diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/DefaultMarchingCubesController.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/DefaultMarchingCubesController.h
index 7be8dc9e..892b8004 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/DefaultMarchingCubesController.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/DefaultMarchingCubesController.h
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ namespace PolyVox
 			return 1;
 		}
 
+		MaterialType blendMaterials(MaterialType a, MaterialType b, float weight)
+		{
+			if(weight < 0.5f)
+			{
+				return a;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return b;
+			}
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Returns the density value which was passed to the constructor.
 		 *
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h
index 8869b094..72248fda 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ namespace PolyVox
 			return 1;
 		}
 
+		MaterialType blendMaterials(MaterialType /*a*/, MaterialType /*b*/, float /*weight*/)
+		{
+			return 1;
+		}
+
 		DensityType getThreshold(void)
 		{			
 			return m_tThreshold;
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
index 69e0b9cd..4a4db219 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 					//volume we get the one which is non-zero. Both materials can be non-zero if our volume has a density component.
 					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial000 = m_controller.convertToMaterial(v000);
 					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial100 = m_controller.convertToMaterial(v100);
-					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial = (std::max)(uMaterial000, uMaterial100);
+					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial = m_controller.blendMaterials(uMaterial000, uMaterial100, fInterp);
 
 					const PositionMaterialNormal surfaceVertex(v3dPosition, v3dNormal, static_cast<float>(uMaterial));
 					const uint32_t uLastVertexIndex = m_meshCurrent->addVertex(surfaceVertex);
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 					//volume we get the one which is non-zero. Both materials can be non-zero if our volume has a density component.
 					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial000 = m_controller.convertToMaterial(v000);
 					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial010 = m_controller.convertToMaterial(v010);
-					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial = (std::max)(uMaterial000, uMaterial010);
+					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial = m_controller.blendMaterials(uMaterial000, uMaterial010, fInterp);
 
 					const PositionMaterialNormal surfaceVertex(v3dPosition, v3dNormal, static_cast<float>(uMaterial));
 					const uint32_t uLastVertexIndex = m_meshCurrent->addVertex(surfaceVertex);
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 					//volume we get the one which is non-zero. Both materials can be non-zero if our volume has a density component.
 					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial000 = m_controller.convertToMaterial(v000);
 					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial001 = m_controller.convertToMaterial(v001);
-					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial = (std::max)(uMaterial000, uMaterial001);
+					const typename Controller::MaterialType uMaterial = m_controller.blendMaterials(uMaterial000, uMaterial001, fInterp);
 
 					const PositionMaterialNormal surfaceVertex(v3dPosition, v3dNormal, static_cast<float>(uMaterial));
 					const uint32_t uLastVertexIndex = m_meshCurrent->addVertex(surfaceVertex);
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MaterialDensityPair.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MaterialDensityPair.h
index cdde07f7..6f9e2d11 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MaterialDensityPair.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MaterialDensityPair.h
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ namespace PolyVox
 			return voxel.getMaterial();
 		}
 
+		MaterialType blendMaterials(MaterialType a, MaterialType b, float weight)
+		{
+			if(weight < 0.5f)
+			{
+				return a;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return b;
+			}
+		}
+
 		DensityType getThreshold(void)
 		{			
 			return m_tThreshold;
diff --git a/tests/TestSurfaceExtractor.cpp b/tests/TestSurfaceExtractor.cpp
index 45c0958a..796f3b2c 100644
--- a/tests/TestSurfaceExtractor.cpp
+++ b/tests/TestSurfaceExtractor.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ public:
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	float blendMaterials(float /*a*/, float /*b*/, float /*weight*/)
+	{
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	float getThreshold(void)
 	{
 		return 50.0f;