diff --git a/source/blender/collada/AnimationExporter.cpp b/source/blender/collada/AnimationExporter.cpp
index a4ff987d9ea..4c07b8c8b03 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/AnimationExporter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/AnimationExporter.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void AnimationExporter::exportAnimations(Scene *sce)
 					transformName = extract_transform_name( fcu->rna_path );
 					
 					if ((!strcmp(transformName, "specular_hardness"))||(!strcmp(transformName, "specular_color"))
-						||(!strcmp(transformName, "diffuse"))) 
+						||(!strcmp(transformName, "diffuse_color"))) 
 						dae_animation(ob ,fcu, transformName, true, ma );
 					fcu = fcu->next;
 				}
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp b/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp
index 3e56b3fb57e..dad10d91117 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.cpp
@@ -934,6 +934,12 @@ void AnimationImporter::translate_Animations_NEW ( COLLADAFW::Node * node ,
 					const COLLADAFW::UniqueId& listid =  cot->getColor().getAnimationList();
 					Assign_color_animations( listid, AnimCurves , "specular_color" );
 				}
+				
+				if((animType->material & MATERIAL_DIFF_COLOR) != 0){
+					const COLLADAFW::ColorOrTexture *cot = &(efc->getDiffuse());
+					const COLLADAFW::UniqueId& listid =  cot->getColor().getAnimationList();
+					Assign_color_animations( listid, AnimCurves , "diffuse_color" );
+				}
 			}
 		}	
 	}
@@ -1002,6 +1008,7 @@ AnimationImporter::AnimMix* AnimationImporter::get_animation_type ( const COLLAD
 			COLLADAFW::EffectCommon *efc = commonEffects[0];
 			types->material =  setAnimType(&(efc->getShininess()),(types->material), MATERIAL_SHININESS);
 			types->material =  setAnimType(&(efc->getSpecular().getColor()),(types->material), MATERIAL_SPEC_COLOR);
+			types->material =  setAnimType(&(efc->getDiffuse().getColor()),(types->material), MATERIAL_DIFF_COLOR);
 		
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.h b/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.h
index a274d0ebb01..642d218dd41 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.h
+++ b/source/blender/collada/AnimationImporter.h
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ private:
 	enum matAnim
 	{
 		MATERIAL_SHININESS = 2,
-		MATERIAL_SPEC_COLOR = 4
+		MATERIAL_SPEC_COLOR = 4,
+		MATERIAL_DIFF_COLOR = 1 << 3
 	};
 	
 	enum AnimationType