diff --git a/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py b/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
index da23e41..7ac2724 100644
--- a/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ class ImportFBX(bpy.types.Operator, ImportHelper):
             description="Try to align the major bone axis with the bone children",
             default=False,
             )
+    use_bone_scale: BoolProperty(
+            name="Use scale to its final \"rest pose\".",
+            description="Try to fix the skeleton size",
+            default=False,
+            )
     primary_bone_axis: EnumProperty(
             name="Primary Bone Axis",
             items=(('X', "X Axis", ""),
@@ -361,6 +366,7 @@ class FBX_PT_import_armature(bpy.types.Panel):
 
         layout.prop(operator, "ignore_leaf_bones")
         layout.prop(operator, "force_connect_children"),
+        layout.prop(operator, "use_bone_scale"),
         layout.prop(operator, "automatic_bone_orientation"),
         sub = layout.column()
         sub.enabled = not operator.automatic_bone_orientation
diff --git a/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/fbx_utils.py b/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/fbx_utils.py
index 7b44e7e..ff82e9c 100644
--- a/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/fbx_utils.py
+++ b/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/fbx_utils.py
@@ -1248,6 +1248,6 @@ FBXImportSettings = namedtuple("FBXImportSettings", (
     "use_subsurf",
     "use_custom_props", "use_custom_props_enum_as_string",
     "nodal_material_wrap_map", "image_cache",
-    "ignore_leaf_bones", "force_connect_children", "automatic_bone_orientation", "bone_correction_matrix",
+    "ignore_leaf_bones", "force_connect_children", "automatic_bone_orientation", "use_bone_scale", "bone_correction_matrix",
     "use_prepost_rot", "colors_type",
 ))
diff --git a/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py b/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py
index bc77c9f..7c54d4b 100644
--- a/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py
+++ b/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/import_fbx.py
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 # Not totally pep8 compliant.
 #   pep8 import_fbx.py --ignore=E501,E123,E702,E125
 
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
+logger.debug("this is a debug message")
+
 if "bpy" in locals():
     import importlib
     if "parse_fbx" in locals():
@@ -1915,6 +1922,7 @@ class FbxImportHelperNode:
             matrix = self.pre_matrix @ matrix
         if self.post_matrix:
             matrix = matrix @ self.post_matrix
+
         return matrix
 
     def make_bind_pose_local(self, parent_matrix=None):
@@ -1962,7 +1970,7 @@ class FbxImportHelperNode:
             for child in self.children:
                 child.collect_armature_meshes()
 
-    def build_skeleton(self, arm, parent_matrix, parent_bone_size=1, force_connect_children=False):
+    def build_skeleton(self, arm, parent_matrix, parent_bone_size=1, force_connect_children=False, use_bone_scale=False):
         def child_connect(par_bone, child_bone, child_head, connect_ctx):
             # child_bone or child_head may be None.
             force_connect_children, connected = connect_ctx
@@ -2028,8 +2036,8 @@ class FbxImportHelperNode:
         bone_tail = Vector((0.0, 1.0, 0.0)) * max(0.01, bone_size)
         bone.tail = bone_tail
 
-        # And rotate/move it to its final "rest pose".
-        bone_matrix = parent_matrix @ self.get_bind_matrix().normalized()
+        # And rotate/move(/scale) it to its final "rest pose".
+        bone_matrix = parent_matrix @ self.get_bind_matrix() if use_bone_scale else parent_matrix @ self.get_bind_matrix().normalized()
 
         bone.matrix = bone_matrix
 
@@ -2046,7 +2054,7 @@ class FbxImportHelperNode:
                 child_connect(bone, None, child_head, connect_ctx)
             elif child.is_bone and not child.ignore:
                 child_bone = child.build_skeleton(arm, bone_matrix, bone_size,
-                                                  force_connect_children=force_connect_children)
+                                                  force_connect_children=force_connect_children, use_bone_scale=use_bone_scale)
                 # Connection to parent.
                 child_connect(bone, child_bone, None, connect_ctx)
 
@@ -2245,7 +2253,7 @@ class FbxImportHelperNode:
                 if child.ignore:
                     continue
                 if child.is_bone:
-                    child.build_skeleton(self, Matrix(), force_connect_children=settings.force_connect_children)
+                    child.build_skeleton(self, Matrix(), force_connect_children=settings.force_connect_children, use_bone_scale=settings.use_bone_scale)
 
             bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
 
@@ -2365,6 +2373,7 @@ def load(operator, context, filepath="",
          ignore_leaf_bones=False,
          force_connect_children=False,
          automatic_bone_orientation=False,
+         use_bone_scale=False,
          primary_bone_axis='Y',
          secondary_bone_axis='X',
          use_prepost_rot=True,
@@ -2506,7 +2515,7 @@ def load(operator, context, filepath="",
         use_subsurf,
         use_custom_props, use_custom_props_enum_as_string,
         nodal_material_wrap_map, image_cache,
-        ignore_leaf_bones, force_connect_children, automatic_bone_orientation, bone_correction_matrix,
+        ignore_leaf_bones, force_connect_children, automatic_bone_orientation, use_bone_scale, bone_correction_matrix,
         use_prepost_rot, colors_type,
     )