diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh
index 9666a4f258..3b0feb5ba1 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 struct TransformObject { 
     mat4 _model;
-    mat4 _modelInverseTranspose;
+    mat4 _modelInverse;
     mat4 _modelView;
     mat4 _modelViewInverseTranspose;
 };
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ struct TransformCamera {
 };
 
 vec4 transform(TransformCamera camera, TransformObject object, vec4 pos) {
+    
     return camera._projection * (object._modelView * pos);
 }
 
-
+vec3 transformDir(TransformCamera camera, TransformObject object, vec3 dir) {
+    return (object._modelViewInverseTranspose * vec4(dir, 0.0)).xyz;
+}
 
 <@if GLPROFILE == PC_GL@>
 uniform transformObjectBuffer {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/model.slv b/libraries/render-utils/src/model.slv
index 7f97e429d9..42fec40e55 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/model.slv
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/model.slv
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ void main(void) {
 
 
 void main(void) {
-    // transform and store the normal for interpolation
-    normal = normalize(gl_ModelViewMatrix * vec4(gl_Normal, 0.0));
     
     // pass along the diffuse color
     gl_FrontColor = gl_Color;
@@ -49,10 +47,12 @@ void main(void) {
     //gl_Position = ftransform();
     //gl_Position = gl_ModelViewProjectionMatrix * gl_Vertex;
     //gl_Position = gl_ProjectionMatrix * gl_ModelViewMatrix * gl_Vertex;
-   //TransformCamera cam = getTransformCamera();
-   /*  TransformObject obj = getTransformObject();
- //   gl_Position = transform(cam, obj, gl_Vertex);
- */
-    vec4 vPos = gl_ModelViewMatrix * gl_Vertex;
-    gl_Position = camera._projection * vPos; 
+    TransformCamera cam = getTransformCamera();
+    TransformObject obj = getTransformObject();
+
+    gl_Position = transform(cam, obj, gl_Vertex);
+    
+    // transform and store the normal for interpolation
+    normal = vec4(normalize(transformDir(cam, obj, gl_Normal)), 0.0);
+
 }