diff --git a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
index 065187c79..e3f38e886 100644
--- a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleSystem>
+#include <osgFX/Effect>
 
 #include <osgUtil/IncrementalCompileOperation>
 
@@ -153,12 +154,29 @@ namespace Resource
 
         virtual void apply(osg::Node& node)
         {
+            if (osgFX::Effect* effect = dynamic_cast<osgFX::Effect*>(&node))
+                apply(*effect);
+
             osg::StateSet* stateset = node.getStateSet();
             if (stateset)
                 apply(stateset);
+
             traverse(node);
         }
 
+        void apply(osgFX::Effect& effect)
+        {
+            for (int i =0; i<effect.getNumTechniques(); ++i)
+            {
+                osgFX::Technique* tech = effect.getTechnique(i);
+                for (int pass=0; pass<tech->getNumPasses(); ++pass)
+                {
+                    if (tech->getPassStateSet(pass))
+                        apply(tech->getPassStateSet(pass));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         virtual void apply(osg::Geode& geode)
         {
             osg::StateSet* stateset = geode.getStateSet();