diff --git a/src/animations/three_d_animation.cpp b/src/animations/three_d_animation.cpp
index 865c00faf..694ed92d1 100644
--- a/src/animations/three_d_animation.cpp
+++ b/src/animations/three_d_animation.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void ThreeDAnimation::createPhysicsBody(const std::string &shape)
         float radius = 0.5f*std::max(extend.getY(), extend.getZ());
         m_collision_shape = new btConeShapeX(radius, extend.getX());
     }
-    else if(shape=="coneY")
+    else if(shape=="coneY" || shape=="cone")
     {
         float radius = 0.5f*std::max(extend.getX(), extend.getZ());
         m_collision_shape = new btConeShape(radius, extend.getY());
diff --git a/src/physics/physical_object.cpp b/src/physics/physical_object.cpp
index 7f67cd85d..680b1c6e2 100644
--- a/src/physics/physical_object.cpp
+++ b/src/physics/physical_object.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ PhysicalObject::PhysicalObject(const XMLNode &xml_node)
     xml_node.get("shape",  &shape   );
 
     m_body_type = MP_NONE;
-    if     (shape=="cone"   ) m_body_type = MP_CONE;
+    if     (shape=="cone"||shape=="coneY") m_body_type = MP_CONE;
+    else if(shape=="coneX"  ) m_body_type = MP_CONE_X;
+    else if(shape=="coneZ"  ) m_body_type = MP_CONE_Z;
     else if(shape=="box"    ) m_body_type = MP_BOX;
     else if(shape=="sphere" ) m_body_type = MP_SPHERE;
     else fprintf(stderr, "Unknown shape type : %s\n", shape.c_str());
@@ -93,6 +95,20 @@ void PhysicalObject::init()
                     m_shape = new btConeShape(m_radius, extend.getY());
                     break;
                     }
+    case MP_CONE_X: {
+                    if(m_radius<0) 
+                        m_radius = 0.5f*sqrt(extend.getY()*extend.getY() +
+                                             extend.getZ()*extend.getZ());
+                    m_shape = new btConeShapeX(m_radius, extend.getY());
+                    break;
+                    }
+    case MP_CONE_Z: {
+                    if(m_radius<0)
+                        m_radius = 0.5f*sqrt(extend.getX()*extend.getX() +
+                                             extend.getY()*extend.getY());
+                    m_shape = new btConeShapeZ(m_radius, extend.getY());
+                    break;
+                    }
     case MP_BOX:    m_shape = new btBoxShape(0.5*extend);
                     break;
     case MP_SPHERE: {
diff --git a/src/physics/physical_object.hpp b/src/physics/physical_object.hpp
index e8f460bb4..17c17274a 100644
--- a/src/physics/physical_object.hpp
+++ b/src/physics/physical_object.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ class XMLNode;
 class PhysicalObject : public TrackObject
 {
 public:
-    enum bodyTypes {MP_NONE, MP_CONE, MP_BOX, MP_SPHERE};
+    /** The supported collision shapes. */
+    enum bodyTypes {MP_NONE, 
+                    MP_CONE, MP_CONE_X, MP_CONE_Z,
+                    MP_BOX, MP_SPHERE};
 
 protected:
     /** The shape of this object. */