diff --git a/materials.xml b/materials.xml
index 5a38ca7fc..f9e44bb3c 100644
--- a/materials.xml
+++ b/materials.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ Shared parameters for various materials.
  <texture>Runway/pa_taxiway.rgb</texture>
 </material>
 
+<material>
+ <name>pa_tiedown</name>
+ <texture>Runway/pa_tiedown.rgb</texture>
+</material>
+
 <material>
  <name>pa_dspl_thresh</name>
  <texture>Runway/pa_dspl_thresh.rgb</texture>