diff --git a/code/FBXConverter.cpp b/code/FBXConverter.cpp
index bd8347408..89b63a6f1 100644
--- a/code/FBXConverter.cpp
+++ b/code/FBXConverter.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iomanip>
 
+
 namespace Assimp {
     namespace FBX {
 
@@ -1600,6 +1601,13 @@ namespace Assimp {
                 out_mat->AddProperty(&str, AI_MATKEY_NAME);
             }
 
+            // Set the shading mode as best we can: The FBX specification only mentions Lambert and Phong, and only Phong is mentioned in Assimp's aiShadingMode enum.
+            if (material.GetShadingModel() == "phong")
+            {
+                aiShadingMode shadingMode = aiShadingMode_Phong;
+                out_mat->AddProperty<aiShadingMode>(&shadingMode, 1, AI_MATKEY_SHADING_MODEL);               
+            }
+
             // shading stuff and colors
             SetShadingPropertiesCommon(out_mat, props);
             SetShadingPropertiesRaw( out_mat, props, material.Textures(), mesh );