diff --git a/Core/IO/importer/BaseImporter.hh b/Core/IO/importer/BaseImporter.hh
index 428ea8ca..119f60de 100644
--- a/Core/IO/importer/BaseImporter.hh
+++ b/Core/IO/importer/BaseImporter.hh
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ public:
   typedef std::vector<VertexHandle> VHandles;
   virtual FaceHandle add_face(const VHandles& _indices) = 0;
 
+  // add texture coordinates per face, _vh references the first texcoord
+  virtual void add_face_texcoords( FaceHandle _fh, VertexHandle _vh, const std::vector<Vec2f>& _face_texcoords) = 0;
+
   // set vertex normal
   virtual void set_normal(VertexHandle _vh, const Vec3f& _normal) = 0;
 
@@ -89,6 +92,9 @@ public:
   // set vertex texture coordinate
   virtual void set_texcoord(VertexHandle _vh, const Vec2f& _texcoord) = 0;
 
+  // set vertex texture coordinate
+  virtual void set_texcoord(HalfedgeHandle _heh, const Vec2f& _texcoord) = 0;
+
   // set face normal
   virtual void set_normal(FaceHandle _fh, const Vec3f& _normal) = 0;
 
diff --git a/Core/IO/importer/ImporterT.hh b/Core/IO/importer/ImporterT.hh
index 54cb918a..092df671 100644
--- a/Core/IO/importer/ImporterT.hh
+++ b/Core/IO/importer/ImporterT.hh
@@ -121,6 +121,24 @@ public:
   }
 
 
+  virtual void add_face_texcoords( FaceHandle _fh, VertexHandle _vh, const std::vector<Vec2f>& _face_texcoords)
+  {
+    // get first halfedge handle
+    HalfedgeHandle cur_heh   = mesh_.halfedge_handle(_fh);
+    HalfedgeHandle end_heh   = mesh_.prev_halfedge_handle(cur_heh);
+    
+    // find start heh
+    while( mesh_.to_vertex_handle(cur_heh) != _vh && cur_heh != end_heh ) 
+      cur_heh = mesh_.next_halfedge_handle( cur_heh);
+
+    for(unsigned int i=0; i<_face_texcoords.size(); ++i)
+    {
+      set_texcoord( cur_heh, _face_texcoords[i]);
+      cur_heh = mesh_.next_halfedge_handle( cur_heh);
+    }
+  }
+
+
   // vertex attributes
 
   virtual void set_normal(VertexHandle _vh, const Vec3f& _normal)
@@ -148,6 +166,12 @@ public:
     mesh_.set_texcoord2D(_vh, vector_cast<TexCoord2D>(_texcoord));
   }
 
+  virtual void set_texcoord(HalfedgeHandle _heh, const Vec2f& _texcoord)
+  {
+    if (mesh_.has_halfedge_texcoords2D())
+      mesh_.set_texcoord2D(_heh, vector_cast<TexCoord2D>(_texcoord));
+  }
+
 
   // face attributes
 
diff --git a/Core/IO/reader/OBJReader.cc b/Core/IO/reader/OBJReader.cc
index cba3a153..d33d6fda 100644
--- a/Core/IO/reader/OBJReader.cc
+++ b/Core/IO/reader/OBJReader.cc
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ read(std::fstream& _in, BaseImporter& _bi, Options& _opt)
   std::vector<Vec3f>     normals;
   std::vector<Vec2f>     texcoords;
 
+  std::vector<Vec2f>     face_texcoords;
+
   std::map<std::string,Material> materials;
   std::string            matname;
 
@@ -343,6 +345,7 @@ read(std::fstream& _in, BaseImporter& _bi, Options& _opt)
       int value;
 
       vhandles.clear();
+      face_texcoords.clear();
 
       // read full line after detecting a face
       std::string faceLine;
@@ -419,6 +422,7 @@ read(std::fstream& _in, BaseImporter& _bi, Options& _opt)
               assert(!vhandles.empty());
               assert((unsigned int)(value-1) < texcoords.size());
               _bi.set_texcoord(vhandles.back(), texcoords[value-1]);
+	      face_texcoords.push_back( texcoords[value-1] );
               break;
 
             case 2: // normal
@@ -446,6 +450,9 @@ read(std::fstream& _in, BaseImporter& _bi, Options& _opt)
       size_t n_faces = _bi.n_faces();
       FaceHandle fh = _bi.add_face(vhandles);
 
+      if( !vhandles.empty() )
+	_bi.add_face_texcoords( fh, vhandles[0], face_texcoords );
+
       if ( !matname.empty() && materials_[matname].has_Kd() )
       {
         std::vector<FaceHandle> newfaces;