diff --git a/Packages/com.unity.cloud.gltfast/Editor/Scripts/MaterialsVariantsComponentInspector.cs b/Packages/com.unity.cloud.gltfast/Editor/Scripts/MaterialsVariantsComponentInspector.cs
index dbf02239c..33c7d8cc2 100644
--- a/Packages/com.unity.cloud.gltfast/Editor/Scripts/MaterialsVariantsComponentInspector.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.unity.cloud.gltfast/Editor/Scripts/MaterialsVariantsComponentInspector.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ class MaterialsVariantsComponentInspector : UnityEditor.Editor
 
         public override VisualElement CreateInspectorGUI()
         {
+            var control = (target as MaterialsVariantsComponent)?.Control;
             if (m_VariantNames == null)
             {
-                var control = (target as MaterialsVariantsComponent)?.Control;
                 if (control != null)
                 {
                     var count = control.MaterialsVariantsCount;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public override VisualElement CreateInspectorGUI()
             else
             {
                 m_Dropdown.choices = m_VariantNames;
-                m_Dropdown.index = 0;
+                m_Dropdown.index = control != null ? control.CurrentVariantIndex + 1: 0;
                 m_Dropdown.RegisterValueChangedCallback(OnMaterialsVariantChanged);
                 myInspector.Add(m_Dropdown);
             }
diff --git a/Packages/com.unity.cloud.gltfast/Runtime/Scripts/MaterialsVariants/MaterialsVariantsControl.cs b/Packages/com.unity.cloud.gltfast/Runtime/Scripts/MaterialsVariants/MaterialsVariantsControl.cs
index 49c0f8563..cd88b2681 100644
--- a/Packages/com.unity.cloud.gltfast/Runtime/Scripts/MaterialsVariants/MaterialsVariantsControl.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.unity.cloud.gltfast/Runtime/Scripts/MaterialsVariants/MaterialsVariantsControl.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class MaterialsVariantsControl : IMaterialsVariantsProvider
         IMaterialProvider m_MaterialProvider;
         IReadOnlyCollection<IMaterialsVariantsSlotInstance> m_Slots;
 
-        int m_CurrentVariantIndex;
+        public int CurrentVariantIndex { get; private set; } = -1;
 
         internal MaterialsVariantsControl(IMaterialProvider materialProvider, IReadOnlyCollection<IMaterialsVariantsSlotInstance> slots)
         {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public async Task ApplyMaterialsVariantAsync(int variantIndex, CancellationToken
             }
 
             await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
-            m_CurrentVariantIndex = variantIndex;
+            CurrentVariantIndex = variantIndex;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc cref="IMaterialProvider.MaterialsVariantsCount"/>