diff --git a/src/draco/io/ply_decoder.cc b/src/draco/io/ply_decoder.cc
index b78c0569..52c911f2 100644
--- a/src/draco/io/ply_decoder.cc
+++ b/src/draco/io/ply_decoder.cc
@@ -70,8 +70,11 @@ Status PlyDecoder::DecodeInternal() {
   PlyReader ply_reader;
   DRACO_RETURN_IF_ERROR(ply_reader.Read(buffer()));
   // First, decode the connectivity data.
-  if (out_mesh_)
-    DRACO_RETURN_IF_ERROR(DecodeFaceData(ply_reader.GetElementByName("face")));
+  if (out_mesh_) {
+    const PlyElement *face_element = ply_reader.GetElementByName("face");
+    DRACO_RETURN_IF_ERROR(DecodeFaceData(face_element));
+    DRACO_RETURN_IF_ERROR(DecodeTexCoordData(face_element));
+  }
   // Decode all attributes.
   DRACO_RETURN_IF_ERROR(
       DecodeVertexData(ply_reader.GetElementByName("vertex")));
@@ -136,6 +139,65 @@ Status PlyDecoder::DecodeFaceData(const PlyElement *face_element) {
   return OkStatus();
 }
 
+Status PlyDecoder::DecodeTexCoordData(const PlyElement *face_element) {
+  if (face_element == nullptr) {
+    return Status(Status::INVALID_PARAMETER, "face_element is null");
+  }
+  const PlyProperty *texture_coordinates =
+      face_element->GetPropertyByName("texcoord");
+  if (texture_coordinates == nullptr || !texture_coordinates->is_list()) {
+    return OkStatus();
+  }
+
+  // Allocate attribute for texture coordinates.
+  // There is one pair of texture coordinates per triangle corner.
+  const int num_corners = out_mesh_->num_faces() * 3;
+  
+  
+  std::unique_ptr<PointAttribute> attr(new PointAttribute());
+  attr->Init(GeometryAttribute::TEX_COORD, 2, DT_FLOAT32, false, num_corners);
+    
+  PlyPropertyReader<float> uv_reader(texture_coordinates);
+  AttributeValueIndex corner_index(0);
+  
+  auto pushTexcoordPair = [uv_reader, &corner_index, &attr]
+      (uint64_t offset, uint64_t index) -> void {
+    float uv_value[2];
+    uv_value[0] = uv_reader.ReadValue(static_cast<int>(offset + index * 2));
+    uv_value[1] = uv_reader.ReadValue(static_cast<int>(offset + index * 2 + 1));
+    attr->SetAttributeValue(corner_index, uv_value);
+    corner_index++;
+  };
+
+  const int64_t num_polygons = face_element->num_entries();
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_polygons; ++i) {
+    const int64_t uv_list_offset = texture_coordinates->GetListEntryOffset(i);
+    const int64_t uv_list_size = texture_coordinates->GetListEntryNumValues(i);
+    if (uv_list_size < 6 || uv_list_size % 2 != 0) {
+      continue;  // Need at least three pairs of UV coordinates per polygon.
+    }
+
+    // Triangulate polygon assuming the polygon is convex.
+    const int64_t num_triangles = uv_list_size / 2 - 2;
+
+    for (int64_t ti = 0; ti < num_triangles; ++ti) {
+      pushTexcoordPair(uv_list_offset, 0);
+      for (int64_t c = 1; c < 3; ++c) {
+        pushTexcoordPair(uv_list_offset, ti + c);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  IndexTypeVector<CornerIndex, AttributeValueIndex> corner_map(num_corners);
+  for (CornerIndex ci(0); ci < num_corners; ++ci) {
+    corner_map[ci] = AttributeValueIndex(ci.value());
+  }
+  // I don't think it works to have this as the only point-mapped attribute
+  // while the rest of the attributes are identity-mapped.
+  out_mesh_->AddAttributeWithConnectivity(std::move(attr), corner_map);
+  return OkStatus();
+}
+
 template <typename DataTypeT>
 bool PlyDecoder::ReadPropertiesToAttribute(
     const std::vector<const PlyProperty *> &properties,
diff --git a/src/draco/io/ply_decoder.h b/src/draco/io/ply_decoder.h
index db1e480c..ff98f39a 100644
--- a/src/draco/io/ply_decoder.h
+++ b/src/draco/io/ply_decoder.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class PlyDecoder {
 
  private:
   Status DecodeFaceData(const PlyElement *face_element);
+  Status DecodeTexCoordData(const PlyElement *face_element);
+
   Status DecodeVertexData(const PlyElement *vertex_element);
 
   template <typename DataTypeT>
diff --git a/src/draco/io/ply_decoder_test.cc b/src/draco/io/ply_decoder_test.cc
index 1dd70d5c..63b085a2 100644
--- a/src/draco/io/ply_decoder_test.cc
+++ b/src/draco/io/ply_decoder_test.cc
@@ -77,6 +77,21 @@ TEST_F(PlyDecoderTest, TestPlyNormals) {
   ASSERT_EQ(att->size(), 6);  // 6 unique normal values.
 }
 
+TEST_F(PlyDecoderTest, TestPlyTexCoords) {
+  const std::string file_name = "cube_att.ply";
+  std::unique_ptr<Mesh> mesh;
+  test_decoding(file_name, 12, 3 * 8, &mesh);
+  ASSERT_NE(mesh, nullptr);
+  const int att_id = mesh->GetNamedAttributeId(GeometryAttribute::TEX_COORD);
+  ASSERT_GE(att_id, 0);
+  const PointAttribute *const att = mesh->attribute(att_id);
+  ASSERT_EQ(att->size(), 4);  // 4 unique texture coordinate values.
+  float vertex_0_tex_coord[2];
+  att->GetValue(AttributeValueIndex(0), vertex_0_tex_coord);
+  ASSERT_EQ(vertex_0_tex_coord[0], 1);
+  ASSERT_EQ(vertex_0_tex_coord[1], 1);
+}
+
 TEST_F(PlyDecoderTest, TestPlyDecodingAll) {
   // test if we can read all ply that are currently in test folder.
   test_decoding("bun_zipper.ply");
diff --git a/src/draco/mesh/mesh.cc b/src/draco/mesh/mesh.cc
index b287ecb4..0628d1de 100644
--- a/src/draco/mesh/mesh.cc
+++ b/src/draco/mesh/mesh.cc
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void Mesh::Copy(const Mesh &src) {
   // Copy structural metadata.
   structural_metadata_.Copy(src.structural_metadata_);
 }
+#endif
 
 namespace {
 // A helper struct that augments a point index with an attribute value index.
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ int32_t Mesh::AddAttributeWithConnectivity(
   return PointCloud::AddAttribute(std::move(att));
 }
 
+#ifdef DRACO_TRANSCODER_SUPPORTED
 int32_t Mesh::AddPerVertexAttribute(std::unique_ptr<PointAttribute> att) {
   const PointAttribute *const pos_att =
       GetNamedAttribute(GeometryAttribute::POSITION);
diff --git a/src/draco/mesh/mesh.h b/src/draco/mesh/mesh.h
index 652c2c01..f705b1f8 100644
--- a/src/draco/mesh/mesh.h
+++ b/src/draco/mesh/mesh.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ class Mesh : public PointCloud {
     }
   }
 
-#ifdef DRACO_TRANSCODER_SUPPORTED
   // Adds a point attribute |att| to the mesh and returns the index of the
   // newly inserted attribute. Attribute connectivity data is specified in
   // |corner_to_value| array that contains mapping between face corners and
@@ -108,6 +107,7 @@ class Mesh : public PointCloud {
       std::unique_ptr<PointAttribute> att,
       const IndexTypeVector<CornerIndex, AttributeValueIndex> &corner_to_value);
 
+#ifdef DRACO_TRANSCODER_SUPPORTED
   // Adds a point attribute |att| to the mesh and returns the index of the
   // newly inserted attribute. The inserted attribute must have the same
   // connectivity as the position attribute of the mesh (that is, the attribute