diff --git a/web/client/components/map/openlayers/Map.jsx b/web/client/components/map/openlayers/Map.jsx
index 8bc0997ebe..2268f7ac62 100644
--- a/web/client/components/map/openlayers/Map.jsx
+++ b/web/client/components/map/openlayers/Map.jsx
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ class OpenlayersMap extends React.Component {
             }, 0);
         }
 
-        if (this.map && ((this.props.projection !== newProps.projection) || this.haveResolutionsChanged(newProps)) || this.props.limits !== newProps.limits) {
-            if (this.props.projection !== newProps.projection || this.props.limits !== newProps.limits) {
+        if (this.map && ((this.props.projection !== newProps.projection) || this.haveResolutionsChanged(newProps)) || this.haveRotationChanged(newProps) || this.props.limits !== newProps.limits) {
+            if (this.props.projection !== newProps.projection || this.props.limits !== newProps.limits || this.haveRotationChanged(newProps)) {
                 let mapProjection = newProps.projection;
                 const center = reproject([
                     newProps.center.x,
@@ -502,6 +502,12 @@ class OpenlayersMap extends React.Component {
         return !isEqual(resolutions, newResolutions);
     };
 
+    haveRotationChanged = (newProps) => {
+        const rotation = this.props.mapOptions && this.props.mapOptions.view ? this.props.mapOptions.view.rotation : undefined;
+        const newRotation = newProps.mapOptions && newProps.mapOptions.view ? newProps.mapOptions.view.rotation : undefined;
+        return !isEqual(rotation, newRotation);
+    };
+
     createView = (center, zoom, projection, options, limits = {}) => {
         // limit has a crs defined
         const extent = limits.restrictedExtent && limits.crs && reprojectBbox(limits.restrictedExtent, limits.crs, normalizeSRS(projection));
diff --git a/web/client/components/map/openlayers/__tests__/Map-test.jsx b/web/client/components/map/openlayers/__tests__/Map-test.jsx
index 17de72813a..b9900912f7 100644
--- a/web/client/components/map/openlayers/__tests__/Map-test.jsx
+++ b/web/client/components/map/openlayers/__tests__/Map-test.jsx
@@ -712,6 +712,83 @@ describe('OpenlayersMap', () => {
         expect( map.haveResolutionsChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {resolutions: [100, 50, 25]}}})) ).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it('check result of "haveRotationChanged()" when receiving new props', () => {
+        let map = ReactDOM.render(
+            <OpenlayersMap
+                center={{y: 43.9, x: 10.3}}
+                zoom={11.6}
+                measurement={{}}
+            />
+            , document.getElementById("map"));
+
+        let origProps = assign({}, map.props);
+        function testProps(newProps) {
+            // update original props with newProps
+            return assign({}, origProps, newProps);
+        }
+
+        map = ReactDOM.render(
+            <OpenlayersMap
+                center={{y: 43.9, x: 10.3}}
+                zoom={11.6}
+                measurement={{}}
+                mapOptions={undefined}
+            />
+            , document.getElementById("map"));
+
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: undefined}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {}}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {}}}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: undefined}}}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: 0}}}))).toBe(true);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: 20}}}))).toBe(true);
+
+        map = ReactDOM.render(
+            <OpenlayersMap
+                center={{y: 43.9, x: 10.3}}
+                zoom={11.6}
+                measurement={{}}
+                mapOptions={{}}
+            />
+            , document.getElementById("map"));
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: undefined}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {}}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {}}}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: undefined}}}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: 0}}}))).toBe(true);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: 20}}}))).toBe(true);
+
+        map = ReactDOM.render(
+            <OpenlayersMap
+                center={{y: 43.9, x: 10.3}}
+                zoom={11.6}
+                measurement={{}}
+                mapOptions={{view: {}}}
+            />
+            , document.getElementById("map"));
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: undefined}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {}}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {}}}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: undefined}}}))).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: 0}}}))).toBe(true);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: 20}}}))).toBe(true);
+        map = ReactDOM.render(
+            <OpenlayersMap
+                center={{y: 43.9, x: 10.3}}
+                zoom={11.6}
+                measurement={{}}
+                mapOptions={{view: {rotation: 1}}}
+                maxExtent= {[-180, -90, 180, 80]}
+            />
+            , document.getElementById("map"));
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: undefined})) ).toBe(true);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {}})) ).toBe(true);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {}}})) ).toBe(true);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: undefined}}})) ).toBe(true);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: 1}}})) ).toBe(false);
+        expect(map.haveRotationChanged(testProps({mapOptions: {view: {rotation: 20}}})) ).toBe(true);
+    });
+
     it('check if the map has "auto" cursor as default', () => {
         const map = ReactDOM.render(
             <OpenlayersMap
diff --git a/web/client/components/print/MapPreview.jsx b/web/client/components/print/MapPreview.jsx
index 2ab74483b1..b6aee50810 100644
--- a/web/client/components/print/MapPreview.jsx
+++ b/web/client/components/print/MapPreview.jsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { getMapZoom, getResolutionMultiplier } from '../../utils/PrintUtils';
 import ScaleBox from '../mapcontrols/scale/ScaleBox';
 import Button from '../misc/Button';
 import isNil from 'lodash/isNil';
+import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
 import { MapLibraries } from '../../utils/MapTypeUtils';
 
 let PMap;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class MapPreview extends React.Component {
         layout: PropTypes.string,
         layoutSize: PropTypes.object,
         useFixedScales: PropTypes.bool,
+        rotation: PropTypes.number,
         env: PropTypes.object,
         onLoadingMapPlugins: PropTypes.func
     };
@@ -133,7 +135,12 @@ class MapPreview extends React.Component {
             height: this.props.height + "px"
         });
         const resolutions = this.getResolutions();
-        const mapOptions = resolutions ? {view: {resolutions}} : {};
+        let mapOptions = !isEmpty(resolutions) || !isNil(this.props.rotation) ? {
+            view: {
+                ...(!isEmpty(resolutions) && {resolutions}),
+                rotation: !isNil(this.props.rotation) ? Number(this.props.rotation) : 0
+            }
+        } : {};
         const projection = this.props.map && this.props.map.projection || 'EPSG:3857';
         return this.props.map && this.props.map.center ?
 
diff --git a/web/client/plugins/Print.jsx b/web/client/plugins/Print.jsx
index b4c54c60cf..7c581d2bec 100644
--- a/web/client/plugins/Print.jsx
+++ b/web/client/plugins/Print.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import './print/print.css';
 
 import head from 'lodash/head';
 import castArray from "lodash/castArray";
+import isNil from "lodash/isNil";
 import assign from 'object-assign';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React from 'react';
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import { layersSelector } from '../selectors/layers';
 import { currentLocaleSelector } from '../selectors/locale';
 import { mapSelector, scalesSelector } from '../selectors/map';
 import { mapTypeSelector } from '../selectors/maptype';
-import { normalizeSRS, reprojectBbox } from '../utils/CoordinatesUtils';
+import { normalizeSRS, reprojectBbox, convertDegreesToRadian } from '../utils/CoordinatesUtils';
 import { getMessageById } from '../utils/LocaleUtils';
 import { defaultGetZoomForExtent, getResolutions, mapUpdated, dpi2dpu, DEFAULT_SCREEN_DPI } from '../utils/MapUtils';
 import { isInsideResolutionsLimits } from '../utils/LayersUtils';
@@ -449,6 +450,7 @@ export default {
                             notAllowedLayers: this.isBackgroundIgnored(this.props.layers, map?.projection),
                             actionConfig: this.props.submitConfig,
                             validations: this.props.printingService.validate(),
+                            rotation: !isNil(this.props.printSpec.rotation) ? convertDegreesToRadian(Number(this.props.printSpec.rotation)) : 0,
                             actions: {
                                 print: this.print,
                                 addParameter: this.addParameter
diff --git a/web/client/plugins/__tests__/Print-test.jsx b/web/client/plugins/__tests__/Print-test.jsx
index cf77466308..64453b0f14 100644
--- a/web/client/plugins/__tests__/Print-test.jsx
+++ b/web/client/plugins/__tests__/Print-test.jsx
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ function expectDefaultItems() {
     expect(getByXPath("//*[text()='print.description']")).toExist();
     expect(getByXPath("//*[text()='print.outputFormat']")).toExist();
     expect(getByXPath("//*[text()='print.projection']")).toExist();
+    expect(getByXPath("//*[text()='print.rotation']")).toExist();
     expect(document.getElementById("print_preview")).toExist();
     expect(getByXPath("//*[text()='print.sheetsize']")).toExist();
     expect(getByXPath("//*[text()='print.alternatives.legend']")).toExist();
diff --git a/web/client/plugins/print/index.js b/web/client/plugins/print/index.js
index 6c085a37e5..fdf7e64212 100644
--- a/web/client/plugins/print/index.js
+++ b/web/client/plugins/print/index.js
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ export const Projection = connect((state) => ({
     onChangeParameter: setPrintParameter
 })(ProjectionComp);
 
+export const Rotation = connect((state) => ({
+    spec: state.print?.spec || {},
+    additionalProperty: false,
+    property: "rotation",
+    path: "",
+    type: "number",
+    label: "print.rotation"
+}), {
+    onChangeParameter: setPrintParameter
+})(TextInput);
+
 export const Layout = connect((state) => ({
     spec: state.print?.spec || {},
     layouts: state?.print?.capabilities?.layouts || []
@@ -189,13 +200,17 @@ export const standardItems = {
             "projections": [{"name": "EPSG:3857", "value": "EPSG:3857"}, {"name": "EPSG:4326", "value": "EPSG:4326"}]
         },
         position: 4
+    }, {
+        id: "rotation",
+        plugin: Rotation,
+        position: 5
     }, {
         id: "overlayLayers",
         plugin: AdditionalLayers,
         cfg: {
             enabled: false
         },
-        position: 5
+        position: 6
     }],
     "left-panel-accordion": [{
         id: "layout",
diff --git a/web/client/reducers/print.js b/web/client/reducers/print.js
index e7569e94bb..a8312dfd93 100644
--- a/web/client/reducers/print.js
+++ b/web/client/reducers/print.js
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ const initialSpec = {
     resolution: 96,
     name: '',
     description: '',
-    outputFormat: "pdf"
+    outputFormat: "pdf",
+    rotation: 0
 };
 
 const getSheetName = (name = '') => {
diff --git a/web/client/themes/default/less/print.less b/web/client/themes/default/less/print.less
index 82dd344f14..f347519f48 100644
--- a/web/client/themes/default/less/print.less
+++ b/web/client/themes/default/less/print.less
@@ -34,4 +34,14 @@
         border-width: 1px;
         border-style: solid;
     }
+    #print_preview {
+        .ol-rotate {
+            background-color: transparent;
+            button{
+                &.ol-rotate-reset{
+                    display: none; //hide rotate button on map-preview
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/web/client/translations/data.de-DE.json b/web/client/translations/data.de-DE.json
index ba844d9ab2..6899dd8899 100644
--- a/web/client/translations/data.de-DE.json
+++ b/web/client/translations/data.de-DE.json
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@
                 "iconsSize": "Symbolgröße:",
                 "dpi": "dpi:"
             },
+            "rotation": "Rotation",
             "layoutWarning": "Layout nicht erlaubt",
             "scale": "Maßstab",
             "includeScale": "in Druck einschließen",
diff --git a/web/client/translations/data.en-US.json b/web/client/translations/data.en-US.json
index da89c8780c..c8d9d5caaf 100644
--- a/web/client/translations/data.en-US.json
+++ b/web/client/translations/data.en-US.json
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@
                 "iconsSize": "Icons size:",
                 "dpi": "Dpi:"
             },
+            "rotation": "Rotation",
             "layoutWarning": "Not allowed layout",
             "scale": "Scale",
             "includeScale": "Include in print",
diff --git a/web/client/translations/data.es-ES.json b/web/client/translations/data.es-ES.json
index eed58d283c..0dc09cca5e 100644
--- a/web/client/translations/data.es-ES.json
+++ b/web/client/translations/data.es-ES.json
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@
                 "iconsSize": "Tamaño de los iconos:",
                 "dpi": "ppp:"
             },
+            "rotation": "Rotation",
             "layoutWarning": "Lienzo no permitido",
             "scale": "escala",
             "includeScale": "incluir en la impresión",
diff --git a/web/client/translations/data.fr-FR.json b/web/client/translations/data.fr-FR.json
index 29563dd488..e1f87eacf2 100644
--- a/web/client/translations/data.fr-FR.json
+++ b/web/client/translations/data.fr-FR.json
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@
                 "iconsSize": "Taille d'icône :",
                 "dpi": "Ppp :"
             },
+            "rotation": "Rotation",
             "layoutWarning": "Mise en page non permise",
             "scale": "échelle",
             "includeScale": "inclure dans l'impression",
diff --git a/web/client/translations/data.it-IT.json b/web/client/translations/data.it-IT.json
index bed7a10c0c..81be534871 100644
--- a/web/client/translations/data.it-IT.json
+++ b/web/client/translations/data.it-IT.json
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@
                 "iconsSize": "Dimensione icone:",
                 "dpi": "Dpi:"
             },
+            "rotation": "Rotation",
             "layoutWarning": "Layout non consentito",
             "scale": "Scala",
             "includeScale": "Includi nella stampa",
diff --git a/web/client/utils/PrintUtils.js b/web/client/utils/PrintUtils.js
index 5d33b61b57..b2498c1785 100644
--- a/web/client/utils/PrintUtils.js
+++ b/web/client/utils/PrintUtils.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { printSpecificationSelector } from "../selectors/print";
 import assign from 'object-assign';
 import sortBy from "lodash/sortBy";
 import head from "lodash/head";
+import isNil from "lodash/isNil";
 
 import { getGridGeoJson } from "./grids/MapGridsUtils";
 
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ export const getMapfishPrintSpecification = (rawSpec, state) => {
                     projectedCenter.y
                 ],
                 "scale": reprojectedScale,
-                "rotation": 0
+                "rotation": !isNil(spec.rotation) ? -Number(spec.rotation) : 0 // negate the rotation value to match rotation in map preview and printed output
             }
         ],
         "legends": PrintUtils.getMapfishLayersSpecification(spec.layers, projectedSpec, state, 'legend'),