diff --git a/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.cpp b/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.cpp
index d537a5746..9751f86d4 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.cpp
@@ -25,13 +25,20 @@ Variant MaterialBase::GetParameterValue(const StringView& name)
     return Variant::Null;
 }
 
-void MaterialBase::SetParameterValue(const StringView& name, const Variant& value, bool warnIfMissing)
+void MaterialBase::SetParameterValue(const StringView& name, const Variant& value, bool warnIfMissing, bool warnIfWrongType)
 {
     const auto param = Params.Get(name);
     if (param)
     {
-        param->SetValue(value);
-        param->SetIsOverride(true);
+        if (Variant::CanCast(value, param->GetValue().Type))
+        {
+            param->SetValue(value);
+            param->SetIsOverride(true);
+        }
+        else if (warnIfWrongType)
+        {
+            LOG(Warning, "Material parameter '{0}' in material {1} is type '{2}' and not type '{3}'.", String(name), ToString(), param->GetValue().Type, value.Type);
+        }
     }
     else if (warnIfMissing)
     {
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.h b/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.h
index 81316b106..3d6487772 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.h
+++ b/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.h
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ public:
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="name">The parameter name.</param>
     /// <param name="value">The value to set.</param>
-    /// <param name="warnIfMissing">True if warn if parameter is missing, otherwise will do nothing.</param>
-    API_FUNCTION() void SetParameterValue(const StringView& name, const Variant& value, bool warnIfMissing = true);
+    /// <param name="warnIfMissing">True to warn if parameter is missing, otherwise will do nothing.</param>
+    /// <param name="warnIfWrongType">True to warn if value is wrong type, otherwise will do nothing.</param>
+    API_FUNCTION() void SetParameterValue(const StringView& name, const Variant& value, bool warnIfMissing = true, bool warnIfWrongType = true);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates the virtual material instance of this material which allows to override any material parameters.