diff --git a/src/interfaces.jl b/src/interfaces.jl
index a9952e13..c9905fcb 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.jl
+++ b/src/interfaces.jl
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ function decompose(UVT::Union{UV{T},UVW{T}},
     positions_nd = decompose(Point{N,eltype(T)}, positions)
     bb = Rect(positions_nd) # Make sure we get this as points
     return map(positions_nd) do p
-        return (p .- minimum(bb)) ./ widths(bb)
+        return T((p .- minimum(bb)) ./ widths(bb))
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/test/geometrytypes.jl b/test/geometrytypes.jl
index 8985b512..7390ec14 100644
--- a/test/geometrytypes.jl
+++ b/test/geometrytypes.jl
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ using Test, GeometryBasics
 
     @testset "decompose" begin
 
+        m = GeometryBasics.normal_mesh(Sphere(Point3f(0), 1f0))
+        @test decompose_uv(m) isa Vector{Vec2f}
+
         o, extr, r = Point2f(1, 2), Point2f(3, 4), 5.0f0
         s = Cylinder(o, extr, r)
         positions = Point{3,Float32}[(-0.7677671, 3.767767, 0.0),