diff --git a/doc/APIreference/APIglobals.rst b/doc/APIreference/APIglobals.rst
index fec3dc6b..b25cb5fd 100644
--- a/doc/APIreference/APIglobals.rst
+++ b/doc/APIreference/APIglobals.rst
@@ -583,6 +583,9 @@ Defined in `mjrender.h <https://github.com/google-deepmind/mujoco/blob/main/incl
    * - ``mjMAXTEXTURE``
      - 1000
      - Maximum number of textures allowed.
+   * - ``mjMAXMATERIAL``
+     - 1000
+     - Maximum number of materials with textures.
 
 
 .. _glNumericUI:
diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index 4e434a81..811f8831 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -32,15 +32,11 @@ General
      exclusively in the compressed sparse row (CSR) format ``mjData.M``.
    - :ref:`mju_round` now breaks ties away from zero rather than towards :math:`+\infty`. This only affects
      negative half-integers, e.g. ``mju_round(-2.5)`` now returns -3 rather than -2.
-   - Removed the ``mjMAXMATERIAL`` constant. The classic renderer no longer caps the number of textured materials.
 
 .. admonition:: Breaking ABI changes
    :class: attention
 
-   - Removed ``mat_texid``, ``mat_texuniform`` and ``mat_texrepeat`` from ``mjrContext``; the equivalent per-geom fields
-     ``texid``, ``texuniform`` and ``texrepeat`` were added to ``mjvGeom``, populated from the model each frame by
-     :ref:`mjv_updateScene`. The classic renderer now resolves them live, so runtime material changes (e.g. domain
-     randomization) no longer require rebuilding the render context.
+   - Added ``texid``, ``texuniform`` and ``texrepeat`` fields to ``mjvGeom``.
 
 Version 3.10.0 (June 22, 2026)
 ------------------------------
diff --git a/include/mujoco/mjrender.h b/include/mujoco/mjrender.h
index f9b7de03..b3faf2d7 100644
--- a/include/mujoco/mjrender.h
+++ b/include/mujoco/mjrender.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define mjNAUX          10        // number of auxiliary buffers
 #define mjMAXTEXTURE    1000      // maximum number of textures
+#define mjMAXMATERIAL   1000      // maximum number of materials with textures
 
 //---------------------------------- primitive types (mjt) -----------------------------------------
 
@@ -169,6 +170,11 @@ typedef struct mjrContext_ {        // custom OpenGL context
   unsigned int auxColor[mjNAUX];    // auxiliary color buffer
   unsigned int auxColor_r[mjNAUX];  // auxiliary color buffer for resolving
 
+  // materials with textures
+  int mat_texid[mjMAXMATERIAL*mjNTEXROLE]; // material texture ids (-1: no texture)
+  int mat_texuniform[mjMAXMATERIAL];       // uniform cube mapping
+  float mat_texrepeat[mjMAXMATERIAL*2];    // texture repetition for 2d mapping
+
   // texture objects and info
   int ntexture;                            // number of allocated textures
   int textureType[mjMAXTEXTURE];           // type of texture (mjtTexture) (ntexture)
diff --git a/python/mujoco/introspect/structs.py b/python/mujoco/introspect/structs.py
index a975658f..5ac735cb 100644
--- a/python/mujoco/introspect/structs.py
+++ b/python/mujoco/introspect/structs.py
@@ -11196,6 +11196,30 @@ STRUCTS: Mapping[str, StructDecl] = dict([
                  ),
                  doc='auxiliary color buffer for resolving',
              ),
+             StructFieldDecl(
+                 name='mat_texid',
+                 type=ArrayType(
+                     inner_type=ValueType(name='int'),
+                     extents=(10000,),
+                 ),
+                 doc='material texture ids (-1: no texture)',
+             ),
+             StructFieldDecl(
+                 name='mat_texuniform',
+                 type=ArrayType(
+                     inner_type=ValueType(name='int'),
+                     extents=(1000,),
+                 ),
+                 doc='uniform cube mapping',
+             ),
+             StructFieldDecl(
+                 name='mat_texrepeat',
+                 type=ArrayType(
+                     inner_type=ValueType(name='float'),
+                     extents=(2000,),
+                 ),
+                 doc='texture repetition for 2d mapping',
+             ),
              StructFieldDecl(
                  name='ntexture',
                  type=ValueType(name='int'),
diff --git a/python/mujoco/render.cc b/python/mujoco/render.cc
index 1cfeeb21..57c633ec 100644
--- a/python/mujoco/render.cc
+++ b/python/mujoco/render.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ class MjWrapper<raw::MjrContext> : public WrapperBase<raw::MjrContext> {
   X(auxFBO_r);
   X(auxColor);
   X(auxColor_r);
+  X(mat_texid);
+  X(mat_texuniform);
+  X(mat_texrepeat);
   X(textureType);
   X(texture);
   X(skinvertVBO);
@@ -95,6 +98,9 @@ MjrContextWrapper::MjWrapper()
       X(auxFBO_r),
       X(auxColor),
       X(auxColor_r),
+      X(mat_texid),
+      X(mat_texuniform),
+      X(mat_texrepeat),
       X(textureType),
       X(texture),
       X_SKIN(skinvertVBO),
@@ -119,6 +125,9 @@ MjrContextWrapper::MjWrapper(const MjModelWrapper& model, int fontscale)
       X(auxFBO_r),
       X(auxColor),
       X(auxColor_r),
+      X(mat_texid),
+      X(mat_texuniform),
+      X(mat_texrepeat),
       X(textureType),
       X(texture),
       X_SKIN(skinvertVBO),
@@ -219,6 +228,9 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(_render, pymodule, pybind11::mod_gil_not_used()) {
   X(auxFBO_r);
   X(auxColor);
   X(auxColor_r);
+  X(mat_texid);
+  X(mat_texuniform);
+  X(mat_texrepeat);
   X(textureType);
   X(texture);
   X(skinvertVBO);
diff --git a/src/render/classic/render_context.c b/src/render/classic/render_context.c
index 52402c7f..c7a5dd0b 100644
--- a/src/render/classic/render_context.c
+++ b/src/render/classic/render_context.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "render/classic/render_context.h"
 
+#include <inttypes.h>  // IWYU pragma: keep
 #include <math.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -1298,6 +1299,44 @@ static void makeFont(mjrContext* con, int fontscale) {
   }
 }
 
+// make materials, just for those that have textures
+static void makeMaterial(const mjModel* m, mjrContext* con) {
+  memset(con->mat_texid, -1, sizeof(con->mat_texid));
+  memset(con->mat_texuniform, 0, sizeof(con->mat_texuniform));
+  memset(con->mat_texrepeat, 0, sizeof(con->mat_texrepeat));
+
+  // find skybox texture
+  for (int i=0; i < m->ntex; i++) {
+    if (m->tex_type[i] == mjTEXTURE_SKYBOX) {
+      if (m->nmat >= mjMAXMATERIAL-2) {
+        mju_error("With skybox, maximum number of materials is %d, got %" PRId64,
+                  mjMAXMATERIAL-1, m->nmat);
+      }
+      for (int j=0; j < mjNTEXROLE; j++) {
+        con->mat_texid[mjNTEXROLE * (mjMAXMATERIAL-1) + j] = -1;
+      }
+      con->mat_texid[mjNTEXROLE * (mjMAXMATERIAL-1) + mjTEXROLE_RGB] = i;
+
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (m->nmat >= mjMAXMATERIAL-1) {
+    mju_error("Maximum number of materials is %d, got %" PRId64, mjMAXMATERIAL, m->nmat);
+  }
+  for (int i=0; i < m->nmat; i++) {
+    if (m->mat_texid[i*mjNTEXROLE + mjTEXROLE_RGB] >= 0) {
+      for (int j=0; j < mjNTEXROLE; j++) {
+        con->mat_texid[i*mjNTEXROLE + j] = m->mat_texid[i*mjNTEXROLE + j];
+      }
+      con->mat_texuniform[i] = m->mat_texuniform[i];
+      con->mat_texrepeat[2*i] = m->mat_texrepeat[2*i];
+      con->mat_texrepeat[2*i+1] = m->mat_texrepeat[2*i+1];
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
 // make textures
 static void makeTexture(const mjModel* m, mjrContext* con) {
   // checks size
@@ -1600,6 +1639,7 @@ void mjr_makeContext_offSize(const mjModel* m, mjrContext* con, int fontscale,
   // make everything
   makeOff(con);
   makeShadow(m, con);
+  makeMaterial(m, con);
   makeTexture(m, con);
   makePlane(m, con);
   makeMesh(m, con);
diff --git a/src/render/classic/render_gl3.c b/src/render/classic/render_gl3.c
index 402fcc6a..f986c0ff 100644
--- a/src/render/classic/render_gl3.c
+++ b/src/render/classic/render_gl3.c
@@ -61,10 +61,19 @@ enum {
 // enable/disable texture mapping
 static void settexture(int type, int state, const mjrContext* con, const mjvGeom* geom) {
   float plane[4], scl[2];
-  int texid = -1;
+  int texid = -1, texuniform = 0;
+  float texrepeat[2] = {0, 0};
   if (geom) {
-    if (geom->matid >= 0) {
+    if (geom->texid >= 0) {
       texid = geom->texid;
+      texuniform = geom->texuniform;
+      texrepeat[0] = geom->texrepeat[0];
+      texrepeat[1] = geom->texrepeat[1];
+    } else if (geom->matid >= 0) {
+      texid = con->mat_texid[mjNTEXROLE * geom->matid + mjTEXROLE_RGB];
+      texuniform = con->mat_texuniform[geom->matid];
+      texrepeat[0] = con->mat_texrepeat[geom->matid*2];
+      texrepeat[1] = con->mat_texrepeat[geom->matid*2+1];
     }
   }
 
@@ -119,8 +128,8 @@ static void settexture(int type, int state, const mjrContext* con, const mjvGeom
       glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, con->texture[texid]);
 
       // determine scaling, adjust for pre-scaled geoms
-      scl[0] = geom->texrepeat[0];
-      scl[1] = geom->texrepeat[1];
+      scl[0] = texrepeat[0];
+      scl[1] = texrepeat[1];
       if (geom->dataid >= 0) {
         if (geom->size[0] > 0) {
           scl[0] = scl[0] / mju_max(mjMINVAL, geom->size[0]);
@@ -132,7 +141,7 @@ static void settexture(int type, int state, const mjrContext* con, const mjvGeom
       }
 
       // uniform: repeat relative to spatial units rather than object
-      if (geom->texuniform) {
+      if (texuniform) {
         if (geom->size[0] > 0) {
           scl[0] = scl[0] * geom->size[0];
         }
@@ -171,11 +180,11 @@ static void settexture(int type, int state, const mjrContext* con, const mjvGeom
 
       // set mapping : cube
       if (type == mjtexREGULAR) {
-        mjr_setf4(plane, geom->texuniform ? geom->size[0] : 1, 0, 0, 0);
+        mjr_setf4(plane, texuniform ? geom->size[0] : 1, 0, 0, 0);
         glTexGenfv(GL_S, GL_OBJECT_PLANE, plane);
-        mjr_setf4(plane, 0, geom->texuniform ? geom->size[1] : 1, 0, 0);
+        mjr_setf4(plane, 0, texuniform ? geom->size[1] : 1, 0, 0);
         glTexGenfv(GL_T, GL_OBJECT_PLANE, plane);
-        mjr_setf4(plane, 0, 0, geom->texuniform ? geom->size[2] : 1, 0);
+        mjr_setf4(plane, 0, 0, texuniform ? geom->size[2] : 1, 0);
         glTexGenfv(GL_R, GL_OBJECT_PLANE, plane);
       }