diff --git a/io_coat3D/coat.py b/io_coat3D/coat.py
index 60ac8599367e9473ce3a8f33d1ff928526f3b764..930efb3f8f8086ccd2fc0bc2b7bc83644b062175 100644
--- a/io_coat3D/coat.py
+++ b/io_coat3D/coat.py
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ class SCENE_OT_import3b(bpy.types.Operator):
             import_no = 0
         else:
             bpy.ops.import_scene.obj(filepath=obj_path,axis_forward='X',axis_up='Y')
+            bpy.ops.object.transform_apply(rotation=True)
             new_obj = scene.objects[0]
             scene.objects[0].coat3D.objectdir = export
             if(path_on):