diff --git a/src/specklepy/objects/other.py b/src/specklepy/objects/other.py
index 4580a41..27712a9 100644
--- a/src/specklepy/objects/other.py
+++ b/src/specklepy/objects/other.py
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ class RenderMaterial(Base, speckle_type=OTHER + "RenderMaterial"):
     emissive: int = -16777216  # black arbg
 
 
+class RenderMaterialProxy(
+    Base,
+    speckle_type="Speckle.Core.Models.Proxies.RenderMaterialProxy",
+):
+    """
+    Used to store render material to object relationships in root collections.
+    """
+
+    objects: list[str]
+    value: RenderMaterial
+
+
 class Transform(
     Base,
     speckle_type=OTHER + "Transform",
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_proxies.py b/tests/unit/test_proxies.py
index e27af8a..08224c5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_proxies.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_proxies.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from specklepy.core.api.models.proxies import ColorProxy, GroupProxy
+from specklepy.objects.other import RenderMaterial, RenderMaterialProxy
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
@@ -16,6 +17,18 @@ def group_proxy():
     return GroupProxy(objects=["app_id_1", "app_id_2"], name="group_proxy_name")
 
 
+@pytest.fixture()
+def material():
+    return RenderMaterial(
+        name="name", opacity=0.3, metalness=0, roughness=0, diffuse=1, emissive=1
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def material_proxy():
+    return RenderMaterialProxy(objects=["app_id_1", "app_id_2"], value=material())
+
+
 def test_create_color_proxy():
     try:
         ColorProxy(objects="", value=2, name="")  # wrong type
@@ -34,3 +47,13 @@ def test_create_group_proxy():
         assert True
     except:
         assert False
+
+
+def test_create_material_proxy():
+    try:
+        RenderMaterialProxy(objects="", name="")  # wrong type
+        assert False
+    except TypeError:
+        assert True
+    except:
+        assert False