diff --git a/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.cpp b/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.cpp
index dbce4bca1c..f97a0774a3 100644
--- a/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.cpp
+++ b/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ SGNODE* WRL2BASE::GetInlineData( const std::string& aName )
     wxFileName fn;
     fn.Assign( tname );
 
+    if( fn.IsRelative() && !m_dir.empty() )
+    {
+        wxString fname = wxString::FromUTF8Unchecked( m_dir.c_str() );
+        fname.append( tname );
+        fn.Assign( fname );
+    }
+
     if( !fn.Normalize() )
     {
         m_inlineModels.insert( std::pair< std::string, SGNODE* >( aName, NULL ) );
@@ -200,6 +207,7 @@ bool WRL2BASE::Read( WRLPROC& proc )
     }
 
     WRL2NODE* node = NULL;
+    m_dir = proc.GetParentDir();
 
     while( ReadNode( proc, this, &node ) && !proc.eof() );
 
diff --git a/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.h b/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.h
index f8ab805a02..edfd8188f2 100644
--- a/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.h
+++ b/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class WRL2BASE : public WRL2NODE
 {
 private:
     bool m_useInline;
+    std::string m_dir;  // parent directory of the file
 
     // handle cases of USE / DEF
     bool implementUse( WRLPROC& proc, WRL2NODE* aParent, WRL2NODE** aNode );
diff --git a/plugins/3d/vrml/vrml.cpp b/plugins/3d/vrml/vrml.cpp
index eec0cfa756..15cfc1159b 100644
--- a/plugins/3d/vrml/vrml.cpp
+++ b/plugins/3d/vrml/vrml.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 
 #define PLUGIN_VRML_MAJOR 1
 #define PLUGIN_VRML_MINOR 3
-#define PLUGIN_VRML_PATCH 0
-#define PLUGIN_VRML_REVNO 1
+#define PLUGIN_VRML_PATCH 1
+#define PLUGIN_VRML_REVNO 0
 
 
 const char* GetKicadPluginName( void )