diff --git a/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp b/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp
index e67e29f7b471..2d198b15f8f7 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp
+++ b/modules/gltf/gltf_document.cpp
@@ -3031,8 +3031,11 @@ Error GLTFDocument::_parse_images(Ref<GLTFState> state, const String &p_base_pat
 			}
 		}
 
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(img.is_null(), ERR_FILE_CORRUPT,
-				vformat("glTF: Couldn't load image index '%d' with its given mimetype: %s.", i, mimetype));
+		if (img.is_null()) {
+			ERR_PRINT(vformat("glTF: Couldn't load image index '%d' with its given mimetype: %s.", i, mimetype));
+			state->images.push_back(Ref<Texture2D>());
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		Ref<ImageTexture> t;
 		t.instance();