diff --git a/code/glTFAsset.h b/code/glTFAsset.h
index 1511d28ea..6f407bf7f 100644
--- a/code/glTFAsset.h
+++ b/code/glTFAsset.h
@@ -754,6 +754,13 @@ namespace glTF
         virtual void WriteObjects(AssetWriter& writer) = 0;
     };
 
+    //! (Stub class that is specialized in glTFAssetWriter.h)
+    template<class T>
+    struct LazyDictWriter
+    {
+        static void Write(T& d, AssetWriter& w) {}
+    };
+
     //! Manages lazy loading of the glTF top-level objects, and keeps a reference to them by ID
     //! It is the owner the loaded objects, so when it is destroyed it also deletes them
     template<class T>
@@ -774,10 +781,8 @@ namespace glTF
         void AttachToDocument(Document& doc);
         void DetachFromDocument();
 
-        void WriteObjectsImpl(AssetWriter& writer);
-
         void WriteObjects(AssetWriter& writer)
-            { WriteObjectsImpl(writer); }
+            { LazyDictWriter< LazyDict >::Write(*this, writer); }
 
         Ref<T> Add(T* obj);
 
diff --git a/code/glTFAssetWriter.h b/code/glTFAssetWriter.h
index 65d05320c..f934288b5 100644
--- a/code/glTFAssetWriter.h
+++ b/code/glTFAssetWriter.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ using rapidjson::MemoryPoolAllocator;
 
 class AssetWriter
 {
+    template<class T>
+    friend struct LazyDictWriter;
+
 private:
 
     void WriteBinaryData(IOStream* outfile, size_t sceneLength);
@@ -64,6 +67,9 @@ private:
     void WriteMetadata();
     void WriteExtensionsUsed();
 
+    template<class T>
+    void WriteObjects(LazyDict<T>& d);
+
 public:
     Document mDoc;
     Asset& mAsset;
diff --git a/code/glTFAssetWriter.inl b/code/glTFAssetWriter.inl
index 174565ef3..1d067809c 100644
--- a/code/glTFAssetWriter.inl
+++ b/code/glTFAssetWriter.inl
@@ -441,49 +441,57 @@ namespace glTF {
             mDoc.AddMember("extensionsUsed", exts, mAl);
     }
 
-    
     template<class T>
-    void LazyDict<T>::WriteObjectsImpl(AssetWriter& w)
+    void AssetWriter::WriteObjects(LazyDict<T>& d)
     {
-        if (mObjs.empty()) return;
+        if (d.mObjs.empty()) return;
 
-        Value* container = &w.mDoc;
+        Value* container = &mDoc;
 
-        if (mExtId) {
-            Value* exts = FindObject(w.mDoc, "extensions");
+        if (d.mExtId) {
+            Value* exts = FindObject(mDoc, "extensions");
             if (!exts) {
-                w.mDoc.AddMember("extensions", Value().SetObject().Move(), w.mDoc.GetAllocator());
-                exts = FindObject(w.mDoc, "extensions");
+                mDoc.AddMember("extensions", Value().SetObject().Move(), mDoc.GetAllocator());
+                exts = FindObject(mDoc, "extensions");
             }
 
-            if (!(container = FindObject(*exts, mExtId))) {
-                exts->AddMember(StringRef(mExtId), Value().SetObject().Move(), w.mDoc.GetAllocator());
-                container = FindObject(*exts, mExtId);
+            if (!(container = FindObject(*exts, d.mExtId))) {
+                exts->AddMember(StringRef(d.mExtId), Value().SetObject().Move(), mDoc.GetAllocator());
+                container = FindObject(*exts, d.mExtId);
             }
         }
 
         Value* dict;
-        if (!(dict = FindObject(*container, mDictId))) {
-            container->AddMember(StringRef(mDictId), Value().SetObject().Move(), w.mDoc.GetAllocator());
-            dict = FindObject(*container, mDictId);
+        if (!(dict = FindObject(*container, d.mDictId))) {
+            container->AddMember(StringRef(d.mDictId), Value().SetObject().Move(), mDoc.GetAllocator());
+            dict = FindObject(*container, d.mDictId);
         }
 
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < mObjs.size(); ++i) {
-            if (mObjs[i]->IsSpecial()) continue;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < d.mObjs.size(); ++i) {
+            if (d.mObjs[i]->IsSpecial()) continue;
 
             Value obj;
             obj.SetObject();
 
-            if (!mObjs[i]->name.empty()) {
-                obj.AddMember("name", StringRef(mObjs[i]->name.c_str()), w.mAl);
+            if (!d.mObjs[i]->name.empty()) {
+                obj.AddMember("name", StringRef(d.mObjs[i]->name.c_str()), mAl);
             }
 
-            Write(obj, *mObjs[i], w);
+            Write(obj, *d.mObjs[i], *this);
 
-            dict->AddMember(StringRef(mObjs[i]->id), obj, w.mAl);
+            dict->AddMember(StringRef(d.mObjs[i]->id), obj, mAl);
         }
     }
 
+    template<class T>
+    struct LazyDictWriter< LazyDict<T> >
+    {
+        static void Write(LazyDict<T>& d, AssetWriter& w)
+        {
+            w.WriteObjects(d);
+        }
+    };
+
 }