFilter
         //Add mipmap generation as one of the last steps
         if( filters & TextureFilter::TypeGenerateDefaultMipmaps )
         {
-            const uint8 mipmapGen = selectMipmapGen( filters, image, textureGpuManager );
+            const uint8 mipmapGen =
+                selectMipmapGen( filters, image, inOutPixelFormat, textureGpuManager );
 
             const bool canDoMipmaps =
-                    (mipmapGen == DefaultMipmapGen::HwMode &&
-                     PixelFormatGpuUtils::supportsHwMipmaps( image.getPixelFormat() )) ||
-                    (mipmapGen == DefaultMipmapGen::SwMode &&
-                     Image2::supportsSwMipmaps( image.getPixelFormat(), image.getDepthOrSlices(),
-                                                image.getTextureType(),
-                                                static_cast<Image2::Filter>(
-                                                    GenerateSwMipmaps::getFilter( image ) ) ) );
+                ( mipmapGen == DefaultMipmapGen::HwMode &&
+                  textureGpuManager->checkSupport( inOutPixelFormat,
+                                                   TextureFlags::AllowAutomipmaps ) ) ||
+                ( mipmapGen == DefaultMipmapGen::SwMode &&
+                  Image2::supportsSwMipmaps(
+                      inOutPixelFormat, image.getDepthOrSlices(), image.getTextureType(),
+                      static_cast<Image2::Filter>( GenerateSwMipmaps::getFilter( image ) ) ) );
 
             if( canDoMipmaps && inOutNumMipmaps <= 1u)
             {
diff --git a/OgreMain/src/OgreTextureGpuManager.cpp b/OgreMain/src/OgreTextureGpuManager.cpp
index abcf6968581..ed1e67892b4 100644
--- a/OgreMain/src/OgreTextureGpuManager.cpp
+++ b/OgreMain/src/OgreTextureGpuManager.cpp
@@ -856,6 +856,13 @@ namespace Ogre
         OGRE_ASSERT_LOW(
             textureFlags != TextureFlags::NotTexture &&
             "Invalid textureFlags combination. Asking to check if format is supported to do nothing" );
+
+        if( textureFlags & TextureFlags::AllowAutomipmaps )
+        {
+            if( !PixelFormatGpuUtils::supportsHwMipmaps( format ) )
+                return false;
+        }
+
         return true;
     }
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/RenderSystems/Metal/src/OgreMetalTextureGpuManager.mm b/RenderSystems/Metal/src/OgreMetalTextureGpuManager.mm
index bab258b97ab..d4f8e40b17d 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/Metal/src/OgreMetalTextureGpuManager.mm
+++ b/RenderSystems/Metal/src/OgreMetalTextureGpuManager.mm
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ OGRE_NEW MetalStagingTexture( mVaoManager,
             break;
         }
 #endif
+
+        if( textureFlags & TextureFlags::AllowAutomipmaps )
+        {
+            if( !PixelFormatGpuUtils::supportsHwMipmaps( format ) )
+                return false;
+        }
+
         return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/RenderSystems/Vulkan/src/OgreVulkanTextureGpuManager.cpp b/RenderSystems/Vulkan/src/OgreVulkanTextureGpuManager.cpp
index 62d5294af1c..341aa97b2cf 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/Vulkan/src/OgreVulkanTextureGpuManager.cpp
+++ b/RenderSystems/Vulkan/src/OgreVulkanTextureGpuManager.cpp
@@ -526,7 +526,11 @@ namespace Ogre
         }
 
         if( textureFlags & TextureFlags::AllowAutomipmaps )
+        {
             features |= VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_SRC_BIT | VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_BLIT_DST_BIT;
+            if( !PixelFormatGpuUtils::supportsHwMipmaps( format ) )
+                return false;
+        }
 
         if( ( props.optimalTilingFeatures & features ) == features )
             return true;