diff --git a/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml
index b09b4a7d68de3..1a8576e00d88b 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ bevy_render = { path = "../bevy_render", version = "0.5.0" }
 bevy_transform = { path = "../bevy_transform", version = "0.5.0" }
 bevy_math = { path = "../bevy_math", version = "0.5.0" }
 bevy_scene = { path = "../bevy_scene", version = "0.5.0" }
+bevy_log = { path = "../bevy_log", version = "0.5.0" }
 
 # other
 gltf = { version = "0.15.2", default-features = false, features = ["utils", "names", "KHR_materials_unlit"] }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
index 5021eff00cac2..653763e39d806 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ async fn load_gltf<'a, 'b>(
                 .map(|v| VertexAttributeValues::Float2(v.into_f32().collect()))
             {
                 mesh.set_attribute(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_0, vertex_attribute);
+            } else {
+                let len = mesh.count_vertices();
+                let uvs = vec![[0.0, 0.0]; len];
+                bevy_log::debug!("missing `TEXCOORD_0` vertex attribute, loading zeroed out UVs");
+                mesh.set_attribute(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_UV_0, uvs);
             }
 
             if let Some(vertex_attribute) = reader