diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/fbx/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/fbx/file/FbxFile.java b/jme3-plugins/src/fbx/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/fbx/file/FbxFile.java
index 9b1e6ad1b0..b1f376235f 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/fbx/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/fbx/file/FbxFile.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/fbx/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/fbx/file/FbxFile.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2009-2021 jMonkeyEngine
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2023 jMonkeyEngine
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -39,6 +39,35 @@ public class FbxFile {
     public List<FbxElement> rootElements = new ArrayList<>();
     public long version;
 
+    /**
+     * Between file versions 7400 and 7500, the "endOffset", "propCount", and
+     * "propsLength" fields in an FBX element were extended, from 4 bytes to 8
+     * bytes each.
+     *
+     * @return true for 8-byte offsets, otherwise false
+     */
+    public boolean hasExtendedOffsets() {
+        if (version >= 7500L) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Between file versions 7400 and 7500, the FBX block sentinel was reduced,
+     * from 13 bytes to 9 bytes.
+     *
+     * @return the number of bytes in the block sentinel (&ge;0)
+     */
+    public int numSentinelBytes() {
+        if (version >= 7500L) {
+            return 9;
+        } else {
+            return 13;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "FBXFile[version=" + version + ",numElements=" + rootElements.size() + "]";
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/fbx/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/fbx/file/FbxReader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/fbx/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/fbx/file/FbxReader.java
index 28b051f376..6a916464db 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/fbx/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/fbx/file/FbxReader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/fbx/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/fbx/file/FbxReader.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2009-2021 jMonkeyEngine
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2023 jMonkeyEngine
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
 
 public class FbxReader {
 
-    public static final int BLOCK_SENTINEL_LENGTH = 13;
-    public static final byte[] BLOCK_SENTINEL_DATA = new byte[BLOCK_SENTINEL_LENGTH];
     /**
      * magic string at start:
      * "Kaydara FBX Binary\x20\x20\x00\x1a\x00"
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ public static FbxFile readFBX(InputStream stream) throws IOException {
         fbxFile.version = getUInt(byteBuffer);
         // Read root elements
         while(true) {
-            FbxElement e = readFBXElement(byteBuffer);
+            FbxElement e = readFBXElement(byteBuffer, fbxFile);
             if(e == null)
                 break;
             fbxFile.rootElements.add(e);
@@ -82,13 +80,37 @@ public static FbxFile readFBX(InputStream stream) throws IOException {
         return fbxFile;
     }
 
-    private static FbxElement readFBXElement(ByteBuffer byteBuffer) throws IOException {
+    private static FbxElement readFBXElement(ByteBuffer byteBuffer, FbxFile file)
+            throws IOException {
         long endOffset = getUInt(byteBuffer);
+        if (file.hasExtendedOffsets()) {
+            long upper = getUInt(byteBuffer);
+            if (upper != 0L) {
+                throw new IOException(
+                        "Non-zero upper bytes: 0x" + Long.toHexString(upper));
+            }
+        }
         if(endOffset == 0)
             return null;
+
         long propCount = getUInt(byteBuffer);
+        if (file.hasExtendedOffsets()) {
+            long upper = getUInt(byteBuffer);
+            if (upper != 0L) {
+                throw new IOException(
+                        "Non-zero upper bytes: 0x" + Long.toHexString(upper));
+            }
+        }
+
         getUInt(byteBuffer); // Properties length unused
-        
+        if (file.hasExtendedOffsets()) {
+            long upper = getUInt(byteBuffer);
+            if (upper != 0L) {
+                throw new IOException(
+                        "Non-zero upper bytes: 0x" + Long.toHexString(upper));
+            }
+        }
+
         FbxElement element = new FbxElement((int) propCount);
         element.id = new String(getBytes(byteBuffer, getUByte(byteBuffer)));
         
@@ -98,17 +120,39 @@ private static FbxElement readFBXElement(ByteBuffer byteBuffer) throws IOExcepti
             element.propertiesTypes[i] = dataType;
         }
         if(byteBuffer.position() < endOffset) {
-            while(byteBuffer.position() < (endOffset - BLOCK_SENTINEL_LENGTH))
-                element.children.add(readFBXElement(byteBuffer));
-            
-            if(!Arrays.equals(BLOCK_SENTINEL_DATA, getBytes(byteBuffer, BLOCK_SENTINEL_LENGTH)))
-                throw new IOException("Failed to read block sentinel, expected 13 zero bytes");
+            int blockSentinelLength = file.numSentinelBytes();
+            while (byteBuffer.position() < (endOffset - blockSentinelLength)) {
+                FbxElement child = readFBXElement(byteBuffer, file);
+                if (child != null) {
+                    element.children.add(child);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!allZero(getBytes(byteBuffer, blockSentinelLength))) {
+                throw new IOException("Block sentinel is corrupt: expected all zeros.");
+            }
         }
         if(byteBuffer.position() != endOffset)
             throw new IOException("Data length not equal to expected");
         return element;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests whether all bytes in the specified array are zero.
+     *
+     * @param array the array to test (not null, unaffected)
+     * @return true if all zeroes, otherwise false
+     */
+    private static boolean allZero(byte[] array) {
+        for (byte b : array) {
+            if (b != 0) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private static Object readData(ByteBuffer byteBuffer, char dataType) throws IOException {
         switch(dataType) {
         case 'Y':