diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 6adde6a3d..56efee21a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ##### Fixes :wrench:
 
 - Fixed a crash that could occur when using `SampleHeightMostDetailed` on a `Cesium3DTileset` with a raster overlay.
+- `CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay` now references `CesiumCartographicPolygon` instances using `TSoftObjectPtr`, which allows, for example, a raster overlay in the persistent level to use a polygon in a sub-level.
 
 ### v2.10.0 - 2024-11-01
 
diff --git a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.cpp b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.cpp
index 66a465a45..3f8a7ba6d 100644
--- a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.cpp
+++ b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Private/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ UCesiumPolygonRasterOverlay::CreateOverlay(
   std::vector<CartographicPolygon> polygons;
   polygons.reserve(this->Polygons.Num());
 
-  for (ACesiumCartographicPolygon* pPolygon : this->Polygons) {
+  for (auto& pPolygon : this->Polygons) {
     if (!pPolygon) {
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.h b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.h
index abf154bb8..728ecc231 100644
--- a/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.h
+++ b/Source/CesiumRuntime/Public/CesiumPolygonRasterOverlay.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class CESIUMRUNTIME_API UCesiumPolygonRasterOverlay
    * The polygons to rasterize for this overlay.
    */
   UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Cesium")
-  TArray<ACesiumCartographicPolygon*> Polygons;
+  TArray<TSoftObjectPtr<ACesiumCartographicPolygon>> Polygons;
 
   /**
    * Whether to invert the selection specified by the polygons.