diff --git a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/MeshUtility/MeshExtensions.cs b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/MeshUtility/MeshExtensions.cs
index f4a37a4bb..22cc35a7b 100644
--- a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/MeshUtility/MeshExtensions.cs
+++ b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/MeshUtility/MeshExtensions.cs
@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ namespace UniGLTF.MeshUtility
             return dst;
         }
 
-        public static void ApplyRotationAndScale(this Mesh src, Matrix4x4 m)
+        public static void ApplyRotationAndScale(this Mesh src, Matrix4x4 m, bool removeTranslation = true)
         {
-            m.SetColumn(3, new Vector4(0, 0, 0, 1)); // remove translation
+            if (removeTranslation)
+            {
+                m.SetColumn(3, new Vector4(0, 0, 0, 1)); // remove translation
+            }
             src.ApplyMatrix(m);
         }
 
diff --git a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/MeshUtility/MeshFreezer.cs b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/MeshUtility/MeshFreezer.cs
index fcd185a04..f16c8bed2 100644
--- a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/MeshUtility/MeshFreezer.cs
+++ b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/MeshUtility/MeshFreezer.cs
@@ -147,9 +147,13 @@ namespace UniGLTF.MeshUtility
             if (!hasBoneWeight)
             {
                 // Before bake, bind no weight bones
-                //Debug.LogFormat("no weight: {0}", srcMesh.name);
 
                 srcMesh = srcMesh.Copy(true);
+                var rootBone = src.rootBone ?? src.transform;
+                srcMesh.ApplyRotationAndScale(rootBone.localToWorldMatrix, false);
+
+                Debug.LogFormat($"apply: {src.transform} {rootBone}");
+
                 var bw = new BoneWeight
                 {
                     boneIndex0 = 0,
@@ -162,8 +166,8 @@ namespace UniGLTF.MeshUtility
                     weight3 = 0.0f,
                 };
                 srcMesh.boneWeights = Enumerable.Range(0, srcMesh.vertexCount).Select(x => bw).ToArray();
-                src.rootBone = src.transform;
-                src.bones = new[] { src.transform };
+                src.rootBone = rootBone;
+                src.bones = new[] { rootBone };
                 src.sharedMesh = srcMesh;
             }