diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/TangentBinormalGenerator.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/TangentBinormalGenerator.java
index 5e85378ff..ac6b05a8c 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/TangentBinormalGenerator.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/TangentBinormalGenerator.java
@@ -226,23 +226,7 @@ public class TangentBinormalGenerator {
         processTriangleData(mesh, vertices, approxTangents,splitMirrored);
 
         //if the mesh has a bind pose, we need to generate the bind pose for the tangent buffer
-        if (mesh.getBuffer(Type.BindPosePosition) != null) {
-            
-            VertexBuffer tangents = mesh.getBuffer(Type.Tangent);
-            if (tangents != null) {
-                VertexBuffer bindTangents = new VertexBuffer(Type.BindPoseTangent);
-                bindTangents.setupData(Usage.CpuOnly,
-                        4,
-                        Format.Float,
-                        BufferUtils.clone(tangents.getData()));
-                
-                if (mesh.getBuffer(Type.BindPoseTangent) != null) {
-                    mesh.clearBuffer(Type.BindPoseTangent);
-                }
-                mesh.setBuffer(bindTangents);
-                tangents.setUsage(Usage.Stream);
-            }
-        }
+        TangentUtils.generateBindPoseTangentsIfNecessary(mesh);
     }
     
     public static void generate(Mesh mesh, boolean approxTangents) {
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/TangentUtils.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/TangentUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae227896a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/TangentUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package com.jme3.util;
+
+import com.jme3.scene.*;
+
+/**
+ * Created by Nehon on 03/10/2016.
+ */
+public class TangentUtils {
+
+    public static void generateBindPoseTangentsIfNecessary(Mesh mesh){
+        if (mesh.getBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.BindPosePosition) != null) {
+
+            VertexBuffer tangents = mesh.getBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Tangent);
+            if (tangents != null) {
+                VertexBuffer bindTangents = new VertexBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.BindPoseTangent);
+                bindTangents.setupData(VertexBuffer.Usage.CpuOnly,
+                        4,
+                        VertexBuffer.Format.Float,
+                        BufferUtils.clone(tangents.getData()));
+
+                if (mesh.getBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.BindPoseTangent) != null) {
+                    mesh.clearBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.BindPoseTangent);
+                }
+                mesh.setBuffer(bindTangents);
+                tangents.setUsage(VertexBuffer.Usage.Stream);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/mikktspace/MikktspaceTangentGenerator.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/mikktspace/MikktspaceTangentGenerator.java
index af20b842b..f6815c159 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/mikktspace/MikktspaceTangentGenerator.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/util/mikktspace/MikktspaceTangentGenerator.java
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ package com.jme3.util.mikktspace;
 
 import com.jme3.math.FastMath;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
-import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
-import com.jme3.scene.Node;
-import com.jme3.scene.Spatial;
+import com.jme3.scene.*;
+import com.jme3.util.*;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public class MikktspaceTangentGenerator {
             if(!genTangSpaceDefault(context)){
                 Logger.getLogger(MikktspaceTangentGenerator.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Failed to generate tangents for geometry " + g.getName());
             }
+            TangentUtils.generateBindPoseTangentsIfNecessary(g.getMesh());
         }
     }