diff --git a/code/LWOAnimation.cpp b/code/LWOAnimation.cpp
index 9e2079cc0..cf88588d3 100644
--- a/code/LWOAnimation.cpp
+++ b/code/LWOAnimation.cpp
@@ -567,10 +567,15 @@ void AnimResolver::ExtractAnimChannel(aiNodeAnim** out, unsigned int flags /*= 0
 		anim->mRotationKeys = new aiQuatKey[ anim->mNumRotationKeys = keys.size() ];
 		
 		// convert heading, pitch, bank to quaternion
+		// mValue.x=Heading=Rot(Y), mValue.y=Pitch=Rot(X), mValue.z=Bank=Rot(Z)
+		// Lightwave's rotation order is ZXY
+		aiVector3D X(1.0,0.0,0.0);
+		aiVector3D Y(0.0,1.0,0.0);
+		aiVector3D Z(0.0,0.0,1.0);
 		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < anim->mNumRotationKeys; ++i) {
 			aiQuatKey& qk = anim->mRotationKeys[i];
 			qk.mTime  = keys[i].mTime;
-			qk.mValue = aiQuaternion( -keys[i].mValue.x ,-keys[i].mValue.z ,-keys[i].mValue.y );
+			qk.mValue = aiQuaternion(Y,keys[i].mValue.x)*aiQuaternion(X,keys[i].mValue.y)*aiQuaternion(Z,keys[i].mValue.z);
 		}
 	}