diff --git a/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.cpp b/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.cpp
index 48322687c..e3da92da2 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.cpp
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ void ModelTool::Options::Serialize(SerializeStream& stream, const void* otherObj
     SERIALIZE(SloppyOptimization);
     SERIALIZE(LODTargetError);
     SERIALIZE(ImportMaterials);
+    SERIALIZE(CreateEmptyMaterialSlots);
     SERIALIZE(ImportMaterialsAsInstances);
     SERIALIZE(InstanceToImportAs);
     SERIALIZE(ImportTextures);
@@ -648,6 +649,7 @@ void ModelTool::Options::Deserialize(DeserializeStream& stream, ISerializeModifi
     DESERIALIZE(SloppyOptimization);
     DESERIALIZE(LODTargetError);
     DESERIALIZE(ImportMaterials);
+    DESERIALIZE(CreateEmptyMaterialSlots);
     DESERIALIZE(ImportMaterialsAsInstances);
     DESERIALIZE(InstanceToImportAs);
     DESERIALIZE(ImportTextures);
@@ -1335,7 +1337,7 @@ bool ModelTool::ImportModel(const String& path, ModelData& data, Options& option
         auto& texture = data.Textures[i];
 
         // Auto-import textures
-        if (autoImportOutput.IsEmpty() || EnumHasNoneFlags(options.ImportTypes, ImportDataTypes::Textures) || texture.FilePath.IsEmpty())
+        if (autoImportOutput.IsEmpty() || EnumHasNoneFlags(options.ImportTypes, ImportDataTypes::Textures) || texture.FilePath.IsEmpty() || options.CreateEmptyMaterialSlots)
             continue;
         String assetPath = GetAdditionalImportPath(autoImportOutput, importedFileNames, StringUtils::GetFileNameWithoutExtension(texture.FilePath));
 #if COMPILE_WITH_ASSETS_IMPORTER
@@ -1391,6 +1393,10 @@ bool ModelTool::ImportModel(const String& path, ModelData& data, Options& option
             }
         }
 
+        // The rest of the steps this function performs become irrelevant when we're only creating slots.
+        if (options.CreateEmptyMaterialSlots)
+            continue;
+
         if (options.ImportMaterialsAsInstances)
         {
             // Create material instance
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.h b/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.h
index bc96e8308..00d7028cf 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.h
+++ b/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.h
@@ -311,16 +311,19 @@ public:
     public: // Materials
 
         // If checked, the importer will create materials for model meshes as specified in the file.
-        API_FIELD(Attributes="EditorOrder(400), EditorDisplay(\"Materials\"), VisibleIf(nameof(ShowGeometry))")
+        API_FIELD(Attributes="EditorOrder(399), EditorDisplay(\"Materials\"), VisibleIf(nameof(ShowGeometry))")
         bool ImportMaterials = true;
+        // If checked, the importer will create empty material slots for every material without importing materials nor textures.
+        API_FIELD(Attributes="EditorOrder(400), EditorDisplay(\"Materials\"), VisibleIf(nameof(ShowGeometry))")
+        bool CreateEmptyMaterialSlots = false;
         // If checked, the importer will create the model's materials as instances of a base material.
-        API_FIELD(Attributes="EditorOrder(401), EditorDisplay(\"Materials\"), VisibleIf(nameof(ImportMaterials)), VisibleIf(nameof(ShowGeometry))")
+        API_FIELD(Attributes="EditorOrder(401), EditorDisplay(\"Materials\"), VisibleIf(nameof(ImportMaterials)), VisibleIf(nameof(ShowGeometry)), VisibleIf(nameof(CreateEmptyMaterialSlots), true)")
         bool ImportMaterialsAsInstances = false;
         // The material used as the base material that will be instanced as the imported model's material.
-        API_FIELD(Attributes="EditorOrder(402), EditorDisplay(\"Materials\"), VisibleIf(nameof(ImportMaterialsAsInstances)), VisibleIf(nameof(ShowGeometry))")
+        API_FIELD(Attributes="EditorOrder(402), EditorDisplay(\"Materials\"), VisibleIf(nameof(ImportMaterialsAsInstances)), VisibleIf(nameof(ShowGeometry)), VisibleIf(nameof(CreateEmptyMaterialSlots), true)")
         AssetReference<MaterialBase> InstanceToImportAs;
         // If checked, the importer will import texture files used by the model and any embedded texture resources.
-        API_FIELD(Attributes="EditorOrder(410), EditorDisplay(\"Materials\"), VisibleIf(nameof(ShowGeometry))")
+        API_FIELD(Attributes="EditorOrder(410), EditorDisplay(\"Materials\"), VisibleIf(nameof(ShowGeometry)), VisibleIf(nameof(CreateEmptyMaterialSlots), true)")
         bool ImportTextures = true;
         // If checked, the importer will try to keep the model's current overridden material slots, instead of importing materials from the source file.
         API_FIELD(Attributes="EditorOrder(420), EditorDisplay(\"Materials\", \"Keep Overridden Materials\"), VisibleIf(nameof(ShowGeometry))")