diff --git a/include/polyscope/color_quantity.h b/include/polyscope/color_quantity.h
index 63c97d83..e880bb87 100644
--- a/include/polyscope/color_quantity.h
+++ b/include/polyscope/color_quantity.h
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ class ColorQuantity {
 public:
   ColorQuantity(QuantityT& parent, const std::vector<glm::vec3>& colors);
 
-  // Build the ImGUI UIs for scalars
+  // Build the ImGUI UIs for colors
   void buildColorUI();
+  virtual void buildColorOptionsUI(); // called inside of an options menu
 
   // Add rules to rendering programs for scalars
   std::vector<std::string> addColorRules(std::vector<std::string> rules);
diff --git a/include/polyscope/color_quantity.ipp b/include/polyscope/color_quantity.ipp
index d42678de..cd20821b 100644
--- a/include/polyscope/color_quantity.ipp
+++ b/include/polyscope/color_quantity.ipp
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ ColorQuantity<QuantityT>::ColorQuantity(QuantityT& quantity_, const std::vector<
 template <typename QuantityT>
 void ColorQuantity<QuantityT>::buildColorUI() {}
 
+template <typename QuantityT>
+void ColorQuantity<QuantityT>::buildColorOptionsUI() {}
+
 template <typename QuantityT>
 void ColorQuantity<QuantityT>::setColorUniforms(render::ShaderProgram& p) {}
 
diff --git a/include/polyscope/persistent_value.h b/include/polyscope/persistent_value.h
index fc7dca8f..daa9449f 100644
--- a/include/polyscope/persistent_value.h
+++ b/include/polyscope/persistent_value.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ extern PersistentCache<std::vector<std::string>> persistentCache_vectorstring;
 extern PersistentCache<ParamVizStyle> persistentCache_paramVizStyle;
 extern PersistentCache<BackFacePolicy> persistentCache_BackFacePolicy;
 extern PersistentCache<MeshShadeStyle> persistentCache_MeshNormalType;
+extern PersistentCache<FilterMode>     persistentCache_FilterMode;
 
 template<> inline PersistentCache<double>&                   getPersistentCacheRef<double>()                   { return persistentCache_double; }
 template<> inline PersistentCache<float>&                    getPersistentCacheRef<float>()                    { return persistentCache_float; }
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ template<> inline PersistentCache<std::vector<std::string>>& getPersistentCacheR
 template<> inline PersistentCache<ParamVizStyle>&            getPersistentCacheRef<ParamVizStyle>()            { return persistentCache_paramVizStyle; }
 template<> inline PersistentCache<BackFacePolicy>&           getPersistentCacheRef<BackFacePolicy>()           { return persistentCache_BackFacePolicy; }
 template<> inline PersistentCache<MeshShadeStyle>&           getPersistentCacheRef<MeshShadeStyle>()           { return persistentCache_MeshNormalType; }
+template<> inline PersistentCache<FilterMode>&               getPersistentCacheRef<FilterMode>()               { return persistentCache_FilterMode; }
 }
 // clang-format on
 
diff --git a/include/polyscope/render/engine.h b/include/polyscope/render/engine.h
index 8c66931a..e5eb8349 100644
--- a/include/polyscope/render/engine.h
+++ b/include/polyscope/render/engine.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ enum class DrawMode {
   TriangleStripInstanced,
 };
 
-enum class FilterMode { Nearest = 0, Linear };
 enum class TextureFormat { RGB8 = 0, RGBA8, RG16F, RGB16F, RGBA16F, RGBA32F, RGB32F, R32F, R16F, DEPTH24 };
 enum class RenderBufferType { Color, ColorAlpha, Depth, Float4 };
 enum class DepthMode { Less, LEqual, LEqualReadOnly, Greater, Disable, PassReadOnly };
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ class RenderBuffer {
 public:
   // abstract class: use the factory methods from the Engine class
   RenderBuffer(RenderBufferType type_, unsigned int sizeX_, unsigned int sizeY_);
-  virtual ~RenderBuffer(){};
+  virtual ~RenderBuffer() {};
 
   virtual void resize(unsigned int newX, unsigned int newY);
 
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ class FrameBuffer {
 public:
   // abstract class: use the factory methods from the Engine class
   FrameBuffer();
-  virtual ~FrameBuffer(){};
+  virtual ~FrameBuffer() {};
 
   virtual void bind() = 0;
   // Bind to this framebuffer so subsequent draw calls will go to it
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ class ShaderProgram {
 
 public:
   ShaderProgram(DrawMode dm);
-  virtual ~ShaderProgram(){};
+  virtual ~ShaderProgram() {};
 
 
   // === Store data
diff --git a/include/polyscope/surface_color_quantity.h b/include/polyscope/surface_color_quantity.h
index 2ba01dd1..d0b5a231 100644
--- a/include/polyscope/surface_color_quantity.h
+++ b/include/polyscope/surface_color_quantity.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "polyscope/color_quantity.h"
 #include "polyscope/render/engine.h"
 #include "polyscope/surface_mesh.h"
+#include "polyscope/texture_map_quantity.h"
 
 namespace polyscope {
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ class SurfaceColorQuantity : public SurfaceMeshQuantity, public ColorQuantity<Su
                        const std::vector<glm::vec3>& colorValues);
 
   virtual void draw() override;
+  virtual void buildCustomUI() override;
   virtual std::string niceName() override;
   virtual void refresh() override;
 
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ class SurfaceVertexColorQuantity : public SurfaceColorQuantity {
   SurfaceVertexColorQuantity(std::string name, SurfaceMesh& mesh_, std::vector<glm::vec3> values_);
 
   virtual void createProgram() override;
+  virtual void buildColorOptionsUI() override;
 
   void buildVertexInfoGUI(size_t vInd) override;
 };
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ class SurfaceFaceColorQuantity : public SurfaceColorQuantity {
   SurfaceFaceColorQuantity(std::string name, SurfaceMesh& mesh_, std::vector<glm::vec3> values_);
 
   virtual void createProgram() override;
+  virtual void buildColorOptionsUI() override;
 
   void buildFaceInfoGUI(size_t fInd) override;
 };
@@ -62,17 +66,17 @@ class SurfaceFaceColorQuantity : public SurfaceColorQuantity {
 // ==========          Texture Color             ==========
 // ========================================================
 
-class SurfaceTextureColorQuantity : public SurfaceColorQuantity {
+class SurfaceTextureColorQuantity : public SurfaceColorQuantity,
+                                    public TextureMapQuantity<SurfaceTextureColorQuantity> {
 public:
   SurfaceTextureColorQuantity(std::string name, SurfaceMesh& mesh_, SurfaceParameterizationQuantity& param_,
                               size_t dimX, size_t dimY, std::vector<glm::vec3> values_, ImageOrigin origin_);
 
   virtual void createProgram() override;
+  virtual void buildColorOptionsUI() override;
 
 protected:
   SurfaceParameterizationQuantity& param;
-  size_t dimX, dimY;
-  ImageOrigin imageOrigin;
 };
 
 } // namespace polyscope
diff --git a/include/polyscope/surface_scalar_quantity.h b/include/polyscope/surface_scalar_quantity.h
index 3d73c8eb..80260f11 100644
--- a/include/polyscope/surface_scalar_quantity.h
+++ b/include/polyscope/surface_scalar_quantity.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "polyscope/render/engine.h"
 #include "polyscope/scalar_quantity.h"
 #include "polyscope/surface_mesh.h"
+#include "polyscope/texture_map_quantity.h"
 
 namespace polyscope {
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class SurfaceScalarQuantity : public SurfaceMeshQuantity, public ScalarQuantity<
 
   virtual void draw() override;
   virtual void buildCustomUI() override;
+  virtual void buildSurfaceScalarOptionsUI() {};
   virtual std::string niceName() override;
   virtual void refresh() override;
 
@@ -117,20 +119,20 @@ class SurfaceCornerScalarQuantity : public SurfaceScalarQuantity {
 // ==========          Texture Scalar            ==========
 // ========================================================
 
-class SurfaceTextureScalarQuantity : public SurfaceScalarQuantity {
+class SurfaceTextureScalarQuantity : public SurfaceScalarQuantity,
+                                     public TextureMapQuantity<SurfaceTextureScalarQuantity> {
 public:
   SurfaceTextureScalarQuantity(std::string name, SurfaceMesh& mesh_, SurfaceParameterizationQuantity& param_,
                                size_t dimX, size_t dimY, const std::vector<float>& values_, ImageOrigin origin_,
                                DataType dataType_ = DataType::STANDARD);
 
   virtual void createProgram() override;
+  virtual void buildSurfaceScalarOptionsUI() override;
   virtual std::shared_ptr<render::AttributeBuffer> getAttributeBuffer() override;
 
 
 protected:
   SurfaceParameterizationQuantity& param;
-  size_t dimX, dimY;
-  ImageOrigin imageOrigin;
 };
 
 } // namespace polyscope
diff --git a/include/polyscope/texture_map_quantity.h b/include/polyscope/texture_map_quantity.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43ceb322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/polyscope/texture_map_quantity.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2023, Nicholas Sharp and the Polyscope contributors. https://polyscope.run
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "polyscope/persistent_value.h"
+#include "polyscope/polyscope.h"
+#include "polyscope/render/engine.h"
+#include "polyscope/render/managed_buffer.h"
+#include "polyscope/standardize_data_array.h"
+
+namespace polyscope {
+
+// Encapsulates logic which is common to all texture map quantities
+
+template <typename QuantityT>
+class TextureMapQuantity {
+public:
+  TextureMapQuantity(QuantityT& parent, size_t dimX, size_t dimY, ImageOrigin origin_);
+
+  // Build the ImGUI UIs for texture maps
+  virtual void buildTextureMapOptionsUI(); // called inside of an options menu
+
+  // === Members
+  QuantityT& quantity;
+
+  // NOTE: the main quantity types (scalar quantity, color quantity, etc) provide the buffer members, so this class just
+  // has secondary options and such
+
+  // what kind of texture filtering is used
+  QuantityT* setFilterMode(FilterMode newFilterMode);
+  FilterMode getFilterMode();
+
+protected:
+  size_t dimX, dimY;
+  ImageOrigin imageOrigin;
+
+  // === Visualization parameters
+  PersistentValue<FilterMode> filterMode; // default is FilterMode::Linear
+};
+
+} // namespace polyscope
+
+#include "polyscope/texture_map_quantity.ipp"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/polyscope/texture_map_quantity.ipp b/include/polyscope/texture_map_quantity.ipp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66a04323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/polyscope/texture_map_quantity.ipp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2023, Nicholas Sharp and the Polyscope contributors. https://polyscope.run
+
+namespace polyscope {
+
+template <typename QuantityT>
+TextureMapQuantity<QuantityT>::TextureMapQuantity(QuantityT& quantity_, size_t dimX_, size_t dimY_, ImageOrigin origin_)
+    : quantity(quantity_), dimX(dimX_), dimY(dimY_), imageOrigin(origin_),
+      filterMode(quantity.uniquePrefix() + "filterMode", FilterMode::Linear) {}
+
+template <typename QuantityT>
+void TextureMapQuantity<QuantityT>::buildTextureMapOptionsUI() {
+
+  if (ImGui::BeginMenu("Filter Mode")) {
+    if (ImGui::MenuItem("linear", NULL, filterMode.get() == FilterMode::Linear)) setFilterMode(FilterMode::Linear);
+    if (ImGui::MenuItem("nearest", NULL, filterMode.get() == FilterMode::Nearest)) setFilterMode(FilterMode::Nearest);
+    ImGui::EndMenu();
+  }
+}
+
+template <typename QuantityT>
+QuantityT* TextureMapQuantity<QuantityT>::setFilterMode(FilterMode newFilterMode) {
+  filterMode = newFilterMode;
+  quantity.refresh();
+  return &quantity;
+}
+
+template <typename QuantityT>
+FilterMode TextureMapQuantity<QuantityT>::getFilterMode() {
+  return filterMode.get();
+}
+
+} // namespace polyscope
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/polyscope/types.h b/include/polyscope/types.h
index 6a85b225..124a5afb 100644
--- a/include/polyscope/types.h
+++ b/include/polyscope/types.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ enum class VolumeCellType { TET = 0, HEX };
 
 enum class ImplicitRenderMode { SphereMarch, FixedStep };
 enum class ImageOrigin { LowerLeft, UpperLeft };
+enum class FilterMode { Nearest = 0, Linear };
 
 enum class ParamCoordsType { UNIT = 0, WORLD }; // UNIT -> [0,1], WORLD -> length-valued
 enum class ParamVizStyle {
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d03d967..826051d9 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ SET(HEADERS
   ${INCLUDE_ROOT}/surface_parameterization_quantity.h
   ${INCLUDE_ROOT}/surface_scalar_quantity.h
   ${INCLUDE_ROOT}/surface_vector_quantity.h
+  ${INCLUDE_ROOT}/texture_map_quantity.h
+  ${INCLUDE_ROOT}/texture_map_quantity.ipp
   ${INCLUDE_ROOT}/types.h
   ${INCLUDE_ROOT}/utilities.h
   ${INCLUDE_ROOT}/view.h
diff --git a/src/persistent_value.cpp b/src/persistent_value.cpp
index c2f46af3..a87d060d 100644
--- a/src/persistent_value.cpp
+++ b/src/persistent_value.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ PersistentCache<std::vector<std::string>> persistentCache_vectorstring;
 PersistentCache<ParamVizStyle> persistentCache_paramVizStyle;
 PersistentCache<BackFacePolicy> persistentCache_BackFacePolicy;
 PersistentCache<MeshShadeStyle> persistentCache_MeshNormalType;
+PersistentCache<FilterMode> persistentCache_FilterMode;
 // clang-format on
 } // namespace detail
 } // namespace polyscope
diff --git a/src/surface_color_quantity.cpp b/src/surface_color_quantity.cpp
index ecd2518a..4a6f1ef3 100644
--- a/src/surface_color_quantity.cpp
+++ b/src/surface_color_quantity.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,24 @@ void SurfaceColorQuantity::draw() {
   program->draw();
 }
 
+void SurfaceColorQuantity::buildCustomUI() {
+  ImGui::SameLine();
+
+  // == Options popup
+  if (ImGui::Button("Options")) {
+    ImGui::OpenPopup("OptionsPopup");
+  }
+  if (ImGui::BeginPopup("OptionsPopup")) {
+
+    buildColorOptionsUI();
+
+    ImGui::EndPopup();
+  }
+
+  buildColorUI();
+}
+
+
 // ========================================================
 // ==========           Vertex Color            ==========
 // ========================================================
@@ -56,6 +74,11 @@ void SurfaceVertexColorQuantity::createProgram() {
   render::engine->setMaterial(*program, parent.getMaterial());
 }
 
+void SurfaceVertexColorQuantity::buildColorOptionsUI() {
+  ColorQuantity::buildColorOptionsUI();
+  ImGui::TextUnformatted("(no options available)"); // remove once there is something in this menu
+}
+
 void SurfaceVertexColorQuantity::buildVertexInfoGUI(size_t vInd) {
   ImGui::TextUnformatted(name.c_str());
   ImGui::NextColumn();
@@ -104,6 +127,11 @@ void SurfaceFaceColorQuantity::createProgram() {
   render::engine->setMaterial(*program, parent.getMaterial());
 }
 
+void SurfaceFaceColorQuantity::buildColorOptionsUI() {
+  ColorQuantity::buildColorOptionsUI();
+  ImGui::TextUnformatted("(no options available)"); // remove once there is something in this menu
+}
+
 void SurfaceFaceColorQuantity::buildFaceInfoGUI(size_t fInd) {
   ImGui::TextUnformatted(name.c_str());
   ImGui::NextColumn();
@@ -125,8 +153,8 @@ SurfaceTextureColorQuantity::SurfaceTextureColorQuantity(std::string name, Surfa
                                                          SurfaceParameterizationQuantity& param_, size_t dimX_,
                                                          size_t dimY_, std::vector<glm::vec3> colorValues_,
                                                          ImageOrigin origin_)
-    : SurfaceColorQuantity(name, mesh_, "texture", colorValues_), param(param_), dimX(dimX_), dimY(dimY_),
-      imageOrigin(origin_) {
+    : SurfaceColorQuantity(name, mesh_, "texture", colorValues_), TextureMapQuantity(*this, dimX_, dimY_, origin_),
+      param(param_) {
   colors.setTextureSize(dimX, dimY);
 }
 
@@ -162,7 +190,12 @@ void SurfaceTextureColorQuantity::createProgram() {
   program->setTextureFromBuffer("t_color", colors.getRenderTextureBuffer().get());
   render::engine->setMaterial(*program, parent.getMaterial());
 
-  colors.getRenderTextureBuffer()->setFilterMode(FilterMode::Linear);
+  colors.getRenderTextureBuffer()->setFilterMode(filterMode.get());
+}
+
+void SurfaceTextureColorQuantity::buildColorOptionsUI() {
+  ColorQuantity::buildColorOptionsUI();
+  buildTextureMapOptionsUI();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/surface_scalar_quantity.cpp b/src/surface_scalar_quantity.cpp
index 86ace35e..cad35b79 100644
--- a/src/surface_scalar_quantity.cpp
+++ b/src/surface_scalar_quantity.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ void SurfaceScalarQuantity::buildCustomUI() {
   if (ImGui::BeginPopup("OptionsPopup")) {
 
     buildScalarOptionsUI();
+    buildSurfaceScalarOptionsUI();
 
     ImGui::EndPopup();
   }
@@ -293,8 +294,8 @@ SurfaceTextureScalarQuantity::SurfaceTextureScalarQuantity(std::string name, Sur
                                                            SurfaceParameterizationQuantity& param_, size_t dimX_,
                                                            size_t dimY_, const std::vector<float>& values_,
                                                            ImageOrigin origin_, DataType dataType_)
-    : SurfaceScalarQuantity(name, mesh_, "vertex", values_, dataType_), param(param_), dimX(dimX_), dimY(dimY_),
-      imageOrigin(origin_) {
+    : SurfaceScalarQuantity(name, mesh_, "vertex", values_, dataType_),
+      TextureMapQuantity(*this, dimX_, dimY_, origin_), param(param_) {
   values.setTextureSize(dimX, dimY);
   values.ensureHostBufferPopulated();
   hist.buildHistogram(values.data);
@@ -334,9 +335,11 @@ void SurfaceTextureScalarQuantity::createProgram() {
   render::engine->setMaterial(*program, parent.getMaterial());
   program->setTextureFromColormap("t_colormap", cMap.get());
 
-  values.getRenderTextureBuffer()->setFilterMode(FilterMode::Linear);
+  values.getRenderTextureBuffer()->setFilterMode(filterMode.get());
 }
 
+void SurfaceTextureScalarQuantity::buildSurfaceScalarOptionsUI() { buildTextureMapOptionsUI(); }
+
 std::shared_ptr<render::AttributeBuffer> SurfaceTextureScalarQuantity::getAttributeBuffer() {
   exception("unsupported operation -- cannot get attribute buffer for texture scalar quantity [" + this->name + "]");
   return std::shared_ptr<render::AttributeBuffer>(nullptr);