diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/MaterialPaletteManager.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/MaterialPaletteManager.cpp
index 158b007a6..b44e9c3ac 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/MaterialPaletteManager.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/MaterialPaletteManager.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ MaterialPaletteManager::write( DataOutputStream& dos ) const
         dos.writeInt16( (int16) MATERIAL_PALETTE_OP );
         dos.writeInt16( 84 );            // Length - FIXME: hard-code/FLT version?
         dos.writeInt32( m.Index );
-        dos.writeString( std::string( "" ), 12 ); // Name - FIXME: put a 'real' name here?
+        dos.writeString( m.Material->getName(), 12 );
         dos.writeInt32( 0 );             // Flags
         dos.writeFloat32(ambient.r() );
         dos.writeFloat32(ambient.g() );
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/PaletteRecords.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/PaletteRecords.cpp
index 0ed52a8a2..4340bb79d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/PaletteRecords.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/PaletteRecords.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ protected:
         float32 alpha = in.readFloat32();
 
         osg::Material* material = new osg::Material;
+        material->setName(name);
         material->setAmbient(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK,osg::Vec4(ambient,alpha));
         material->setDiffuse (osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK,osg::Vec4(diffuse,alpha));
         material->setSpecular(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK,osg::Vec4(specular,alpha));