diff --git a/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/__init__.py b/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/__init__.py
index 980275198..f67e1d457 100644
--- a/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/__init__.py
+++ b/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/__init__.py
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ def getConfig(self):
         cfg.feetOnGround      = self.feetOnGround.selected
         cfg.scale,cfg.unit    = self.taskview.getScale()
         cfg.binary            = self.binary.selected
-        cfg.scale *= 10
 
         cfg.hiddenGeom        = self.hiddenGeom.selected
 
diff --git a/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/fbx_binary.py b/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/fbx_binary.py
index 8032e1c09..be9303843 100644
--- a/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/fbx_binary.py
+++ b/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/fbx_binary.py
@@ -731,9 +731,8 @@ def fbx_header_elements(root, config, filepath, time=None):
 
     mesh_orientation = getMeshOrientation(config)
     up_axis, front_axis, coord_axis = RIGHT_HAND_AXES[mesh_orientation]
-    # Currently not sure about that, but looks like default unit of FBX is cm...
-    #scale_factor = 10.0/config.scale  # MH scales the mesh coordinates, the scale factor is a constant
-    scale_factor = 10.0
+    # FBX unit scale is expressed in centimeters.
+    scale_factor = 10.0 / config.scale
     elem_props_set(props, "p_integer", b"UpAxis", up_axis[0])
     elem_props_set(props, "p_integer", b"UpAxisSign", up_axis[1])
     elem_props_set(props, "p_integer", b"FrontAxis", front_axis[0])
diff --git a/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/fbx_header.py b/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/fbx_header.py
index 83b6f3ad5..932d126ec 100644
--- a/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/fbx_header.py
+++ b/makehuman/plugins/9_export_fbx/fbx_header.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def writeHeader(fp, filepath, config):
     from . import fbx_utils
     mesh_orientation = fbx_utils.getMeshOrientation(config)
     up_axis, front_axis, coord_axis = fbx_utils.RIGHT_HAND_AXES[mesh_orientation]
+    scale_factor = 10.0 / config.scale
 
     fp.write("""; FBX 7.3.0 project file
 ; Exported from MakeHuman TM (www.makehumancommunity.org)
@@ -126,8 +127,8 @@ def writeHeader(fp, filepath, config):
         P: "CoordAxisSign", "int", "Integer", "",%s
         P: "OriginalUpAxis", "int", "Integer", "",-1
         P: "OriginalUpAxisSign", "int", "Integer", "",1
-        P: "UnitScaleFactor", "double", "Number", "",10
-        P: "OriginalUnitScaleFactor", "double", "Number", "",1
+        P: "UnitScaleFactor", "double", "Number", "",%s
+        P: "OriginalUnitScaleFactor", "double", "Number", "",%s
         P: "AmbientColor", "ColorRGB", "Color", "",0,0,0
         P: "DefaultCamera", "KString", "", "", "Producer Perspective"
         P: "TimeMode", "enum", "", "",0
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ def writeHeader(fp, filepath, config):
         P: "TimeSpanStop", "KTime", "Time", "",46186158000
         P: "CustomFrameRate", "double", "Number", "",-1
     }
-}""" % (up_axis[0], up_axis[0], front_axis[0], front_axis[1], coord_axis[0], coord_axis[1]) + """
+}""" % (up_axis[0], up_axis[0], front_axis[0], front_axis[1], coord_axis[0], coord_axis[1], scale_factor, scale_factor) + """
 
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