diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4bb153a5d5c..f006fa5f2a8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4601,9 +4601,9 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2c3cf2e6388..0dac48e1a5e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
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     "gl-mat4": "^1.2.0",
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     "gl-plot2d": "^1.4.2",
     "gl-plot3d": "^2.3.0",
     "gl-pointcloud2d": "^1.0.2",
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new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/test/image/mocks/gl3d_mesh3d-missing-colors.json b/test/image/mocks/gl3d_mesh3d-missing-colors.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2959518338c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/image/mocks/gl3d_mesh3d-missing-colors.json
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
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+    "x": [0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1],
+    "y": [0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1],
+    "z": [0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1],
+    "i": [0, 3, 4, 7, 0, 6, 1, 7, 0, 5, 2, 7],
+    "j": [1, 2, 5, 6, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 1, 6, 3],
+    "k": [3, 0, 7, 4, 6, 0, 7, 1, 5, 0, 7, 2],
+    "flatshading": true,
+    "lightposition": { "x": 1000, "y": 1000, "z": 0 },
+    "opacity": 1,
+    "vertexcolor": ["#F00", "#FF0", "#0F0", "#0FF", "#00F", "#F0F"],
+    "type": "mesh3d",
+    "name": "mesh3d",
+    "scene": "scene1"
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+    "lightposition": { "x": 1000, "y": 1000, "z": 0 },
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+    "facecolor": ["#F00", "#FF0", "#0F0", "#0FF", "#00F", "#F0F"],
+    "type": "mesh3d",
+    "name": "mesh3d",
+    "scene": "scene2"
+  }],
+  "layout": {
+    "paper_bgcolor": "#ddd",
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+      "b": 0,
+      "l": 0,
+      "r": 0
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+    "height": 500,
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+      },
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+    },
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+        "y": [0.5, 1]
+      },
+      "camera": { "eye": { "x": 1.5, "y": 3, "z": 1 } }
+    }
+  }
+}