diff --git a/lib/createGltf.js b/lib/createGltf.js
index eb6aa7c..33191c8 100644
--- a/lib/createGltf.js
+++ b/lib/createGltf.js
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ function createGltf(objData) {
             transparent = diffuse[3] < 1.0;
         }
 
+        if (Array.isArray(ambient)) {
+            // If ambient color is [1, 1, 1] assume it is a multiplier and instead change to [0, 0, 0]
+            if (ambient[0] === 1.0 && ambient[1] === 1.0 && ambient[2] === 1.0) {
+                ambient = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0];
+            }
+        }
+
         var doubleSided = transparent;
 
         if (!hasNormals) {
diff --git a/specs/lib/createGltfSpec.js b/specs/lib/createGltfSpec.js
index c509492..dd00f24 100644
--- a/specs/lib/createGltfSpec.js
+++ b/specs/lib/createGltfSpec.js
@@ -359,4 +359,13 @@ describe('createGltf', function() {
         var positionAccessor = gltf.accessors[primitive.attributes.POSITION];
         expect(positionAccessor.count).toBe(vertexCount);
     });
+
+    it('ambient of [1, 1, 1] is treated as [0, 0, 0]', function() {
+        boxObjData.materials.Material.ambientColor = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0];
+
+        var gltf = createGltf(boxObjData);
+        var ambient = gltf.materials.Material.extensions.KHR_materials_common.values.ambient;
+
+        expect(ambient).toEqual([0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]);
+    });
 });