diff --git a/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_system.cpp b/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_system.cpp
index 80fbc19d54..2ca7641151 100644
--- a/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_system.cpp
+++ b/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_system.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,14 @@ void RenderSystem::setupRenderSystem()
 
 void RenderSystem::setupResources()
 {
+  auto& rgm = Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton();
+  // todo: need to get from CMake/pkgconfig:  const auto& mediaDir =
+  // Ogre::FileSystemLayer::resolveBundlePath(OGRE_MEDIA_DIR); add default locations
+  //  todo: set in OGREBites but does not exist   rgm.addResourceLocation(mediaDir +
+  //  "/usr/share/OGRE-1.12.13/Media/Main", "FileSystem", Ogre::RGN_INTERNAL);
+  rgm.addResourceLocation(/*mediaDir +*/ "/usr/share/OGRE-1.12.13/Media/RTShaderLib/GLSL", "FileSystem",
+                          Ogre::RGN_INTERNAL);
+
   std::string rviz_path = ros::package::getPath(ROS_PACKAGE_NAME);
   Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().addResourceLocation(
       rviz_path + "/ogre_media", "FileSystem", Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::DEFAULT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME);