diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp b/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp
index 00a3b8ec2..b013ee45b 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp
@@ -392,7 +392,10 @@ void ProcessedMaterial::_setStageData()
          mStages[i].setTex( MFT_DiffuseMap, _createTexture( mMaterial->mDiffuseMapFilename[i], &GFXDefaultStaticDiffuseProfile ) );
          if (!mStages[i].getTex( MFT_DiffuseMap ))
          {
-            mMaterial->logError("Failed to load diffuse map %s for stage %i", _getTexturePath(mMaterial->mDiffuseMapFilename[i]).c_str(), i);
+            //If we start with a #, we're probably actually attempting to hit a named target and it may not get a hit on the first pass. So we'll
+            //pass on the error rather than spamming the console
+            if (!mMaterial->mDiffuseMapFilename[i].startsWith("#"))
+               mMaterial->logError("Failed to load diffuse map %s for stage %i", _getTexturePath(mMaterial->mDiffuseMapFilename[i]).c_str(), i);
             
             // Load a debug texture to make it clear to the user 
             // that the texture for this stage was missing.
diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp b/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp
index aeecf3da3..4c7bc8042 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,19 @@ bool ProcessedShaderMaterial::init( const FeatureSet &features,
       mInstancingState = new InstancingState();
       mInstancingState->setFormat( _getRPD( 0 )->shader->getInstancingFormat(), mVertexFormat );
    }
+   if (mMaterial && mMaterial->mDiffuseMapFilename[0].isNotEmpty() && mMaterial->mDiffuseMapFilename[0].substr(0, 1).equal("#"))
+   {
+      String texTargetBufferName = mMaterial->mDiffuseMapFilename[0].substr(1, mMaterial->mDiffuseMapFilename[0].length() - 1);
+      NamedTexTarget *texTarget = NamedTexTarget::find(texTargetBufferName);
+      RenderPassData* rpd = getPass(0);
+
+      if (rpd)
+      {
+         rpd->mTexSlot[0].texTarget = texTarget;
+         rpd->mTexType[0] = Material::TexTarget;
+         rpd->mSamplerNames[0] = "diffuseMap";
+      }
+   }
    return true;
 }