diff --git a/SHADE_Managed/src/Components/Renderable.cxx b/SHADE_Managed/src/Components/Renderable.cxx
index 1aa83637..929b0006 100644
--- a/SHADE_Managed/src/Components/Renderable.cxx
+++ b/SHADE_Managed/src/Components/Renderable.cxx
@@ -47,11 +47,16 @@ namespace SHADE
         }
     }
     SHADE::Material Renderable::Material::get()
+    {
+        auto mat = GetNativeComponent()->GetModifiableMaterial();
+        return mat ? SHADE::Material(mat) : SHADE::Material();
+    }
+    SHADE::Material Renderable::SharedMaterial::get()
     {
         auto mat = GetNativeComponent()->GetMaterial();
         return mat ? SHADE::Material(mat) : SHADE::Material();
     }
-    void Renderable::Material::set(SHADE::Material value)
+    void Renderable::SharedMaterial::set(SHADE::Material value)
     {
         if (value)
         {
diff --git a/SHADE_Managed/src/Components/Renderable.hxx b/SHADE_Managed/src/Components/Renderable.hxx
index b0786035..a4417166 100644
--- a/SHADE_Managed/src/Components/Renderable.hxx
+++ b/SHADE_Managed/src/Components/Renderable.hxx
@@ -55,9 +55,19 @@ namespace SHADE
             void set(MeshAsset value);
         }
         /// <summary>
-        /// Material used to render this Renderable.
+        /// Special instance of the shared Material for this Renderable. When accessing 
+        /// this property, a new instance of the shared Material is created and assigned 
+        /// to this Renderable. Hence, changes will only affect this Renderable.
         /// </summary>
         property SHADE::Material Material
+        {
+            SHADE::Material get();
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The shared Material used to render this Renderable and other Renderables
+        /// using the same base Material.
+        /// </summary>
+        property SHADE::Material SharedMaterial
         {
             SHADE::Material get();
             void set(SHADE::Material value);