diff --git a/res/preload.json b/res/preload.json
index 0cd11b5bc..558fb1f0e 100644
--- a/res/preload.json
+++ b/res/preload.json
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
         "gui/world",
         "gui/hud",
         "gui/entity",
-        "gui/half_block"
+        "gui/half_block",
+        "misc/blank"
     ],
     "fonts": [
         {
diff --git a/res/textures/misc/blank.png b/res/textures/misc/blank.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d057ee32d
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