diff --git a/src/org/andengine/entity/Entity.java b/src/org/andengine/entity/Entity.java
index dbfc92b69..458ff5acc 100644
--- a/src/org/andengine/entity/Entity.java
+++ b/src/org/andengine/entity/Entity.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public void call(final IEntity pEntity) {
 	protected float mHeight;
 
 	protected float mRotation = IEntity.ROTATION_DEFAULT;
+	protected float mRotationOffset = IEntity.ROTATION_OFFSET_DEFAULT;
 
 	protected float mRotationCenterX = IEntity.ROTATION_CENTER_X_DEFAULT;
 	protected float mRotationCenterY = IEntity.ROTATION_CENTER_Y_DEFAULT;
@@ -421,6 +422,16 @@ public void setRotation(final float pRotation) {
 		this.mParentToLocalTransformationDirty = true;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public float getRotationOffset() {
+		return this.mRotationOffset;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setRotationOffset(final float pRotationOffset) {
+		this.mRotationOffset = pRotationOffset;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public float getRotationCenterX() {
 		return this.mRotationCenterX;
@@ -1414,6 +1425,7 @@ public void reset() {
 		this.mChildrenVisible = true;
 		this.mChildrenIgnoreUpdate = false;
 
+		this.mRotationOffset = IEntity.ROTATION_OFFSET_DEFAULT;
 		this.mRotation = 0;
 		this.mScaleX = 1;
 		this.mScaleY = 1;
@@ -1550,7 +1562,7 @@ protected void applyTranslation(final GLState pGLState) {
 	}
 
 	protected void applyRotation(final GLState pGLState) {
-		final float rotation = this.mRotation;
+		final float rotation = this.mRotation + this.mRotationOffset;
 
 		if (rotation != 0) {
 			final float localRotationCenterX = this.mLocalRotationCenterX;
diff --git a/src/org/andengine/entity/IEntity.java b/src/org/andengine/entity/IEntity.java
index ab8b2779c..7807f0b44 100644
--- a/src/org/andengine/entity/IEntity.java
+++ b/src/org/andengine/entity/IEntity.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public interface IEntity extends IDrawHandler, IUpdateHandler, IDisposable, ITou
 	public static final float OFFSET_CENTER_Y_DEFAULT = 0.5f;
 
 	public static final float ROTATION_DEFAULT = 0;
+	public static final float ROTATION_OFFSET_DEFAULT = 0;
 	public static final float ROTATION_CENTER_X_DEFAULT = 0.5f;
 	public static final float ROTATION_CENTER_Y_DEFAULT = 0.5f;
 
@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ public interface IEntity extends IDrawHandler, IUpdateHandler, IDisposable, ITou
 	public boolean isRotated();
 	public float getRotation();
 	public void setRotation(final float pRotation);
+	public float getRotationOffset();
+	public void setRotationOffset(final float pRotationOffset);
 
 	public float getRotationCenterX();
 	public float getRotationCenterY();
diff --git a/src/org/andengine/entity/scene/menu/item/decorator/BaseMenuItemDecorator.java b/src/org/andengine/entity/scene/menu/item/decorator/BaseMenuItemDecorator.java
index 55361136d..cf403568e 100644
--- a/src/org/andengine/entity/scene/menu/item/decorator/BaseMenuItemDecorator.java
+++ b/src/org/andengine/entity/scene/menu/item/decorator/BaseMenuItemDecorator.java
@@ -259,6 +259,16 @@ public void setRotation(final float pRotation) {
 		this.mMenuItem.setRotation(pRotation);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public float getRotationOffset() {
+		return this.mMenuItem.getRotationOffset();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setRotationOffset(final float pRotation) {
+		this.mMenuItem.setRotationOffset(pRotation);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public float getRotationCenterX() {
 		return this.mMenuItem.getRotationCenterX();