diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
index 4741c5d134..18583c357e 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
@@ -1069,10 +1069,14 @@ class IfcImporter:
 
     def create_materials(self):
         for material in self.file.by_type("IfcMaterial"):
-            blender_material = bpy.data.materials.new(material.Name)
-            self.link_element(material, blender_material)
-            self.material_creator.materials[material.id()] = blender_material
-            blender_material.use_fake_user = True
+            self.create_material(material)
+
+    def create_material(self, material):
+        blender_material = bpy.data.materials.new(material.Name)
+        self.link_element(material, blender_material)
+        self.material_creator.materials[material.id()] = blender_material
+        blender_material.use_fake_user = True
+        return blender_material
 
     def create_styles(self):
         parsed_styles = set()
@@ -1088,11 +1092,13 @@ class IfcImporter:
         for style in self.file.by_type("IfcSurfaceStyle"):
             if style.id() in parsed_styles:
                 continue
+            self.create_style(style)
+
+    def create_style(self, style, blender_material=None):
+        if not blender_material:
             name = style.Name or str(style.id())
             blender_material = bpy.data.materials.new(name)
-            self.create_style(style, blender_material)
 
-    def create_style(self, style, blender_material):
         old_definition_id = blender_material.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id
         if not old_definition_id:
             self.link_element(style, blender_material)
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py
index 15401996ae..b30a8bdc74 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py
@@ -346,9 +346,37 @@ class AppendLibraryElement(bpy.types.Operator):
         ifc_importer = import_ifc.IfcImporter(ifc_import_settings)
         ifc_importer.file = self.file
         ifc_importer.type_collection = type_collection
+        self.import_type_materials(element, ifc_importer)
+        self.import_type_styles(element, ifc_importer)
         ifc_importer.create_type_product(element)
         ifc_importer.place_objects_in_spatial_tree()
 
+    def import_type_materials(self, element, ifc_importer):
+        for rel in element.HasAssociations:
+            if not rel.is_a("IfcRelAssociatesMaterial"):
+                continue
+            for material in [e for e in self.file.traverse(rel) if e.is_a("IfcMaterial")]:
+                if IfcStore.get_element(material.id()):
+                    continue
+                blender_material = ifc_importer.create_material(material)
+                self.import_material_styles(blender_material, material, ifc_importer)
+
+    def import_type_styles(self, element, ifc_importer):
+        for representation_map in element.RepresentationMaps or []:
+            for element in self.file.traverse(representation_map):
+                if not element.is_a("IfcRepresentationItem") or not element.StyledByItem:
+                    continue
+                for element2 in self.file.traverse(element.StyledByItem[0]):
+                    if element2.is_a("IfcSurfaceStyle") and not IfcStore.get_element(element2.id()):
+                        ifc_importer.create_style(element2)
+
+    def import_material_styles(self, blender_material, material, ifc_importer):
+        if not material.HasRepresentation:
+            return
+        for element in self.file.traverse(material.HasRepresentation[0]):
+            if element.is_a("IfcSurfaceStyle") and not IfcStore.get_element(element.id()):
+                ifc_importer.create_style(element, blender_material)
+
 
 class EnableEditingHeader(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_idname = "bim.enable_editing_header"
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/element.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/element.py
index f245f9b4e8..1dfeac623b 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/element.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/element.py
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ def get_material(element, should_skip_usage=False):
                 return relationship.RelatingMaterial
     relating_type = get_type(element)
     if hasattr(relating_type, "HasAssociations") and relating_type.HasAssociations:
-        for relationship in relating_type.HasAssociations:
-            if relationship.is_a("IfcRelAssociatesMaterial"):
-                return relationship.RelatingMaterial
+        return get_material(relating_type, should_skip_usage)
 
 
 def get_container(element):