diff --git a/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpAppNode.cpp b/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpAppNode.cpp
index b39ca2fd7..15cec1e9b 100644
--- a/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpAppNode.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpAppNode.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ MatrixF AssimpAppNode::getTransform(F32 time)
       // no parent (ie. root level) => scale by global shape <unit>
       mLastTransform.identity();
       mLastTransform.scale(ColladaUtils::getOptions().unit * ColladaUtils::getOptions().formatScaleFactor);
-      ColladaUtils::convertTransform(mLastTransform);
+      if (!isBounds())
+      {
+         MatrixF axisFix = ColladaUtils::getOptions().axisCorrectionMat;
+         mLastTransform.mulL(axisFix);
+      }
    }
 
    // If this node is animated in the active sequence, fetch the animated transform
diff --git a/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpShapeLoader.cpp b/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpShapeLoader.cpp
index 33c42f537..88fcc68dd 100644
--- a/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpShapeLoader.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpShapeLoader.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,81 @@ void AssimpShapeLoader::getRootAxisTransform()
    meta->Get("CoordAxis", coordAxis);
    meta->Get("CoordAxisSign", coordSign);
 
-   ColladaUtils::getOptions().upAxis = (domUpAxisType)upAxis;
+   switch (upAxis)
+   {
+      case 0: ColladaUtils::getOptions().upAxis = UPAXISTYPE_X_UP; break;
+      case 1: ColladaUtils::getOptions().upAxis = UPAXISTYPE_Y_UP; break;
+      case 2: ColladaUtils::getOptions().upAxis = UPAXISTYPE_Z_UP; break;
+      default: ColladaUtils::getOptions().upAxis = UPAXISTYPE_Y_UP; break;
+   }
+
+   MatrixF rot(true);
+
+   // ===== Y-UP SOURCE =====
+   if (upAxis == 1)
+   {
+      if (frontAxis == 2)
+      {
+         // Y-up, Z-forward  → Z-up, Y-forward
+         // Rotate 180° Y, then 90° X
+         rot(0, 0) = -1.0f;
+         rot(1, 1) = 0.0f;  rot(2, 1) = 1.0f;
+         rot(1, 2) = 1.0f;  rot(2, 2) = 0.0f;
+      }
+      else if (frontAxis == 0)
+      {
+         // Y-up, X-forward → Z-up, Y-forward
+         // Rotate -90° around Z then 90° around X
+         rot(0, 0) = 0.0f;   rot(0, 1) = -1.0f;
+         rot(1, 0) = 1.0f;   rot(1, 1) = 0.0f;
+         rot(2, 2) = 1.0f;
+      }
+   }
+
+   // ===== Z-UP SOURCE =====
+   if (upAxis == 2)
+   {
+      if (frontAxis == 1)
+      {
+         // Already Z-up, Y-forward → no change
+      }
+      else if (frontAxis == 0)
+      {
+         // Z-up, X-forward → rotate -90° around Z
+         rot(0, 0) = 0.0f;  rot(0, 1) = -1.0f;
+         rot(1, 0) = 1.0f;  rot(1, 1) = 0.0f;
+      }
+   }
+
+   // ===== X-UP SOURCE =====
+   if (upAxis == 0)
+   {
+      if (frontAxis == 2)
+      {
+         // X-up, Z-forward → Z-up, Y-forward
+         // Rotate -90° around Y then -90° around Z
+         rot(0, 0) = 0.0f;  rot(0, 1) = 0.0f;  rot(0, 2) = -1.0f;
+         rot(1, 0) = 1.0f;  rot(1, 1) = 0.0f;  rot(1, 2) = 0.0f;
+         rot(2, 0) = 0.0f;  rot(2, 1) = -1.0f; rot(2, 2) = 0.0f;
+      }
+   }
+
+   // ===== SIGN FLIP =====
+   if (upSign == -1)
+   {
+      rot(0, 2) = -rot(0, 2);
+      rot(1, 2) = -rot(1, 2);
+      rot(2, 2) = -rot(2, 2);
+   }
+
+   if (frontSign == -1)
+   {
+      rot(0, 1) = -rot(0, 1);
+      rot(1, 1) = -rot(1, 1);
+      rot(2, 1) = -rot(2, 1);
+   }
+
+   ColladaUtils::getOptions().axisCorrectionMat = rot;
 }
 
 void AssimpShapeLoader::processAnimations()
diff --git a/Engine/source/ts/collada/colladaUtils.h b/Engine/source/ts/collada/colladaUtils.h
index 90a8265f5..7d12ed7c1 100644
--- a/Engine/source/ts/collada/colladaUtils.h
+++ b/Engine/source/ts/collada/colladaUtils.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ namespace ColladaUtils
       eAnimTimingType animTiming;         // How to import timing data as frames, seconds or milliseconds
       S32            animFPS;             // FPS value to use if timing is set in frames and the animations does not have an fps set
       F32            formatScaleFactor;   // Scale factor applied to convert the shape format default unit to meters
+      MatrixF        axisCorrectionMat;
 
       ImportOptions()
       {