diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CAnimatedMeshSceneNode.h b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CAnimatedMeshSceneNode.h
index f2c44f432..6b1db9c3b 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CAnimatedMeshSceneNode.h
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CAnimatedMeshSceneNode.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ namespace scene
 		\return The newly created clone of this node. */
 		virtual ISceneNode* clone(ISceneNode* newParent=0, ISceneManager* newManager=0);
 
-	private:
+	protected:
 
 		//! Get a static mesh for the current frame of this animated mesh
 		IMesh* getMeshForCurrentFrame();
diff --git a/src/graphics/stkanimatedmesh.cpp b/src/graphics/stkanimatedmesh.cpp
index 574bcf358..794c27e19 100644
--- a/src/graphics/stkanimatedmesh.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/stkanimatedmesh.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #include "graphics/stkanimatedmesh.hpp"
+#include <ISceneManager.h>
+#include <IMaterialRenderer.h>
+#include <ISkinnedMesh.h>
 
 using namespace irr;
 
@@ -13,5 +16,48 @@ const core::vector3df& scale) :
 
 void STKAnimatedMesh::render()
 {
-  CAnimatedMeshSceneNode::render();
+	video::IVideoDriver* driver = SceneManager->getVideoDriver();
+
+	bool isTransparentPass =
+		SceneManager->getSceneNodeRenderPass() == scene::ESNRP_TRANSPARENT;
+
+	++PassCount;
+
+	scene::IMesh* m = getMeshForCurrentFrame();
+
+	if (m)
+	{
+		Box = m->getBoundingBox();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+		os::Printer::log("Animated Mesh returned no mesh to render.", Mesh->getDebugName(), ELL_WARNING);
+#endif
+	}
+
+	driver->setTransform(video::ETS_WORLD, AbsoluteTransformation);
+
+
+	// render original meshes
+	for (u32 i = 0; i<m->getMeshBufferCount(); ++i)
+	{
+		video::IMaterialRenderer* rnd = driver->getMaterialRenderer(Materials[i].MaterialType);
+		bool transparent = (rnd && rnd->isTransparent());
+
+		// only render transparent buffer if this is the transparent render pass
+		// and solid only in solid pass
+		if (transparent == isTransparentPass)
+		{
+			scene::IMeshBuffer* mb = m->getMeshBuffer(i);
+			const video::SMaterial& material = ReadOnlyMaterials ? mb->getMaterial() : Materials[i];
+			if (RenderFromIdentity)
+				driver->setTransform(video::ETS_WORLD, core::IdentityMatrix);
+			else if (Mesh->getMeshType() == scene::EAMT_SKINNED)
+				driver->setTransform(video::ETS_WORLD, AbsoluteTransformation * ((scene::SSkinMeshBuffer*)mb)->Transformation);
+			printf("Material type is %d\n", material.MaterialType);
+			driver->setMaterial(material);
+			driver->drawMeshBuffer(mb);
+		}
+	}
 }