diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_app.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_app.cpp
index 0f64ebd4..99138f1e 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_app.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_app.cpp
@@ -981,7 +981,9 @@ void EditorApp::loadADT(const std::string& mapName, int tileX, int tileY) {
             obj.path = terrain_.wmoNames[wp.nameId];
             obj.position = core::coords::adtToWorld(wp.position[0], wp.position[1], wp.position[2]);
             obj.rotation = glm::vec3(-wp.rotation[2], -wp.rotation[0], wp.rotation[1] + 180.0f);
-            obj.scale = 1.0f;
+            // MODF scale is fixed-point u16 (1024 = 1.0); fall back to 1.0
+            // for older expansions where the scale slot was always 0.
+            obj.scale = wp.scale > 0 ? static_cast<float>(wp.scale) / 1024.0f : 1.0f;
             obj.uniqueId = wp.uniqueId;
             objectPlacer_.getObjects().push_back(obj);
         }
diff --git a/tools/editor/object_placer.cpp b/tools/editor/object_placer.cpp
index 335e4d79..8b807114 100644
--- a/tools/editor/object_placer.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/object_placer.cpp
@@ -388,6 +388,10 @@ void ObjectPlacer::syncToTerrain() {
             wp.rotation[2] = -obj.rotation.x;
             wp.flags = 0;
             wp.doodadSet = 0;
+            wp.nameSet = 0;
+            // MODF scale is fixed-point u16 (1024 = 1.0); cap to u16 max.
+            float s1024 = obj.scale * 1024.0f;
+            wp.scale = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::clamp(s1024, 0.0f, 65535.0f));
             terrain_->wmoPlacements.push_back(wp);
         }
     }