diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
index 5ed8d3d4bb..5aa44eec6f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Render\WithTurret.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Widgets\Logic\AssetBrowserLogic.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Widgets\Logic\ConvertGameFilesLogic.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="VoxelNormalsPalette.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.FileFormats\OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj">
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/VoxelNormalsPalette.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/VoxelNormalsPalette.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4584b844f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/VoxelNormalsPalette.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,347 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2013 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using OpenRA.FileFormats;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Graphics;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
+{
+	public class VoxelNormalsPaletteInfo : ITraitInfo
+	{
+		public readonly string Name = "normals";
+		public readonly NormalType Type = NormalType.TiberianSun;
+
+		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new VoxelNormalsPalette(this); }
+	}
+
+	public class VoxelNormalsPalette : IPalette
+	{
+		readonly VoxelNormalsPaletteInfo info;
+
+		public VoxelNormalsPalette(VoxelNormalsPaletteInfo info)
+		{
+			this.info = info;
+		}
+
+		public void InitPalette(WorldRenderer wr)
+		{
+			// Rotate vectors to expected orientation
+			// Voxel coordinates are x=forward, y=right, z=up
+			var channel = new int[] {2,1,0};
+			var n = info.Type == NormalType.RedAlert2 ? RA2Normals : TSNormals;
+
+			// Map normals into color range
+			// Introduces a maximum error of ~0.5%
+			var data = new uint[256];
+			for (var i = 0; i < n.Length / 3; i++)
+			{
+				data[i] = 0xFF000000;
+				for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++)
+				{
+					var t = (n[3*i + j] + 1) / 2;
+					data[i] |= (uint)((byte)(t*0xFF + 0.5) << (8*channel[j]));
+				}
+			}
+
+			wr.AddPalette(info.Name, new Palette(data), false);
+		}
+
+		// Normal vector tables from http://www.sleipnirstuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8048
+		static readonly float[] TSNormals =
+		{
+			0.671214f,  0.198492f, -0.714194f,
+			0.269643f,  0.584394f, -0.765360f,
+			-0.040546f,  0.096988f, -0.994459f,
+			-0.572428f, -0.091914f, -0.814787f,
+			-0.171401f, -0.572710f, -0.801639f,
+			0.362557f, -0.302999f, -0.881331f,
+			0.810347f, -0.348972f, -0.470698f,
+			0.103962f,  0.938672f, -0.328767f,
+			-0.324047f,  0.587669f, -0.741376f,
+			-0.800865f,  0.340461f, -0.492647f,
+			-0.665498f, -0.590147f, -0.456989f,
+			0.314767f, -0.803002f, -0.506073f,
+			0.972629f,  0.151076f, -0.176550f,
+			0.680291f,  0.684236f, -0.262727f,
+			-0.520079f,  0.827777f, -0.210483f,
+			-0.961644f, -0.179001f, -0.207847f,
+			-0.262714f, -0.937451f, -0.228401f,
+			0.219707f, -0.971301f,  0.091125f,
+			0.923808f, -0.229975f,  0.306087f,
+			-0.082489f,  0.970660f,  0.225866f,
+			-0.591798f,  0.696790f,  0.405289f,
+			-0.925296f,  0.366601f,  0.097111f,
+			-0.705051f, -0.687775f,  0.172828f,
+			0.732400f, -0.680367f, -0.026305f,
+			0.855162f,  0.374582f,  0.358311f,
+			0.473006f,  0.836480f,  0.276705f,
+			-0.097617f,  0.654112f,  0.750072f,
+			-0.904124f, -0.153725f,  0.398658f,
+			-0.211916f, -0.858090f,  0.467732f,
+			0.500227f, -0.674408f,  0.543091f,
+			0.584539f, -0.110249f,  0.803841f,
+			0.437373f,  0.454644f,  0.775889f,
+			-0.042441f,  0.083318f,  0.995619f,
+			-0.596251f,  0.220132f,  0.772028f,
+			-0.506455f, -0.396977f,  0.765449f,
+			0.070569f, -0.478474f,  0.875262f
+		};
+
+		static readonly float[] RA2Normals =
+		{
+			0.526578f, -0.359621f, -0.770317f,
+			0.150482f, 0.435984f, 0.887284f,
+			0.414195f, 0.738255f, -0.532374f,
+			0.075152f, 0.916249f, -0.393498f,
+			-0.316149f, 0.930736f, -0.183793f,
+			-0.773819f, 0.623334f, -0.112510f,
+			-0.900842f, 0.428537f, -0.069568f,
+			-0.998942f, -0.010971f, 0.044665f,
+			-0.979761f, -0.157670f, -0.123324f,
+			-0.911274f, -0.362371f, -0.195620f,
+			-0.624069f, -0.720941f, -0.301301f,
+			-0.310173f, -0.809345f, -0.498752f,
+			0.146613f, -0.815819f, -0.559414f,
+			-0.716516f, -0.694356f, -0.066888f,
+			0.503972f, -0.114202f, -0.856137f,
+			0.455491f, 0.872627f, -0.176211f,
+			-0.005010f, -0.114373f, -0.993425f,
+			-0.104675f, -0.327701f, -0.938965f,
+			0.560412f, 0.752589f, -0.345756f,
+			-0.060576f, 0.821628f, -0.566796f,
+			-0.302341f, 0.797007f, -0.522847f,
+			-0.671543f, 0.670740f, -0.314863f,
+			-0.778401f, -0.128357f, 0.614505f,
+			-0.924050f, 0.278382f, -0.261985f,
+			-0.699773f, -0.550491f, -0.455278f,
+			-0.568248f, -0.517189f, -0.640008f,
+			0.054098f, -0.932864f, -0.356143f,
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