diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
index 2df388e1d4..3b705ec0b2 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
@@ -892,7 +892,10 @@ FBXGeometry* FBXReader::extractFBXGeometry(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QS
                             properties = true;
                             propertyName = "P";
                             index = 4;
+                        } else if (subobject.name == "ShadingModel") {
+                            material.shadingModel = subobject.properties.at(0).toString();
                         }
+
                         if (properties) {
                             std::vector<std::string> unknowns;
                             foreach(const FBXNode& property, subobject.children) {
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h
index c1952fc550..6ba1c5786b 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public:
 
     QString materialID;
     QString name;
+    QString shadingModel;
     model::MaterialPointer _material;
 
     FBXTexture normalTexture;