diff --git a/mala/common/parameters.py b/mala/common/parameters.py
index 1d2ba9d9..1900649c 100644
--- a/mala/common/parameters.py
+++ b/mala/common/parameters.py
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.bispectrum_twojmax = 10
         self.bispectrum_cutoff = 4.67637
         self.bispectrum_switchflag = 1
+        self.bispectrum_element_weights = None
 
         # Everything pertaining to the atomic density.
         # Seperate cutoff given here because bispectrum descriptors and
@@ -473,6 +474,30 @@ def bispectrum_switchflag(self, value):
         if _int_value > 0:
             self._snap_switchflag = 1
 
+    @property
+    def bispectrum_element_weights(self):
+        """
+        Element species weights for the bispectrum calculation.
+
+        They are provided as an ordered list, and will be assigned to the
+        elements alphabetically, i.e., the first entry will go to the element
+        coming first in the alphabet and so on. Weights are always relative, so
+        the list will be rescaled such that the largest value is 1 and all
+        the other ones are scaled accordingly.
+        """
+        return self._bispectrum_element_weights
+
+    @bispectrum_element_weights.setter
+    def bispectrum_element_weights(self, value):
+        if not isinstance(value, list) and value is not None:
+            raise ValueError("Bispectrum element weights must be list.")
+        if value is not None:
+            if np.max(value) != 1.0:
+                max = np.max(value)
+                for element in range(len(value)):
+                    value[element] /= max
+        self._bispectrum_element_weights = value
+
     def _update_mpi(self, new_mpi):
         self._configuration["mpi"] = new_mpi
 
diff --git a/mala/descriptors/bispectrum.py b/mala/descriptors/bispectrum.py
index 2dceabf9..3ecc478c 100755
--- a/mala/descriptors/bispectrum.py
+++ b/mala/descriptors/bispectrum.py
@@ -153,6 +153,18 @@ def __calculate_lammps(self, outdir, **kwargs):
         nz = self.grid_dimensions[2]
 
         # Create LAMMPS instance.
+        if (
+            len(set(self._atoms.numbers)) > 1
+            and self.parameters.bispectrum_element_weights is None
+        ):
+            self.parameters.bispectrum_element_weights = [1] * len(
+                set(self._atoms.numbers)
+            )
+            printout(
+                "Multielement system selected without providing elemental "
+                "weights. Set weights to: ",
+                self.parameters.bispectrum_element_weights,
+            )
         lammps_dict = {
             "twojmax": self.parameters.bispectrum_twojmax,
             "rcutfac": self.parameters.bispectrum_cutoff,