diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexBuffer.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexBuffer.java
index 5c41c046b..3d02805f2 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexBuffer.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexBuffer.java
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ package com.jme3.scene.mesh;
 
 import com.jme3.util.BufferUtils;
 import java.nio.Buffer;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.IntBuffer;
+import java.nio.ShortBuffer;
 
 /**
  * <code>IndexBuffer</code> is an abstraction for integer index buffers,
@@ -44,6 +47,18 @@ import java.nio.Buffer;
  */
 public abstract class IndexBuffer {
     
+    public static IndexBuffer wrapIndexBuffer(Buffer buf) {
+        if (buf instanceof ByteBuffer) {
+            return new IndexByteBuffer((ByteBuffer) buf);
+        } else if (buf instanceof ShortBuffer) {
+            return new IndexShortBuffer((ShortBuffer) buf);
+        } else if (buf instanceof IntBuffer) {
+            return new IndexIntBuffer((IntBuffer) buf);
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Index buffer type unsupported: "+ buf.getClass());
+        }
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Creates an index buffer that can contain the given amount
      * of vertices.
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexByteBuffer.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexByteBuffer.java
index fd3bec410..c35d73b37 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexByteBuffer.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexByteBuffer.java
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ public class IndexByteBuffer extends IndexBuffer {
     private ByteBuffer buf;
 
     public IndexByteBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer) {
-        this.buf = buffer;
+        buf = buffer;
+        buf.rewind();
     }
     
     @Override
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexIntBuffer.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexIntBuffer.java
index 336930191..f479c9795 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexIntBuffer.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexIntBuffer.java
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ public class IndexIntBuffer extends IndexBuffer {
     private IntBuffer buf;
 
     public IndexIntBuffer(IntBuffer buffer) {
-        this.buf = buffer;
+        buf = buffer;
+        buf.rewind();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexShortBuffer.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexShortBuffer.java
index 5017e6fb4..0b07ac76a 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexShortBuffer.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/mesh/IndexShortBuffer.java
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ public class IndexShortBuffer extends IndexBuffer {
     private ShortBuffer buf;
 
     public IndexShortBuffer(ShortBuffer buffer) {
-        this.buf = buffer;
+        buf = buffer;
+        buf.rewind();
     }
 
     @Override