diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 968a274aee36..f73aa8c78716 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Mapbox welcomes participation and contributions from everyone.
 * Add the ability to display heading calibration alert. ([#1509](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-maps-ios/pull/1509))
 * Add support for sonar-like pulsing animation around 2D puck. ([#1513](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-maps-ios/pull/1513))
 * Support view annotation lookup by an identifier. ([#1512](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-maps-ios/pull/1512))
+* Apply mercator scale to 3D puck also when its `modelScale` is not specified. ([#1523](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-maps-ios/pull/1523))
 
 ## 10.7.0 - July 28, 2022
 
diff --git a/Sources/MapboxMaps/Location/Puck/Puck3D.swift b/Sources/MapboxMaps/Location/Puck/Puck3D.swift
index 95ce2ccc1471..f9bca2b75cb8 100644
--- a/Sources/MapboxMaps/Location/Puck/Puck3D.swift
+++ b/Sources/MapboxMaps/Location/Puck/Puck3D.swift
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ internal final class Puck3D: Puck {
     }
 
     private var modelScale: Value<[Double]>? {
-        switch configuration.modelScale {
+        switch configuration.modelScale ?? .constant([1, 1, 1]) {
         case .constant(let scales):
             let maxZoom = 22.0
             let minZoom = 0.5
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ internal final class Puck3D: Puck {
                 }
             )
 
-        default: return configuration.modelScale
+        case .expression: return configuration.modelScale
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/MapboxMapsTests/Location/Puck/Puck3DTests.swift b/Tests/MapboxMapsTests/Location/Puck/Puck3DTests.swift
index 57dc583a1235..da6a440dd286 100644
--- a/Tests/MapboxMapsTests/Location/Puck/Puck3DTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/MapboxMapsTests/Location/Puck/Puck3DTests.swift
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ final class Puck3DTests: XCTestCase {
 
     func testDefaultModelScale() throws {
         let stubbedModelScale = 1.0
-        configuration.modelScale = .constant([stubbedModelScale, stubbedModelScale, stubbedModelScale])
+        configuration.modelScale = .random(.constant([stubbedModelScale, stubbedModelScale, stubbedModelScale]))
 
         recreatePuck()