diff --git a/modules/3d-tiles/src/parsers/helpers/normalize-3d-tile-positions.js b/modules/3d-tiles/src/parsers/helpers/normalize-3d-tile-positions.js
index 464a90c48f..3947ec612b 100644
--- a/modules/3d-tiles/src/parsers/helpers/normalize-3d-tile-positions.js
+++ b/modules/3d-tiles/src/parsers/helpers/normalize-3d-tile-positions.js
@@ -1,24 +1,45 @@
 import {Vector3} from 'math.gl';
+import {GL} from '@loaders.gl/math';
 
-const scratchPosition = new Vector3();
+// Prepare attribute for positions
+export function normalize3DTilePositionAttribute(tile, positions, options) {
+  if (!tile.isQuantized) {
+    return positions;
+  }
+
+  // For quantized posititions, either expand to Float32Array or return custom accessor
+  // https://github.com/AnalyticalGraphicsInc/3d-tiles/blob/master/specification/TileFormats/Instanced3DModel/README.md#quantized-positions
 
-export function normalize3DTilePositionAttribute(tile, positions) {
-  if (tile.isQuantized) {
-    // https://github.com/AnalyticalGraphicsInc/3d-tiles/blob/master/specification/TileFormats/Instanced3DModel/README.md#quantized-positions
-    // POSITION_QUANTIZED * QUANTIZED_VOLUME_SCALE / 65535.0 + QUANTIZED_VOLUME_OFFSET
-    const decodedArray = new Float32Array(tile.pointCount * 3);
-    for (let i = 0; i < tile.pointCount; i++) {
-      scratchPosition
-        .set(positions[i * 3], positions[i * 3 + 1], positions[i * 3 + 2])
-        .multiply(tile.quantizedVolumeScale)
-        .scale(1 / tile.quantizedRange)
-        .add(tile.quantizedVolumeOffset);
+  // Optionally decodes quantized positions on GPU, for simpler renderers that don't accept normalized attributes
+  if (options.decodeQuantizedPositions) {
+    tile.isQuantized = false;
+    return decodeQuantizedPositions(tile, positions);
+  }
+
+  // Default: Use normalized shorts directly, no copying/processing.
+  // NOTE: The "missing" offset/scaling operations are automatically added to modelMatrix if `tile.isQuantized === true`
+  return {
+    type: GL.UNSIGNED_SHORT,
+    value: positions,
+    size: 3,
+    normalized: true
+  };
+}
 
-      scratchPosition.toArray(decodedArray, i * 3);
-    }
+// Pre-scale quantized positions on CPU
+function decodeQuantizedPositions(tile, positions) {
+  const scratchPosition = new Vector3();
+  const decodedArray = new Float32Array(tile.pointCount * 3);
 
-    return decodedArray;
+  for (let i = 0; i < tile.pointCount; i++) {
+    // POSITION = POSITION_QUANTIZED / 65535.0 * QUANTIZED_VOLUME_SCALE + QUANTIZED_VOLUME_OFFSET
+    scratchPosition
+      .set(positions[i * 3], positions[i * 3 + 1], positions[i * 3 + 2])
+      .scale(1 / tile.quantizedRange)
+      .multiply(tile.quantizedVolumeScale)
+      .add(tile.quantizedVolumeOffset)
+      .toArray(decodedArray, i * 3);
   }
 
-  return positions;
+  return decodedArray;
 }
diff --git a/modules/3d-tiles/src/parsers/parse-3d-tile-point-cloud.js b/modules/3d-tiles/src/parsers/parse-3d-tile-point-cloud.js
index d65a9d4bd8..1383a5add4 100644
--- a/modules/3d-tiles/src/parsers/parse-3d-tile-point-cloud.js
+++ b/modules/3d-tiles/src/parsers/parse-3d-tile-point-cloud.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function parsePointCloud3DTileSync(tile, arrayBuffer, byteOffset, options
   byteOffset = parse3DTileTablesHeaderSync(tile, arrayBuffer, byteOffset, options);
   byteOffset = parse3DTileTablesSync(tile, arrayBuffer, byteOffset, options);
 
-  extractPointCloudSync(tile);
+  extractPointCloudSync(tile, options);
 
   return byteOffset;
 }
@@ -42,19 +42,19 @@ async function extractPointCloud(tile, options) {
 
   await parseDraco(tile, featureTable, batchTable, options);
 
-  parsePositions(tile, featureTable);
-  parseColors(tile, featureTable, batchTable);
-  parseNormals(tile, featureTable);
+  parsePositions(tile, featureTable, options);
+  parseColors(tile, featureTable, batchTable, options);
+  parseNormals(tile, featureTable, options);
 }
 
-function extractPointCloudSync(tile) {
+function extractPointCloudSync(tile, options) {
   initializeTile(tile);
 
   const {featureTable} = parsePointCloudTables(tile);
 
-  parsePositions(tile, featureTable);
-  parseColors(tile, featureTable);
-  parseNormals(tile, featureTable);
+  parsePositions(tile, featureTable, options);
+  parseColors(tile, featureTable, options);
+  parseNormals(tile, featureTable, options);
 }
 
 function initializeTile(tile) {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function parsePointCloudTables(tile) {
   return {featureTable, batchTable};
 }
 
-function parsePositions(tile, featureTable) {
+function parsePositions(tile, featureTable, options) {
   if (!tile.attributes.positions) {
     if (featureTable.hasProperty('POSITION')) {
       tile.attributes.positions = featureTable.getPropertyArray('POSITION', GL.FLOAT, 3);
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function parsePositions(tile, featureTable) {
         throw new Error('QUANTIZED_VOLUME_OFFSET must be defined for quantized positions.');
       }
 
-      tile.attributes.positions = normalize3DTilePositionAttribute(tile, positions);
+      tile.attributes.positions = normalize3DTilePositionAttribute(tile, positions, options);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/3d-tiles/src/tileset/helpers/transform-utils.js b/modules/3d-tiles/src/tileset/helpers/transform-utils.js
index cd91dbc499..0b9df0c0a0 100644
--- a/modules/3d-tiles/src/tileset/helpers/transform-utils.js
+++ b/modules/3d-tiles/src/tileset/helpers/transform-utils.js
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ export function calculateTransformProps(tileHeader, tile) {
     modelMatrix.translate(rtcCenter);
   }
 
+  if (tile.isQuantized) {
+    modelMatrix.translate(tile.quantizedVolumeOffset).scale(tile.quantizedVolumeScale);
+  }
+
   tile.cartesianOrigin = cartesianOrigin;
   tile.cartographicOrigin = cartographicOrigin;
   tile.modelMatrix = modelMatrix;