diff --git a/web/public/textures/shield.png b/web/public/textures/shield.png
index fbee839..2209cfa 100644
Binary files a/web/public/textures/shield.png and b/web/public/textures/shield.png differ
diff --git a/web/src/Player.ts b/web/src/Player.ts
index 6766a48..cf5d89b 100644
--- a/web/src/Player.ts
+++ b/web/src/Player.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export class Player {
   mixer!: THREE.AnimationMixer;
   private clips: Map<string, THREE.AnimationAction> = new Map();
   private currentAnim = '';
+  private backShield: THREE.Group | null = null;
 
   constructor() {
     this.body = new THREE.Group();
@@ -88,6 +89,49 @@ export class Player {
     shadow.renderOrder = 999;
     this.body.add(shadow);
 
+    // Shield on the back while the shield skill is charged
+    loadGLB('shield').then((gltf) => {
+      const shieldModel = gltf.scene;
+      const shieldTexture = new THREE.TextureLoader().load('./textures/shield.png');
+      shieldTexture.flipY = false;
+      shieldTexture.colorSpace = THREE.SRGBColorSpace;
+      shieldModel.traverse((child) => {
+        if (child instanceof THREE.Mesh) {
+          const geo = child.geometry;
+          // The converted model has no UVs; project them from the
+          // front plane so the shield texture maps onto the face
+          if (!geo.attributes.uv) {
+            geo.computeBoundingBox();
+            const bb = geo.boundingBox!;
+            const pos = geo.attributes.position;
+            const uv = new Float32Array(pos.count * 2);
+            for (let i = 0; i < pos.count; i++) {
+              uv[i * 2] = (pos.getX(i) - bb.min.x) / (bb.max.x - bb.min.x);
+              uv[i * 2 + 1] = (pos.getY(i) - bb.min.y) / (bb.max.y - bb.min.y);
+            }
+            geo.setAttribute('uv', new THREE.BufferAttribute(uv, 2));
+          }
+          child.castShadow = true;
+          child.material = new THREE.MeshToonMaterial({ map: shieldTexture });
+        }
+      });
+      // The geometry is offset from the model origin; recenter it so
+      // rotation and scale act on the shield's center
+      const box = new THREE.Box3().setFromObject(shieldModel);
+      const center = box.getCenter(new THREE.Vector3());
+      shieldModel.position.sub(center);
+      const shield = new THREE.Group();
+      shield.add(shieldModel);
+      shield.scale.set(0.25, 0.25, 0.25);
+      shield.position.set(0, 0.85, -0.5);
+      shield.rotation.set(-0.15, Math.PI, 0);
+      shield.visible = this.stats.shield > 0 && this.shieldHp > 0;
+      this.backShield = shield;
+      this.body.add(shield);
+    }).catch(() => {
+      // No shield model available
+    });
+
     // Weapons
     this.leftHandWeapon = new Staff();
     this.rightHandWeapon = new Sword();
@@ -206,6 +250,9 @@ export class Player {
         this.shieldTimer = 0;
       }
     }
+    if (this.backShield) {
+      this.backShield.visible = this.stats.shield > 0 && this.shieldHp > 0;
+    }
   }
 
   applySkillSystem(skills: SkillSystem) {
@@ -232,6 +279,9 @@ export class Player {
     if (this.stats.shield > 0 && this.shieldHp <= 0) {
       this.shieldHp = this.stats.shield;
     }
+    if (this.backShield) {
+      this.backShield.visible = this.stats.shield > 0 && this.shieldHp > 0;
+    }
   }
 
   die() {