diff --git a/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml
index 80291f06e22ac..9a86255e7521e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_gltf/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ bevy_tasks = { path = "../bevy_tasks", version = "0.12.0-dev" }
 bevy_utils = { path = "../bevy_utils", version = "0.12.0-dev" }
 
 # other
-gltf = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = [
+gltf = { version = "1.3.0", default-features = false, features = [
     "KHR_lights_punctual",
     "KHR_materials_unlit",
+    "KHR_materials_emissive_strength",
     "extras",
     "names",
     "utils",
diff --git a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
index cdce72b1d9985..7b737fec0ed74 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
@@ -678,7 +678,8 @@ fn load_material(material: &Material, load_context: &mut LoadContext) -> Handle<
                 Some(Face::Back)
             },
             occlusion_texture,
-            emissive: Color::rgb_linear(emissive[0], emissive[1], emissive[2]),
+            emissive: Color::rgb_linear(emissive[0], emissive[1], emissive[2])
+                * material.emissive_strength().unwrap_or(1.0),
             emissive_texture,
             unlit: material.unlit(),
             alpha_mode: alpha_mode(material),