diff --git a/src/io/obj.jl b/src/io/obj.jl
index a427777..0ebf193 100644
--- a/src/io/obj.jl
+++ b/src/io/obj.jl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ##############################
 
 function load(io::Stream{format"OBJ"}; facetype=GLTriangleFace,
-        pointtype=Point3f, normaltype=Vec3f, uvtype=Vec2f)
+    pointtype=Point3f, normaltype=Vec3f, uvtype=Any)
 
     points, v_normals, uv, faces = pointtype[], normaltype[], uvtype[], facetype[]
     f_uv_n_faces = (faces, facetype[], facetype[])
@@ -26,9 +26,17 @@ function load(io::Stream{format"OBJ"}; facetype=GLTriangleFace,
                 push!(v_normals, normaltype(parse.(eltype(normaltype), lines)))
             elseif "vt" == command
                 if length(lines) == 2
-                    push!(uv, Vec{2, eltype(uvtype)}(parse.(eltype(uvtype), lines)))
+                    if uvtype == Any
+                        uvtype = Vec2f
+                        uv = uvtype[]
+                    end
+                    push!(uv, Vec{2,eltype(uvtype)}(parse.(eltype(uvtype), lines)))
                 elseif length(lines) == 3
-                    push!(uv, Vec{3, eltype(uvtype)}(parse.(eltype(uvtype), lines)))
+                    if uvtype == Any
+                        uvtype = Vec3f
+                        uv = uvtype[]
+                    end
+                    push!(uv, Vec{3,eltype(uvtype)}(parse.(eltype(uvtype), lines)))
                 else
                     error("Unknown UVW coordinate: $lines")
                 end
@@ -155,7 +163,7 @@ function save(f::Stream{format"OBJ"}, mesh::AbstractMesh)
             println(io, "vn ", n[1], " ", n[2], " ", n[3])
         end
     end
-    
+
     F = eltype(faces(mesh))
     for f in decompose(F, mesh)
         println(io, "f ", join(convert.(Int, f), " "))
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 89103fd..d9a7edd 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function test_face_indices(mesh)
 end
 
 @testset "MeshIO" begin
-    dirlen = 1f0
+    dirlen = 1.0f0
     baselen = 0.02f0
     mesh = [
         Rect3f(Vec3f(baselen), Vec3f(dirlen, baselen, baselen)),
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ end
             @test test_face_indices(msh)
             @test length(coordinates(msh)) == 72
 
-            msh = load(joinpath(tf, "binary.ply")) 
+            msh = load(joinpath(tf, "binary.ply"))
             @test length(faces(msh)) == 36
             @test test_face_indices(msh)
             @test length(coordinates(msh)) == 72
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ end
             @test length(coordinates(msh)) == 8
             @test test_face_indices(msh)
 
+            msh = load(joinpath(tf, "cube_uv.obj"))
+            @test typeof(msh.uv) == Vector{Vec{2,Float32}}
+            @test length(msh.uv) == 8            
+
+            msh = load(joinpath(tf, "cube_uvw.obj"))
+            @test typeof(msh.uv) == Vector{Vec{3,Float32}}
+            @test length(msh.uv) == 8
+
             msh = load(joinpath(tf, "polygonal_face.obj"))
             @test length(faces(msh)) == 4
             @test length(coordinates(msh)) == 6
diff --git a/test/testfiles/cube_uv.obj b/test/testfiles/cube_uv.obj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d061c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testfiles/cube_uv.obj
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Blender v2.71 (sub 0) OBJ File: ''
+# www.blender.org
+mtllib cube.mtl
+o Cube
+v 1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000
+v 1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000
+v -1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000
+v -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000
+v 1.000000 1.000000 -0.999999
+v 0.999999 1.000000 1.000001
+v -1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
+v -1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000
+vt 0 0.0
+vt 0 0.1
+vt 0 0.2
+vt 0 0.3
+vt 0 0.4
+vt 0 0.5
+vt 0 0.6
+vt 0 0.7
+usemtl Material
+s off
+f 1 2 3 4
+f 5 8 7 6
+f 1 5 6 2
+f 2 6 7 3
+f 3 7 8 4
+f 5 1 4 8
diff --git a/test/testfiles/cube_uvw.obj b/test/testfiles/cube_uvw.obj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e71298f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testfiles/cube_uvw.obj
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Blender v2.71 (sub 0) OBJ File: ''
+# www.blender.org
+mtllib cube.mtl
+o Cube
+v 1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000
+v 1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000
+v -1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000
+v -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000
+v 1.000000 1.000000 -0.999999
+v 0.999999 1.000000 1.000001
+v -1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
+v -1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000
+vt 0 0 0
+vt 1 0 0
+vt 0 1 0
+vt 0 0 1
+vt 1 1 0
+vt 0 1 1
+vt 1 0 1
+vt 1 1 1
+usemtl Material
+s off
+f 1 2 3 4
+f 5 8 7 6
+f 1 5 6 2
+f 2 6 7 3
+f 3 7 8 4
+f 5 1 4 8