diff --git a/src/CreatedInstance.ts b/src/CreatedInstance.ts
index fd89c09c..ce464881 100644
--- a/src/CreatedInstance.ts
+++ b/src/CreatedInstance.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export type CustomProps = {
   /**
    * Assign to this property on the parent.  Parent property is cleared on umnount.
    */
-  assignTo?: string
+  assignTo?: string | string[]
   /**
    * for VRExperienceHelper
    */
diff --git a/src/customHosts/MaterialsLifecycleListener.ts b/src/customHosts/MaterialsLifecycleListener.ts
index 24d1ed64..5c6c725c 100644
--- a/src/customHosts/MaterialsLifecycleListener.ts
+++ b/src/customHosts/MaterialsLifecycleListener.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { CreatedInstance } from "../CreatedInstance"
 import { LifecycleListener } from "../LifecycleListener"
 import { Scene, AbstractMesh } from "@babylonjs/core"
 import { Material } from '@babylonjs/core/Materials'
+import { assignProperty } from "../helper/property"
 
 export default class MaterialsLifecycleListener implements LifecycleListener<Material> {
   onCreated(instance: CreatedInstance<Material>, scene: Scene) {
@@ -49,21 +50,7 @@ export default class MaterialsLifecycleListener implements LifecycleListener<Mat
       while (tmp !== null) {
         if (tmp.metadata && tmp.metadata.acceptsMaterials === true) {
           if (instance.customProps.assignTo) {
-            const propsList: string[] = instance.customProps.assignTo.split('.');
-            let propToAssign = tmp.hostInstance;
-            propsList.forEach((prop: string, index: number) => {
-              if (propToAssign[prop] === undefined) {
-                // create property if it doesn't exist.
-                console.warn('Assign to created property', prop, 'on', propToAssign)
-                propToAssign[prop] = {}
-              }
-
-              if (index === propsList.length - 1) {
-                propToAssign[prop] = material;
-              } else {
-                propToAssign = propToAssign[prop]
-              }
-            })
+            assignProperty(material, tmp.hostInstance, instance.customProps.assignTo);
           } else {
             tmp.hostInstance.material = material
           }
diff --git a/src/helper/property.ts b/src/helper/property.ts
index be799249..af2b5662 100644
--- a/src/helper/property.ts
+++ b/src/helper/property.ts
@@ -6,40 +6,43 @@
  * @param propertyPath Where to assign value to on target (path to assign.  ie: "baseTexture" or "mesh.material")
  *
  */
-export function assignProperty(value: any, target: any, propertyPath: string) {
-  const propsList: string[] = propertyPath.split('.');
+export function assignProperty(value: any, target: any, propertyPath: string | string[]) {
+  const propertyPaths: string[] = Array.isArray(propertyPath) ? propertyPath : [propertyPath];
+  propertyPaths.forEach(propPath => {
+    const propsList: string[] = propPath.split('.');
 
-  propsList.forEach((prop: string, index: number) => {
-    // for assigning to arrays (ie: Texture to model -> meshes[1].material.albedoTexture)
-    const arrayRegex = /(?<arrayName>.*)\[(?<arrayIndexString>\d+)\]$/;
-    const match = prop.match(arrayRegex);
+    propsList.forEach((prop: string, index: number) => {
+      // for assigning to arrays (ie: Texture to model -> meshes[1].material.albedoTexture)
+      const arrayRegex = /(?<arrayName>.*)\[(?<arrayIndexString>\d+)\]$/;
+      const match = prop.match(arrayRegex);
 
-    if (match && (match as any).groups) {
-      const { arrayName, arrayIndexString} = (match as any).groups;
-      const arrayIndex = parseInt(arrayIndexString);
-      const arrayProp = target[arrayName];
-      if (arrayProp === undefined || !Array.isArray(arrayProp) || arrayIndex >= arrayProp.length  ) {
-        console.error(`Array not found or missing index (skipping) for property assignment: '${arrayName}[${arrayIndex}]'`, target);
+      if (match && (match as any).groups) {
+        const { arrayName, arrayIndexString} = (match as any).groups;
+        const arrayIndex = parseInt(arrayIndexString);
+        const arrayProp = target[arrayName];
+        if (arrayProp === undefined || !Array.isArray(arrayProp) || arrayIndex >= arrayProp.length  ) {
+          console.error(`Array not found or missing index (skipping) for property assignment: '${arrayName}[${arrayIndex}]'`, target);
+        } else {
+          if (index === propsList.length - 1) {
+            arrayProp[arrayIndex] = value;
+          } else {
+            target = arrayProp[arrayIndex];
+          }
+        }
       } else {
+        if (target[prop] === undefined) {
+          // create property if it doesn't exist.
+          console.warn(`Created property ${prop} on: (from ${propsList})`, target)
+          target[prop] = {}
+        }
+    
         if (index === propsList.length - 1) {
-          arrayProp[arrayIndex] = value;
+          target[prop] = value;
         } else {
-          target = arrayProp[arrayIndex];
+          target = target[prop]
         }
       }
-    } else {
-      if (target[prop] === undefined) {
-        // create property if it doesn't exist.
-        console.warn(`Created property ${prop} on: (from ${propsList})`, target)
-        target[prop] = {}
-      }
-  
-      if (index === propsList.length - 1) {
-        target[prop] = value;
-      } else {
-        target = target[prop]
-      }
-    }
-  })
+    })
+  });
 }