diff --git a/pxr/imaging/hdSt/materialXShaderGen.cpp b/pxr/imaging/hdSt/materialXShaderGen.cpp
index 588ff323df..d8ca981f36 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/hdSt/materialXShaderGen.cpp
+++ b/pxr/imaging/hdSt/materialXShaderGen.cpp
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@ HdStMaterialXShaderGen::_EmitMxSurfaceShader(
                 emitLine(finalOutputReturn + outputValue, mxStage);
             }
         }
+
+        // Emit color overrides (mainly for selection highlighting)
+        emitLine("mxOut = ApplyColorOverrides(mxOut)", mxStage);
     }
     emitLine("return mxOut", mxStage);