diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index 53f7714d..245f4a6e 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ workspace "OpenAssetTools"
     filter "options:debug-techset"
         defines { "TECHSET_DEBUG" }
     filter {}
+    filter "options:experimental-material-compilation"
+        defines { "EXPERIMENTAL_MATERIAL_COMPILATION" }
+    filter {}
 
 -- ========================
 -- ThirdParty
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/Material/CompilingMaterialLoad.cpp b/src/ObjCompiling/Game/IW4/Material/CompilerMaterialIW4.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/Material/CompilingMaterialLoad.cpp
rename to src/ObjCompiling/Game/IW4/Material/CompilerMaterialIW4.cpp
index 17d8dae1..a1584078 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/Material/CompilingMaterialLoad.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjCompiling/Game/IW4/Material/CompilerMaterialIW4.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "CompilingMaterialLoad.h"
+#include "CompilerMaterialIW4.h"
 
 #include "Game/IW4/CommonIW4.h"
 #include "Game/IW4/IW4.h"
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ namespace
 
 namespace IW4
 {
-    std::unique_ptr<AssetCreator<AssetMaterial>> CreateCompilingMaterialLoader(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, IGdtQueryable& gdt)
+    std::unique_ptr<AssetCreator<AssetMaterial>> CreateMaterialCompiler(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, IGdtQueryable& gdt)
     {
         return std::make_unique<MaterialLoader>(memory, searchPath, gdt);
     }
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/Material/CompilingMaterialLoad.h b/src/ObjCompiling/Game/IW4/Material/CompilerMaterialIW4.h
similarity index 58%
rename from src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/Material/CompilingMaterialLoad.h
rename to src/ObjCompiling/Game/IW4/Material/CompilerMaterialIW4.h
index 938ac9ce..52c7d3dd 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/Material/CompilingMaterialLoad.h
+++ b/src/ObjCompiling/Game/IW4/Material/CompilerMaterialIW4.h
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 
 namespace IW4
 {
-    std::unique_ptr<AssetCreator<AssetMaterial>> CreateCompilingMaterialLoader(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, IGdtQueryable& gdt);
+    std::unique_ptr<AssetCreator<AssetMaterial>> CreateMaterialCompiler(MemoryManager& memory, ISearchPath& searchPath, IGdtQueryable& gdt);
 } // namespace IW4
diff --git a/src/ObjCompiling/Game/IW4/ObjCompilerIW4.cpp b/src/ObjCompiling/Game/IW4/ObjCompilerIW4.cpp
index 9990d794..cdee56db 100644
--- a/src/ObjCompiling/Game/IW4/ObjCompilerIW4.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjCompiling/Game/IW4/ObjCompilerIW4.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "Game/IW4/IW4.h"
 #include "Image/ImageIwdPostProcessor.h"
+#include "Material/CompilerMaterialIW4.h"
 
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -9,11 +10,13 @@ using namespace IW4;
 
 namespace
 {
-    void ConfigureCompilers(AssetCreatorCollection& collection, Zone& zone, ISearchPath& searchPath)
+    void ConfigureCompilers(AssetCreatorCollection& collection, Zone& zone, ISearchPath& searchPath, IGdtQueryable& gdt)
     {
         auto& memory = zone.Memory();
 
-        // No compilers yet
+#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_MATERIAL_COMPILATION
+        collection.AddAssetCreator(CreateCompilingMaterialLoader(memory, searchPath, gdt));
+#endif
     }
 
     void ConfigurePostProcessors(AssetCreatorCollection& collection,
@@ -39,5 +42,6 @@ void ObjCompiler::ConfigureCreatorCollection(AssetCreatorCollection& collection,
                                              IOutputPath& outDir,
                                              IOutputPath& cacheDir) const
 {
+    ConfigureCompilers(collection, zone, searchPath, gdt);
     ConfigurePostProcessors(collection, zone, zoneDefinition, searchPath, zoneStates, outDir);
 }
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/ObjLoaderIW4.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/ObjLoaderIW4.cpp
index ca33ed36..e8b1cf5e 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/ObjLoaderIW4.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Game/IW4/ObjLoaderIW4.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "Leaderboard/LoaderLeaderboardIW4.h"
 #include "LightDef/LoaderLightDefIW4.h"
 #include "Localize/LoaderLocalizeIW4.h"
-#include "Material/CompilingMaterialLoad.h"
 #include "Material/LoaderMaterialIW4.h"
 #include "Menu/LoaderMenuListIW4.h"
 #include "ObjLoading.h"
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ namespace
         // collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<AssetLoaderXModelSurfs>(memory));
         // collection.AddAssetCreator(std::make_unique<AssetLoaderXModel>(memory));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(CreateMaterialLoader(memory, searchPath));
-        collection.AddAssetCreator(CreateCompilingMaterialLoader(memory, searchPath, gdt));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(CreatePixelShaderLoader(memory, searchPath));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(CreateVertexShaderLoader(memory, searchPath));
         collection.AddAssetCreator(CreateVertexDeclLoader(memory));
diff --git a/src/ObjWriting/Game/IW4/Material/AssetDumperMaterial.cpp b/src/ObjWriting/Game/IW4/Material/AssetDumperMaterial.cpp
index f1a88599..11e62562 100644
--- a/src/ObjWriting/Game/IW4/Material/AssetDumperMaterial.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjWriting/Game/IW4/Material/AssetDumperMaterial.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #include "Game/IW4/Material/MaterialConstantZoneState.h"
 #include "Material/MaterialCommon.h"
 
-// #define EXPERIMENTAL_DECOMPILE_MATERIAL 1
-
 using namespace IW4;
 
 void AssetDumperMaterial::DumpPool(AssetDumpingContext& context, AssetPool<Material>* pool)
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ bool AssetDumperMaterial::ShouldDump(XAssetInfo<Material>* asset)
 
 void AssetDumperMaterial::DumpAsset(AssetDumpingContext& context, XAssetInfo<Material>* asset)
 {
-#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_DECOMPILE_MATERIAL
+#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_MATERIAL_COMPILATION
     if (context.m_gdt)
     {
         DecompileMaterialToGdt(*context.m_gdt, *asset->Asset(), context);
diff --git a/tools/scripts/options.lua b/tools/scripts/options.lua
index a07c7392..28ed3633 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/options.lua
+++ b/tools/scripts/options.lua
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ newoption {
 newoption {
     trigger = "debug-techset",
     description = "Activate additional debugging logic for Techset assets"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+newoption {
+    trigger = "experimental-material-compilation",
+    description = "Activate experimental material compilation support"
+}