diff --git a/engine/src/core-data/Common/MatDefs/Water/Textures/water_normalmap.dds b/engine/src/core-data/Common/MatDefs/Water/Textures/water_normalmap.dds
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13582e148
Binary files /dev/null and b/engine/src/core-data/Common/MatDefs/Water/Textures/water_normalmap.dds differ
diff --git a/engine/src/desktop-fx/com/jme3/water/SimpleWaterProcessor.java b/engine/src/desktop-fx/com/jme3/water/SimpleWaterProcessor.java
index 14e5267d9..5739ac690 100644
--- a/engine/src/desktop-fx/com/jme3/water/SimpleWaterProcessor.java
+++ b/engine/src/desktop-fx/com/jme3/water/SimpleWaterProcessor.java
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public class SimpleWaterProcessor implements SceneProcessor {
     }
 
     protected void loadTextures(AssetManager manager) {
-        normalTexture = (Texture2D) manager.loadTexture("Common/MatDefs/Water/Textures/gradient_map.jpg");
+        normalTexture = (Texture2D) manager.loadTexture("Common/MatDefs/Water/Textures/water_normalmap.dds");
         dudvTexture = (Texture2D) manager.loadTexture("Common/MatDefs/Water/Textures/dudv_map.jpg");
         normalTexture.setWrap(WrapMode.Repeat);
         dudvTexture.setWrap(WrapMode.Repeat);
diff --git a/engine/src/desktop-fx/com/jme3/water/WaterFilter.java b/engine/src/desktop-fx/com/jme3/water/WaterFilter.java
index 677c29cf5..90dd642fb 100644
--- a/engine/src/desktop-fx/com/jme3/water/WaterFilter.java
+++ b/engine/src/desktop-fx/com/jme3/water/WaterFilter.java
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public class WaterFilter extends Filter {
         reflectionProcessor = new ReflectionProcessor(reflectionCam, reflectionPass.getRenderFrameBuffer(), plane);
         reflectionView.addProcessor(reflectionProcessor);
 
-        normalTexture = (Texture2D) manager.loadTexture("Common/MatDefs/Water/Textures/gradient_map.jpg");
+        normalTexture = (Texture2D) manager.loadTexture("Common/MatDefs/Water/Textures/water_normalmap.dds");
         if (foamTexture == null) {
             foamTexture = (Texture2D) manager.loadTexture("Common/MatDefs/Water/Textures/foam.jpg");
         }