diff --git a/src/gl_draw.c b/src/gl_draw.c
index 44417c7..306ecdc 100644
--- a/src/gl_draw.c
+++ b/src/gl_draw.c
@@ -99,6 +99,42 @@ void draw_normals(HE_obj const * const obj,
 	glPopMatrix();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Draws the vertex normals of the object, using
+ * the information given by the .obj file.
+ *
+ * @param obj the object to draw the vertex normals of
+ * @param scale_inc the incrementor for scaling the normals
+ */
+void draw_given_normals(HE_obj const * const obj,
+		float const scale_inc)
+{
+	static float normals_scale_factor = 0.1f;
+	static float line_width = 2;
+
+	normals_scale_factor += scale_inc;
+
+	glPushMatrix();
+
+	glLineWidth(line_width);
+	glColor3f(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+
+	glBegin(GL_LINES);
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < obj->vc; i++) {
+		glVertex3f(obj->vertices[i].vec->x,
+				obj->vertices[i].vec->y,
+				obj->vertices[i].vec->z);
+		glVertex3f(obj->vertices[i].vec->x +
+				(obj->vn[i].x * normals_scale_factor),
+				obj->vertices[i].vec->y +
+				(obj->vn[i].y * normals_scale_factor),
+				obj->vertices[i].vec->z +
+				(obj->vn[i].z * normals_scale_factor));
+	}
+	glEnd();
+	glPopMatrix();
+}
+
 /**
  * Draws all vertices of the object by
  * assembling a polygon for each face.
@@ -390,7 +426,7 @@ void draw_obj(int32_t const myxrot,
 
 	if (obj->ec != 0) {
 		if (show_normals)
-			draw_normals(obj, 0);
+			draw_given_normals(obj, 0);
 
 		draw_vertices(obj, false);
 	}
diff --git a/src/half_edge.c b/src/half_edge.c
index 3398e66..62ed6c7 100644
--- a/src/half_edge.c
+++ b/src/half_edge.c
@@ -306,4 +306,5 @@ void delete_object(HE_obj *obj)
 	free(obj->vertices);
 	free(obj->faces);
 	free(obj->bez_curves);
+	free(obj->vn);
 }
diff --git a/src/half_edge.h b/src/half_edge.h
index 3ad1a1a..7fdb806 100644
--- a/src/half_edge.h
+++ b/src/half_edge.h
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ typedef double** V_TEXTURES;
  * that describe a bezier curve.
  */
 typedef int** BEZIER_CURV;
+/**
+ * 2d array which can hold the vertices normals
+ * as they are in the .obj file.
+ */
+typedef double** V_NORMALS;
 
 typedef struct FACES FACES;
 typedef struct HE_edge HE_edge;
@@ -134,6 +139,10 @@ struct obj_items {
 	 * Bezier curve
 	 */
 	BEZIER_CURV bez;
+	/**
+	 * Vertices normals
+	 */
+	V_NORMALS vn;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -276,6 +285,10 @@ struct HE_obj {
 	 * Array of bezier curves.
 	 */
 	bez_curv *bez_curves;
+	/**
+	 * Vertices normals
+	 */
+	vector *vn;
 	/**
 	 * Count of edges.
 	 */
@@ -300,6 +313,10 @@ struct HE_obj {
 	 * Count of dummy edges.
 	 */
 	uint32_t dec;
+	/**
+	 * Count of vertice normals.
+	 */
+	uint32_t vnc;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/half_edge_AS.c b/src/half_edge_AS.c
index 8461644..3682453 100644
--- a/src/half_edge_AS.c
+++ b/src/half_edge_AS.c
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ static void delete_accel_struct(HE_obj *he_obj);
 static void delete_raw_object(obj_items *raw_obj,
 		uint32_t fc,
 		uint32_t vc,
-		uint32_t vt,
-		uint32_t bzc);
+		uint32_t vtc,
+		uint32_t bzc,
+		uint32_t vnc);
 
 
 /**
@@ -84,17 +85,20 @@ static bool assemble_obj_arrays(char const * const obj_string,
 		 *str_tmp_ptr = NULL;
 
 	/* these will be assigned later to the out structs */
-	uint32_t vc = 0, fc = 0, ec = 0, vtc = 0, bzc = 0;
+	uint32_t vc = 0, fc = 0, ec = 0, vtc = 0, bzc = 0, vnc = 0;
 	VERTICES obj_v = NULL;
 	FACES *obj_f = malloc(sizeof(*obj_f));
 	uint32_t **obj_f_v = NULL; /* tmp v member of obj_f */
 	uint32_t **obj_f_vt = NULL; /* tmp vt member of obj_f */
 	V_TEXTURES obj_vt = NULL;
 	BEZIER_CURV bez = NULL;
+	V_NORMALS obj_vn = NULL;
 
 	/* allocator chunks/counts */
 	const int32_t obj_v_alloc_chunk = 200;
 	int32_t obj_v_alloc_c = 0;
+	const int32_t obj_vn_alloc_chunk = 200;
+	int32_t obj_vn_alloc_c = 0;
 	const int32_t obj_vt_alloc_chunk = 200;
 	int32_t obj_vt_alloc_c = 0;
 	const int32_t obj_f_v_alloc_chunk = 200;
@@ -145,6 +149,31 @@ static bool assemble_obj_arrays(char const * const obj_string,
 			vc++;
 			obj_v[vc] = NULL; /* trailing NULL pointer */
 
+		/*
+		 * VERTICES NORMALS
+		 */
+		} else if (!strcmp(str_tmp_ptr, "vn")) {
+			char *myint = NULL;
+			uint8_t i = 0;
+
+			MAYBE_REALLOC(obj_vn,
+					sizeof(*obj_vn),
+					(int32_t)vnc > (obj_vn_alloc_c - 2),
+					obj_vn_alloc_c,
+					obj_vn_alloc_chunk);
+
+			obj_vn[vnc] = malloc(sizeof(**obj_vn) * 4);
+
+			while ((myint = strtok_r(NULL, " ", &str_ptr_space))) {
+				obj_vn[vnc][i] = atof(myint);
+				i++;
+
+				if (i > 3)
+					ABORT("Malformed vertice exceeds 3 dimensions!\n");
+			}
+			vnc++;
+			obj_vn[vnc] = NULL; /* trailing NULL pointer */
+
 		/*
 		 * VERTEX TEXTURES
 		 */
@@ -283,6 +312,9 @@ static bool assemble_obj_arrays(char const * const obj_string,
 	raw_obj->f = obj_f;
 	raw_obj->vt = obj_vt;
 	raw_obj->bez = bez;
+	raw_obj->vn = obj_vn;
+	he_obj->vn = NULL; /* will be filled in assemble_HE_stage1() */
+	he_obj->vnc = vnc;
 
 	/* cleanup */
 	free(string);
@@ -314,11 +346,14 @@ static void assemble_HE_stage1(obj_items const * const raw_obj,
 	uint8_t	const zpos = 2;
 	int8_t default_color = -1;
 	HE_vert *vertices = he_obj->vertices;
+	vector *v_normals = NULL;
 	bez_curv *bez_curves = NULL;
 
 	/* allocator chunks/counts */
 	const int32_t bez_curves_alloc_chunk = 3;
 	int32_t bez_curves_alloc_c = 0;
+	const int32_t v_normals_alloc_chunk = 200;
+	int32_t v_normals_alloc_c = 0;
 
 	while (raw_obj->v[vc]) {
 		vector *tmp_vec;
@@ -351,6 +386,18 @@ static void assemble_HE_stage1(obj_items const * const raw_obj,
 		vc++;
 	}
 
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < he_obj->vnc; i++) {
+		MAYBE_REALLOC(v_normals,
+				sizeof(*v_normals),
+				(int32_t)i > v_normals_alloc_c - 2,
+				v_normals_alloc_c,
+				v_normals_alloc_chunk);
+
+		v_normals[i].x = raw_obj->vn[i][xpos];
+		v_normals[i].y = raw_obj->vn[i][ypos];
+		v_normals[i].z = raw_obj->vn[i][zpos];
+	}
+
 	while (raw_obj->bez && raw_obj->bez[bzc]) {
 		uint32_t i = 0;
 		const int32_t bez_vec_alloc_chunk = 5;
@@ -382,6 +429,7 @@ static void assemble_HE_stage1(obj_items const * const raw_obj,
 	he_obj->bez_curves = bez_curves;
 	he_obj->bzc = bzc;
 	he_obj->vertices = vertices;
+	he_obj->vn = v_normals;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -612,7 +660,7 @@ HE_obj *parse_obj(char const * const obj_string)
 
 	/* cleanup */
 	delete_raw_object(&raw_obj, he_obj->fc,
-			he_obj->vc, he_obj->vtc, he_obj->bzc);
+			he_obj->vc, he_obj->vtc, he_obj->bzc, he_obj->vnc);
 	delete_accel_struct(he_obj);
 	free(string);
 
@@ -642,11 +690,14 @@ static void delete_raw_object(obj_items *raw_obj,
 		uint32_t fc,
 		uint32_t vc,
 		uint32_t vtc,
-		uint32_t bzc)
+		uint32_t bzc,
+		uint32_t vnc)
 {
 	if (!raw_obj)
 		return;
 
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < vnc; i++)
+		free(raw_obj->vn[i]);
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < bzc; i++)
 		free(raw_obj->bez[i]);
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < vtc; i++)
@@ -661,6 +712,7 @@ static void delete_raw_object(obj_items *raw_obj,
 	free(raw_obj->f->v);
 	free(raw_obj->f->vt);
 	free(raw_obj->v);
+	free(raw_obj->vn);
 	free(raw_obj->vt);
 	free(raw_obj->f);
 }