diff --git a/scene/3d/sprite_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/sprite_3d.cpp
index 3cc9b1e6e88..62616f4220f 100644
--- a/scene/3d/sprite_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/sprite_3d.cpp
@@ -386,11 +386,11 @@ SpriteBase3D::SpriteBase3D() {
 
 	// create basic mesh and store format information
 	for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-		mesh_normals.write()[i] = Vector3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+		mesh_normals.write()[i] = Vector3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
 		mesh_tangents.write()[i * 4 + 0] = 0.0;
 		mesh_tangents.write()[i * 4 + 1] = 0.0;
-		mesh_tangents.write()[i * 4 + 2] = 0.0;
-		mesh_tangents.write()[i * 4 + 3] = 0.0;
+		mesh_tangents.write()[i * 4 + 2] = 1.0;
+		mesh_tangents.write()[i * 4 + 3] = 1.0;
 		mesh_colors.write()[i] = Color(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
 		mesh_uvs.write()[i] = Vector2(0.0, 0.0);
 		mesh_vertices.write()[i] = Vector3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);