diff --git a/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Importer.cpp b/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Importer.cpp
index 8442c4958..dca6fcb2d 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Importer.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Importer.cpp
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ void glTF2Importer::ImportMeshes(glTF2::Asset &r) {
                 std::fill(aim->mAnimMeshes, aim->mAnimMeshes + aim->mNumAnimMeshes, nullptr);
                 for (size_t i = 0; i < targets.size(); i++) {
                     bool needPositions = targets[i].position.size() > 0;
-                    bool needNormals = targets[i].normal.size() > 0;
-                    bool needTangents = targets[i].tangent.size() > 0;
+                    bool needNormals = (targets[i].normal.size() > 0) && aim->HasNormals();
+                    bool needTangents = (targets[i].tangent.size() > 0) && aim->HasTangentsAndBitangents();
                     // GLTF morph does not support colors and texCoords
                     aim->mAnimMeshes[i] = aiCreateAnimMesh(aim,
                             needPositions, needNormals, needTangents, false, false);
@@ -536,35 +536,47 @@ void glTF2Importer::ImportMeshes(glTF2::Asset &r) {
                     Mesh::Primitive::Target &target = targets[i];
 
                     if (needPositions) {
-                        aiVector3D *positionDiff = nullptr;
-                        target.position[0]->ExtractData(positionDiff);
-                        for (unsigned int vertexId = 0; vertexId < aim->mNumVertices; vertexId++) {
-                            aiAnimMesh.mVertices[vertexId] += positionDiff[vertexId];
+                        if (target.position[0]->count != aim->mNumVertices) {
+                            ASSIMP_LOG_WARN_F("Positions of target ", i, " in mesh \"", mesh.name, "\" does not match the vertex count");
+                        } else {
+                            aiVector3D *positionDiff = nullptr;
+                            target.position[0]->ExtractData(positionDiff);
+                            for (unsigned int vertexId = 0; vertexId < aim->mNumVertices; vertexId++) {
+                                aiAnimMesh.mVertices[vertexId] += positionDiff[vertexId];
+                            }
+                            delete[] positionDiff;
                         }
-                        delete[] positionDiff;
                     }
                     if (needNormals) {
-                        aiVector3D *normalDiff = nullptr;
-                        target.normal[0]->ExtractData(normalDiff);
-                        for (unsigned int vertexId = 0; vertexId < aim->mNumVertices; vertexId++) {
-                            aiAnimMesh.mNormals[vertexId] += normalDiff[vertexId];
+                        if (target.normal[0]->count != aim->mNumVertices) {
+                            ASSIMP_LOG_WARN_F("Normals of target ", i, " in mesh \"", mesh.name, "\" does not match the vertex count");
+                        } else {
+                            aiVector3D *normalDiff = nullptr;
+                            target.normal[0]->ExtractData(normalDiff);
+                            for (unsigned int vertexId = 0; vertexId < aim->mNumVertices; vertexId++) {
+                                aiAnimMesh.mNormals[vertexId] += normalDiff[vertexId];
+                            }
+                            delete[] normalDiff;
                         }
-                        delete[] normalDiff;
                     }
                     if (needTangents) {
-                        Tangent *tangent = nullptr;
-                        attr.tangent[0]->ExtractData(tangent);
+                        if (target.tangent[0]->count != aim->mNumVertices) {
+                            ASSIMP_LOG_WARN_F("Tangents of target ", i, " in mesh \"", mesh.name, "\" does not match the vertex count");
+                        } else {
+                            Tangent *tangent = nullptr;
+                            attr.tangent[0]->ExtractData(tangent);
 
-                        aiVector3D *tangentDiff = nullptr;
-                        target.tangent[0]->ExtractData(tangentDiff);
+                            aiVector3D *tangentDiff = nullptr;
+                            target.tangent[0]->ExtractData(tangentDiff);
 
-                        for (unsigned int vertexId = 0; vertexId < aim->mNumVertices; ++vertexId) {
-                            tangent[vertexId].xyz += tangentDiff[vertexId];
-                            aiAnimMesh.mTangents[vertexId] = tangent[vertexId].xyz;
-                            aiAnimMesh.mBitangents[vertexId] = (aiAnimMesh.mNormals[vertexId] ^ tangent[vertexId].xyz) * tangent[vertexId].w;
+                            for (unsigned int vertexId = 0; vertexId < aim->mNumVertices; ++vertexId) {
+                                tangent[vertexId].xyz += tangentDiff[vertexId];
+                                aiAnimMesh.mTangents[vertexId] = tangent[vertexId].xyz;
+                                aiAnimMesh.mBitangents[vertexId] = (aiAnimMesh.mNormals[vertexId] ^ tangent[vertexId].xyz) * tangent[vertexId].w;
+                            }
+                            delete[] tangent;
+                            delete[] tangentDiff;
                         }
-                        delete[] tangent;
-                        delete[] tangentDiff;
                     }
                     if (mesh.weights.size() > i) {
                         aiAnimMesh.mWeight = mesh.weights[i];