diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Asset Types/SHMeshAsset.h b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Asset Types/SHMeshAsset.h
index e2a3c373..8babfa67 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Asset Types/SHMeshAsset.h	
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Asset Types/SHMeshAsset.h	
@@ -5,8 +5,19 @@
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
+	struct SHMeshAssetHeader
+	{
+		uint32_t vertexCount;
+		uint32_t indexCount;
+	};
+
 	struct SHMeshAsset
 	{
+		bool compiled;
+		bool changed;
+
+		SHMeshAssetHeader header;
+
 		std::vector<SHVec3> vertexPosition;
 		std::vector<SHVec2> texCoords;
 		std::vector<SHVec3> vertexTangent;
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/SHMeshLoader.cpp b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/SHMeshLoader.cpp
index 60ae7ed0..c48cc2a5 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/SHMeshLoader.cpp
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/SHMeshLoader.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ namespace SHADE
 	{
     (void)scene;
 
-    SHMeshAsset result;
+    SHMeshAsset result
+		{
+      .compiled = false,
+      .changed = false
+		};
 
     for (size_t i{0}; i < mesh.mNumVertices; ++i)
     {
@@ -74,6 +78,9 @@ namespace SHADE
       }
     }
 
+    result.header.vertexCount = result.vertexPosition.size();
+    result.header.indexCount = result.indices.size();
+
     return result;
 	}