diff --git a/editor/plugins/editor_preview_plugins.cpp b/editor/plugins/editor_preview_plugins.cpp
index ed04c90cc5e..558f44769db 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/editor_preview_plugins.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/editor_preview_plugins.cpp
@@ -235,29 +235,34 @@ Ref<Texture> EditorMaterialPreviewPlugin::generate(const RES &p_from) {
 	Ref<Material> material = p_from;
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(material.is_null(), Ref<Texture>());
 
-	VS::get_singleton()->mesh_surface_set_material(sphere, 0, material->get_rid());
+	if (material->get_shader_mode() == Shader::MODE_SPATIAL) {
 
-	VS::get_singleton()->viewport_set_update_mode(viewport, VS::VIEWPORT_UPDATE_ONCE); //once used for capture
+		VS::get_singleton()->mesh_surface_set_material(sphere, 0, material->get_rid());
 
-	preview_done = false;
-	VS::get_singleton()->request_frame_drawn_callback(this, "_preview_done", Variant());
+		VS::get_singleton()->viewport_set_update_mode(viewport, VS::VIEWPORT_UPDATE_ONCE); //once used for capture
 
-	while (!preview_done) {
-		OS::get_singleton()->delay_usec(10);
+		preview_done = false;
+		VS::get_singleton()->request_frame_drawn_callback(this, "_preview_done", Variant());
+
+		while (!preview_done) {
+			OS::get_singleton()->delay_usec(10);
+		}
+
+		Ref<Image> img = VS::get_singleton()->VS::get_singleton()->texture_get_data(viewport_texture);
+		VS::get_singleton()->mesh_surface_set_material(sphere, 0, RID());
+
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!img.is_valid(), Ref<ImageTexture>());
+
+		int thumbnail_size = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("filesystem/file_dialog/thumbnail_size");
+		thumbnail_size *= EDSCALE;
+		img->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
+		img->resize(thumbnail_size, thumbnail_size);
+		Ref<ImageTexture> ptex = Ref<ImageTexture>(memnew(ImageTexture));
+		ptex->create_from_image(img, 0);
+		return ptex;
 	}
 
-	Ref<Image> img = VS::get_singleton()->VS::get_singleton()->texture_get_data(viewport_texture);
-	VS::get_singleton()->mesh_surface_set_material(sphere, 0, RID());
-
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!img.is_valid(), Ref<ImageTexture>());
-
-	int thumbnail_size = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("filesystem/file_dialog/thumbnail_size");
-	thumbnail_size *= EDSCALE;
-	img->convert(Image::FORMAT_RGBA8);
-	img->resize(thumbnail_size, thumbnail_size);
-	Ref<ImageTexture> ptex = Ref<ImageTexture>(memnew(ImageTexture));
-	ptex->create_from_image(img, 0);
-	return ptex;
+	return Ref<Texture>();
 }
 
 EditorMaterialPreviewPlugin::EditorMaterialPreviewPlugin() {
diff --git a/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp b/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp
index 66abe1baa8e..9a3debbe900 100644
--- a/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ RID CanvasItemMaterial::get_shader_rid() const {
 	return shader_map[current_key].shader;
 }
 
+Shader::Mode CanvasItemMaterial::get_shader_mode() const {
+
+	return Shader::MODE_CANVAS_ITEM;
+}
+
 void CanvasItemMaterial::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_blend_mode", "blend_mode"), &CanvasItemMaterial::set_blend_mode);
diff --git a/scene/2d/canvas_item.h b/scene/2d/canvas_item.h
index c877a94755f..ccbb528d6f9 100644
--- a/scene/2d/canvas_item.h
+++ b/scene/2d/canvas_item.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ public:
 
 	RID get_shader_rid() const;
 
+	virtual Shader::Mode get_shader_mode() const;
+
 	CanvasItemMaterial();
 	virtual ~CanvasItemMaterial();
 };
diff --git a/scene/3d/particles.cpp b/scene/3d/particles.cpp
index 2a032f5d964..f8685a7b7cc 100644
--- a/scene/3d/particles.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/particles.cpp
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ void ParticlesMaterial::_update_shader() {
 	}
 	//scale by scale
 	code += "	float base_scale = mix(scale*tex_scale,1.0,scale_random*scale_rand);\n";
+	code += "	if (base_scale==0.0) base_scale=0.000001;\n";
 	if (trail_size_modifier.is_valid()) {
 		code += "	if (trail_divisor > 1) { base_scale *= textureLod(trail_size_modifier,vec2(float(int(NUMBER)%trail_divisor)/float(trail_divisor-1),0.0),0.0).r; } \n";
 	}
@@ -1360,6 +1361,11 @@ void ParticlesMaterial::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &property) const {
 	}
 }
 
+Shader::Mode ParticlesMaterial::get_shader_mode() const {
+
+	return Shader::MODE_PARTICLES;
+}
+
 void ParticlesMaterial::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_spread", "degrees"), &ParticlesMaterial::set_spread);
diff --git a/scene/3d/particles.h b/scene/3d/particles.h
index 30080360bb2..5b8121e9374 100644
--- a/scene/3d/particles.h
+++ b/scene/3d/particles.h
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ public:
 
 	RID get_shader_rid() const;
 
+	virtual Shader::Mode get_shader_mode() const;
+
 	ParticlesMaterial();
 	~ParticlesMaterial();
 };
diff --git a/scene/resources/material.cpp b/scene/resources/material.cpp
index 15710f4c142..a6f301af1e8 100644
--- a/scene/resources/material.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/material.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,13 @@ bool ShaderMaterial::_can_do_next_pass() const {
 	return shader.is_valid() && shader->get_mode() == Shader::MODE_SPATIAL;
 }
 
+Shader::Mode ShaderMaterial::get_shader_mode() const {
+	if (shader.is_valid())
+		return shader->get_mode();
+	else
+		return Shader::MODE_SPATIAL;
+}
+
 ShaderMaterial::ShaderMaterial() {
 }
 
@@ -1662,6 +1669,11 @@ RID SpatialMaterial::get_shader_rid() const {
 	return shader_map[current_key].shader;
 }
 
+Shader::Mode SpatialMaterial::get_shader_mode() const {
+
+	return Shader::MODE_SPATIAL;
+}
+
 void SpatialMaterial::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_albedo", "albedo"), &SpatialMaterial::set_albedo);
diff --git a/scene/resources/material.h b/scene/resources/material.h
index 374ec853dc3..7cfa38fce41 100644
--- a/scene/resources/material.h
+++ b/scene/resources/material.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ public:
 	int get_render_priority() const;
 
 	virtual RID get_rid() const;
+
+	virtual Shader::Mode get_shader_mode() const = 0;
 	Material();
 	virtual ~Material();
 };
@@ -96,6 +98,8 @@ public:
 	void set_shader_param(const StringName &p_param, const Variant &p_value);
 	Variant get_shader_param(const StringName &p_param) const;
 
+	virtual Shader::Mode get_shader_mode() const;
+
 	ShaderMaterial();
 	~ShaderMaterial();
 };
@@ -600,6 +604,8 @@ public:
 
 	RID get_shader_rid() const;
 
+	virtual Shader::Mode get_shader_mode() const;
+
 	SpatialMaterial();
 	virtual ~SpatialMaterial();
 };