diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW3/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW3.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW3/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW3.cpp
index 3bf24bd4..0e9240ea 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW3/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW3.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW3/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW3.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "Game/IW3/IW3.h"
 #include "LightDef/LightDefCommon.h"
+#include "Game/IW3/LightDef/LightDefAssetCreationStateIW3.h"
 #include "Utils/Logging/Log.h"
 
 #include <cstring>
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ namespace
             auto* lightDef = m_memory.Alloc<GfxLightDef>();
             lightDef->name = m_memory.Dup(assetName.c_str());
 
+            context.GetZoneAssetCreationState<LightDefAssetCreationState>().SetLightDefLookupStart(lightDef, context);
+
             AssetRegistration<AssetLightDef> registration(assetName, lightDef);
 
             std::string imageName(static_cast<size_t>(imageNameSize), '\0');
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW4.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW4.cpp
index f4722b58..c3a7e09f 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW4.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW4.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "LightDefLoaderIW4.h"
 
 #include "Game/IW4/IW4.h"
+#include "Game/IW4/LightDef/LightDefAssetCreationStateIW4.h"
 #include "LightDef/LightDefCommon.h"
 #include "Utils/Logging/Log.h"
 
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ namespace
             auto* lightDef = m_memory.Alloc<GfxLightDef>();
             lightDef->name = m_memory.Dup(assetName.c_str());
 
+            context.GetZoneAssetCreationState<LightDefAssetCreationState>().SetLightDefLookupStart(lightDef, context);
+
             AssetRegistration<AssetLightDef> registration(assetName, lightDef);
 
             std::string imageName(static_cast<size_t>(imageNameSize), '\0');
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW5.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW5.cpp
index 1d728e6c..f9a60106 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW5.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/LightDef/LightDefLoaderIW5.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "LightDefLoaderIW5.h"
 
 #include "Game/IW5/IW5.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/LightDef/LightDefAssetCreationStateIW5.h"
 #include "LightDef/LightDefCommon.h"
 #include "Utils/Logging/Log.h"
 
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ namespace
             auto* lightDef = m_memory.Alloc<GfxLightDef>();
             lightDef->name = m_memory.Dup(assetName.c_str());
 
+            context.GetZoneAssetCreationState<LightDefAssetCreationState>().SetLightDefLookupStart(lightDef, context);
+
             AssetRegistration<AssetLightDef> registration(assetName, lightDef);
 
             int8_t attenuationSamplerState;