diff --git a/install/games/darkmod.game b/install/games/darkmod.game
index 79be7aed52..e227609cc2 100644
--- a/install/games/darkmod.game
+++ b/install/games/darkmod.game
@@ -350,5 +350,6 @@
 	
 	<materialPreview>
 		<defaultRoomMaterial value="textures/darkmod/stone/brick/blocks_brown" />
+		<defaultLightDef value="light_torchflame" />
 	</materialPreview>
 </game>
diff --git a/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialPreview.cpp b/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialPreview.cpp
index abcd5de307..c25272f73e 100644
--- a/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialPreview.cpp
+++ b/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialPreview.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace
 {
     const char* const FUNC_STATIC_CLASS = "func_static";
     const char* const GKEY_DEFAULT_ROOM_MATERIAL = "/materialPreview/defaultRoomMaterial";
+    const char* const GKEY_DEFAULT_LIGHT_DEF = "/materialPreview/defaultLightDef";
 }
 
 MaterialPreview::MaterialPreview(wxWindow* parent) :
@@ -104,6 +105,18 @@ std::string MaterialPreview::getRoomMaterial()
     return game::current::getValue<std::string>(GKEY_DEFAULT_ROOM_MATERIAL);
 }
 
+std::string MaterialPreview::getDefaultLightDef()
+{
+    auto className = game::current::getValue<std::string>(GKEY_DEFAULT_LIGHT_DEF);
+
+    if (className.empty() || !GlobalEntityClassManager().findClass(className))
+    {
+        className = "light";
+    }
+
+    return className;
+}
+
 void MaterialPreview::updateRoomSkin()
 {
     auto roomMaterial = getRoomMaterial();
@@ -228,7 +241,7 @@ void MaterialPreview::setupSceneGraph()
 
         // Set up the light
         _light = GlobalEntityModule().createEntity(
-            GlobalEntityClassManager().findClass("light"));
+            GlobalEntityClassManager().findClass(getDefaultLightDef()));
 
         Node_getEntity(_light)->setKeyValue("light_radius", "750 750 750");
         Node_getEntity(_light)->setKeyValue("origin", "150 150 150");
diff --git a/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialPreview.h b/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialPreview.h
index 6d47a6fbb8..31b80c81e4 100644
--- a/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialPreview.h
+++ b/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialPreview.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class MaterialPreview :
     void updateModelSkin();
     void updateRoomSkin();
     std::string getRoomMaterial();
+    std::string getDefaultLightDef();
     void onTestModelSelectionChanged(wxCommandEvent& ev);
 };