diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 896300f0e0..72443b987c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -1749,6 +1749,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                                 part.Scale,
                                 part.RotationOffset,
                                 part.PhysActor.IsPhysical);
+                        part.PhysActor.SetMaterial((int)part.Material);
         
                         part.PhysActor.LocalID = part.LocalId;
                         part.DoPhysicsPropertyUpdate(part.PhysActor.IsPhysical, true);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index a109d68f9a..0297a3924c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -1608,6 +1608,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                                 Scale,
                                 RotationOffset,
                                 RigidBody);
+                        PhysActor.SetMaterial(Material);
                     }
                     catch
                     {
@@ -4432,6 +4433,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         Scale,
                         RotationOffset,
                         UsePhysics);
+                    PhysActor.SetMaterial(Material);
 
                     pa = PhysActor;
                     if (pa != null)