diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/MaterialLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/MaterialLoader.java
index 70a2e78a2..f7b027752 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/MaterialLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/MaterialLoader.java
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ public class MaterialLoader implements AssetLoader {
         }else{
            mat = new Material(assetManager, "Common/MatDefs/Light/Lighting.j3md");
         }
+        mat.setName(matName);
         if (blend){
             RenderState rs = mat.getAdditionalRenderState();
             rs.setAlphaTest(true);
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/matext/MaterialExtensionLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/matext/MaterialExtensionLoader.java
index a16ab619a..c430abf12 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/matext/MaterialExtensionLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/matext/MaterialExtensionLoader.java
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public class MaterialExtensionLoader {
         }
 
         material = new Material(assetManager, matExt.getJmeMatDefName());
+        material.setName(matName);
         for (Statement extMatStat : statement.getContents()){
             readExtendingMaterialStatement(extMatStat);
         }