diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Light/PBRLighting.frag b/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Light/PBRLighting.frag
index 4eaa6a88f5..b551f5a67b 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Light/PBRLighting.frag
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Light/PBRLighting.frag
@@ -134,10 +134,12 @@ void main(){
         vec4 albedo = Color;
     #endif
 
+    //ao in r channel, roughness in green channel, metallic in blue channel!
+    vec3 aoRoughnessMetallicValue = vec3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
     #ifdef USE_PACKED_MR
-        vec2 rm = texture2D(m_MetallicRoughnessMap, newTexCoord).gb;
-        float Roughness = rm.x * max(m_Roughness, 1e-4);
-        float Metallic = rm.y * max(m_Metallic, 0.0);
+        aoRoughnessMetallicValue = texture2D(m_MetallicRoughnessMap, newTexCoord).rgb;
+        float Roughness = aoRoughnessMetallicValue.g * max(m_Roughness, 1e-4);
+        float Metallic = aoRoughnessMetallicValue.b * max(m_Metallic, 0.0);
     #else
         #ifdef ROUGHNESSMAP
             float Roughness = texture2D(m_RoughnessMap, newTexCoord).r * max(m_Roughness, 1e-4);
@@ -224,6 +226,9 @@ void main(){
        specularColor.rgb *= lightMapColor;
     #endif
 
+    #if defined(AO_PACKED_IN_MR_MAP) && defined(USE_PACKED_MR)
+       ao = aoRoughnessMetallicValue.rrr;
+    #endif
 
     float ndotv = max( dot( normal, viewDir ),0.0);
     for( int i = 0;i < NB_LIGHTS; i+=3){
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Light/PBRLighting.j3md b/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Light/PBRLighting.j3md
index 7f0e970018..7d131ac92c 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Light/PBRLighting.j3md
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/resources/Common/MatDefs/Light/PBRLighting.j3md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ MaterialDef PBR Lighting {
         Boolean SeparateTexCoord
         // the light map is a gray scale ao map, on ly the r channel will be read.
         Boolean LightMapAsAOMap
-
+        Boolean AoPackedInMRMap
         //shadows
         Int FilterMode
         Boolean HardwareShadows
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ MaterialDef PBR Lighting {
             NORMAL_TYPE: NormalType
             VERTEX_COLOR : UseVertexColor
             AO_MAP: LightMapAsAOMap
+            AO_PACKED_IN_MR_MAP : AoPackedInMRMap
             NUM_MORPH_TARGETS: NumberOfMorphTargets
             NUM_TARGETS_BUFFERS: NumberOfTargetsBuffers
             HORIZON_FADE: HorizonFade