diff --git a/examples/js/loaders/GLTFLoader.js b/examples/js/loaders/GLTFLoader.js
index a684abef50f9da471c5ee6dd3018fe8cfb28c320..2d01a28c0ba0b11ae795f02df07ec03a331ca2c7 100644
--- a/examples/js/loaders/GLTFLoader.js
+++ b/examples/js/loaders/GLTFLoader.js
@@ -3136,6 +3136,23 @@ THREE.GLTFLoader = ( function () {
 
 					}
 
+					// if weights are provided on the node, override weights on the mesh.
+					if ( nodeDef.weights !== undefined ) {
+
+						node.traverse( function ( o ) {
+
+							if ( ! o.isMesh ) return;
+
+							for ( var i = 0, il = nodeDef.weights.length; i < il; i ++ ) {
+
+								o.morphTargetInfluences[ i ] = nodeDef.weights[ i ];
+
+							}
+
+						} );
+
+					}
+
 					resolve( node );
 
 				} );