diff --git a/doomsday/sdk/libgui/include/de/graphics/modeldrawable.h b/doomsday/sdk/libgui/include/de/graphics/modeldrawable.h
index 1816d3438e..7bbf9c2b50 100644
--- a/doomsday/sdk/libgui/include/de/graphics/modeldrawable.h
+++ b/doomsday/sdk/libgui/include/de/graphics/modeldrawable.h
@@ -164,6 +164,18 @@ class LIBGUI_PUBLIC ModelDrawable : public AssetGroup
         /// Referenced node or animation was not found in the model. @ingroup errors
         DENG2_ERROR(InvalidError);
 
+        enum Flag
+        {
+            /**
+             * Node transformations always done, even when there are no
+             * animation sequences.
+             */
+            AlwaysTransformNodes = 0x1,
+
+            DefaultFlags = 0
+        };
+        Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(Flags, Flag)
+
     public:
         Animator(Constructor sequenceConstructor = OngoingSequence::make);
         Animator(ModelDrawable const &model,
@@ -173,6 +185,10 @@ class LIBGUI_PUBLIC ModelDrawable : public AssetGroup
 
         void setModel(ModelDrawable const &model);
 
+        void setFlags(Flags const &flags, FlagOp op = SetFlags);
+
+        Flags flags() const;
+
         /**
          * Returns the model with which this animation is being used.
          */
@@ -278,6 +294,9 @@ class LIBGUI_PUBLIC ModelDrawable : public AssetGroup
     /**
      * Rendering pass. When no rendering passes are specified, all the meshes
      * of the model are rendered in one pass with regular alpha blending.
+     *
+     * @todo Use GLState instead of than having individual GL parameters?
+     * The state must be set up to not touch viewport, clipping, etc., though.
      */
     struct LIBGUI_PUBLIC Pass
     {
@@ -559,8 +578,9 @@ class LIBGUI_PUBLIC ModelDrawable : public AssetGroup
     DENG2_PRIVATE(d)
 };
 
-Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(ModelDrawable::Appearance::Flags)
+Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(ModelDrawable::Animator::Flags)
 Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(ModelDrawable::Animator::OngoingSequence::Flags)
+Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(ModelDrawable::Appearance::Flags)
 
 } // namespace de
 
diff --git a/doomsday/sdk/libgui/src/graphics/modeldrawable.cpp b/doomsday/sdk/libgui/src/graphics/modeldrawable.cpp
index 2c5c5d942e..e11a254fe3 100644
--- a/doomsday/sdk/libgui/src/graphics/modeldrawable.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/sdk/libgui/src/graphics/modeldrawable.cpp
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(ModelDrawable)
     void buildNodeLookup(aiNode const &node)
     {
         String const name = node.mName.C_Str();
+        qDebug() << "Node:" << name;
         if(!name.isEmpty())
         {
             nodeNameToPtr.insert(name, &node);
@@ -1053,19 +1054,18 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(ModelDrawable)
     struct AccumData
     {
         Animator const &animator;
-        ddouble time;
-        aiAnimation const *anim;
+        ddouble time = 0.0;
+        aiAnimation const *anim = nullptr;
         QVector<Matrix4f> finalTransforms;
 
         AccumData(Animator const &animator, int boneCount)
             : animator(animator)
-            , time(0)
-            , anim(0)
             , finalTransforms(boneCount)
         {}
 
         aiNodeAnim const *findNodeAnim(aiNode const &node) const
         {
+            if(!anim) return nullptr;
             for(duint i = 0; i < anim->mNumChannels; ++i)
             {
                 aiNodeAnim const *na = anim->mChannels[i];
@@ -1074,18 +1074,19 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(ModelDrawable)
                     return na;
                 }
             }
-            return 0;
+            return nullptr;
         }
     };
 
     void accumulateAnimationTransforms(Animator const &animator,
                                        ddouble time,
-                                       aiAnimation const &animSeq,
+                                       aiAnimation const *animSeq,
                                        aiNode const &rootNode) const
     {
         AccumData data(animator, boneCount());
-        data.anim = &animSeq;
-        data.time = std::fmod(secondsToTicks(time, animSeq), animSeq.mDuration); // wrap animation
+        data.anim = animSeq;
+        // Wrap animation time.
+        data.time = animSeq? std::fmod(secondsToTicks(time, *animSeq), animSeq->mDuration) : time;
 
         accumulateTransforms(rootNode, data);
 
@@ -1101,6 +1102,10 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(ModelDrawable)
     {
         Matrix4f nodeTransform = convertMatrix(node.mTransformation);
 
+        // Additional rotation?
+        Vector4f const axisAngle = data.animator.extraRotationForNode(node.mName.C_Str());
+
+        // Transform according to the animation sequence.
         if(aiNodeAnim const *anim = data.findNodeAnim(node))
         {
             // Interpolate for this point in time.
@@ -1108,15 +1113,23 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(ModelDrawable)
             Matrix4f const scaling     = Matrix4f::scale(interpolateScaling(data.time, *anim));
             Matrix4f       rotation    = convertMatrix(aiMatrix4x4(interpolateRotation(data.time, *anim).GetMatrix()));
 
-            // Check for an additional rotation.
-            Vector4f const axisAngle = data.animator.extraRotationForNode(node.mName.C_Str());
             if(!fequal(axisAngle.w, 0))
             {
+                // Include the custom extra rotation.
                 rotation = Matrix4f::rotate(axisAngle.w, axisAngle) * rotation;
             }
 
             nodeTransform = translation * rotation * scaling;
         }
+        else
+        {
+            // Model does not specify animation information for this node.
+            // Only apply the possible additional rotation.
+            if(!fequal(axisAngle.w, 0))
+            {
+                nodeTransform = Matrix4f::rotate(axisAngle.w, axisAngle) * nodeTransform;
+            }
+        }
 
         Matrix4f globalTransform = parentTransform * nodeTransform;
 
@@ -1198,7 +1211,19 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(ModelDrawable)
 
     void updateMatricesFromAnimation(Animator const *animator) const
     {
-        if(!scene->HasAnimations() || !animator) return;
+        // Cannot do anything without an Animator.
+        if(!animator) return;
+
+        if(!scene->HasAnimations() || !animator->count())
+        {
+            // If requested, run through the bone transformations even when
+            // no animations are active.
+            if(animator->flags().testFlag(Animator::AlwaysTransformNodes))
+            {
+                accumulateAnimationTransforms(*animator, 0, nullptr, *scene->mRootNode);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
 
         // Apply all current animations.
         for(int i = 0; i < animator->count(); ++i)
@@ -1211,7 +1236,7 @@ DENG2_PIMPL(ModelDrawable)
 
             accumulateAnimationTransforms(*animator,
                                           animator->currentTime(i),
-                                          *scene->mAnimations[animSeq.animId],
+                                          scene->mAnimations[animSeq.animId],
                                           *nodeNameToPtr[animSeq.node]);
         }
     }
@@ -1669,6 +1694,7 @@ DENG2_PIMPL_NOREF(ModelDrawable::Animator)
     Constructor constructor;
     ModelDrawable const *model = nullptr;
     QList<OngoingSequence *> anims;
+    Flags flags = DefaultFlags;
 
     Instance(Constructor ctr, ModelDrawable const *mdl = 0)
         : constructor(ctr)
@@ -1768,6 +1794,16 @@ void ModelDrawable::Animator::setModel(ModelDrawable const &model)
     d->setModel(&model);
 }
 
+void ModelDrawable::Animator::setFlags(Flags const &flags, FlagOp op)
+{
+    applyFlagOperation(d->flags, flags, op);
+}
+
+ModelDrawable::Animator::Flags ModelDrawable::Animator::flags() const
+{
+    return d->flags;
+}
+
 ModelDrawable const &ModelDrawable::Animator::model() const
 {
     DENG2_ASSERT(d->model != 0);