diff --git a/lib/loadMtl.js b/lib/loadMtl.js
index 9d10240d..b2d804a4 100644
--- a/lib/loadMtl.js
+++ b/lib/loadMtl.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function loadMtl(mtlPath, options) {
 
     function parseLine(line) {
         line = line.trim();
-        if (/^newmtl /i.test(line)) {
+        if (/^newmtl/i.test(line)) {
             var name = line.substring(7).trim();
             createMaterial(name);
         } else if (/^Ka /i.test(line)) {
diff --git a/lib/loadObj.js b/lib/loadObj.js
index 1103e888..74786896 100644
--- a/lib/loadObj.js
+++ b/lib/loadObj.js
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ function loadObj(objPath, options) {
         } else if (/^g\s/i.test(line)) {
             var groupName = line.substring(2).trim();
             addMesh(groupName);
-        } else if (/^usemtl\s/i.test(line)) {
+        } else if (/^usemtl/i.test(line)) {
             var materialName = line.substring(7).trim();
             useMaterial(materialName);
         } else if (/^mtllib/i.test(line)) {
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ function finishLoading(nodes, mtlPaths, objPath, usesMaterials, options) {
             if (materials.length > 0 && !usesMaterials) {
                 assignDefaultMaterial(nodes, materials, usesMaterials);
             }
+            assignUnnamedMaterial(nodes, materials);
             return {
                 nodes : nodes,
                 materials : materials,
@@ -505,6 +506,34 @@ function assignDefaultMaterial(nodes, materials) {
     }
 }
 
+function assignUnnamedMaterial(nodes, materials) {
+    // If there is a material that doesn't have a name, assign that
+    // material to any primitives whose material is undefined.
+    var unnamedMaterial = materials.find(function(material) {
+        return material.name.length === 0;
+    });
+
+    if (!defined(unnamedMaterial)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var nodesLength = nodes.length;
+    for (var i = 0; i < nodesLength; ++i) {
+        var meshes = nodes[i].meshes;
+        var meshesLength = meshes.length;
+        for (var j = 0; j < meshesLength; ++j) {
+            var primitives = meshes[j].primitives;
+            var primitivesLength = primitives.length;
+            for (var k = 0; k < primitivesLength; ++k) {
+                var primitive = primitives[k];
+                if (!defined(primitive.material)) {
+                    primitive.material = unnamedMaterial.name;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 function removeEmptyMeshes(meshes) {
     return meshes.filter(function(mesh) {
         // Remove empty primitives
diff --git a/specs/data/box-unnamed-material/box-unnamed-material.mtl b/specs/data/box-unnamed-material/box-unnamed-material.mtl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9c9f02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/data/box-unnamed-material/box-unnamed-material.mtl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Blender MTL File: 'None'
+# Material Count: 1
+
+newmtl
+Ns 96.078431
+Ka 0.100000 0.000000 0.000000
+Kd 0.640000 0.640000 0.640000
+Ks 0.500000 0.500000 0.500000
+Ke 0.000000 0.000000 0.100000
+Ni 1.000000
+d 1.000000
+illum 2
diff --git a/specs/data/box-unnamed-material/box-unnamed-material.obj b/specs/data/box-unnamed-material/box-unnamed-material.obj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a70a530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs/data/box-unnamed-material/box-unnamed-material.obj
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Blender v2.78 (sub 0) OBJ File: ''
+# www.blender.org
+mtllib box-unnamed-material.mtl
+o Cube
+v -1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000
+v -1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
+v -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000
+v -1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000
+v 1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000
+v 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
+v 1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000
+v 1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000
+vt 0.0000 0.0000
+vt 1.0000 0.0000
+vt 1.0000 1.0000
+vt 0.0000 1.0000
+vt 0.0000 0.0000
+vt 1.0000 0.0000
+vt 1.0000 1.0000
+vt 0.0000 1.0000
+vt 0.0000 0.0000
+vt 1.0000 0.0000
+vt 1.0000 1.0000
+vt 0.0000 1.0000
+vt 0.0000 0.0000
+vt 1.0000 0.0000
+vt 1.0000 1.0000
+vt 0.0000 1.0000
+vt 1.0000 0.0000
+vt 1.0000 1.0000
+vt 0.0000 0.0000
+vt 0.0000 1.0000
+vn -1.0000 0.0000 0.0000
+vn 0.0000 0.0000 -1.0000
+vn 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000
+vn 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000
+vn 0.0000 -1.0000 0.0000
+vn 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000
+usemtl
+s off
+f 1/1/1 2/2/1 4/3/1 3/4/1
+f 3/5/2 4/6/2 8/7/2 7/8/2
+f 7/9/3 8/10/3 6/11/3 5/12/3
+f 5/13/4 6/14/4 2/15/4 1/16/4
+f 3/5/5 7/17/5 5/18/5 1/16/5
+f 8/19/6 4/6/6 2/15/6 6/20/6
diff --git a/specs/lib/loadObjSpec.js b/specs/lib/loadObjSpec.js
index cd0b7cd3..64e346db 100644
--- a/specs/lib/loadObjSpec.js
+++ b/specs/lib/loadObjSpec.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var objMtllibPath = 'specs/data/box-mtllib/box-mtllib.obj';
 var objMtllibSpacesPath = 'specs/data/box-mtllib-spaces/box mtllib.obj';
 var objMissingMtllibPath = 'specs/data/box-missing-mtllib/box-missing-mtllib.obj';
 var objMissingUsemtlPath = 'specs/data/box-missing-usemtl/box-missing-usemtl.obj';
+var objUnnamedMaterialPath = 'specs/data/box-unnamed-material/box-unnamed-material.obj';
 var objExternalResourcesPath = 'specs/data/box-external-resources/box-external-resources.obj';
 var objResourcesInRootPath = 'specs/data/box-resources-in-root/box-resources-in-root.obj';
 var objExternalResourcesInRootPath = 'specs/data/box-external-resources-in-root/box-external-resources-in-root.obj';
@@ -399,6 +400,14 @@ describe('loadObj', function() {
             }), done).toResolve();
     });
 
+    it('loads obj with unnamed material', function(done) {
+        expect(loadObj(objUnnamedMaterialPath, options)
+            .then(function(data) {
+                expect(data.materials.length).toBe(1);
+                expect(data.nodes[0].meshes[0].primitives[0].material).toBe('');
+            }), done).toResolve();
+    });
+
     it('loads .mtl outside of the obj directory', function(done) {
         expect(loadObj(objExternalResourcesPath, options)
             .then(function(data) {