diff --git a/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.cpp b/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.cpp
index 7501efea9e9..fa95ab0e79f 100644
--- a/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void CanvasItemMaterial::flush_changes() {
 void CanvasItemMaterial::_queue_shader_change() {
 	MutexLock lock(material_mutex);
 
-	if (!element.in_list()) {
+	if (is_initialized && !element.in_list()) {
 		dirty_materials->add(&element);
 	}
 }
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ CanvasItemMaterial::CanvasItemMaterial() :
 	set_particles_anim_loop(false);
 
 	current_key.invalid_key = 1;
+	is_initialized = true;
 	_queue_shader_change();
 }
 
diff --git a/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.h b/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.h
index 0a813e0ae50..37cd4de1361 100644
--- a/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.h
+++ b/scene/resources/canvas_item_material.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ private:
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void _queue_shader_change();
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool _is_shader_dirty() const;
 
+	bool is_initialized = false;
 	BlendMode blend_mode = BLEND_MODE_MIX;
 	LightMode light_mode = LIGHT_MODE_NORMAL;
 	bool particles_animation = false;
diff --git a/scene/resources/material.cpp b/scene/resources/material.cpp
index 1d2a2ef26c1..0a97af65fe5 100644
--- a/scene/resources/material.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/material.cpp
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ void BaseMaterial3D::flush_changes() {
 void BaseMaterial3D::_queue_shader_change() {
 	MutexLock lock(material_mutex);
 
-	if (!element.in_list()) {
+	if (is_initialized && !element.in_list()) {
 		dirty_materials->add(&element);
 	}
 }
@@ -2777,6 +2777,7 @@ BaseMaterial3D::BaseMaterial3D(bool p_orm) :
 
 	flags[FLAG_USE_TEXTURE_REPEAT] = true;
 
+	is_initialized = true;
 	_queue_shader_change();
 }
 
diff --git a/scene/resources/material.h b/scene/resources/material.h
index e2838e1399e..5d7a5324ca4 100644
--- a/scene/resources/material.h
+++ b/scene/resources/material.h
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ private:
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void _queue_shader_change();
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool _is_shader_dirty() const;
 
+	bool is_initialized = false;
 	bool orm;
 
 	Color albedo;
diff --git a/scene/resources/particles_material.cpp b/scene/resources/particles_material.cpp
index 0495a9e92c0..d9ec0bfd691 100644
--- a/scene/resources/particles_material.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/particles_material.cpp
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ void ParticlesMaterial::flush_changes() {
 void ParticlesMaterial::_queue_shader_change() {
 	MutexLock lock(material_mutex);
 
-	if (!element.in_list()) {
+	if (is_initialized && !element.in_list()) {
 		dirty_materials->add(&element);
 	}
 }
@@ -1533,6 +1533,7 @@ ParticlesMaterial::ParticlesMaterial() :
 
 	current_key.invalid_key = 1;
 
+	is_initialized = true;
 	_queue_shader_change();
 }
 
diff --git a/scene/resources/particles_material.h b/scene/resources/particles_material.h
index 8ab26aff770..36bc4569786 100644
--- a/scene/resources/particles_material.h
+++ b/scene/resources/particles_material.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ private:
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void _queue_shader_change();
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool _is_shader_dirty() const;
 
+	bool is_initialized = false;
 	Vector3 direction;
 	float spread;
 	float flatness;