diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f100b92a..56e77d07 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 # note: we're often tracking the most recent changes from ANARI-SDK
 # (on branch "next_release")
 find_package(anari 0.10.0 REQUIRED)
-find_package(visionaray 0.3.5 REQUIRED)
+find_package(visionaray 0.4.2 REQUIRED)
 
 option(ANARI_VISIONARAY_ENABLE_CUDA "Compile the CUDA device" OFF)
 set(cuda ${ANARI_VISIONARAY_ENABLE_CUDA})
diff --git a/DeviceCopyableObjects.h b/DeviceCopyableObjects.h
index 6bc68c57..ceaefc1d 100644
--- a/DeviceCopyableObjects.h
+++ b/DeviceCopyableObjects.h
@@ -1289,7 +1289,12 @@ inline hit_record<Ray, primitive<unsigned>> intersect(
   xfmRay.dir = affineInv * xfmRay.dir;
 
   auto hr = intersect(xfmRay,bls.theBVH);
-  hr.inst_id = hr.hit ? bls.instID : ~0u;
+  if (hr.hit) {
+    hr.isect_pos = xfmRay.ori + hr.t * xfmRay.dir;
+    hr.inst_id = bls.instID;
+  } else {
+    hr.inst_id = ~0u;
+  }
   return hr;
 }
 
diff --git a/renderer/DirectLight_impl.cpp b/renderer/DirectLight_impl.cpp
index 0449a705..9faac606 100644
--- a/renderer/DirectLight_impl.cpp
+++ b/renderer/DirectLight_impl.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ bool shade(ScreenSample &ss, Ray &ray, unsigned worldID,
 
       viewDir = -ray.dir;
 
-      getNormals(geom, hr.prim_id, hitPos, uv, gn, sn);
+      float3 localHitPos = hr.isect_pos;
+      getNormals(geom, hr.prim_id, localHitPos, uv, gn, sn);
 
       mat3 nxfm = getNormalTransform(inst, ray);
       gn = nxfm * gn;
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ bool shade(ScreenSample &ss, Ray &ray, unsigned worldID,
 
       sn = faceforward(sn, viewDir, gn);
 
-      float4 tng4 = getTangent(geom, hr.prim_id, hitPos, uv);
+      float4 tng4 = getTangent(geom, hr.prim_id, localHitPos, uv);
       if (length(sn) > 0.f && length(tng4.xyz()) > 0.f) {
         tng = tng4.xyz();
         btng = cross(sn, tng) * tng4.w;
diff --git a/renderer/Raycast_impl.cpp b/renderer/Raycast_impl.cpp
index a5e62f08..38d1bdb0 100644
--- a/renderer/Raycast_impl.cpp
+++ b/renderer/Raycast_impl.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ inline PixelSample renderSample(ScreenSample &ss, Ray ray, unsigned worldID,
     const auto &mat = onDevice.materials[group.materials[hr.geom_id]];
 
     vec3f hitPos = ray.ori + hr.t * ray.dir;
+    vec3f localHitPos = hr.isect_pos;
     vec2f uv{hr.u,hr.v};
     vec3f gn, sn;
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ inline PixelSample renderSample(ScreenSample &ss, Ray ray, unsigned worldID,
       attribs[i] = getAttribute(geom, (dco::Attribute)i, hr.prim_id, uv);
     }
 
-    getNormals(geom, hr.prim_id, hitPos, uv, gn, sn);
+    getNormals(geom, hr.prim_id, localHitPos, uv, gn, sn);
 
     mat3 nxfm = getNormalTransform(inst, ray);
     gn = nxfm * gn;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ inline PixelSample renderSample(ScreenSample &ss, Ray ray, unsigned worldID,
 
     vec3f tng{0.f};
     vec3f btng{0.f};
-    float4 tng4 = getTangent(geom, hr.prim_id, hitPos, uv);
+    float4 tng4 = getTangent(geom, hr.prim_id, localHitPos, uv);
     if (length(sn) > 0.f && length(tng4.xyz()) > 0.f) {
       tng = tng4.xyz();
       btng = cross(sn, tng) * tng4.w;