diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/AssetLoaders/AssetLoaderMaterial.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/AssetLoaders/AssetLoaderMaterial.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bd59320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/AssetLoaders/AssetLoaderMaterial.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "AssetLoaderMaterial.h"
+
+#include <cstring>
+
+#include "ObjLoading.h"
+#include "Game/IW5/IW5.h"
+#include "Pool/GlobalAssetPool.h"
+
+using namespace IW5;
+
+void* AssetLoaderMaterial::CreateEmptyAsset(const std::string& assetName, MemoryManager* memory)
+{
+    auto* material = memory->Create<Material>();
+    memset(material, 0, sizeof(Material));
+    material->info.name = memory->Dup(assetName.c_str());
+
+    return material;
+}
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/AssetLoaders/AssetLoaderMaterial.h b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/AssetLoaders/AssetLoaderMaterial.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d283e74e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/AssetLoaders/AssetLoaderMaterial.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Game/IW5/IW5.h"
+#include "AssetLoading/BasicAssetLoader.h"
+#include "SearchPath/ISearchPath.h"
+
+namespace IW5
+{
+    class AssetLoaderMaterial final : public BasicAssetLoader<ASSET_TYPE_MATERIAL, Material>
+    {
+    public:
+        _NODISCARD void* CreateEmptyAsset(const std::string& assetName, MemoryManager* memory) override;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/ObjLoaderIW5.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/ObjLoaderIW5.cpp
index 77c4a48a..9766e984 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/ObjLoaderIW5.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW5/ObjLoaderIW5.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "ObjContainer/IPak/IPak.h"
 #include "ObjLoading.h"
 #include "AssetLoaders/AssetLoaderLocalizeEntry.h"
+#include "AssetLoaders/AssetLoaderMaterial.h"
 #include "AssetLoaders/AssetLoaderMenuDef.h"
 #include "AssetLoaders/AssetLoaderMenuList.h"
 #include "AssetLoaders/AssetLoaderRawFile.h"
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ ObjLoader::ObjLoader()
     REGISTER_ASSET_LOADER(BASIC_LOADER(ASSET_TYPE_XANIMPARTS, XAnimParts))
     REGISTER_ASSET_LOADER(BASIC_LOADER(ASSET_TYPE_XMODEL_SURFS, XModelSurfs))
     REGISTER_ASSET_LOADER(BASIC_LOADER(ASSET_TYPE_XMODEL, XModel))
-    REGISTER_ASSET_LOADER(BASIC_LOADER(ASSET_TYPE_MATERIAL, Material))
+    REGISTER_ASSET_LOADER(AssetLoaderMaterial)
     REGISTER_ASSET_LOADER(BASIC_LOADER(ASSET_TYPE_PIXELSHADER, MaterialPixelShader))
     REGISTER_ASSET_LOADER(BASIC_LOADER(ASSET_TYPE_VERTEXSHADER, MaterialVertexShader))
     REGISTER_ASSET_LOADER(BASIC_LOADER(ASSET_TYPE_VERTEXDECL, MaterialVertexDeclaration))