diff --git a/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json b/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
index 6ee2c592..95eeb2ec 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
+++ b/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
@@ -2622,6 +2622,18 @@
                         "type": "GdkGLContext",
                         "writable": true
                     },
+                    "orientation": {
+                        "blurb": "Orientation of the video frames",
+                        "conditionally-available": false,
+                        "construct": false,
+                        "construct-only": false,
+                        "controllable": false,
+                        "default": "auto (0)",
+                        "mutable": "null",
+                        "readable": true,
+                        "type": "GstGtk4PaintableSinkOrientation",
+                        "writable": true
+                    },
                     "scaling-filter": {
                         "blurb": "Scaling filter to use for rendering",
                         "conditionally-available": false,
@@ -2647,6 +2659,56 @@
                         "writable": true
                     }
                 }
+            },
+            "GstGtk4PaintableSinkOrientation": {
+                "kind": "enum",
+                "values": [
+                    {
+                        "desc": "Auto",
+                        "name": "auto",
+                        "value": "0"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "desc": "Rotate0",
+                        "name": "rotate0",
+                        "value": "1"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "desc": "Rotate90",
+                        "name": "rotate90",
+                        "value": "2"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "desc": "Rotate180",
+                        "name": "rotate180",
+                        "value": "3"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "desc": "Rotate270",
+                        "name": "rotate270",
+                        "value": "4"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "desc": "FlipRotate0",
+                        "name": "flip-rotate0",
+                        "value": "5"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "desc": "FlipRotate90",
+                        "name": "flip-rotate90",
+                        "value": "6"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "desc": "FlipRotate180",
+                        "name": "flip-rotate180",
+                        "value": "7"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "desc": "FlipRotate270",
+                        "name": "flip-rotate270",
+                        "value": "8"
+                    }
+                ]
             }
         },
         "package": "gst-plugin-gtk4",
diff --git a/video/gtk4/src/lib.rs b/video/gtk4/src/lib.rs
index e0eecf1f..12c8dff4 100644
--- a/video/gtk4/src/lib.rs
+++ b/video/gtk4/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use gst::glib;
 
 mod sink;
 mod utils;
+pub use sink::frame::Orientation;
 pub use sink::paintable::Paintable;
 pub use sink::PaintableSink;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ fn plugin_init(plugin: &gst::Plugin) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError> {
         use gst::prelude::*;
 
         sink::paintable::Paintable::static_type().mark_as_plugin_api(gst::PluginAPIFlags::empty());
+        sink::frame::Orientation::static_type().mark_as_plugin_api(gst::PluginAPIFlags::empty());
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(feature = "gtk_v4_10"))]
diff --git a/video/gtk4/src/sink/frame.rs b/video/gtk4/src/sink/frame.rs
index 09e6ea19..2c4f3332 100644
--- a/video/gtk4/src/sink/frame.rs
+++ b/video/gtk4/src/sink/frame.rs
@@ -72,11 +72,15 @@ pub enum TextureCacheId {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum MappedFrame {
-    SysMem(gst_video::VideoFrame<gst_video::video_frame::Readable>),
+    SysMem {
+        frame: gst_video::VideoFrame<gst_video::video_frame::Readable>,
+        orientation: Orientation,
+    },
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows", feature = "gst-gl"))]
     GL {
         frame: gst_gl::GLVideoFrame<gst_gl::gl_video_frame::Readable>,
         wrapped_context: gst_gl::GLContext,
+        orientation: Orientation,
     },
     #[cfg(all(target_os = "linux", feature = "dmabuf"))]
     DmaBuf {
@@ -88,13 +92,14 @@ enum MappedFrame {
         strides: [usize; 4],
         width: u32,
         height: u32,
+        orientation: Orientation,
     },
 }
 
 impl MappedFrame {
     fn buffer(&self) -> &gst::BufferRef {
         match self {
-            MappedFrame::SysMem(frame) => frame.buffer(),
+            MappedFrame::SysMem { frame, .. } => frame.buffer(),
             #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows", feature = "gst-gl"))]
             MappedFrame::GL { frame, .. } => frame.buffer(),
             #[cfg(all(target_os = "linux", feature = "dmabuf"))]
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ impl MappedFrame {
 
     fn width(&self) -> u32 {
         match self {
-            MappedFrame::SysMem(frame) => frame.width(),
+            MappedFrame::SysMem { frame, .. } => frame.width(),
             #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows", feature = "gst-gl"))]
             MappedFrame::GL { frame, .. } => frame.width(),
             #[cfg(all(target_os = "linux", feature = "dmabuf"))]
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ impl MappedFrame {
 
     fn height(&self) -> u32 {
         match self {
-            MappedFrame::SysMem(frame) => frame.height(),
+            MappedFrame::SysMem { frame, .. } => frame.height(),
             #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows", feature = "gst-gl"))]
             MappedFrame::GL { frame, .. } => frame.height(),
             #[cfg(all(target_os = "linux", feature = "dmabuf"))]
@@ -124,13 +129,23 @@ impl MappedFrame {
 
     fn format_info(&self) -> gst_video::VideoFormatInfo {
         match self {
-            MappedFrame::SysMem(frame) => frame.format_info(),
+            MappedFrame::SysMem { frame, .. } => frame.format_info(),
             #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows", feature = "gst-gl"))]
             MappedFrame::GL { frame, .. } => frame.format_info(),
             #[cfg(all(target_os = "linux", feature = "dmabuf"))]
             MappedFrame::DmaBuf { info, .. } => info.format_info(),
         }
     }
+
+    fn orientation(&self) -> Orientation {
+        match self {
+            MappedFrame::SysMem { orientation, .. } => *orientation,
+            #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows", feature = "gst-gl"))]
+            MappedFrame::GL { orientation, .. } => *orientation,
+            #[cfg(all(target_os = "linux", feature = "dmabuf"))]
+            MappedFrame::DmaBuf { orientation, .. } => *orientation,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -139,6 +154,52 @@ pub(crate) struct Frame {
     overlays: Vec<Overlay>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default, glib::Enum, PartialEq, Eq, Copy, Clone)]
+#[repr(C)]
+#[enum_type(name = "GstGtk4PaintableSinkOrientation")]
+pub enum Orientation {
+    #[default]
+    Auto,
+    Rotate0,
+    Rotate90,
+    Rotate180,
+    Rotate270,
+    FlipRotate0,
+    FlipRotate90,
+    FlipRotate180,
+    FlipRotate270,
+}
+
+impl Orientation {
+    pub fn from_tags(tags: &gst::TagListRef) -> Option<Orientation> {
+        let orientation = tags
+            .generic("image-orientation")
+            .and_then(|v| v.get::<String>().ok())?;
+
+        Some(match orientation.as_str() {
+            "rotate-0" => Orientation::Rotate0,
+            "rotate-90" => Orientation::Rotate90,
+            "rotate-180" => Orientation::Rotate180,
+            "rotate-270" => Orientation::Rotate270,
+            "flip-rotate-0" => Orientation::FlipRotate0,
+            "flip-rotate-90" => Orientation::FlipRotate90,
+            "flip-rotate-180" => Orientation::FlipRotate180,
+            "flip-rotate-270" => Orientation::FlipRotate270,
+            _ => return None,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_flip_width_height(self) -> bool {
+        matches!(
+            self,
+            Orientation::Rotate90
+                | Orientation::Rotate270
+                | Orientation::FlipRotate90
+                | Orientation::FlipRotate270
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Overlay {
     frame: gst_video::VideoFrame<gst_video::video_frame::Readable>,
@@ -158,6 +219,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Texture {
     pub height: f32,
     pub global_alpha: f32,
     pub has_alpha: bool,
+    pub orientation: Orientation,
 }
 
 struct FrameWrapper(gst_video::VideoFrame<gst_video::video_frame::Readable>);
@@ -374,14 +436,16 @@ impl Frame {
         let width = self.frame.width();
         let height = self.frame.height();
         let has_alpha = self.frame.format_info().has_alpha();
+        let orientation = self.frame.orientation();
         let (texture, pixel_aspect_ratio) = match self.frame {
-            MappedFrame::SysMem(frame) => {
+            MappedFrame::SysMem { frame, .. } => {
                 video_frame_to_memory_texture(frame, cached_textures, &mut used_textures)
             }
             #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows", feature = "gst-gl"))]
             MappedFrame::GL {
                 frame,
                 wrapped_context,
+                ..
             } => {
                 let Some(gdk_context) = gdk_context else {
                     // This will fail badly if the video frame was actually mapped as GL texture
@@ -407,6 +471,7 @@ impl Frame {
                 strides,
                 width,
                 height,
+                ..
             } => video_frame_to_dmabuf_texture(
                 buffer,
                 cached_textures,
@@ -429,6 +494,7 @@ impl Frame {
             height: height as f32,
             global_alpha: 1.0,
             has_alpha,
+            orientation,
         });
 
         for overlay in self.overlays {
@@ -444,6 +510,7 @@ impl Frame {
                 height: overlay.height as f32,
                 global_alpha: overlay.global_alpha,
                 has_alpha,
+                orientation: Orientation::Rotate0,
             });
         }
 
@@ -458,6 +525,7 @@ impl Frame {
     pub(crate) fn new(
         buffer: &gst::Buffer,
         info: &VideoInfo,
+        orientation: Orientation,
         #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows", feature = "gst-gl"))] wrapped_context: Option<
             &gst_gl::GLContext,
         >,
@@ -521,6 +589,7 @@ impl Frame {
                             strides,
                             width: vmeta.width(),
                             height: vmeta.height(),
+                            orientation,
                         });
                     }
                 }
@@ -571,6 +640,7 @@ impl Frame {
                         frame = Some(MappedFrame::GL {
                             frame: mapped_frame,
                             wrapped_context: wrapped_context.unwrap().clone(),
+                            orientation,
                         });
                     }
                 }
@@ -580,10 +650,11 @@ impl Frame {
         let mut frame = Self {
             frame: match frame {
                 Some(frame) => frame,
-                None => MappedFrame::SysMem(
-                    gst_video::VideoFrame::from_buffer_readable(buffer.clone(), info)
+                None => MappedFrame::SysMem {
+                    frame: gst_video::VideoFrame::from_buffer_readable(buffer.clone(), info)
                         .map_err(|_| gst::FlowError::Error)?,
-                ),
+                    orientation,
+                },
             },
             overlays: vec![],
         };
diff --git a/video/gtk4/src/sink/imp.rs b/video/gtk4/src/sink/imp.rs
index 54e47bc4..53848a09 100644
--- a/video/gtk4/src/sink/imp.rs
+++ b/video/gtk4/src/sink/imp.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 
-use super::SinkEvent;
+use super::{frame, SinkEvent};
 use crate::sink::frame::Frame;
 use crate::sink::paintable::Paintable;
 
@@ -58,11 +58,29 @@ pub(crate) static CAT: Lazy<gst::DebugCategory> = Lazy::new(|| {
     )
 });
 
+struct StreamConfig {
+    info: Option<super::frame::VideoInfo>,
+    /// Orientation from a global scope tag
+    global_orientation: frame::Orientation,
+    /// Orientation from a stream scope tag
+    stream_orientation: Option<frame::Orientation>,
+}
+
+impl Default for StreamConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        StreamConfig {
+            info: None,
+            global_orientation: frame::Orientation::Rotate0,
+            stream_orientation: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct PaintableSink {
     paintable: Mutex<Option<ThreadGuard<Paintable>>>,
     window: Mutex<Option<ThreadGuard<gtk::Window>>>,
-    info: Mutex<Option<super::frame::VideoInfo>>,
+    config: Mutex<StreamConfig>,
     sender: Mutex<Option<async_channel::Sender<SinkEvent>>>,
     pending_frame: Mutex<Option<Frame>>,
     cached_caps: Mutex<Option<gst::Caps>>,
@@ -376,7 +394,7 @@ impl ElementImpl for PaintableSink {
 
         match transition {
             gst::StateChange::PausedToReady => {
-                let _ = self.info.lock().unwrap().take();
+                *self.config.lock().unwrap() = StreamConfig::default();
                 let _ = self.pending_frame.lock().unwrap().take();
 
                 // Flush frames from the GDK paintable but don't wait
@@ -455,7 +473,7 @@ impl BaseSinkImpl for PaintableSink {
                 .into(),
         };
 
-        self.info.lock().unwrap().replace(video_info);
+        self.config.lock().unwrap().info = Some(video_info);
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -526,6 +544,31 @@ impl BaseSinkImpl for PaintableSink {
             _ => BaseSinkImplExt::parent_query(self, query),
         }
     }
+
+    fn event(&self, event: gst::Event) -> bool {
+        match event.view() {
+            gst::EventView::StreamStart(_) => {
+                let mut config = self.config.lock().unwrap();
+                config.global_orientation = frame::Orientation::Rotate0;
+                config.stream_orientation = None;
+            }
+            gst::EventView::Tag(ev) => {
+                let mut config = self.config.lock().unwrap();
+                let tags = ev.tag();
+                let scope = tags.scope();
+                let orientation = frame::Orientation::from_tags(tags);
+
+                if scope == gst::TagScope::Global {
+                    config.global_orientation = orientation.unwrap_or(frame::Orientation::Rotate0);
+                } else {
+                    config.stream_orientation = orientation;
+                }
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        }
+
+        self.parent_event(event)
+    }
 }
 
 impl VideoSinkImpl for PaintableSink {
@@ -542,11 +585,14 @@ impl VideoSinkImpl for PaintableSink {
             return Ok(gst::FlowSuccess::Ok);
         };
 
-        let info = self.info.lock().unwrap();
-        let info = info.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
+        let config = self.config.lock().unwrap();
+        let info = config.info.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
             gst::error!(CAT, imp: self, "Received no caps yet");
             gst::FlowError::NotNegotiated
         })?;
+        let orientation = config
+            .stream_orientation
+            .unwrap_or(config.global_orientation);
 
         let wrapped_context = {
             #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows", feature = "gst-gl")))]
@@ -566,10 +612,11 @@ impl VideoSinkImpl for PaintableSink {
                 }
             }
         };
-        let frame = Frame::new(buffer, info, wrapped_context.as_ref()).map_err(|err| {
-            gst::error!(CAT, imp: self, "Failed to map video frame");
-            err
-        })?;
+        let frame =
+            Frame::new(buffer, info, orientation, wrapped_context.as_ref()).map_err(|err| {
+                gst::error!(CAT, imp: self, "Failed to map video frame");
+                err
+            })?;
         self.pending_frame.lock().unwrap().replace(frame);
 
         let sender = self.sender.lock().unwrap();
diff --git a/video/gtk4/src/sink/mod.rs b/video/gtk4/src/sink/mod.rs
index f64e985d..42ff12ae 100644
--- a/video/gtk4/src/sink/mod.rs
+++ b/video/gtk4/src/sink/mod.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 use gtk::glib;
 use gtk::glib::prelude::*;
 
-mod frame;
+pub(super) mod frame;
 pub(super) mod imp;
 pub(super) mod paintable;
 
diff --git a/video/gtk4/src/sink/paintable/imp.rs b/video/gtk4/src/sink/paintable/imp.rs
index a2b996d9..5a4b4391 100644
--- a/video/gtk4/src/sink/paintable/imp.rs
+++ b/video/gtk4/src/sink/paintable/imp.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk::subclass::prelude::*;
 use gtk::{gdk, glib, graphene, gsk};
 
-use crate::sink::frame::{Frame, Texture};
+use crate::sink::frame::{self, Frame, Texture};
 
 use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub struct Paintable {
     scaling_filter: Cell<gsk::ScalingFilter>,
     use_scaling_filter: Cell<bool>,
     force_aspect_ratio: Cell<bool>,
+    orientation: Cell<frame::Orientation>,
     #[cfg(not(feature = "gtk_v4_10"))]
     premult_shader: gsk::GLShader,
 }
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ impl Default for Paintable {
             scaling_filter: Cell::new(gsk::ScalingFilter::Linear),
             use_scaling_filter: Cell::new(false),
             force_aspect_ratio: Cell::new(false),
+            orientation: Cell::new(frame::Orientation::Auto),
             #[cfg(not(feature = "gtk_v4_10"))]
             premult_shader: gsk::GLShader::from_bytes(&glib::Bytes::from_static(include_bytes!(
                 "premult.glsl"
@@ -101,6 +103,10 @@ impl ObjectImpl for Paintable {
                     .blurb("When enabled, scaling will respect original aspect ratio")
                     .default_value(false)
                     .build(),
+                glib::ParamSpecEnum::builder::<frame::Orientation>("orientation")
+                    .nick("Orientation")
+                    .blurb("Orientation of the video frames")
+                    .build(),
             ]
         });
 
@@ -125,6 +131,7 @@ impl ObjectImpl for Paintable {
             #[cfg(feature = "gtk_v4_10")]
             "use-scaling-filter" => self.use_scaling_filter.get().to_value(),
             "force-aspect-ratio" => self.force_aspect_ratio.get().to_value(),
+            "orientation" => self.orientation.get().to_value(),
             _ => unimplemented!(),
         }
     }
@@ -148,6 +155,7 @@ impl ObjectImpl for Paintable {
             #[cfg(feature = "gtk_v4_10")]
             "use-scaling-filter" => self.use_scaling_filter.set(value.get().unwrap()),
             "force-aspect-ratio" => self.force_aspect_ratio.set(value.get().unwrap()),
+            "orientation" => self.orientation.set(value.get().unwrap()),
             _ => unimplemented!(),
         }
     }
@@ -156,7 +164,14 @@ impl ObjectImpl for Paintable {
 impl PaintableImpl for Paintable {
     fn intrinsic_height(&self) -> i32 {
         if let Some(paintable) = self.paintables.borrow().first() {
-            f32::round(paintable.height) as i32
+            if self
+                .effective_orientation(paintable.orientation)
+                .is_flip_width_height()
+            {
+                f32::round(paintable.width) as i32
+            } else {
+                f32::round(paintable.height) as i32
+            }
         } else {
             0
         }
@@ -164,7 +179,14 @@ impl PaintableImpl for Paintable {
 
     fn intrinsic_width(&self) -> i32 {
         if let Some(paintable) = self.paintables.borrow().first() {
-            f32::round(paintable.width) as i32
+            if self
+                .effective_orientation(paintable.orientation)
+                .is_flip_width_height()
+            {
+                f32::round(paintable.height) as i32
+            } else {
+                f32::round(paintable.width) as i32
+            }
         } else {
             0
         }
@@ -172,7 +194,14 @@ impl PaintableImpl for Paintable {
 
     fn intrinsic_aspect_ratio(&self) -> f64 {
         if let Some(paintable) = self.paintables.borrow().first() {
-            paintable.width as f64 / paintable.height as f64
+            if self
+                .effective_orientation(paintable.orientation)
+                .is_flip_width_height()
+            {
+                paintable.height as f64 / paintable.width as f64
+            } else {
+                paintable.width as f64 / paintable.height as f64
+            }
         } else {
             0.0
         }
@@ -180,7 +209,6 @@ impl PaintableImpl for Paintable {
 
     fn snapshot(&self, snapshot: &gdk::Snapshot, width: f64, height: f64) {
         let snapshot = snapshot.downcast_ref::<gtk::Snapshot>().unwrap();
-
         let background_color = self.background_color.get();
         let force_aspect_ratio = self.force_aspect_ratio.get();
         let paintables = self.paintables.borrow();
@@ -201,8 +229,72 @@ impl PaintableImpl for Paintable {
         //
         // Based on its size relative to the snapshot width/height, all other paintables are
         // scaled accordingly.
-        let (frame_width, frame_height) = (first_paintable.width, first_paintable.height);
+        //
+        // We also only consider the orientation of the first paintable for now and rotate all
+        // overlays consistently with that to follow the behaviour of glvideoflip.
+        let effective_orientation = self.effective_orientation(first_paintable.orientation);
 
+        // First do the rotation around the center of the whole snapshot area
+        if effective_orientation != frame::Orientation::Rotate0 {
+            snapshot.translate(&graphene::Point::new(
+                width as f32 / 2.0,
+                height as f32 / 2.0,
+            ));
+        }
+        match effective_orientation {
+            frame::Orientation::Rotate0 => {}
+            frame::Orientation::Rotate90 => {
+                snapshot.rotate(90.0);
+            }
+            frame::Orientation::Rotate180 => {
+                snapshot.rotate(180.0);
+            }
+            frame::Orientation::Rotate270 => {
+                snapshot.rotate(270.0);
+            }
+            frame::Orientation::FlipRotate0 => {
+                snapshot.rotate_3d(180.0, &gtk::graphene::Vec3::y_axis());
+            }
+            frame::Orientation::FlipRotate90 => {
+                snapshot.rotate(90.0);
+                snapshot.rotate_3d(180.0, &gtk::graphene::Vec3::y_axis());
+            }
+            frame::Orientation::FlipRotate180 => {
+                snapshot.rotate(180.0);
+                snapshot.rotate_3d(180.0, &gtk::graphene::Vec3::y_axis());
+            }
+            frame::Orientation::FlipRotate270 => {
+                snapshot.rotate(270.0);
+                snapshot.rotate_3d(180.0, &gtk::graphene::Vec3::y_axis());
+            }
+            frame::Orientation::Auto => unreachable!(),
+        }
+        if effective_orientation != frame::Orientation::Rotate0 {
+            if effective_orientation.is_flip_width_height() {
+                snapshot.translate(&graphene::Point::new(
+                    -height as f32 / 2.0,
+                    -width as f32 / 2.0,
+                ));
+            } else {
+                snapshot.translate(&graphene::Point::new(
+                    -width as f32 / 2.0,
+                    -height as f32 / 2.0,
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // The rotation is applied now and we're back at the origin at this point
+
+        // Width / height of the overall frame that we're drawing. This has to be flipped
+        // if a 90/270 degree rotation is applied.
+        let (frame_width, frame_height) = if effective_orientation.is_flip_width_height() {
+            (first_paintable.height, first_paintable.width)
+        } else {
+            (first_paintable.width, first_paintable.height)
+        };
+
+        // Amount of scaling that has to be applied to the main frame and all overlays to fill the
+        // available area
         let mut scale_x = width / frame_width as f64;
         let mut scale_y = height / frame_height as f64;
 
@@ -227,14 +319,26 @@ impl PaintableImpl for Paintable {
             }
 
             if !background_color.is_clear() && (trans_x > f64::EPSILON || trans_y > f64::EPSILON) {
+                // Clamping for the bounds below has to be flipped over for 90/270 degree rotations.
+                let (width, height) = if effective_orientation.is_flip_width_height() {
+                    (height, width)
+                } else {
+                    (width, height)
+                };
+
                 snapshot.append_color(
                     &background_color,
                     &graphene::Rect::new(0f32, 0f32, width as f32, height as f32),
                 );
             }
+            if effective_orientation.is_flip_width_height() {
+                std::mem::swap(&mut trans_x, &mut trans_y);
+            }
             snapshot.translate(&graphene::Point::new(trans_x as f32, trans_y as f32));
         }
 
+        // At this point we're at the origin of the area into which the actual video frame is drawn
+
         // Make immutable
         let scale_x = scale_x;
         let scale_y = scale_y;
@@ -249,11 +353,19 @@ impl PaintableImpl for Paintable {
                 height: paintable_height,
                 global_alpha,
                 has_alpha,
+                orientation: _orientation,
             },
         ) in paintables.iter().enumerate()
         {
             snapshot.push_opacity(*global_alpha as f64);
 
+            // Clamping for the bounds below has to be flipped over for 90/270 degree rotations.
+            let (width, height) = if effective_orientation.is_flip_width_height() {
+                (height, width)
+            } else {
+                (width, height)
+            };
+
             let bounds = if !force_aspect_ratio && idx == 0 {
                 // While this should end up with width again, be explicit in this case to avoid
                 // rounding errors and fill the whole area with the video frame.
@@ -261,11 +373,32 @@ impl PaintableImpl for Paintable {
             } else {
                 // Scale texture position and size with the same scale factor as the main video
                 // frame, and make sure to not render outside (0, 0, width, height).
-                let x = f32::clamp(*x * scale_x as f32, 0.0, width as f32);
-                let y = f32::clamp(*y * scale_y as f32, 0.0, height as f32);
-                let texture_width = f32::min(*paintable_width * scale_x as f32, width as f32);
-                let texture_height = f32::min(*paintable_height * scale_y as f32, height as f32);
-                graphene::Rect::new(x, y, texture_width, texture_height)
+                let (rect_x, rect_y) = if effective_orientation.is_flip_width_height() {
+                    (
+                        f32::clamp(*y * scale_y as f32, 0.0, width as f32),
+                        f32::clamp(*x * scale_x as f32, 0.0, height as f32),
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    (
+                        f32::clamp(*x * scale_x as f32, 0.0, width as f32),
+                        f32::clamp(*y * scale_y as f32, 0.0, height as f32),
+                    )
+                };
+
+                let (texture_width, texture_height) =
+                    if effective_orientation.is_flip_width_height() {
+                        (
+                            f32::min(*paintable_width * scale_y as f32, width as f32),
+                            f32::min(*paintable_height * scale_x as f32, height as f32),
+                        )
+                    } else {
+                        (
+                            f32::min(*paintable_width * scale_x as f32, width as f32),
+                            f32::min(*paintable_height * scale_y as f32, height as f32),
+                        )
+                    };
+
+                graphene::Rect::new(rect_x, rect_y, texture_width, texture_height)
             };
 
             // Only premultiply GL textures that expect to be in premultiplied RGBA format.
@@ -364,6 +497,19 @@ impl PaintableImpl for Paintable {
 }
 
 impl Paintable {
+    fn effective_orientation(
+        &self,
+        paintable_orientation: frame::Orientation,
+    ) -> frame::Orientation {
+        let orientation = self.orientation.get();
+        if orientation != frame::Orientation::Auto {
+            return orientation;
+        }
+
+        assert_ne!(paintable_orientation, frame::Orientation::Auto);
+        paintable_orientation
+    }
+
     pub(super) fn handle_frame_changed(&self, sink: &crate::PaintableSink, frame: Frame) {
         let context = self.gl_context.borrow();