diff --git a/examples/js/loaders/OBJLoader.js b/examples/js/loaders/OBJLoader.js
index eb0d51214f5436b9aea30eb7f90619ef28c3b951..e8853951209ad1714660c19e67e6018343008674 100644
--- a/examples/js/loaders/OBJLoader.js
+++ b/examples/js/loaders/OBJLoader.js
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ THREE.OBJLoader = ( function () {
 	// usemap map_name
 	var map_use_pattern = /^usemap /;
 
+	var vA = new THREE.Vector3();
+	var vB = new THREE.Vector3();
+	var vC = new THREE.Vector3();
+
+	var ab = new THREE.Vector3();
+	var cb = new THREE.Vector3();
+
 	function ParserState() {
 
 		var state = {
@@ -55,7 +62,9 @@ THREE.OBJLoader = ( function () {
 						vertices: [],
 						normals: [],
 						colors: [],
-						uvs: []
+						uvs: [],
+						hasNormalIndices: false,
+						hasUVIndices: false
 					},
 					materials: [],
 					smooth: true,
@@ -248,6 +257,27 @@ THREE.OBJLoader = ( function () {
 
 			},
 
+			addFaceNormal: function ( a, b, c ) {
+
+				var src = this.vertices;
+				var dst = this.object.geometry.normals;
+
+				vA.fromArray( src, a );
+				vB.fromArray( src, b );
+				vC.fromArray( src, c );
+
+				cb.subVectors( vC, vB );
+				ab.subVectors( vA, vB );
+				cb.cross( ab );
+
+				cb.normalize();
+
+				dst.push( cb.x, cb.y, cb.z );
+				dst.push( cb.x, cb.y, cb.z );
+				dst.push( cb.x, cb.y, cb.z );
+
+			},
+
 			addColor: function ( a, b, c ) {
 
 				var src = this.colors;
@@ -270,6 +300,16 @@ THREE.OBJLoader = ( function () {
 
 			},
 
+			addDefaultUV: function () {
+
+				var dst = this.object.geometry.uvs;
+
+				dst.push( 0, 0 );
+				dst.push( 0, 0 );
+				dst.push( 0, 0 );
+
+			},
+
 			addUVLine: function ( a ) {
 
 				var src = this.uvs;
@@ -290,26 +330,45 @@ THREE.OBJLoader = ( function () {
 				this.addVertex( ia, ib, ic );
 				this.addColor( ia, ib, ic );
 
+				// normals
+
+				if ( na !== undefined && na !== '' ) {
+
+					var nLen = this.normals.length;
+
+					ia = this.parseNormalIndex( na, nLen );
+					ib = this.parseNormalIndex( nb, nLen );
+					ic = this.parseNormalIndex( nc, nLen );
+
+					this.addNormal( ia, ib, ic );
+
+					this.object.geometry.hasNormalIndices = true;
+
+				} else {
+
+					this.addFaceNormal( ia, ib, ic );
+
+				}
+
+				// uvs
+
 				if ( ua !== undefined && ua !== '' ) {
 
 					var uvLen = this.uvs.length;
+
 					ia = this.parseUVIndex( ua, uvLen );
 					ib = this.parseUVIndex( ub, uvLen );
 					ic = this.parseUVIndex( uc, uvLen );
-					this.addUV( ia, ib, ic );
 
-				}
+					this.addUV( ia, ib, ic );
 
-				if ( na !== undefined && na !== '' ) {
+					this.object.geometry.hasUVIndices = true;
 
-					// Normals are many times the same. If so, skip function call and parseInt.
-					var nLen = this.normals.length;
-					ia = this.parseNormalIndex( na, nLen );
+				} else {
 
-					ib = na === nb ? ia : this.parseNormalIndex( nb, nLen );
-					ic = na === nc ? ia : this.parseNormalIndex( nc, nLen );
+					// add placeholder values (for inconsistent face definitions)
 
-					this.addNormal( ia, ib, ic );
+					this.addDefaultUV();
 
 				}
 
@@ -652,14 +711,10 @@ THREE.OBJLoader = ( function () {
 
 				buffergeometry.setAttribute( 'position', new THREE.Float32BufferAttribute( geometry.vertices, 3 ) );
 
-				if ( geometry.normals.length > 0 ) {
+				if ( geometry.hasNormalIndices === true ) {
 
 					buffergeometry.setAttribute( 'normal', new THREE.Float32BufferAttribute( geometry.normals, 3 ) );
 
-				} else {
-
-					buffergeometry.computeVertexNormals();
-
 				}
 
 				if ( geometry.colors.length > 0 ) {
@@ -669,7 +724,7 @@ THREE.OBJLoader = ( function () {
 
 				}
 
-				if ( geometry.uvs.length > 0 ) {
+				if ( geometry.hasUVIndices === true ) {
 
 					buffergeometry.setAttribute( 'uv', new THREE.Float32BufferAttribute( geometry.uvs, 2 ) );
 
diff --git a/examples/jsm/loaders/OBJLoader.js b/examples/jsm/loaders/OBJLoader.js
index faa6ecc2fa5833bafca18b95ef207b3ac8547a09..2115a0cbc72f76a983c20a79300b34c6e6a9099e 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/loaders/OBJLoader.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/loaders/OBJLoader.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import {
 	Mesh,
 	MeshPhongMaterial,
 	Points,
-	PointsMaterial
+	PointsMaterial,
+	Vector3
 } from "../../../build/three.module.js";
 
 var OBJLoader = ( function () {
@@ -28,6 +29,13 @@ var OBJLoader = ( function () {
 	// usemap map_name
 	var map_use_pattern = /^usemap /;
 
+	var vA = new Vector3();
+	var vB = new Vector3();
+	var vC = new Vector3();
+
+	var ab = new Vector3();
+	var cb = new Vector3();
+
 	function ParserState() {
 
 		var state = {
@@ -70,7 +78,9 @@ var OBJLoader = ( function () {
 						vertices: [],
 						normals: [],
 						colors: [],
-						uvs: []
+						uvs: [],
+						hasNormalIndices: false,
+						hasUVIndices: false
 					},
 					materials: [],
 					smooth: true,
@@ -263,6 +273,27 @@ var OBJLoader = ( function () {
 
 			},
 
+			addFaceNormal: function ( a, b, c ) {
+
+				var src = this.vertices;
+				var dst = this.object.geometry.normals;
+
+				vA.fromArray( src, a );
+				vB.fromArray( src, b );
+				vC.fromArray( src, c );
+
+				cb.subVectors( vC, vB );
+				ab.subVectors( vA, vB );
+				cb.cross( ab );
+
+				cb.normalize();
+
+				dst.push( cb.x, cb.y, cb.z );
+				dst.push( cb.x, cb.y, cb.z );
+				dst.push( cb.x, cb.y, cb.z );
+
+			},
+
 			addColor: function ( a, b, c ) {
 
 				var src = this.colors;
@@ -285,6 +316,16 @@ var OBJLoader = ( function () {
 
 			},
 
+			addDefaultUV: function () {
+
+				var dst = this.object.geometry.uvs;
+
+				dst.push( 0, 0 );
+				dst.push( 0, 0 );
+				dst.push( 0, 0 );
+
+			},
+
 			addUVLine: function ( a ) {
 
 				var src = this.uvs;
@@ -305,26 +346,45 @@ var OBJLoader = ( function () {
 				this.addVertex( ia, ib, ic );
 				this.addColor( ia, ib, ic );
 
+				// normals
+
+				if ( na !== undefined && na !== '' ) {
+
+					var nLen = this.normals.length;
+
+					ia = this.parseNormalIndex( na, nLen );
+					ib = this.parseNormalIndex( nb, nLen );
+					ic = this.parseNormalIndex( nc, nLen );
+
+					this.addNormal( ia, ib, ic );
+
+					this.object.geometry.hasNormalIndices = true;
+
+				} else {
+
+					this.addFaceNormal( ia, ib, ic );
+
+				}
+
+				// uvs
+
 				if ( ua !== undefined && ua !== '' ) {
 
 					var uvLen = this.uvs.length;
+
 					ia = this.parseUVIndex( ua, uvLen );
 					ib = this.parseUVIndex( ub, uvLen );
 					ic = this.parseUVIndex( uc, uvLen );
-					this.addUV( ia, ib, ic );
 
-				}
+					this.addUV( ia, ib, ic );
 
-				if ( na !== undefined && na !== '' ) {
+					this.object.geometry.hasUVIndices = true;
 
-					// Normals are many times the same. If so, skip function call and parseInt.
-					var nLen = this.normals.length;
-					ia = this.parseNormalIndex( na, nLen );
+				} else {
 
-					ib = na === nb ? ia : this.parseNormalIndex( nb, nLen );
-					ic = na === nc ? ia : this.parseNormalIndex( nc, nLen );
+					// add placeholder values (for inconsistent face definitions)
 
-					this.addNormal( ia, ib, ic );
+					this.addDefaultUV();
 
 				}
 
@@ -667,14 +727,10 @@ var OBJLoader = ( function () {
 
 				buffergeometry.setAttribute( 'position', new Float32BufferAttribute( geometry.vertices, 3 ) );
 
-				if ( geometry.normals.length > 0 ) {
+				if ( geometry.hasNormalIndices === true ) {
 
 					buffergeometry.setAttribute( 'normal', new Float32BufferAttribute( geometry.normals, 3 ) );
 
-				} else {
-
-					buffergeometry.computeVertexNormals();
-
 				}
 
 				if ( geometry.colors.length > 0 ) {
@@ -684,7 +740,7 @@ var OBJLoader = ( function () {
 
 				}
 
-				if ( geometry.uvs.length > 0 ) {
+				if ( geometry.hasUVIndices === true ) {
 
 					buffergeometry.setAttribute( 'uv', new Float32BufferAttribute( geometry.uvs, 2 ) );