diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CGLTFMeshFileLoader.cpp b/source/Irrlicht/CGLTFMeshFileLoader.cpp
index 6b1397d9..14e08165 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CGLTFMeshFileLoader.cpp
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CGLTFMeshFileLoader.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #include "CGLTFMeshFileLoader.h"
+#include "CMeshBuffer.h"
 #include "coreutil.h"
 #include "IAnimatedMesh.h"
 #include "IReadFile.h"
+#include "irrTypes.h"
 #include "path.h"
+#include "S3DVertex.h"
 #include "SAnimatedMesh.h"
+#include "SMesh.h"
 
 namespace irr
 {
@@ -28,9 +32,22 @@ IAnimatedMesh* CGLTFMeshFileLoader::createMesh(io::IReadFile* file)
 	}
 
 	// sorry Bjarne
-	SAnimatedMesh* mesh { new SAnimatedMesh {} };
+	SMeshBuffer* meshbuf { new SMeshBuffer {} };
 
-	return mesh;
+	const video::S3DVertex* vertices { new video::S3DVertex[3] {
+		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, {}, 0.0f, 0.0f},
+		{1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, {}, 0.0f, 0.0f},
+		{1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, {}, 0.0f, 0.0f} } };
+	const u16* indices { new u16[3] {} };
+	meshbuf->append(vertices, 3, indices, 3);
+
+	SMesh* mesh { new SMesh {} };
+	mesh->addMeshBuffer(meshbuf);
+
+	SAnimatedMesh* animatedMesh { new SAnimatedMesh {} };
+	animatedMesh->addMesh(mesh);
+
+	return animatedMesh;
 }
 
 } // namespace irr
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/tests/testCGLTFMeshFileLoader.cpp b/source/Irrlicht/tests/testCGLTFMeshFileLoader.cpp
index 7dacf2f4..ca357bf8 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/tests/testCGLTFMeshFileLoader.cpp
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/tests/testCGLTFMeshFileLoader.cpp
@@ -7,22 +7,30 @@
 TEST_CASE("load empty gltf file") {
 	irr::IrrlichtDevice* device { irr::createDevice(irr::video::EDT_NULL) };
 	irr::scene::ISceneManager* smgr { device->getSceneManager() };
-
 	irr::io::InMemoryFile filebuf {"test.gltf", ""};
-
 	auto* mesh { smgr->getMesh(&filebuf) };
+
 	CHECK(mesh == nullptr);
 
 	device->drop();
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("load minimal triangle") {
+TEST_CASE("minimal triangle has correct vertices") {
 	irr::IrrlichtDevice* device { irr::createDevice(irr::video::EDT_NULL) };
 	irr::scene::ISceneManager* smgr { device->getSceneManager() };
-
 	auto* mesh { smgr->getMesh(
 		"source/Irrlicht/tests/assets/minimal_triangle.gltf", "") };
+
 	REQUIRE(mesh != nullptr);
+	REQUIRE(mesh->getMeshBufferCount() == 1);
+	auto* meshbuf { mesh->getMeshBuffer(0) };
+	REQUIRE(meshbuf->getVertexCount() == 3);
+	irr::video::S3DVertex* vertices {
+		reinterpret_cast<irr::video::S3DVertex*>(
+			meshbuf->getVertices()) };
+	CHECK(vertices[0].Pos == irr::core::vector3df {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f});
+	CHECK(vertices[1].Pos == irr::core::vector3df {1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f});
+	CHECK(vertices[2].Pos == irr::core::vector3df {1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f});
 
 	device->drop();
 }