diff --git a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
index b803d2e5d828..af928aa57f48 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void ViewportRotationControl::_draw() {
 
 void ViewportRotationControl::_draw_axis(const Axis2D &p_axis) {
 	const bool focused = focused_axis == p_axis.axis;
-	const bool positive = p_axis.axis < 3;
+	const bool positive = axis_is_aligned && p_axis.axis == aligned_axis ? !(p_axis.axis < 3) : (p_axis.axis < 3);
 	const int direction = p_axis.axis % 3;
 
 	const Color axis_color = axis_colors[direction];
@@ -381,11 +381,13 @@ void ViewportRotationControl::_get_sorted_axis(Vector<Axis2D> &r_axis) {
 	const real_t radius = get_size().x / 2.0 - AXIS_CIRCLE_RADIUS - 2.0 * EDSCALE;
 	const Basis camera_basis = viewport->to_camera_transform(viewport->cursor).get_basis().inverse();
 
+	axis_is_aligned = false;
+
 	for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
 		Vector3 axis_3d = camera_basis.get_column(i);
 		Vector2 axis_vector = Vector2(axis_3d.x, -axis_3d.y) * radius;
 
-		if (Math::abs(axis_3d.z) <= 1.0) {
+		if (Math::abs(axis_3d.z) < 1.0) {
 			Axis2D pos_axis;
 			pos_axis.axis = i;
 			pos_axis.screen_point = center + axis_vector;
@@ -404,6 +406,8 @@ void ViewportRotationControl::_get_sorted_axis(Vector<Axis2D> &r_axis) {
 			axis.screen_point = center;
 			axis.z_axis = 1.0;
 			r_axis.push_back(axis);
+			axis_is_aligned = true;
+			aligned_axis = axis.axis;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
index 6b603864c2c6..effdaf00ee3f 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ class ViewportRotationControl : public Control {
 	void _process_click(int p_index, Vector2 p_position, bool p_pressed);
 	void _process_drag(Ref<InputEventWithModifiers> p_event, int p_index, Vector2 p_position, Vector2 p_relative_position);
 
+	int aligned_axis = 0;
+	bool axis_is_aligned = false;
+
 public:
 	void set_viewport(Node3DEditorViewport *p_viewport);
 };