diff --git a/source/blender/io/ply/exporter/ply_export_load_plydata.cc b/source/blender/io/ply/exporter/ply_export_load_plydata.cc
index e68ae191243..650839d62d4 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/ply/exporter/ply_export_load_plydata.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/ply/exporter/ply_export_load_plydata.cc
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ void load_plydata(PlyData &plyData, Depsgraph *depsgraph, const PLYExportParams
       for (int vertex_index : ply_to_vertex) {
         float3 normal = vert_normals[vertex_index];
         mul_m3_v3(world_and_axes_normal_transform, normal);
+        normalize_v3(normal);
         plyData.vertex_normals.append(normal);
       }
     }