diff --git a/.github/actions/get-gltf-assets/action.yml b/.github/actions/get-gltf-assets/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd901c2378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/get-gltf-assets/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: 'Get and cache glTF Assets'
+description: 'Downloads and caches glTF assets by calling the get-gltf-sample-assets.sh script.'
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/dep-versions
+    - name: Hash models file
+      id: hash-models
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "hash=$(cat test/renderdiff/tests/gltf_models.txt | md5sum | sed 's/ -//g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: Cache glTF assets
+      id: cache-gltf
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: gltf
+        key: gltf-assets-${{ env.GITHUB_GLTF_SAMPLE_ASSETS_COMMIT }}-${{ steps.hash-models.outputs.hash }}
+    - name: Download assets via script if cache not found
+      if: steps.cache-gltf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "Cache miss for commit ${{ env.GITHUB_GLTF_SAMPLE_ASSETS_COMMIT }}. Running download script..."
+        xargs bash build/common/get-gltf-sample-assets.sh < test/renderdiff/tests/gltf_models.txt
diff --git a/.github/actions/get-mesa/action.yml b/.github/actions/get-mesa/action.yml
index 1edbdcdb4c..8c3d0f93c2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/get-mesa/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/get-mesa/action.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-name: 'Get Mesa'
-description: 'Caches and installs Mesa'
+name: 'Get and cache Mesa'
+description: 'Get and cache Mesa'
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
diff --git a/.github/actions/mac-prereq/action.yml b/.github/actions/mac-prereq/action.yml
index 59a5ae5593..6563952e13 100644
--- a/.github/actions/mac-prereq/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/mac-prereq/action.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Install Mac Prerequisites
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        # Install brew prereqs
+        brew install coreutils
         # Install ninja
         source ./build/common/get-ninja.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml b/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
index 89ef628a82..0f80637c29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
@@ -118,11 +118,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/mac-prereq
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/get-gltf-assets
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/get-mesa
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/get-vulkan-sdk      
       - id: get_commit_msg
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-commit-msg
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/mac-prereq
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/get-mesa
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/get-vulkan-sdk
       - name: Prerequisites
         run: |
           pip install tifffile numpy
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Render and compare
         id: render_compare
         run: |
+          ls ./gltf/Models
           TEST_DIR=test/renderdiff
           source ${TEST_DIR}/src/preamble.sh
           start_
diff --git a/build/common/get-gltf-sample-assets.sh b/build/common/get-gltf-sample-assets.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c5f4fef50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/common/get-gltf-sample-assets.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2025 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+GLTF_SAMPLE_ASSETS_COMMIT=${GITHUB_GLTF_SAMPLE_ASSETS_COMMIT:-d441dfdb87413ff412c620849a649d61789a470f}
+COMMIT_HASH="${GLTF_SAMPLE_ASSETS_COMMIT}"
+REPO_URL="https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF-Sample-Assets.git"
+TARGET_DIR="gltf"
+
+# The default directories to check out if none are specified
+DEFAULT_SPARSE_PATHS=(
+    "Models/Box/"
+    "Models/Triangle/"
+    "Models/AnimatedCube/"
+)
+
+# Check if command-line arguments are provided
+if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
+    # If arguments are provided, use them as the paths
+    SPARSE_PATHS=()
+    for model_name in "$@"; do
+        SPARSE_PATHS+=("Models/${model_name}/")
+    done
+    echo "Downloading specified models: $@"
+else
+    # Otherwise, use the default list
+    SPARSE_PATHS=("${DEFAULT_SPARSE_PATHS[@]}")
+    echo "No models specified, downloading default set."
+fi
+
+echo "Removing old directory..."
+rm -rf "${TARGET_DIR}"
+
+# Clone the repository using a "treeless" clone, which is highly efficient.
+# --filter=tree:0: Clones only the repository structure without file content (no historical directory listings), making the initial clone very small.
+# --no-checkout:   Prevents automatically checking out the main branch. We will check out a specific commit later.
+# --sparse:        Initializes the repository for sparse checkout, allowing us to fetch only specific directories.
+git clone --filter=tree:0 --no-checkout --sparse "${REPO_URL}" "${TARGET_DIR}"
+
+cd "${TARGET_DIR}"
+
+git sparse-checkout set "${SPARSE_PATHS[@]}"
+
+echo "Checking out commit ${COMMIT_HASH}..."
+git checkout "${COMMIT_HASH}"
+
+echo "Successfully checked out the specified models into the '${TARGET_DIR}' directory."
diff --git a/build/common/versions b/build/common/versions
index f6a25e0912..c5732dd2ef 100644
--- a/build/common/versions
+++ b/build/common/versions
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ GITHUB_MESA_VERSION=24.2.1
 GITHUB_LLVM_VERSION=16
 GITHUB_NDK_VERSION=27.0.11718014
 GITHUB_EMSDK_VERSION=3.1.60
-GITHUB_VULKANSDK_VERSION=1.4.321.0
\ No newline at end of file
+GITHUB_VULKANSDK_VERSION=1.4.321.0
+GITHUB_GLTF_SAMPLE_ASSETS_COMMIT=d441dfdb87413ff412c620849a649d61789a470f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/renderdiff/generate.sh b/test/renderdiff/generate.sh
index ab161bfe5a..5dbf3186be 100755
--- a/test/renderdiff/generate.sh
+++ b/test/renderdiff/generate.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ function start_render_() {
             bash ${BUILD_COMMON_DIR}/get-mesa.sh
         fi
 
+        if [ ! -d ${GLTF_DIR} ]; then
+            cat ${RENDERDIFF_TEST_DIR}/tests/gltf_models.txt | xargs bash ${BUILD_COMMON_DIR}/get-gltf-sample-assets.sh
+        fi
+
         # Install python deps
         python3 -m venv ${VENV_DIR}
         source ${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate
diff --git a/test/renderdiff/src/preamble.sh b/test/renderdiff/src/preamble.sh
index bbf200d09e..e58330f98c 100644
--- a/test/renderdiff/src/preamble.sh
+++ b/test/renderdiff/src/preamble.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ GOLDEN_OUTPUT_DIR="$(pwd)/out/renderdiff/goldens"
 RENDERDIFF_TEST_DIR="$(pwd)/test/renderdiff"
 MESA_DIR="$(pwd)/mesa/out/"
 VENV_DIR="$(pwd)/venv"
+GLTF_DIR="$(pwd)/gltf/Models"
 BUILD_COMMON_DIR="$(pwd)/build/common"
 
 os_name=$(uname -s)
diff --git a/test/renderdiff/src/test_config.py b/test/renderdiff/src/test_config.py
index c7b5a024f5..4e57c49a2f 100644
--- a/test/renderdiff/src/test_config.py
+++ b/test/renderdiff/src/test_config.py
@@ -44,11 +44,22 @@ class RenderingConfig():
 class PresetConfig(RenderingConfig):
   def __init__(self, data, existing_models):
     RenderingConfig.__init__(self, data)
-    models = data.get('models')
-    if models:
+    self.models = []
+
+    def _check(models):
       assert _is_list_of_strings(models)
       assert all(m in existing_models for m in models)
+
+    models = data.get('models')
+    if models:
+      _check(models)
       self.models = models
+    model_list_file = data.get('model_list_file')
+    if model_list_file and os.path.exists(model_list_file):
+      with open(model_list_file, 'r') as f:
+        models = list(filter(lambda a: len(a) > 0, map(lambda a: a.strip(), f.read().split('\n'))))
+        _check(models)
+        self.models += models
 
 class TestConfig(RenderingConfig):
   def __init__(self, data, existing_models, presets):
@@ -105,7 +116,9 @@ class RenderTestConfig():
     assert all(path.isdir(p) for p in model_search_paths)
 
     model_paths = list(
-        chain(*(glob.glob(f'{d}/**/*.glb', recursive=True) for d in model_search_paths)))
+        chain(*(glob.glob(f'{d}/**/*.glb', recursive=True) for d in model_search_paths))) + \
+        list(
+          chain(*(glob.glob(f'{d}/**/*.gltf', recursive=True) for d in model_search_paths)))
     # This flatten the output for glob.glob
     self.models = {path.splitext(path.basename(model))[0]: model for model in model_paths}
 
diff --git a/test/renderdiff/tests/gltf_models.txt b/test/renderdiff/tests/gltf_models.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8e997221a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/renderdiff/tests/gltf_models.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+AlphaBlendModeTest
+AttenuationTest
+Box
+BoomBoxWithAxes
+BoxInterleaved
+BoxTextured
+BoxTexturedNonPowerOfTwo
+Duck
+IridescenceSuzanne
+Lantern
+MetalRoughSpheres
+NegativeScaleTest
+NormalTangentMirrorTest
+NormalTangentTest
+SpecularTest
+Sponza
+Suzanne
+TextureCoordinateTest
+TextureSettingsTest
+TwoSidedPlane