diff --git a/src/client/client.cpp b/src/client/client.cpp
index 264a9f276..5eb2e54de 100644
--- a/src/client/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client/client.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "game.h"
 #include "chatmessage.h"
 #include "translation.h"
+#ifdef _IRR_COMPILE_WITH_SDL_DEVICE_
+#include <SDL.h>
+#endif
 
 extern gui::IGUIEnvironment* guienv;
 
@@ -694,6 +697,39 @@ bool Client::loadMedia(const std::string &data, const std::string &filename,
 			return false;
 		}
 
+#ifdef _IRR_COMPILE_WITH_SDL_DEVICE_
+		if (SDL_GetSystemRAM() < 2048) {
+			core::dimension2du dimensions = img->getDimension();
+			irr::video::ECOLOR_FORMAT format = img->getColorFormat();
+			irr::video::ECOLOR_FORMAT new_format = irr::video::ECF_UNKNOWN;
+
+			if (format == irr::video::ECF_R8G8B8) {
+				new_format = irr::video::ECF_R5G6B5;
+			} else if (format == irr::video::ECF_A8R8G8B8) {
+				bool can_convert = true;
+
+				u32 data_size = img->getImageDataSizeInBytes();
+				u8 *data = (u8*) img->getData();
+				for (u32 i = 0; i < data_size; i += 4) {
+					u8 alpha = data[i + 3];
+					if (alpha > 0 && alpha < 255) {
+						can_convert = false;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (can_convert)
+					new_format = irr::video::ECF_A1R5G5B5;
+			}
+
+			if (new_format != irr::video::ECF_UNKNOWN) {
+				irr::video::IImage* converted_img = vdrv->createImage(new_format, dimensions);
+				img->copyTo(converted_img, core::position2d<s32>(0, 0));
+				img->drop();
+				img = converted_img;
+			}
+		}
+#endif
 		m_tsrc->insertSourceImage(filename, img);
 		img->drop();
 		rfile->drop();