diff --git a/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/BaseResource.cs b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/BaseResource.cs
index 4bc1b30fb8b..8d6314e074d 100644
--- a/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/BaseResource.cs
+++ b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/BaseResource.cs
@@ -8,13 +8,8 @@ namespace Robust.Client.ResourceManagement;
 /// <summary>
 ///     Base resource for the cache.
 /// </summary>
-public abstract class BaseResource : IDisposable
+public abstract class BaseResource : IBaseResource, IDisposable
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     Fallback resource path if this one does not exist.
-    /// </summary>
-    public virtual ResPath? Fallback => null;
-
     /// <summary>
     ///     Disposes this resource.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/IBaseResource.cs b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/IBaseResource.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e4e9574b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/IBaseResource.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using Robust.Shared.Utility;
+
+namespace Robust.Client.ResourceManagement;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Defines type-level metadata for resource types.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IBaseResource
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether resources of this type can be deterministically removed from the cache.
+    /// </summary>
+    static virtual bool CanBeRemoved => false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The fallback path for this resource type (if any).
+    /// </summary>
+    static virtual ResPath? FallbackPath => null;
+}
diff --git a/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/IResourceCache.cs b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/IResourceCache.cs
index 16a2532c71d..bde0d63b29a 100644
--- a/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/IResourceCache.cs
+++ b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/IResourceCache.cs
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ namespace Robust.Client.ResourceManagement;
 public interface IResourceCache : IResourceManager
 {
     T GetResource<T>(string path, bool useFallback = true)
-        where T : BaseResource, new();
+        where T : BaseResource, IBaseResource, new();
 
     T GetResource<T>(ResPath path, bool useFallback = true)
-        where T : BaseResource, new();
+        where T : BaseResource, IBaseResource, new();
 
     bool TryGetResource<T>(string path, [NotNullWhen(true)] out T? resource)
         where T : BaseResource, new();
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ bool TryGetResource<T>(ResPath path, [NotNullWhen(true)] out T? resource)
 
     bool TryGetResource(AudioStream stream, [NotNullWhen(true)] out AudioResource? resource);
 
+    bool TryRemoveResource<T>(string path) where T : BaseResource, IBaseResource, new();
+
+    bool TryRemoveResource<T>(ResPath path) where T : BaseResource, IBaseResource, new();
+
     void ReloadResource<T>(string path)
         where T : BaseResource, new();
 
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ void CacheResource<T>(ResPath path, T resource)
         where T : BaseResource, new();
 
     T GetFallback<T>()
-        where T : BaseResource, new();
+        where T : BaseResource, IBaseResource, new();
 
     IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<ResPath, T>> GetAllResources<T>() where T : BaseResource, new();
 
diff --git a/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceCache.cs b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceCache.cs
index cdcea4fccfe..8b9d5b70615 100644
--- a/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceCache.cs
+++ b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceCache.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 using Robust.Client.Audio;
 using Robust.Shared.ContentPack;
 using Robust.Shared.IoC;
-using Robust.Shared.Log;
 using Robust.Shared.Utility;
 
 namespace Robust.Client.ResourceManagement;
@@ -20,12 +19,12 @@ internal sealed partial class ResourceCache : ResourceManager, IResourceCacheInt
     private readonly Dictionary<Type, TypeData> _cachedResources = new();
     private readonly Dictionary<Type, BaseResource> _fallbacks = new();
 
-    public T GetResource<T>(string path, bool useFallback = true) where T : BaseResource, new()
+    public T GetResource<T>(string path, bool useFallback = true) where T : BaseResource, IBaseResource, new()
     {
         return GetResource<T>(new ResPath(path), useFallback);
     }
 
-    public T GetResource<T>(ResPath path, bool useFallback = true) where T : BaseResource, new()
+    public T GetResource<T>(ResPath path, bool useFallback = true) where T : BaseResource, IBaseResource, new()
     {
         var cache = GetTypeData<T>();
         if (cache.Resources.TryGetValue(path, out var cached))
@@ -43,11 +42,11 @@ internal sealed partial class ResourceCache : ResourceManager, IResourceCacheInt
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            if (useFallback && resource.Fallback != null)
+            if (useFallback && T.FallbackPath != null)
             {
                 Sawmill.Error(
                     $"Exception while loading resource {typeof(T)} at '{path}', resorting to fallback.\n{Environment.StackTrace}\n{e}");
-                return GetResource<T>(resource.Fallback.Value, false);
+                return GetResource<T>(T.FallbackPath.Value, false);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -107,6 +106,29 @@ public bool TryGetResource(AudioStream stream, [NotNullWhen(true)] out AudioReso
         return true;
     }
 
+    public bool TryRemoveResource<T>(string path) where T : BaseResource, IBaseResource, new()
+        => TryRemoveResource<T>(new ResPath(path));
+
+    public bool TryRemoveResource<T>(ResPath path) where T : BaseResource, IBaseResource, new()
+    {
+        if (!T.CanBeRemoved)
+            throw new NotSupportedException($"Resource type '{typeof(T)}' does not support deterministic removal.");
+
+        if (T.FallbackPath == path)
+            return false;
+
+        var cache = GetTypeData<T>();
+
+        if (!cache.Resources.TryGetValue(path, out var resource))
+            return false;
+
+        cache.Resources.Remove(path);
+        cache.NonExistent.Remove(path);
+        resource.Dispose();
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public void ReloadResource<T>(string path) where T : BaseResource, new()
     {
         ReloadResource<T>(new ResPath(path));
@@ -153,20 +175,19 @@ public bool TryGetResource(AudioStream stream, [NotNullWhen(true)] out AudioReso
         GetTypeData<T>().Resources[path] = resource;
     }
 
-    public T GetFallback<T>() where T : BaseResource, new()
+    public T GetFallback<T>() where T : BaseResource, IBaseResource, new()
     {
         if (_fallbacks.TryGetValue(typeof(T), out var fallback))
         {
             return (T) fallback;
         }
 
-        var res = new T();
-        if (res.Fallback == null)
+        if (T.FallbackPath == null)
         {
             throw new InvalidOperationException($"Resource of type '{typeof(T)}' has no fallback.");
         }
 
-        fallback = GetResource<T>(res.Fallback.Value, useFallback: false);
+        fallback = GetResource<T>(T.FallbackPath.Value, useFallback: false);
         _fallbacks.Add(typeof(T), fallback);
         return (T) fallback;
     }
diff --git a/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceTypes/RSIResource.cs b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceTypes/RSIResource.cs
index 0880f8e9518..5fd015da841 100644
--- a/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceTypes/RSIResource.cs
+++ b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceTypes/RSIResource.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ namespace Robust.Client.ResourceManagement
     ///     Handles the loading code for RSI files.
     ///     See <see cref="RSI"/> for the RSI API itself.
     /// </summary>
-    public sealed class RSIResource : BaseResource
+    public sealed class RSIResource : BaseResource, IBaseResource
     {
-        public override ResPath? Fallback => new("/Textures/error.rsi");
+        static ResPath? IBaseResource.FallbackPath => new("/Textures/error.rsi");
 
         public RSI RSI { get; private set; } = default!;
 
diff --git a/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceTypes/TextureResource.cs b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceTypes/TextureResource.cs
index 8b5fb6f96df..8babbe6b9da 100644
--- a/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceTypes/TextureResource.cs
+++ b/Robust.Client/ResourceManagement/ResourceTypes/TextureResource.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.IO;
+using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
 using Robust.Client.Graphics;
 using Robust.Shared.ContentPack;
@@ -13,12 +14,23 @@
 
 namespace Robust.Client.ResourceManagement
 {
-    public sealed class TextureResource : BaseResource
+    public sealed class TextureResource : BaseResource, IBaseResource
     {
         private OwnedTexture _texture = default!;
-        public override ResPath? Fallback => new("/Textures/noSprite.png");
+        private bool _disposed;
+        private readonly Lock _lock = new();
 
-        public Texture Texture => _texture;
+        static ResPath? IBaseResource.FallbackPath => new("/Textures/noSprite.png");
+        static bool IBaseResource.CanBeRemoved => true;
+
+        public Texture Texture
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                ObjectDisposedException.ThrowIf(_disposed, this);
+                return _texture;
+            }
+        }
 
         public override void Load(IDependencyCollection dependencies, ResPath path)
         {
@@ -106,12 +118,14 @@ internal void LoadFinish(IResourceCache cache, LoadStepData data)
 
         public override void Reload(IDependencyCollection dependencies, ResPath path, CancellationToken ct = default)
         {
+            ObjectDisposedException.ThrowIf(_disposed, this);
+
             var data = new LoadStepData {Path = path};
 
             LoadTextureParameters(dependencies.Resolve<IResourceManager>(), data);
             LoadPreTextureData(dependencies.Resolve<IResourceManager>(), data);
 
-            if (data.Image.Width == Texture.Width && data.Image.Height == Texture.Height)
+            if (data.Image.Width == _texture.Width && data.Image.Height == _texture.Height)
             {
                 // Dimensions match, rewrite texture in place.
                 _texture.SetSubImage(Vector2i.Zero, data.Image);
@@ -127,6 +141,18 @@ public override void Reload(IDependencyCollection dependencies, ResPath path, Ca
             data.Image.Dispose();
         }
 
+        public override void Dispose()
+        {
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                if (_disposed) return;
+                _disposed = true;
+                _texture?.Dispose();
+            }
+
+            base.Dispose();
+        }
+
         internal sealed class LoadStepData
         {
             public ResPath Path = default!;