diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/root.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/root.py
index 3a283a6a65..2276e0623f 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/root.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/root.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
-import ifcopenshell.util.element
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import bpy
     import ifcopenshell
@@ -58,31 +56,12 @@ def copy_class(
             geometry.change_object_data(obj, data, is_global=True)
             geometry.rename_object(data, geometry.get_representation_name(ifc.get_entity(data)))
         # Only assign styles if element doesn't get them from material
-        if not _has_material_styles(ifc, new):
+        if not root.has_material_styles(new):
             root.assign_body_styles(new, obj)
     collector.assign(obj)
     return new
 
 
-def _has_material_styles(ifc: type[tool.Ifc], element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> bool:
-    """Check if element has styles defined through its material.
-
-    Returns True if any constituent material has a style representation,
-    which means styles should NOT be applied directly to the geometry.
-    """
-    materials = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_materials(element)
-
-    if not materials:
-        return False
-
-    # Check if any of the constituent materials have styles
-    for material in materials:
-        if hasattr(material, "HasRepresentation") and material.HasRepresentation:
-            return True
-
-    return False
-
-
 def assign_class(
     ifc: type[tool.Ifc],
     collector: type[tool.Collector],
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/tool.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/tool.py
index e6a60c9deb..342860fab2 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/tool.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/tool.py
@@ -863,6 +863,7 @@ class Root:
     def get_default_container(cls): pass
     def get_element_representation(cls, element, context): pass
     def get_element_type(cls, element): pass
+    def has_material_styles(cls, element): pass
     def get_object_name(cls, obj): pass
     def get_object_representation(cls, obj): pass
     def get_representation_context(cls, representation): pass
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/root.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/root.py
index 8880a168fe..517a2f999b 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/root.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/root.py
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ class Root(bonsai.core.tool.Root):
         new.obj = obj
         new.name = opening_type
 
+    @classmethod
+    def has_material_styles(cls, element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> bool:
+        """Return True if any constituent material of element has a style representation."""
+        materials = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_materials(element)
+        return any(getattr(m, "HasRepresentation", None) for m in materials)
+
     @classmethod
     def assign_body_styles(cls, element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance, obj: bpy.types.Object) -> None:
         # Should this even be here? Should it be in the geometry tool?
diff --git a/src/bonsai/test/core/test_root.py b/src/bonsai/test/core/test_root.py
index 121236803d..4fcafe6947 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/test/core/test_root.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/test/core/test_root.py
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ class TestCopyClass:
         collector.assign("obj").should_be_called()
         subject.copy_class(ifc, collector, geometry, root, obj="obj")
 
-    # def test_copy_with_new_geometry_copied_from_the_old(self, ifc, collector, geometry, root):
-    def test_AAAAAAAAAAAA(self, ifc, collector, geometry, root):
+    def test_copy_with_new_geometry_copied_from_the_old(self, ifc, collector, geometry, root):
         ifc.get_entity("obj").should_be_called().will_return("original_element")
         root.is_element_a("original_element", "IfcRelSpaceBoundary").should_be_called().will_return(False)
         root.get_object_representation("obj").should_be_called().will_return("representation")
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ class TestCopyClass:
         ifc.get_entity("data").should_be_called().will_return("new_representation")
         geometry.get_representation_name("new_representation").should_be_called().will_return("name")
         geometry.rename_object("data", "name").should_be_called()
+        root.has_material_styles("element").should_be_called().will_return(False)
         root.assign_body_styles("element", "obj").should_be_called()
         collector.assign("obj").should_be_called()
         subject.copy_class(ifc, collector, geometry, root, obj="obj")