diff --git a/libs/filamat/include/filamat/MaterialBuilder.h b/libs/filamat/include/filamat/MaterialBuilder.h
index a102e95f54..8c2e1c3c67 100644
--- a/libs/filamat/include/filamat/MaterialBuilder.h
+++ b/libs/filamat/include/filamat/MaterialBuilder.h
@@ -112,6 +112,20 @@ inline constexpr MaterialBuilderBase::TargetApi operator|=(MaterialBuilderBase::
     return lhs = (lhs | rhs);
 }
 
+// Utility function that looks at an Engine backend to determine TargetApi
+inline constexpr MaterialBuilderBase::TargetApi targetApiFromBackend(
+            filament::backend::Backend backend) noexcept {
+    using filament::backend::Backend;
+    using TargetApi = MaterialBuilderBase::TargetApi;
+    switch (backend) {
+        case Backend::DEFAULT: return TargetApi::ALL;
+        case Backend::OPENGL:  return TargetApi::OPENGL;
+        case Backend::VULKAN:  return TargetApi::VULKAN;
+        case Backend::METAL:   return TargetApi::METAL;
+        case Backend::NOOP:    return TargetApi::OPENGL;
+    }
+}
+
 inline constexpr bool operator&(MaterialBuilderBase::TargetApi lhs,
         MaterialBuilderBase::TargetApi rhs) noexcept {
     return bool(uint8_t(lhs) & uint8_t(rhs));
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/src/MaterialGenerator.cpp b/libs/gltfio/src/MaterialGenerator.cpp
index b9fe168c9f..dda38c48a9 100644
--- a/libs/gltfio/src/MaterialGenerator.cpp
+++ b/libs/gltfio/src/MaterialGenerator.cpp
@@ -203,22 +203,8 @@ Material* createMaterial(Engine* engine, const MaterialKey& config, const UvMap&
             .name(name)
             .flipUV(false)
             .material(shader.c_str())
-            .doubleSided(config.doubleSided);
-
-    switch (engine->getBackend()) {
-        case Engine::Backend::OPENGL:
-            builder.targetApi(MaterialBuilder::TargetApi::OPENGL);
-            break;
-        case Engine::Backend::VULKAN:
-            builder.targetApi(MaterialBuilder::TargetApi::VULKAN);
-            break;
-        case Engine::Backend::METAL:
-            builder.targetApi(MaterialBuilder::TargetApi::METAL);
-            break;
-        default:
-            slog.e << "Unresolved backend, unable to use filamat." << io::endl;
-            return nullptr;
-    }
+            .doubleSided(config.doubleSided)
+            .targetApi(filamat::targetApiFromBackend(engine->getBackend()));
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
     builder.optimization(MaterialBuilder::Optimization::NONE);
diff --git a/samples/lucy_utils.cpp b/samples/lucy_utils.cpp
index a06d99bcee..2cf6724e1b 100644
--- a/samples/lucy_utils.cpp
+++ b/samples/lucy_utils.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Entity createQuad(Engine* engine, Texture* tex, ImageOp op, Texture* secondary)
             )SHADER")
             .require(VertexAttribute::UV0)
             .parameter(filamat::MaterialBuilder::SamplerType::SAMPLER_2D, "color")
-            .targetApi(filamat::MaterialBuilder::TargetApi::OPENGL)
+            .targetApi(filamat::targetApiFromBackend(engine.getBackend()))
             .shading(Shading::UNLIT)
             .depthWrite(false)
             .depthCulling(false)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Entity createQuad(Engine* engine, Texture* tex, ImageOp op, Texture* secondary)
             .require(VertexAttribute::UV0)
             .parameter(filamat::MaterialBuilder::SamplerType::SAMPLER_2D, "color")
             .parameter(filamat::MaterialBuilder::SamplerType::SAMPLER_2D, "secondary")
-            .targetApi(filamat::MaterialBuilder::TargetApi::OPENGL)
+            .targetApi(filamat::targetApiFromBackend(engine.getBackend()))
             .shading(Shading::UNLIT)
             .depthWrite(false)
             .depthCulling(false)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Entity createQuad(Engine* engine, Texture* tex, ImageOp op, Texture* secondary)
             .require(VertexAttribute::UV0)
             .parameter(filamat::MaterialBuilder::SamplerType::SAMPLER_2D, "color")
             .parameter(filamat::MaterialBuilder::UniformType::FLOAT4, SAMPLE_COUNT, "weights")
-            .targetApi(filamat::MaterialBuilder::TargetApi::OPENGL)
+            .targetApi(filamat::targetApiFromBackend(engine.getBackend()))
             .shading(Shading::UNLIT)
             .depthWrite(false)
             .depthCulling(false)
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ Entity createDisk(Engine* engine, Texture* reflection) {
         .parameter(filamat::MaterialBuilder::SamplerType::SAMPLER_2D, "roughness")
         .parameter(filamat::MaterialBuilder::SamplerType::SAMPLER_2D, "ao")
         .parameter(filamat::MaterialBuilder::SamplerType::SAMPLER_2D, "reflection")
-        .targetApi(filamat::MaterialBuilder::TargetApi::OPENGL)
+        .targetApi(filamat::targetApiFromBackend(engine->getBackend()))
         .specularAntiAliasing(true)
         .shading(Shading::LIT)
         .build();