diff --git a/src/reader/spirv/function.cc b/src/reader/spirv/function.cc
index 26c47a1130..16217bb073 100644
--- a/src/reader/spirv/function.cc
+++ b/src/reader/spirv/function.cc
@@ -3444,6 +3444,17 @@ TypedExpression FunctionEmitter::MaybeEmitCombinatorialValue(
 TypedExpression FunctionEmitter::EmitGlslStd450ExtInst(
     const spvtools::opt::Instruction& inst) {
   const auto ext_opcode = inst.GetSingleWordInOperand(1);
+
+  auto* result_type = parser_impl_.ConvertType(inst.type_id());
+
+  if ((ext_opcode == GLSLstd450Normalize) && result_type->IsScalar()) {
+    // WGSL does not have scalar form of the normalize builtin.
+    // The answer would be 1 anyway, so return that directly.
+    return {ty_.F32(),
+            create<ast::ScalarConstructorExpression>(
+                Source{}, create<ast::FloatLiteral>(Source{}, 1.0f))};
+  }
+
   const auto name = GetGlslStd450FuncName(ext_opcode);
   if (name.empty()) {
     Fail() << "unhandled GLSL.std.450 instruction " << ext_opcode;
@@ -3462,9 +3473,8 @@ TypedExpression FunctionEmitter::EmitGlslStd450ExtInst(
     }
     operands.emplace_back(operand.expr);
   }
-  auto* ast_type = parser_impl_.ConvertType(inst.type_id());
   auto* call = create<ast::CallExpression>(Source{}, func, std::move(operands));
-  TypedExpression call_expr{ast_type, call};
+  TypedExpression call_expr{result_type, call};
   return parser_impl_.RectifyForcedResultType(call_expr, inst,
                                               first_operand_type);
 }
diff --git a/src/reader/spirv/function_glsl_std_450_test.cc b/src/reader/spirv/function_glsl_std_450_test.cc
index 3a44c0daa0..bb5756c099 100644
--- a/src/reader/spirv/function_glsl_std_450_test.cc
+++ b/src/reader/spirv/function_glsl_std_450_test.cc
@@ -681,7 +681,6 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(Samples,
                              {"InverseSqrt", "inverseSqrt"},
                              {"Log", "log"},
                              {"Log2", "log2"},
-                             {"Normalize", "normalize"},
                              {"Round", "round"},
                              {"RoundEven", "round"},
                              {"Sin", "sin"},
@@ -1080,6 +1079,121 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(Samples,
                          SpvParserTest_GlslStd450_Uinting_UintingUintingUinting,
                          ::testing::Values(GlslStd450Case{"UClamp", "clamp"}));
 
+// Test Normalize.  WGSL does not have a scalar form of the normalize builtin.
+// So we have to test it separately, as it does not fit the patterns tested
+// above.
+
+TEST_F(SpvParserTest, Normalize_Scalar) {
+  // Scalar normalize always results in 1.0
+  const auto assembly = Preamble() + R"(
+     %1 = OpExtInst %float %glsl Normalize %f1
+     OpReturn
+     OpFunctionEnd
+  )";
+  auto p = parser(test::Assemble(assembly));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(p->BuildAndParseInternalModuleExceptFunctions()) << assembly;
+  auto fe = p->function_emitter(100);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(fe.EmitBody()) << p->error();
+  const auto body = ToString(p->builder(), fe.ast_body());
+  EXPECT_THAT(body, HasSubstr(R"(
+  VariableConst{
+    x_1
+    none
+    __f32
+    {
+      ScalarConstructor[not set]{1.000000}
+    }
+  })"))
+      << body;
+}
+
+TEST_F(SpvParserTest, Normalize_Vector2) {
+  // Scalar normalize always results in 1.0
+  const auto assembly = Preamble() + R"(
+     %1 = OpExtInst %v2float %glsl Normalize %v2f1
+     OpReturn
+     OpFunctionEnd
+  )";
+  auto p = parser(test::Assemble(assembly));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(p->BuildAndParseInternalModuleExceptFunctions()) << assembly;
+  auto fe = p->function_emitter(100);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(fe.EmitBody()) << p->error();
+  const auto body = ToString(p->builder(), fe.ast_body());
+  EXPECT_THAT(body, HasSubstr(R"(
+  VariableConst{
+    x_1
+    none
+    __vec_2__f32
+    {
+      Call[not set]{
+        Identifier[not set]{normalize}
+        (
+          Identifier[not set]{v2f1}
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  })"))
+      << body;
+}
+
+TEST_F(SpvParserTest, Normalize_Vector3) {
+  // Scalar normalize always results in 1.0
+  const auto assembly = Preamble() + R"(
+     %1 = OpExtInst %v3float %glsl Normalize %v3f1
+     OpReturn
+     OpFunctionEnd
+  )";
+  auto p = parser(test::Assemble(assembly));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(p->BuildAndParseInternalModuleExceptFunctions()) << assembly;
+  auto fe = p->function_emitter(100);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(fe.EmitBody()) << p->error();
+  const auto body = ToString(p->builder(), fe.ast_body());
+  EXPECT_THAT(body, HasSubstr(R"(
+  VariableConst{
+    x_1
+    none
+    __vec_3__f32
+    {
+      Call[not set]{
+        Identifier[not set]{normalize}
+        (
+          Identifier[not set]{v3f1}
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  })"))
+      << body;
+}
+
+TEST_F(SpvParserTest, Normalize_Vector4) {
+  // Scalar normalize always results in 1.0
+  const auto assembly = Preamble() + R"(
+     %1 = OpExtInst %v4float %glsl Normalize %v4f1
+     OpReturn
+     OpFunctionEnd
+  )";
+  auto p = parser(test::Assemble(assembly));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(p->BuildAndParseInternalModuleExceptFunctions()) << assembly;
+  auto fe = p->function_emitter(100);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(fe.EmitBody()) << p->error();
+  const auto body = ToString(p->builder(), fe.ast_body());
+  EXPECT_THAT(body, HasSubstr(R"(
+  VariableConst{
+    x_1
+    none
+    __vec_4__f32
+    {
+      Call[not set]{
+        Identifier[not set]{normalize}
+        (
+          Identifier[not set]{v4f1}
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  })"))
+      << body;
+}
+
 // Check that we convert signedness of operands and result type.
 // This is needed for each of the integer-based extended instructions.