diff --git a/modules/fbx/data/fbx_mesh_data.cpp b/modules/fbx/data/fbx_mesh_data.cpp
index 2afc69dcf5c..1c4c9957e2a 100644
--- a/modules/fbx/data/fbx_mesh_data.cpp
+++ b/modules/fbx/data/fbx_mesh_data.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ struct SurfaceData {
 	Array morphs;
 };
 
-MeshInstance *FBXMeshData::create_fbx_mesh(const ImportState &state, const FBXDocParser::MeshGeometry *mesh_geometry, const FBXDocParser::Model *model) {
+MeshInstance *FBXMeshData::create_fbx_mesh(const ImportState &state, const FBXDocParser::MeshGeometry *mesh_geometry, const FBXDocParser::Model *model, bool use_compression) {
 
 	// todo: make this just use a uint64_t FBX ID this is a copy of our original materials unfortunately.
 	const std::vector<const FBXDocParser::Material *> &material_lookup = model->GetMaterials();
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ MeshInstance *FBXMeshData::create_fbx_mesh(const ImportState &state, const FBXDo
 		mesh->add_surface_from_arrays(
 				Mesh::PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLES,
 				surface->surface_tool->commit_to_arrays(),
-				surface->morphs);
+				surface->morphs,
+				use_compression ? Mesh::ARRAY_COMPRESS_DEFAULT : 0);
 
 		if (surface->material.is_valid()) {
 			mesh->surface_set_name(in_mesh_surface_id, surface->material->get_name());
diff --git a/modules/fbx/data/fbx_mesh_data.h b/modules/fbx/data/fbx_mesh_data.h
index 8fd98ef9cbb..41bc27ee929 100644
--- a/modules/fbx/data/fbx_mesh_data.h
+++ b/modules/fbx/data/fbx_mesh_data.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct FBXMeshData : Reference {
 	// translate fbx mesh data from document context to FBX Mesh Geometry Context
 	bool valid_weight_indexes = false;
 
-	MeshInstance *create_fbx_mesh(const ImportState &state, const FBXDocParser::MeshGeometry *mesh_geometry, const FBXDocParser::Model *model);
+	MeshInstance *create_fbx_mesh(const ImportState &state, const FBXDocParser::MeshGeometry *mesh_geometry, const FBXDocParser::Model *model, bool use_compression);
 
 	void gen_weight_info(Ref<SurfaceTool> st, int vertex_id) const;
 
diff --git a/modules/fbx/editor_scene_importer_fbx.cpp b/modules/fbx/editor_scene_importer_fbx.cpp
index 9093facc90f..378f9a0d849 100644
--- a/modules/fbx/editor_scene_importer_fbx.cpp
+++ b/modules/fbx/editor_scene_importer_fbx.cpp
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ Spatial *EditorSceneImporterFBX::_generate_scene(
 						}
 
 						// mesh node, mesh id
-						mesh_node = mesh_data_precached->create_fbx_mesh(state, mesh_geometry, fbx_node->fbx_model);
+						mesh_node = mesh_data_precached->create_fbx_mesh(state, mesh_geometry, fbx_node->fbx_model, (p_flags & IMPORT_USE_COMPRESSION) != 0);
 						if (!state.MeshNodes.has(mesh_id)) {
 							state.MeshNodes.insert(mesh_id, fbx_node);
 						}