diff --git a/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/ShapeWidget/behavior.js b/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/ShapeWidget/behavior.js
index 384a1605fce..5eefcc6e42d 100644
--- a/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/ShapeWidget/behavior.js
+++ b/Sources/Widgets/Widgets3D/ShapeWidget/behavior.js
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ export default function widgetBehavior(publicAPI, model) {
       const up = model._camera.getViewUp();
       const right = [];
       vec3.cross(right, up, normal);
+      vtkMath.normalize(right);
+      vec3.cross(up, normal, right);
+      vtkMath.normalize(up);
       model.shapeHandle.setUp(up);
       model.shapeHandle.setRight(right);
       model.shapeHandle.setDirection(normal);