diff --git a/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXDocumentUtil.cpp b/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXDocumentUtil.cpp
index 835b66ab236..df50a32c392 100644
--- a/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXDocumentUtil.cpp
+++ b/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXDocumentUtil.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ const PropertyTable *GetPropertyTable(const Document &doc,
 			DOMWarning("property table (Properties70) not found", element);
 		}
 		if (templateProps) {
-			return templateProps;
+			return new const PropertyTable(templateProps);
 		} else {
 			return new const PropertyTable();
 		}
diff --git a/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXProperties.cpp b/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXProperties.cpp
index 8ab94e1ef4a..9a93da79442 100644
--- a/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXProperties.cpp
+++ b/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXProperties.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ PropertyTable::PropertyTable() :
 		templateProps(), element() {
 }
 
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+PropertyTable::PropertyTable(const PropertyTable *templateProps) :
+		templateProps(templateProps), element() {
+}
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PropertyTable::PropertyTable(const ElementPtr element, const PropertyTable *templateProps) :
 		templateProps(templateProps), element(element) {
diff --git a/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXProperties.h b/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXProperties.h
index 27cacfaf76c..0595b25fa7d 100644
--- a/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXProperties.h
+++ b/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXProperties.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class PropertyTable {
 public:
 	// in-memory property table with no source element
 	PropertyTable();
+	PropertyTable(const PropertyTable *templateProps);
 	PropertyTable(const ElementPtr element, const PropertyTable *templateProps);
 	~PropertyTable();