diff --git a/Sources/arm/Context.hx b/Sources/arm/Context.hx
index 5770c7fa..2072c9bf 100644
--- a/Sources/arm/Context.hx
+++ b/Sources/arm/Context.hx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import arm.util.UVUtil;
 import arm.util.RenderUtil;
 import arm.util.ParticleUtil;
 import arm.ui.UITrait;
+import arm.ui.UINodes;
 import arm.node.MaterialParser;
 import arm.Tool;
 import arm.Project;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ class Context {
 		MaterialParser.parsePaintMaterial();
 		UITrait.inst.hwnd1.redraws = 2;
 		UITrait.inst.headerHandle.redraws = 2;
+		UINodes.inst.hwnd.redraws = 2;
 
 		var decal = tool == ToolDecal || tool == ToolText;
 		if (decal) {
diff --git a/Sources/arm/Project.hx b/Sources/arm/Project.hx
index e92f6421..e1122400 100644
--- a/Sources/arm/Project.hx
+++ b/Sources/arm/Project.hx
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@ class Project {
 					if (ui.isHovered) ui.tooltip("Load per-object transforms from .fbx");
 				}
 
+				if (path.toLowerCase().endsWith(".fbx") || path.toLowerCase().endsWith(".blend")) {
+					UITrait.inst.parseVCols = ui.check(Id.handle({selected: UITrait.inst.parseVCols}), "Parse Vertex Colors");
+					if (ui.isHovered) ui.tooltip("Import vertex color data");
+				}
+
 				ui.row([0.5, 0.5]);
 				if (ui.button("Cancel")) {
 					UIBox.show = false;
diff --git a/Sources/arm/io/ImportMesh.hx b/Sources/arm/io/ImportMesh.hx
index 67f8cb4f..420a6280 100644
--- a/Sources/arm/io/ImportMesh.hx
+++ b/Sources/arm/io/ImportMesh.hx
@@ -97,11 +97,10 @@ class ImportMesh {
 			if (mesh.texa != null) raw.vertex_arrays.push({ values: mesh.texa, attrib: "tex" });
 		}
 		else {
-			if (mesh.texa == null) {
-				equirectUnwrap(mesh);
-			}
 			raw = rawMesh(mesh);
+			if (mesh.texa == null) equirectUnwrap(mesh);
 			raw.vertex_arrays.push({ values: mesh.texa, attrib: "tex" });
+			if (mesh.cola != null) raw.vertex_arrays.push({ values: mesh.cola, attrib: "col" });
 		}
 
 		new MeshData(raw, function(md: MeshData) {
diff --git a/Sources/arm/node/MakePaint.hx b/Sources/arm/node/MakePaint.hx
index 36b6dd39..087f592d 100644
--- a/Sources/arm/node/MakePaint.hx
+++ b/Sources/arm/node/MakePaint.hx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class MakePaint {
 		con_paint.data.color_writes_green = [true, true, true, true];
 		con_paint.data.color_writes_blue = [true, true, true, true];
 		con_paint.data.color_writes_alpha = [true, true, true, true];
+		con_paint.allow_vcols = Context.paintObject.data.geom.cols != null;
 
 		var vert = con_paint.make_vert();
 		var frag = con_paint.make_frag();
diff --git a/Sources/arm/node/Material.hx b/Sources/arm/node/Material.hx
index 627e4289..e563987f 100644
--- a/Sources/arm/node/Material.hx
+++ b/Sources/arm/node/Material.hx
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ class Material {
 			vert.add_out("vec4 wvpposition");
 			vert.write_end('wvpposition = gl_Position;');
 		}
+		if (con.is_elem('col')) {
+			vert.add_out('vec3 vcolor');
+			vert.write_attrib('vcolor = col.rgb;');
+		}
 	}
 
 	static function parse_output(node: TNode): TShaderOut {
@@ -378,9 +382,13 @@ class Material {
 
 		if (node.type == "ATTRIBUTE") {
 			if (socket == node.outputs[0]) { // Color
-				curshader.context.add_elem("col", "short4norm"); // Vcols only for now
-				// return "vcolor";
-				return "vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)";
+				if (curshader.context.allow_vcols) {
+					curshader.context.add_elem("col", "short4norm"); // Vcols only for now
+				}
+				else {
+					curshader.write_attrib("vec3 vcolor = vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);");
+				}
+				return "vcolor";
 			}
 			else { // Vector
 				curshader.context.add_elem("tex", "short2norm"); // UVMaps only for now
diff --git a/Sources/arm/node/MaterialShader.hx b/Sources/arm/node/MaterialShader.hx
index 1358b93f..4b236716 100644
--- a/Sources/arm/node/MaterialShader.hx
+++ b/Sources/arm/node/MaterialShader.hx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class MaterialShaderContext {
 	public var tesc:MaterialShader;
 	public var tese:MaterialShader;
 	public var data:TShaderContext;
+	public var allow_vcols = false;
 	var material:TMaterial;
 	var constants:Array<TShaderConstant>;
 	var tunits:Array<TTextureUnit>;
diff --git a/Sources/arm/ui/TabMaterials.hx b/Sources/arm/ui/TabMaterials.hx
index b85a85be..943f730e 100644
--- a/Sources/arm/ui/TabMaterials.hx
+++ b/Sources/arm/ui/TabMaterials.hx
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ class TabMaterials {
 
 	static function updateMaterial() {
 		UITrait.inst.headerHandle.redraws = 2;
+		UINodes.inst.hwnd.redraws = 2;
 		MaterialParser.parsePaintMaterial();
 		RenderUtil.makeMaterialPreview();
 		var decal = Context.tool == ToolDecal || Context.tool == ToolText;
diff --git a/Sources/arm/ui/UITrait.hx b/Sources/arm/ui/UITrait.hx
index 52e20af3..5b7fed1e 100644
--- a/Sources/arm/ui/UITrait.hx
+++ b/Sources/arm/ui/UITrait.hx
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class UITrait {
 	public var isSubsSpace = 0;
 	public var splitBy = SplitObject;
 	public var parseTransform = false;
+	public var parseVCols = false;
 	public var hwnd = Id.handle();
 	public var hwnd1 = Id.handle();
 	public var hwnd2 = Id.handle();