diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/FMLClientHandler.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/FMLClientHandler.java
index d652c3ff72..993ded08c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/FMLClientHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/FMLClientHandler.java
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ public class FMLClientHandler implements IFMLSidedHandler
 
         // Reload resources
         client.refreshResources();
+        RenderingRegistry.loadEntityRenderers(Minecraft.getMinecraft().getRenderManager().entityRenderMap);
         guiFactories = HashBiMap.create();
         for (ModContainer mc : Loader.instance().getActiveModList())
         {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/registry/RenderingRegistry.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/registry/RenderingRegistry.java
index fd45582bc8..736c447aab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/registry/RenderingRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/client/registry/RenderingRegistry.java
@@ -24,6 +24,26 @@ public class RenderingRegistry
     private static final RenderingRegistry INSTANCE = new RenderingRegistry();
 
     private Map<Class<? extends Entity>, IRenderFactory<? extends Entity>> entityRenderers = Maps.newHashMap();
+    private Map<Class<? extends Entity>, Render<? extends Entity>> entityRenderersOld = Maps.newHashMap();
+
+    /**
+     * Register an entity rendering handler. This will, after mod initialization, be inserted into the main
+     * render map for entities.
+     * Call this during Initialization phase.
+     *
+     * @deprecated use the factory version during Preinitialization.
+     * Will be removed in 1.9.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public static void registerEntityRenderingHandler(Class<? extends Entity> entityClass, Render<? extends Entity> renderer)
+    {
+        INSTANCE.entityRenderersOld.put(entityClass, renderer);
+    }
+
+    public static void loadEntityRenderers(Map<Class<? extends Entity>, Render<? extends Entity>> entityRenderMap)
+    {
+        entityRenderMap.putAll(INSTANCE.entityRenderersOld);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Register an entity rendering handler. This will, after mod initialization, be inserted into the main
diff --git a/src/main/resources/forge_at.cfg b/src/main/resources/forge_at.cfg
index 31f70fdef7..70b6348014 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/forge_at.cfg
+++ b/src/main/resources/forge_at.cfg
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ public net.minecraft.entity.EntityList func_75614_a(Ljava/lang/Class;Ljava/lang/
 public net.minecraft.entity.EntityList field_75625_b #nameToClassMap
 public net.minecraft.entity.EntityList field_75626_c #classToNameMap
 public net.minecraft.entity.EntityList field_75623_d #idToClassMap
+## RenderManager
+public net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.RenderManager field_78729_o #renderers
 ## TileEntityRendererDispatcher
 public net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.TileEntityRendererDispatcher field_147559_m
 ## WeightedRandomItem