diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b87e3544..148386432 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ set(OENGINE_OGRE
   ${LIBDIR}/openengine/ogre/renderer.cpp
   ${LIBDIR}/openengine/ogre/mouselook.cpp
   ${LIBDIR}/openengine/ogre/fader.cpp
+  ${LIBDIR}/openengine/ogre/imagerotate.cpp
 )
 set(OENGINE_GUI
   ${LIBDIR}/openengine/gui/events.cpp
diff --git a/libs/openengine/ogre/imagerotate.cpp b/libs/openengine/ogre/imagerotate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6304277e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/openengine/ogre/imagerotate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#include "imagerotate.hpp"
+
+#include <OgreRoot.h>
+#include <OgreSceneManager.h>
+#include <OgreImage.h>
+#include <OgreTexture.h>
+#include <OgreRenderTarget.h>
+#include <OgreCamera.h>
+#include <OgreTextureUnitState.h>
+#include <OgreHardwarePixelBuffer.h>
+
+using namespace Ogre;
+using namespace OEngine::Render;
+
+void ImageRotate::rotate(const std::string& sourceImage, const std::string& destImage, const float angle)
+{
+    Root* root = Ogre::Root::getSingletonPtr();
+
+    SceneManager* sceneMgr = root->createSceneManager(ST_GENERIC);
+    Camera* camera = sceneMgr->createCamera("ImageRotateCamera");
+
+    MaterialPtr material = MaterialManager::getSingleton().create("ImageRotateMaterial", ResourceGroupManager::DEFAULT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME);
+    material->getTechnique(0)->getPass(0)->setLightingEnabled(false);
+    material->getTechnique(0)->getPass(0)->setDepthCheckEnabled(false);
+    TextureUnitState* tus = material->getTechnique(0)->getPass(0)->createTextureUnitState(sourceImage);
+    Degree deg(angle);
+    tus->setTextureRotate(Radian(deg.valueRadians()));
+    tus->setTextureAddressingMode(TextureUnitState::TAM_BORDER);
+    tus->setTextureBorderColour(ColourValue(0, 0, 0, 0));
+
+    Rectangle2D* rect = new Rectangle2D(true);
+    rect->setCorners(-1.0, 1.0, 1.0, -1.0);
+    rect->setMaterial("ImageRotateMaterial");
+    // Render the background before everything else
+    rect->setRenderQueueGroup(RENDER_QUEUE_BACKGROUND);
+
+    // Use infinite AAB to always stay visible
+    AxisAlignedBox aabInf;
+    aabInf.setInfinite();
+    rect->setBoundingBox(aabInf);
+
+    // Attach background to the scene
+    SceneNode* node = sceneMgr->getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode();
+    node->attachObject(rect);
+
+    // retrieve image width and height
+    TexturePtr sourceTexture = TextureManager::getSingleton().getByName(sourceImage);
+    unsigned int width = sourceTexture->getWidth();
+    unsigned int height = sourceTexture->getHeight();
+
+    TexturePtr destTexture = TextureManager::getSingleton().createManual(
+                    "ImageRotateDestTexture",
+                    ResourceGroupManager::DEFAULT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME,
+                    TEX_TYPE_2D,
+                    width, height,
+                    0,
+                    PF_R8G8B8,
+                    TU_RENDERTARGET);
+
+    RenderTarget* rtt = destTexture->getBuffer()->getRenderTarget();
+    rtt->setAutoUpdated(false);
+    Viewport* vp = rtt->addViewport(camera);
+    vp->setOverlaysEnabled(false);
+    vp->setShadowsEnabled(false);
+
+    rtt->update();
+    rtt->writeContentsToFile(destImage);
+
+    // remove all the junk we've created
+    TextureManager::getSingleton().remove("ImageRotateDestTexture");
+    MaterialManager::getSingleton().remove("ImageRotateMaterial");
+    root->destroySceneManager(sceneMgr);
+    delete rect;
+}
diff --git a/libs/openengine/ogre/imagerotate.hpp b/libs/openengine/ogre/imagerotate.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85363d71f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/openengine/ogre/imagerotate.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef OENGINE_OGRE_IMAGEROTATE_HPP
+#define OENGINE_OGRE_IMAGEROTATE_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace OEngine
+{
+namespace Render
+{
+
+    /// Rotate an image by certain degrees and save as file, uses the GPU
+    /// Make sure Ogre Root is initialised before calling
+    class ImageRotate
+    {
+    public:
+        /**
+         * @param source image (file name - has to exist in an resource group)
+         * @param destination image (absolute file path)
+         * @param angle in degrees to turn
+         */
+        static void rotate(const std::string& sourceImage, const std::string& destImage, const float angle);
+    };
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif