diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds.h b/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds.h
index f4dfde01a..e3f4d171f 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ typedef struct Lib3dsMaterial {
     int                 soften;         /* bool */
     int                 face_map;       /* bool */
     int                 two_sided;      /* Material visible from back */
+    int                 transparency_falloff; /* Transparency falloff in/out */    
     int                 map_decal;      /* bool */
     int                 use_wire;
     int                 use_wire_abs;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_chunktable.c b/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_chunktable.c
index dcf13084e..8b1a42cab 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_chunktable.c
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_chunktable.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static Lib3dsChunkTable lib3ds_chunk_table[] = {
     {CHK_MAT_SELF_ILPCT, "MAT_SELF_ILPCT"},
     {CHK_MAT_WIRE, "MAT_WIRE"},
     {CHK_MAT_FACEMAP, "MAT_FACEMAP"},
+    {CHK_MAT_TRANSPARENCY_FALLOFF, "MAT_TRANSPARENCY_FALLOFF"},
     {CHK_MAT_PHONGSOFT, "MAT_PHONGSOFT"},
     {CHK_MAT_WIREABS, "MAT_WIREABS"},
     {CHK_MAT_WIRE_SIZE, "MAT_WIRE_SIZE"},
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_impl.h b/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_impl.h
index b3c90c17f..b79c2c16e 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_impl.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_impl.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the License, or 
     (at your option) any later version.
 
-    Thisprogram  is  distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 
+    This program  is  distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 
     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the 
     GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ typedef enum Lib3dsChunks {
   CHK_MAT_SELF_ILPCT         =0xA084,
   CHK_MAT_WIRE               =0xA085,
   CHK_MAT_FACEMAP            =0xA088,
+  CHK_MAT_TRANSPARENCY_FALLOFF     =0xA08A,
   CHK_MAT_PHONGSOFT          =0xA08C,
   CHK_MAT_WIREABS            =0xA08E,
   CHK_MAT_WIRE_SIZE          =0xA087,
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_material.c b/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_material.c
index bb5ffc803..d3ed4988b 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_material.c
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/3ds/lib3ds/lib3ds_material.c
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@ lib3ds_material_read(Lib3dsMaterial *material, Lib3dsIo *io) {
                 break;
             }
 
+            case CHK_MAT_TRANSPARENCY_FALLOFF: {
+                material->transparency_falloff = TRUE;
+                break;
+            }
+
             case CHK_MAT_PHONGSOFT: {
                 material->soften = TRUE;
                 break;
@@ -492,7 +497,7 @@ lib3ds_material_read(Lib3dsMaterial *material, Lib3dsIo *io) {
                 material->autorefl_map_frame_step = lib3ds_io_read_intd(io);
                 break;
             }
-
+            
             default:
                 lib3ds_chunk_unknown(chunk, io);
         }
@@ -821,6 +826,13 @@ lib3ds_material_write(Lib3dsMaterial *material, Lib3dsIo *io) {
         lib3ds_chunk_write(&c, io);
     }
 
+    if (material->transparency_falloff) { /*---- CHK_MAT_TRANSPARENCY_FALLOFF ----*/
+        Lib3dsChunk c;
+        c.chunk = CHK_MAT_TRANSPARENCY_FALLOFF;
+        c.size = 6;
+        lib3ds_chunk_write(&c, io);
+    }
+
     if (material->soften) { /*---- CHK_MAT_PHONGSOFT ----*/
         Lib3dsChunk c;
         c.chunk = CHK_MAT_PHONGSOFT;