diff --git a/code/ObjFileParser.cpp b/code/ObjFileParser.cpp
index 3d81ab925..e701ddc62 100644
--- a/code/ObjFileParser.cpp
+++ b/code/ObjFileParser.cpp
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ void ObjFileParser::getFace(aiPrimitiveType type)
 	std::vector<unsigned int> *pNormalID = new std::vector<unsigned int>;
 	bool hasNormal = false;
 
+	const int vSize = m_pModel->m_Vertices.size();
+	const int vtSize = m_pModel->m_TextureCoord.size();
+	const int vnSize = m_pModel->m_Normals.size();
+
 	const bool vt = (!m_pModel->m_TextureCoord.empty());
 	const bool vn = (!m_pModel->m_Normals.empty());
 	int iStep = 0, iPos = 0;
@@ -323,7 +327,11 @@ void ObjFileParser::getFace(aiPrimitiveType type)
 		{
 			//OBJ USES 1 Base ARRAYS!!!!
 			const int iVal = atoi( pPtr );
+
+			// increment iStep position based off of the sign and # of digits
 			int tmp = iVal;
+			if (iVal < 0)
+			    ++iStep;
 			while ( ( tmp = tmp / 10 )!=0 )
 				++iStep;
 
@@ -348,6 +356,27 @@ void ObjFileParser::getFace(aiPrimitiveType type)
 					reportErrorTokenInFace();
 				}
 			}
+			else if ( iVal < 0 )
+			{
+				// Store relatively index
+				if ( 0 == iPos )
+				{
+					pIndices->push_back( vSize + iVal );
+				}
+				else if ( 1 == iPos )
+				{
+					pTexID->push_back( vtSize + iVal );
+				}
+				else if ( 2 == iPos )
+				{
+					pNormalID->push_back( vnSize + iVal );
+					hasNormal = true;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					reportErrorTokenInFace();
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		pPtr += iStep;
 	}