diff --git a/Source/Engine/Core/Types/Variant.cpp b/Source/Engine/Core/Types/Variant.cpp
index 49c72bfad..daa8c6ebb 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Core/Types/Variant.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Core/Types/Variant.cpp
@@ -3439,6 +3439,16 @@ bool Variant::CanCast(const Variant& v, const VariantType& to)
         default:
             return false;
         }
+    case VariantType::Null:
+        switch (to.Type)
+        {
+    case VariantType::Asset:
+    case VariantType::ManagedObject:
+    case VariantType::Object:
+            return true;
+        default:
+            return false;
+        }
     default:
         return false;
     }
@@ -3912,6 +3922,23 @@ Variant Variant::Cast(const Variant& v, const VariantType& to)
         default: ;
         }
         break;
+    case VariantType::Null:
+        switch (to.Type)
+        {
+        case VariantType::Asset:
+            return Variant((Asset*)nullptr);
+        case VariantType::Object:
+            return Variant((ScriptingObject*)nullptr);
+        case VariantType::ManagedObject:
+        {
+            Variant result;
+            result.SetType(VariantType(VariantType::ManagedObject));
+            result.MANAGED_GC_HANDLE = 0;
+            return result;
+        }
+        default:
+            return false;
+        }
     default: ;
     }
     LOG(Error, "Cannot cast Variant from {0} to {1}", v.Type, to);
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.cpp b/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.cpp
index 3d27dc9e8..464d9aeda 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Level/Actors/AnimatedModel.cpp
@@ -292,11 +292,12 @@ void AnimatedModel::SetParameterValue(const StringView& name, const Variant& val
     {
         if (param.Name == name)
         {
-            if (Variant::CanCast(value, param.Value.Type))
+            if (param.Value.Type == value.Type)
                 param.Value = value;
+            else if (Variant::CanCast(value, param.Value.Type))
+                param.Value = Variant::Cast(value, param.Value.Type);
             else
-                LOG(Warning, "Animation Graph parameter '{0}' in AnimatedModel {1} is type '{2}' and not type '{3}'.", String(name), ToString(), param.Value.Type, value.Type);
-
+                LOG(Warning, "Animation Graph parameter '{0}' in AnimatedModel {1} is type '{2}' and not type '{3}'.", name, ToString(), param.Value.Type, value.Type);
             return;
         }
     }