diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Mesh.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Mesh.java
index c1d214afa..6c587f2f2 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Mesh.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Mesh.java
@@ -1153,6 +1153,9 @@ public class Mesh implements Savable, Cloneable {
             setBuffer(newVb);
         }
         
+        // Copy max weights per vertex as well
+        setMaxNumWeights(other.getMaxNumWeights());
+        
         // The data has been copied over, update informations
         updateCounts();
         updateBound();