diff --git a/code/glTFExporter.cpp b/code/glTFExporter.cpp
index 695fda76e..aeb5069aa 100644
--- a/code/glTFExporter.cpp
+++ b/code/glTFExporter.cpp
@@ -185,8 +185,11 @@ inline Ref<Accessor> ExportData(Asset& a, std::string& meshName, Ref<Buffer>& bu
     unsigned int bytesPerComp = ComponentTypeSize(compType);
 
     size_t offset = buffer->byteLength;
+    // make sure offset is correctly byte-aligned, as required by spec
+    size_t padding = offset % bytesPerComp;
+    offset += padding;
     size_t length = count * numCompsOut * bytesPerComp;
-    buffer->Grow(length);
+    buffer->Grow(length + padding);
 
     // bufferView
     Ref<BufferView> bv = a.bufferViews.Create(a.FindUniqueID(meshName, "view"));