diff --git a/src/scene/scene_forwardrenderer.js b/src/scene/scene_forwardrenderer.js
index b7f49378f80..cdd2542d9cc 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene_forwardrenderer.js
+++ b/src/scene/scene_forwardrenderer.js
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ pc.extend(pc, function () {
             var next;
             var autoInstances;
             var j;
-            var objDefs, prevObjDefs, lightMask, prevLightMask;
+            var objDefs, prevObjDefs, lightMask, prevLightMask, parameters;
 
             // Render the scene
             for (i = 0; i < drawCallsCount; i++) {
@@ -959,7 +959,8 @@ pc.extend(pc, function () {
                         }
                         device.setShader(meshInstance._shader);
 
-                        var parameters = material.parameters;
+                        // Uniforms I: material
+                        parameters = material.parameters;
                         for (var paramName in parameters) {
                             var parameter = parameters[paramName];
                             if (!parameter.scopeId) {
@@ -999,6 +1000,16 @@ pc.extend(pc, function () {
                         device.setDepthTest(material.depthTest);
                     }
 
+                    // Uniforms II: meshInstance overrides
+                    parameters = meshInstance.parameters;
+                    for (var paramName in parameters) {
+                        var parameter = parameters[paramName];
+                        if (!parameter.scopeId) {
+                            parameter.scopeId = device.scope.resolve(paramName);
+                        }
+                        parameter.scopeId.setValue(parameter.data);
+                    }
+
                     device.setVertexBuffer(mesh.vertexBuffer, 0);
                     style = meshInstance.renderStyle;
                     device.setIndexBuffer(mesh.indexBuffer[style]);
diff --git a/src/scene/scene_mesh.js b/src/scene/scene_mesh.js
index ff548dee3c9..0755ddd8198 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene_mesh.js
+++ b/src/scene/scene_mesh.js
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ pc.extend(pc, function () {
         this.normalMatrix = new pc.Mat3();
 
         this._boneAabb = null;
+
+        this.parameters = {};
     };
 
     Object.defineProperty(MeshInstance.prototype, 'aabb', {
@@ -231,7 +233,13 @@ pc.extend(pc, function () {
         updateKey: function () {
             var material = this.material;
             this.key = getKey(this.layer, material.blendType, false, material.id);
-        }
+        },
+
+        setParameter : pc.Material.prototype.setParameter,
+        setParameters : pc.Material.prototype.setParameters,
+        deleteParameter : pc.Material.prototype.deleteParameter,
+        getParameters : pc.Material.prototype.getParameters,
+        clearParameters : pc.Material.prototype.clearParameters
     });
 
     var Command = function (layer, blendType, command) {