diff --git a/docs/tr1/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/tr1/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c9fd66f8..fd7753c97 100644
--- a/docs/tr1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/tr1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     DOS     | 153 | 179   | 255  | ![#99B3FF](https://placehold.co/15x15/99B3FF/99B3FF.png) `#99B3FF`
 - changed the `draw_distance_min` and `draw_distance_max` to `fog_start` and `fog_end`
 - changed `Select Detail` dialog title to `Graphic Options`
+- changed the number of static mesh slots from 50 to 256 (#2734)
 - fixed the bilinear filter to not readjust the UVs (#2258)
 - fixed anisotropy filter causing black lines on certain GPUs (#902)
 - fixed mesh faces not being drawn under some circumstances (#2452, #2438)
diff --git a/docs/tr1/README.md b/docs/tr1/README.md
index cfd199eea..aad569141 100644
--- a/docs/tr1/README.md
+++ b/docs/tr1/README.md
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ Not all options are turned on by default. Refer to `TR1X_ConfigTool.exe` for det
 - expanded maximum texture pages from 32 to 128
 - expanded maximum vertices of a single drawable object from 1500 to unlimited
 - expanded the number of visible enemies from 8 to 32
+- expanded the number of static mesh slots from 50 to 256
 - ported audio decoding library to ffmpeg
 - ported video decoding library to ffmpeg
 - ported image decoding library to ffmpeg
diff --git a/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md
index 55f42608a..517f21750 100644
--- a/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/tr2/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - added NG+, Japanese, and Japanese NG+ game mode options to the New Game page in the passport (#2731)
 - changed savegame files to be stored in the `saves` directory (#2087)
 - changed the default fog distance to 22 tiles cutting off at 30 tiles to match TR1X (#1622)
+- changed the number of static mesh slots from 50 to 256 (#2734)
 - fixed the inability to completely mute the sounds, even at sound volume 0 (#2722)
 - fixed the final two levels not allowing for secrets to be counted in the statistics (#1582)
 - fixed Lara's holsters being empty if a game flow level removes all weapons but also re-adds the pistols (#2677)
diff --git a/docs/tr2/README.md b/docs/tr2/README.md
index 45b9b2c46..e02339990 100644
--- a/docs/tr2/README.md
+++ b/docs/tr2/README.md
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ as Notepad.
 - expanded maximum object textures from 2048 to unlimited (within game's overall memory cap)
 - expanded maximum sprite textures from 512 to unlimited (within game's overall memory cap)
 - expanded maximum texture pages from 32 to 128
+- expanded the number of static mesh slots from 50 to 256
 - ported audio decoding library to ffmpeg
 - ported video decoding library to ffmpeg
 - ported input backend to SDL
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/inject/data/textures.c b/src/libtrx/game/inject/data/textures.c
index 218bb32a9..f970ad9d9 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/inject/data/textures.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/inject/data/textures.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void M_HandleSpriteSequences(
             obj->mesh_count = num_meshes;
             obj->mesh_idx = mesh_idx + level_info->textures.sprite_count;
             obj->loaded = true;
-        } else if (obj_id - O_NUMBER_OF < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS) {
+        } else if (obj_id - O_NUMBER_OF < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_2D) {
             STATIC_OBJECT_2D *const obj =
                 Object_Get2DStatic(obj_id - O_NUMBER_OF);
             obj->frame_count = ABS(num_meshes);
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/inject/editors/meshes.c b/src/libtrx/game/inject/editors/meshes.c
index 9544fae4b..a26fc7d7d 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/inject/editors/meshes.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/inject/editors/meshes.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static void M_ApplyMeshEdit(const MESH_EDIT *const edit)
         }
 
         mesh = Object_GetMesh(obj->mesh_idx + edit->mesh_idx);
-    } else if (edit->object_id - O_NUMBER_OF < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS) {
+    } else if (edit->object_id - O_NUMBER_OF < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_3D) {
         const STATIC_OBJECT_3D *const obj =
             Object_Get3DStatic(edit->object_id - O_NUMBER_OF);
         mesh = Object_GetMesh(obj->mesh_idx);
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/level/common.c b/src/libtrx/game/level/common.c
index b0183ba82..d3dbc3b4d 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/level/common.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/level/common.c
@@ -842,10 +842,10 @@ void Level_ReadStaticObjects(VFILE *const file)
     LOG_INFO("static objects: %d", num_objects);
     for (int32_t i = 0; i < num_objects; i++) {
         const int32_t static_id = VFile_ReadS32(file);
-        if (static_id < 0 || static_id >= MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS) {
+        if (static_id < 0 || static_id >= MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_3D) {
             Shell_ExitSystemFmt(
                 "Invalid static ID: %d (max=%d)", static_id,
-                MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS);
+                MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_3D - 1);
         }
 
         STATIC_OBJECT_3D *const obj = Object_Get3DStatic(static_id);
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ void Level_ReadSpriteSequences(VFILE *const file)
             obj->mesh_idx = mesh_idx;
             obj->anim_idx = NO_ANIM;
             obj->loaded = true;
-        } else if (object_id - O_NUMBER_OF < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS) {
+        } else if (object_id - O_NUMBER_OF < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_2D) {
             STATIC_OBJECT_2D *const obj =
                 Object_Get2DStatic(object_id - O_NUMBER_OF);
             obj->frame_count = ABS(num_meshes);
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/objects/common.c b/src/libtrx/game/objects/common.c
index f6d0dbca4..58592ed3c 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/objects/common.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/objects/common.c
@@ -9,11 +9,24 @@
 #include "game/output/objects.h"
 
 static OBJECT m_Objects[O_NUMBER_OF] = {};
-static STATIC_OBJECT_3D m_StaticObjects3D[MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS] = {};
-static STATIC_OBJECT_2D m_StaticObjects2D[MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS] = {};
+static STATIC_OBJECT_3D m_StaticObjects3D[MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_3D] = {};
+static STATIC_OBJECT_2D m_StaticObjects2D[MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_2D] = {};
 static OBJECT_MESH **m_MeshPointers = nullptr;
 static int32_t m_MeshCount = 0;
 
+void Object_Reset(void)
+{
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < O_NUMBER_OF; i++) {
+        m_Objects[i].loaded = false;
+    }
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_3D; i++) {
+        m_StaticObjects3D[i].loaded = false;
+    }
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_2D; i++) {
+        m_StaticObjects2D[i].loaded = false;
+    }
+}
+
 OBJECT *Object_Get(const GAME_OBJECT_ID obj_id)
 {
     return &m_Objects[obj_id];
diff --git a/src/libtrx/game/output/textures.c b/src/libtrx/game/output/textures.c
index 886efecd4..01b78f7ac 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/game/output/textures.c
+++ b/src/libtrx/game/output/textures.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void Output_CycleAnimatedTextures(void)
         m_ObjectTextures[range->textures[i]] = temp;
     }
 
-    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS; i++) {
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_2D; i++) {
         const STATIC_OBJECT_2D *const obj = Object_Get2DStatic(i);
         if (!obj->loaded || obj->frame_count == 1) {
             continue;
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/const.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/const.h
index 5b82588fd..2928947b5 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/const.h
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/const.h
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
 #define GRAVITY 6
 #define FAST_FALL_SPEED 128
 
-#define MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS 50
+#define MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_2D 50
+#define MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_3D 256
diff --git a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/objects/common.h b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/objects/common.h
index bc21a76a1..fa31e7ace 100644
--- a/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/objects/common.h
+++ b/src/libtrx/include/libtrx/game/objects/common.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "ids.h"
 #include "types.h"
 
+void Object_Reset(void);
 OBJECT *Object_Get(GAME_OBJECT_ID obj_id);
 STATIC_OBJECT_3D *Object_Get3DStatic(int32_t static_id);
 STATIC_OBJECT_2D *Object_Get2DStatic(int32_t static_id);
diff --git a/src/tr1/game/level.c b/src/tr1/game/level.c
index 2dd488c98..a48129ffe 100644
--- a/src/tr1/game/level.c
+++ b/src/tr1/game/level.c
@@ -400,15 +400,7 @@ bool Level_Initialise(
 
     Music_ResetTrackFlags();
 
-    /* Clear Object Loaded flags */
-    for (int32_t i = 0; i < O_NUMBER_OF; i++) {
-        Object_Get(i)->loaded = false;
-    }
-    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS; i++) {
-        Object_Get2DStatic(i)->loaded = false;
-        Object_Get3DStatic(i)->loaded = false;
-    }
-
+    Object_Reset();
     Camera_Reset();
     Pierre_Reset();
 
diff --git a/src/tr1/game/output/textures.c b/src/tr1/game/output/textures.c
index 30bf882ed..71f90c6cc 100644
--- a/src/tr1/game/output/textures.c
+++ b/src/tr1/game/output/textures.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void M_PrepareObjectAnimationRanges(void)
 static void M_PrepareSpriteAnimationRanges(void)
 {
     size_t required_size = 0;
-    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS; i++) {
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_2D; i++) {
         const STATIC_OBJECT_2D *const obj = Object_Get2DStatic(i);
         if (!obj->loaded || obj->frame_count == 1) {
             continue;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static void M_PrepareSpriteAnimationRanges(void)
     Vector_Clear(m_AnimationRanges.sprites);
     Vector_EnsureCapacity(m_AnimationRanges.sprites, required_size);
 
-    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS; i++) {
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS_2D; i++) {
         const STATIC_OBJECT_2D *const obj = Object_Get2DStatic(i);
         if (!obj->loaded || obj->frame_count == 1) {
             continue;
diff --git a/src/tr2/decomp/decomp.c b/src/tr2/decomp/decomp.c
index 474718810..9d3b4287a 100644
--- a/src/tr2/decomp/decomp.c
+++ b/src/tr2/decomp/decomp.c
@@ -147,10 +147,6 @@ void DecreaseScreenSize(void)
 void InitialiseGameFlags(void)
 {
     Music_ResetTrackFlags();
-    for (GAME_OBJECT_ID obj_id = 0; obj_id < O_NUMBER_OF; obj_id++) {
-        Object_Get(obj_id)->loaded = 0;
-    }
-
     Output_SetSunsetTimer(0);
     g_LevelComplete = false;
     g_DetonateAllMines = false;
diff --git a/src/tr2/game/level.c b/src/tr2/game/level.c
index b3dda776f..bdba9e135 100644
--- a/src/tr2/game/level.c
+++ b/src/tr2/game/level.c
@@ -294,13 +294,7 @@ bool Level_Load(const GF_LEVEL *const level)
     Audio_Sample_CloseAll();
     Audio_Sample_UnloadAll();
 
-    for (int32_t i = 0; i < O_NUMBER_OF; i++) {
-        Object_Get(i)->loaded = false;
-    }
-    for (int32_t i = 0; i < MAX_STATIC_OBJECTS; i++) {
-        Object_Get2DStatic(i)->loaded = false;
-        Object_Get3DStatic(i)->loaded = false;
-    }
+    Object_Reset();
 
     Inject_InitLevel(level);