diff --git a/backend/src/packages/chaiNNer_standard/material_textures/normal_map/normalize_normal_map.py b/backend/src/packages/chaiNNer_standard/material_textures/normal_map/normalize_normal_map.py
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--- a/backend/src/packages/chaiNNer_standard/material_textures/normal_map/normalize_normal_map.py
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@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import numpy as np
-
-import navi
-from nodes.impl.normals.util import gr_to_xyz, xyz_to_bgr
-from nodes.properties.inputs import ImageInput
-from nodes.properties.outputs import ImageOutput
-
-from .. import normal_map_group
-
-
-@normal_map_group.register(
-    schema_id="chainner:image:normalize_normal_map",
-    name="Normalize Normal Map",
-    description="""Normalizes the given normal map.
-            Only the R and G channels of the input image will be used to compute the unit vectors.""",
-    icon="MdOutlineAutoFixHigh",
-    inputs=[
-        ImageInput("Normal Map", channels=[3, 4]),
-    ],
-    outputs=[
-        ImageOutput(
-            "Normal Map",
-            image_type=navi.Image(size_as="Input0"),
-            channels=3,
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def normalize_normal_map_node(img: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
-    """Takes a normal map and normalizes it"""
-
-    return xyz_to_bgr(gr_to_xyz(img))
diff --git a/backend/src/packages/chaiNNer_standard/material_textures/normal_map/normalize_normals.py b/backend/src/packages/chaiNNer_standard/material_textures/normal_map/normalize_normals.py
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+++ b/backend/src/packages/chaiNNer_standard/material_textures/normal_map/normalize_normals.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from enum import Enum
+
+import numpy as np
+
+import navi
+from nodes.impl.normals.util import gr_to_xyz, xyz_to_bgr
+from nodes.properties.inputs import EnumInput, ImageInput
+from nodes.properties.outputs import ImageOutput
+
+from .. import normal_map_group
+
+
+class BChannel(Enum):
+    Z = 0
+    Z_MAPPED = 1
+    ZERO = 2
+    HALF = 3
+    ONE = 4
+
+
+@normal_map_group.register(
+    schema_id="chainner:image:normalize_normal_map",
+    name="Normalize Normals",
+    description=[
+        "Normalizes the given normal map. Only the R and G channels of the input image will be used to compute the unit vectors.",
+        "While the X and Y component will always be mapped from [-1, 1] to [0, 1] and saved as the R and G channels respectively, the B channel can be configured to contain different values.",
+    ],
+    icon="MdOutlineAutoFixHigh",
+    inputs=[
+        ImageInput("Normal Map", channels=[3, 4]),
+        EnumInput(BChannel, "Output B", default=BChannel.Z).with_docs(
+            "Determines the content of the B channel of the output normal map.",
+            "- `Z`: Unlike the X and Y components which are in range [-1, 1], the Z component is guaranteed to be in the range [0, 1]. This allows us to directly use the Z component as the B channel.",
+            "- `Z Mapped`: Just like the X and Y components, the Z component will be mapped to [0, 1] and stored as the B channel. Since the Z component is always >= 0, the B channel will be in the range [0.5, 1] ([128, 255])",
+            "- `ONE`: The B channel will be 1 (255) everywhere.",
+            "- `HALF`: The B channel will be 0.5 (128) everywhere.",
+            "- `ZERO`: The B channel will be 0 everywhere.",
+        ),
+    ],
+    outputs=[
+        ImageOutput(
+            "Normal Map",
+            image_type=navi.Image(size_as="Input0"),
+            channels=3,
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def normalize_normals_node(img: np.ndarray, b: BChannel) -> np.ndarray:
+    result = xyz_to_bgr(gr_to_xyz(img))
+
+    if b == BChannel.Z_MAPPED:
+        result[:, :, 0] = (result[:, :, 0] + 1) / 2
+    elif b == BChannel.ZERO:
+        result[:, :, 0] = 0
+    elif b == BChannel.HALF:
+        result[:, :, 0] = 0.5
+    elif b == BChannel.ONE:
+        result[:, :, 0] = 1
+    elif b == BChannel.Z:
+        pass
+
+    return result