diff --git a/Source/Engine/ContentImporters/ImportModel.cpp b/Source/Engine/ContentImporters/ImportModel.cpp
index 6f0a9c626..611b58089 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/ContentImporters/ImportModel.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/ContentImporters/ImportModel.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,17 @@ CreateAssetResult ImportModel::CreateAnimation(CreateAssetContext& context, Mode
 
     // Save animation data
     MemoryWriteStream stream(8182);
-    const int32 animIndex = options && options->ObjectIndex != -1 ? options->ObjectIndex : 0; // Single animation per asset
+    int32 animIndex = options ? options->ObjectIndex : -1; // Single animation per asset
+    if (animIndex == -1)
+    {
+        // Pick the longest animation by default (eg. to skip ref pose anim if exported as the first one)
+        animIndex = 0;
+        for (int32 i = 1; i < modelData.Animations.Count(); i++)
+        {
+            if (modelData.Animations[i].GetLength() > modelData.Animations[animIndex].GetLength())
+                animIndex = i;
+        }
+    }
     if (modelData.Pack2AnimationHeader(&stream, animIndex))
         return CreateAssetResult::Error;
     if (context.AllocateChunk(0))
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.cpp b/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.cpp
index 296a21827..07cac95bb 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Tools/ModelTool/ModelTool.cpp
@@ -1053,14 +1053,16 @@ bool ModelTool::ImportModel(const String& path, ModelData& data, Options& option
     }
     if (EnumHasAnyFlags(options.ImportTypes, ImportDataTypes::Animations))
     {
+        int32 index = 0;
         for (auto& animation : data.Animations)
         {
-            LOG(Info, "Imported animation '{}' has {} channels, duration: {} frames, frames per second: {}", animation.Name, animation.Channels.Count(), animation.Duration, animation.FramesPerSecond);
+            LOG(Info, "Imported animation '{}' at index {} has {} channels, duration: {} frames ({} seconds), frames per second: {}", animation.Name, index, animation.Channels.Count(), animation.Duration, animation.GetLength(), animation.FramesPerSecond);
             if (animation.Duration <= ZeroTolerance || animation.FramesPerSecond <= ZeroTolerance)
             {
                 errorMsg = TEXT("Invalid animation duration.");
                 return true;
             }
+            index++;
         }
     }
     switch (options.Type)