diff --git a/packages/engine/src/scene/components/UVOL1Component.ts b/packages/engine/src/scene/components/UVOL1Component.ts
index f257e6472c..d1bf6fed00 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/scene/components/UVOL1Component.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/scene/components/UVOL1Component.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { EngineState } from '../../ecs/classes/EngineState'
 import {
   defineComponent,
   getMutableComponent,
+  getOptionalMutableComponent,
   hasComponent,
   removeComponent,
   setComponent,
@@ -160,9 +161,11 @@ function UVOL1Reactor() {
     if (volumetric.useLoadingEffect.value) {
       setComponent(entity, UVOLDissolveComponent)
     }
-    const shadow = getMutableComponent(entity, ShadowComponent)
-    shadow.cast.set(true)
-    shadow.receive.set(true)
+    const shadow = getOptionalMutableComponent(entity, ShadowComponent)
+    if (shadow) {
+      shadow.cast.set(true)
+      shadow.receive.set(true)
+    }
 
     video.src = component.manifestPath.value.replace('.manifest', '.mp4')
     video.load()
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/scene/components/UVOL2Component.ts b/packages/engine/src/scene/components/UVOL2Component.ts
index 123fba4168..6bd74768ba 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/scene/components/UVOL2Component.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/scene/components/UVOL2Component.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import { EngineState } from '../../ecs/classes/EngineState'
 import {
   defineComponent,
   getMutableComponent,
+  getOptionalMutableComponent,
   removeComponent,
   setComponent,
   useComponent
@@ -401,12 +402,12 @@ transformed.z += mix(keyframeA.z, keyframeB.z, mixRatio);
 
     manifest.current = calculatePriority(component.data.get({ noproxy: true }))
     component.data.set(manifest.current)
-    const shadow = getMutableComponent(entity, ShadowComponent)
-    if (manifest.current.type === UVOL_TYPE.UNIFORM_SOLVE_WITH_COMPRESSED_TEXTURE) {
+    const shadow = getOptionalMutableComponent(entity, ShadowComponent)
+    if (manifest.current.type === UVOL_TYPE.UNIFORM_SOLVE_WITH_COMPRESSED_TEXTURE && shadow) {
       // TODO: Cast shadows properly with uniform solve
       shadow.cast.set(false)
       shadow.receive.set(false)
-    } else {
+    } else if (shadow) {
       shadow.cast.set(true)
       shadow.receive.set(true)
     }
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/scene/components/VolumetricComponent.ts b/packages/engine/src/scene/components/VolumetricComponent.ts
index 5c0cfd483c..bf3b8e2936 100755
--- a/packages/engine/src/scene/components/VolumetricComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/scene/components/VolumetricComponent.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import { useEntityContext } from '../../ecs/functions/EntityFunctions'
 import { EngineRenderer } from '../../renderer/WebGLRendererSystem'
 import { PlayMode } from '../constants/PlayMode'
 import { AudioNodeGroups, MediaElementComponent, createAudioNodeGroup, getNextTrack } from './MediaComponent'
+import { ShadowComponent } from './ShadowComponent'
 import { UVOL1Component } from './UVOL1Component'
 import { UVOL2Component } from './UVOL2Component'
 
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ export function VolumetricReactor() {
     setComponent(entity, MediaElementComponent, {
       element: document.createElement('video') as HTMLMediaElement
     })
+    setComponent(entity, ShadowComponent)
     const videoElement = getMutableComponent(entity, MediaElementComponent)
     const element = videoElement.element.value as HTMLVideoElement
     element.playsInline = true