diff --git a/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXDocumentUtil.cpp b/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXDocumentUtil.cpp
index d17b083f472..3e186d7ef39 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 2e220ca4ae4..62f2ba52d99 100644
--- a/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXProperties.cpp
+++ b/modules/fbx/fbx_parser/FBXProperties.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ 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 ff22de1f455..92fabd3a96a 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();