diff --git a/src/render/mod.rs b/src/render/mod.rs
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+//! Render plugin
+
+use bevy::{
+    asset::load_internal_asset,
+    prelude::{AddAsset, App, Assets, Handle, HandleUntyped, Plugin, Shader},
+    reflect::{prelude::*, TypeUuid},
+    render::render_resource::{AsBindGroup, ShaderRef},
+    sprite::{Material2d, Material2dPlugin},
+};
+
+/// Handle to the custom shader with a unique random ID
+pub const SHAPE_MATERIAL_SHADER_HANDLE: HandleUntyped =
+    HandleUntyped::weak_from_u64(Shader::TYPE_UUID, 3_191_283_017_262_752_456);
+
+/// Plugin that provides a custom material for rendering [`Shape`]s
+pub struct ShapeMaterialPlugin;
+
+impl Plugin for ShapeMaterialPlugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        load_internal_asset!(
+            app,
+            SHAPE_MATERIAL_SHADER_HANDLE,
+            "shape_material.wgsl",
+            Shader::from_wgsl
+        );
+
+        app.add_plugins(Material2dPlugin::<ShapeMaterial>::default())
+            .register_asset_reflect::<ShapeMaterial>();
+
+        app.world
+            .resource_mut::<Assets<ShapeMaterial>>()
+            .set_untracked(Handle::<ShapeMaterial>::default(), ShapeMaterial::default());
+    }
+}
+
+impl Material2d for ShapeMaterial {
+    fn fragment_shader() -> ShaderRef {
+        SHAPE_MATERIAL_SHADER_HANDLE.typed().into()
+    }
+}
+
+/// A simple `Material2d` that renders with vertex colors.
+#[derive(Default, AsBindGroup, Reflect, FromReflect, Debug, Clone, TypeUuid)]
+#[reflect(Default, Debug)]
+#[uuid = "ab2e068e-0cca-4941-a114-524af2c431bb"]
+pub struct ShapeMaterial {}