diff --git a/code/ObjFileMtlImporter.cpp b/code/ObjFileMtlImporter.cpp
index 13b0024a6..487ef5222 100644
--- a/code/ObjFileMtlImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/ObjFileMtlImporter.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ void ObjFileMtlImporter::createMaterial()
         // New Material created
         m_pModel->m_pCurrentMaterial = new ObjFile::Material();
         m_pModel->m_pCurrentMaterial->MaterialName.Set( name );
+        m_pModel->m_pCurrentMesh->m_uiMaterialIndex = m_pModel->m_MaterialLib.size();
         m_pModel->m_MaterialLib.push_back( name );
         m_pModel->m_MaterialMap[ name ] = m_pModel->m_pCurrentMaterial;
     } else {