diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
index 0916316ec1..ec4777933a 100755
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
@@ -1550,7 +1550,6 @@ bool GLTFSerializer::buildGeometry(HFMModel& hfmModel, const hifi::VariantHash&
                     typedef QPair<int, float> WeightedIndex;
                     hifi::VariantHash blendshapeMappings = mapping.value("bs").toHash();
                     QMultiHash<QString, WeightedIndex> blendshapeIndices;
-
                     for (int i = 0;; ++i) {
                         auto blendshapeName = QString(BLENDSHAPE_NAMES[i]);
                         if (blendshapeName.isEmpty()) {
@@ -1561,7 +1560,7 @@ bool GLTFSerializer::buildGeometry(HFMModel& hfmModel, const hifi::VariantHash&
                             // Use blendshape from mapping.
                             foreach(const QVariant& mapping, mappings) {
                                 auto blendshapeMapping = mapping.toList();
-                                blendshapeIndices.insert(blendshapeMapping.at(0).toString(), 
+                                blendshapeIndices.insert(blendshapeMapping.at(0).toString(),
                                     WeightedIndex(i, blendshapeMapping.at(1).toFloat()));
                             }
                         } else {
@@ -1572,6 +1571,19 @@ bool GLTFSerializer::buildGeometry(HFMModel& hfmModel, const hifi::VariantHash&
                         }
                     }
 
+                    // Augment list of blendshapes from synonyms in model.
+                    QMap<QString, QPair<QString, float>>::const_iterator synonym = BLENDSHAPE_SYNONYMS_MAP.constBegin();
+                    while (synonym != BLENDSHAPE_SYNONYMS_MAP.constEnd()) {
+                        if (_file.meshes[node.mesh].extras.targetNames.contains(synonym.key())) {
+                            auto blendshape = BLENDSHAPE_LOOKUP_MAP.find(synonym.value().first);
+                            if (blendshape != BLENDSHAPE_LOOKUP_MAP.end()) {
+                                blendshapeIndices.insert(synonym.key(),
+                                    WeightedIndex(blendshape.value(), synonym.value().second));
+                            }
+                        }
+                        ++synonym;
+                    }
+
                     // Create blendshapes.
                     if (!blendshapeIndices.isEmpty()) {
                         mesh.blendshapes.resize((int)Blendshapes::BlendshapeCount);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/BlendshapeConstants.h b/libraries/shared/src/BlendshapeConstants.h
index c254e33910..47e887cf57 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/BlendshapeConstants.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/BlendshapeConstants.h
@@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ enum class Blendshapes : int {
 // * LipsUpperOpen (not in ARKit)
 // * LipsLowerOpen (not in ARKit)
 
+const QMap<QString, QPair<QString, float>> BLENDSHAPE_SYNONYMS_MAP {
+    // ReadyPlayerMe
+    {"browDownLeft", {"BrowsD_L", 0.5f}},
+    {"browDownRight", {"BrowsD_R", 0.5f}},
+    {"browInnerUp", {"BrowsU_C", 0.3f}},
+    {"browOuterUpLeft", {"BrowsU_L", 0.3f}},
+    {"browOuterUpRight", {"BrowsU_R", 0.3f}},
+    {"eyeBlinkLeft", {"EyeBlink_L", 1.0f}},
+    {"eyeBlinkRight", {"EyeBlink_R", 1.0f}},
+    {"eyeWideLeft", {"EyeOpen_L", 1.0f}},
+    {"eyeWideRight", {"EyeOpen_R", 1.0f}},
+    {"mouthLeft", {"MouthSmile_L", 0.6f}},
+    {"mouthOpen", {"JawOpen", 1.0f}},
+    {"mouthRight", {"MouthSmile_R", 0.6f}},
+    {"mouthShrugLower", {"LipsUpperClose", 0.1f}},
+    {"viseme_O", {"LipsFunnel", 0.5f}}
+};
+
 struct BlendshapeOffsetPacked {
     glm::uvec4 packedPosNorTan;
 };