diff --git a/OgreMain/include/OgreHardwarePixelBuffer.h b/OgreMain/include/OgreHardwarePixelBuffer.h
index 8da5ecb0a42..0f43c5d4ff0 100644
--- a/OgreMain/include/OgreHardwarePixelBuffer.h
+++ b/OgreMain/include/OgreHardwarePixelBuffer.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ namespace Ogre {
         */
         void _clearSliceRTT(size_t zoffset);
         friend class RenderTexture;
+
+        String getNameForRenderTexture(const String& parentName) const;
     public:
         /// Should be called by HardwareBufferManager
         HardwarePixelBuffer(uint32 mWidth, uint32 mHeight, uint32 mDepth,
diff --git a/OgreMain/src/OgreHardwarePixelBuffer.cpp b/OgreMain/src/OgreHardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
index 51679f5807f..54e0ad1aebb 100644
--- a/OgreMain/src/OgreHardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
+++ b/OgreMain/src/OgreHardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
@@ -191,4 +191,10 @@ namespace Ogre
             mSliceTRT[zoffset] = NULL;
     }
 
+
+    String HardwarePixelBuffer::getNameForRenderTexture(const String& parentName) const
+    {
+        // we need to add the pointer value, as the parent texture can have multiple slices or faces
+        return StringUtil::format("%s:buf%p", parentName.c_str(), this);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/src/OgreD3D11HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp b/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/src/OgreD3D11HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
index d064e63501c..d08177fec7f 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/src/OgreD3D11HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
+++ b/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/src/OgreD3D11HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ namespace Ogre {
             mSliceTRT.reserve(mDepth);
             for(size_t zoffset=0; zoffset<mDepth; ++zoffset)
             {
-                String name;
-                name = "rtt/"+StringConverter::toString((size_t)this) + "/" + parentTexture->getName();
-
+                String name = getNameForRenderTexture(parentTexture->getName());
                 RenderTexture *trt = new D3D11RenderTexture(name, this, zoffset, mDevice);
                 mSliceTRT.push_back(trt);
                 Root::getSingleton().getRenderSystem()->attachRenderTarget(*trt);
diff --git a/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/src/OgreD3D9HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp b/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/src/OgreD3D9HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
index 799329d4cfe..3f6d928e78f 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/src/OgreD3D9HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
+++ b/RenderSystems/Direct3D9/src/OgreD3D9HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
@@ -985,8 +985,7 @@ void D3D9HardwarePixelBuffer::updateRenderTexture(bool writeGamma, uint fsaa, co
 {
     if (mSliceTRT.empty())
     {
-        String name;
-        name = "rtt/" +Ogre::StringConverter::toString((size_t)this) + "/" + srcName;
+        String name = getNameForRenderTexture(srcName);
 
         mSliceTRT.push_back(OGRE_NEW D3D9RenderTexture(name, this, writeGamma, fsaa));
         Root::getSingleton().getRenderSystem()->attachRenderTarget(*mSliceTRT[0]);
diff --git a/RenderSystems/GL/src/OgreGLHardwarePixelBuffer.cpp b/RenderSystems/GL/src/OgreGLHardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
index 32b9c665e8e..0e84e7763c6 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/GL/src/OgreGLHardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
+++ b/RenderSystems/GL/src/OgreGLHardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ GLTextureBuffer::GLTextureBuffer(GLRenderSystem* renderSystem, GLTexture* parent
         mSliceTRT.reserve(mDepth);
         for(uint32 zoffset=0; zoffset<mDepth; ++zoffset)
         {
-            String name;
-            name = "rtt/" + StringConverter::toString((size_t)this) + "/" + parent->getName();
+            String name = getNameForRenderTexture(parent->getName());
             GLSurfaceDesc surface;
             surface.buffer = this;
             surface.zoffset = zoffset;
diff --git a/RenderSystems/GL3Plus/src/OgreGL3PlusTextureBuffer.cpp b/RenderSystems/GL3Plus/src/OgreGL3PlusTextureBuffer.cpp
index 773d1d09207..1c5d590f41f 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/GL3Plus/src/OgreGL3PlusTextureBuffer.cpp
+++ b/RenderSystems/GL3Plus/src/OgreGL3PlusTextureBuffer.cpp
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ namespace Ogre {
             mSliceTRT.reserve(mDepth);
             for(uint32 zoffset=0; zoffset<mDepth; ++zoffset)
             {
-                String name;
-                name = "rtt/" + StringConverter::toString((size_t)this) + "/" + parent->getName();
+                String name = getNameForRenderTexture(parent->getName());
                 GLSurfaceDesc surface;
                 surface.buffer = this;
                 surface.zoffset = zoffset;
diff --git a/RenderSystems/GLES2/src/OgreGLES2HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp b/RenderSystems/GLES2/src/OgreGLES2HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
index 663dc69bfe9..2b1a1f556f6 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/GLES2/src/OgreGLES2HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
+++ b/RenderSystems/GLES2/src/OgreGLES2HardwarePixelBuffer.cpp
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ namespace Ogre {
             mSliceTRT.reserve(mDepth);
             for(uint32 zoffset=0; zoffset<mDepth; ++zoffset)
             {
-                String name;
-                name = "rtt/" + StringConverter::toString((size_t)this) + "/" + parent->getName();
+                String name = getNameForRenderTexture(parent->getName());
                 GLSurfaceDesc surface;
                 surface.buffer = this;
                 surface.zoffset = zoffset;
diff --git a/RenderSystems/Metal/src/OgreMetalHardwarePixelBuffer.mm b/RenderSystems/Metal/src/OgreMetalHardwarePixelBuffer.mm
index 68719200a49..1060210ff63 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/Metal/src/OgreMetalHardwarePixelBuffer.mm
+++ b/RenderSystems/Metal/src/OgreMetalHardwarePixelBuffer.mm
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
             mSliceTRT.reserve(mDepth);
             for(uint32 zoffset=0; zoffset<mDepth; ++zoffset)
             {
-                String name;
-                name = "rtt/" + StringConverter::toString((size_t)this) + "/" + baseName;
+                String name = getNameForRenderTexture(baseName);
                 RenderTexture *trt = OGRE_NEW MetalRenderTexture( device, name, this,
                                                                   renderTexture, resolveTexture,
                                                                   mFormat, zoffset, mFace, fsaa, level,
diff --git a/RenderSystems/Vulkan/src/OgreVulkanTextureGpu.cpp b/RenderSystems/Vulkan/src/OgreVulkanTextureGpu.cpp
index ddcce10df06..f241b5e4d07 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/Vulkan/src/OgreVulkanTextureGpu.cpp
+++ b/RenderSystems/Vulkan/src/OgreVulkanTextureGpu.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ namespace Ogre
             mSliceTRT.reserve(mDepth);
             for(size_t zoffset=0; zoffset<mDepth; ++zoffset)
             {
-                String name;
-                name = "rtt/"+StringConverter::toString((size_t)this) + "/" + mParent->getName();
+                String name = getNameForRenderTexture(mParent->getName());
 
                 RenderTexture *trt = new VulkanRenderTexture(name, this, zoffset, mParent, mFace);
                 mSliceTRT.push_back(trt);