diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/bundle.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/bundle.rs
index cb4db6e96290d..3a8cd075ab0f7 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/bundle.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/bundle.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{DirectionalLight, PointLight, StandardMaterial};
+use crate::{DirectionalLight, PointLight, StandardMaterial, DEFAULT_STANDARD_MATERIAL_HANDLE};
 use bevy_asset::Handle;
 use bevy_ecs::{bundle::Bundle, component::Component};
 use bevy_render::{
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use bevy_render::{
 use bevy_transform::components::{GlobalTransform, Transform};
 
 /// A component bundle for PBR entities with a [`Mesh`] and a [`StandardMaterial`].
-#[derive(Bundle, Clone, Default)]
+#[derive(Bundle, Clone)]
 pub struct PbrBundle {
     pub mesh: Handle<Mesh>,
     pub material: Handle<StandardMaterial>,
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ pub struct PbrBundle {
     pub computed_visibility: ComputedVisibility,
 }
 
+impl Default for PbrBundle {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            mesh: Default::default(),
+            material: DEFAULT_STANDARD_MATERIAL_HANDLE.typed(),
+            transform: Default::default(),
+            global_transform: Default::default(),
+            visibility: Default::default(),
+            computed_visibility: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Component, Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct CubemapVisibleEntities {
     data: [VisibleEntities; 6],
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs
index 1b979c32eb40c..a95df2d4108a3 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ use bevy_core_pipeline::{AlphaMask3d, Opaque3d, Transparent3d};
 use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
 use bevy_reflect::TypeUuid;
 use bevy_render::{
+    prelude::Color,
     render_component::ExtractComponentPlugin,
     render_graph::RenderGraph,
     render_phase::{sort_phase_system, AddRenderCommand, DrawFunctions},
@@ -122,6 +123,18 @@ impl Plugin for PbrPlugin {
                     .after(VisibilitySystems::CheckVisibility),
             );
 
+        app.world
+            .get_resource_mut::<Assets<StandardMaterial>>()
+            .unwrap()
+            .set_untracked(
+                DEFAULT_STANDARD_MATERIAL_HANDLE,
+                StandardMaterial {
+                    base_color: Color::rgb(1.0, 0.0, 0.5),
+                    unlit: true,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+            );
+
         let render_app = app.sub_app(RenderApp);
         render_app
             .add_system_to_stage(
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
index 7bf96bebd8701..e2a4a23f7c36f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{AlphaMode, PbrPipeline, StandardMaterialFlags};
 use bevy_app::{App, Plugin};
-use bevy_asset::{AddAsset, Handle};
+use bevy_asset::{AddAsset, Handle, HandleUntyped};
 use bevy_ecs::system::{lifetimeless::SRes, SystemParamItem};
 use bevy_math::Vec4;
 use bevy_reflect::TypeUuid;
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ use bevy_render::{
 use crevice::std140::{AsStd140, Std140};
 use wgpu::{BindGroupDescriptor, BindGroupEntry, BindingResource};
 
+pub const DEFAULT_STANDARD_MATERIAL_HANDLE: HandleUntyped =
+    HandleUntyped::weak_from_u64(StandardMaterial::TYPE_UUID, 13142262394054731189);
+
 /// A material with "standard" properties used in PBR lighting
 /// Standard property values with pictures here
 /// <https://google.github.io/filament/Material%20Properties.pdf>.