diff --git a/include/c3d/light.h b/include/c3d/light.h
index 3a477a1e..a32c4b92 100644
--- a/include/c3d/light.h
+++ b/include/c3d/light.h
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ enum
 void C3D_LightEnvFresnel(C3D_LightEnv* env, GPU_FRESNELSEL selector);
 void C3D_LightEnvBumpMode(C3D_LightEnv* env, GPU_BUMPMODE mode);
 void C3D_LightEnvBumpSel(C3D_LightEnv* env, int texUnit);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Configures whether to use the z component of the normal map.
+ * @param[out] env    Pointer to light environment structure.
+ * @param[in]  enable false if the z component is reconstructed from the xy components
+ *                     of the normal map, true if the z component is taken from the normal map.
+ */
+void C3D_LightEnvBumpNormalZ(C3D_LightEnv *env, bool enable);
 void C3D_LightEnvShadowMode(C3D_LightEnv* env, u32 mode);
 void C3D_LightEnvShadowSel(C3D_LightEnv* env, int texUnit);
 void C3D_LightEnvClampHighlights(C3D_LightEnv* env, bool clamp);
diff --git a/source/lightenv.c b/source/lightenv.c
index 25eea29a..afbe77da 100644
--- a/source/lightenv.c
+++ b/source/lightenv.c
@@ -250,6 +250,14 @@ void C3D_LightEnvBumpSel(C3D_LightEnv* env, int texUnit)
 	env->flags |= C3DF_LightEnv_Dirty;
 }
 
+void C3D_LightEnvBumpNormalZ(C3D_LightEnv *env, bool usez) {
+	if (usez)
+		env->conf.config[0] |= BIT(30);
+	else
+		env->conf.config[0] &= ~BIT(30);
+	env->flags |= C3DF_LightEnv_Dirty;
+}
+
 void C3D_LightEnvShadowMode(C3D_LightEnv* env, u32 mode)
 {
 	mode &= 0xF<<16;