diff --git a/components/nif/data.cpp b/components/nif/data.cpp
index 1b6d302d68..36a123fdfa 100644
--- a/components/nif/data.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/data.cpp
@@ -439,9 +439,8 @@ void NiKeyframeData::read(NIFStream *nif)
     mRotations->read(nif);
     if(mRotations->mInterpolationType == InterpolationType_XYZ)
     {
-        //Chomp unused float
         if (nif->getVersion() <= NIFStream::generateVersion(10,1,0,0))
-            nif->getFloat();
+            mAxisOrder = static_cast<AxisOrder>(nif->getInt());
         mXRotations = std::make_shared<FloatKeyMap>();
         mYRotations = std::make_shared<FloatKeyMap>();
         mZRotations = std::make_shared<FloatKeyMap>();
diff --git a/components/nif/data.hpp b/components/nif/data.hpp
index 70171ac47c..919e442665 100644
--- a/components/nif/data.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/data.hpp
@@ -240,6 +240,21 @@ struct NiKeyframeData : public Record
     Vector3KeyMapPtr mTranslations;
     FloatKeyMapPtr mScales;
 
+    enum class AxisOrder
+    {
+        Order_XYZ = 0,
+        Order_XZY = 1,
+        Order_YZX = 2,
+        Order_YXZ = 3,
+        Order_ZXY = 4,
+        Order_ZYX = 5,
+        Order_XYX = 6,
+        Order_YZY = 7,
+        Order_ZXZ = 8
+    };
+
+    AxisOrder mAxisOrder{AxisOrder::Order_XYZ};
+
     void read(NIFStream *nif) override;
 };
 
diff --git a/components/nifosg/controller.cpp b/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
index 07134532e9..91bd94c74f 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/controller.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ KeyframeController::KeyframeController(const KeyframeController &copy, const osg
     , mZRotations(copy.mZRotations)
     , mTranslations(copy.mTranslations)
     , mScales(copy.mScales)
+    , mAxisOrder(copy.mAxisOrder)
 {
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ KeyframeController::KeyframeController(const Nif::NiKeyframeController *keyctrl)
             mZRotations = FloatInterpolator(interp->data->mZRotations);
             mTranslations = Vec3Interpolator(interp->data->mTranslations, interp->defaultPos);
             mScales = FloatInterpolator(interp->data->mScales, interp->defaultScale);
+            mAxisOrder = interp->data->mAxisOrder;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ KeyframeController::KeyframeController(const Nif::NiKeyframeController *keyctrl)
         mZRotations = FloatInterpolator(keydata->mZRotations);
         mTranslations = Vec3Interpolator(keydata->mTranslations);
         mScales = FloatInterpolator(keydata->mScales, 1.f);
+        mAxisOrder = keydata->mAxisOrder;
     }
 }
 
@@ -124,10 +127,31 @@ osg::Quat KeyframeController::getXYZRotation(float time) const
         yrot = mYRotations.interpKey(time);
     if (!mZRotations.empty())
         zrot = mZRotations.interpKey(time);
-    osg::Quat xr(xrot, osg::Vec3f(1,0,0));
-    osg::Quat yr(yrot, osg::Vec3f(0,1,0));
-    osg::Quat zr(zrot, osg::Vec3f(0,0,1));
-    return (xr*yr*zr);
+    osg::Quat xr(xrot, osg::X_AXIS);
+    osg::Quat yr(yrot, osg::Y_AXIS);
+    osg::Quat zr(zrot, osg::Z_AXIS);
+    switch (mAxisOrder)
+    {
+        case Nif::NiKeyframeData::AxisOrder::Order_XYZ:
+            return xr * yr * zr;
+        case Nif::NiKeyframeData::AxisOrder::Order_XZY:
+            return xr * zr * yr;
+        case Nif::NiKeyframeData::AxisOrder::Order_YZX:
+            return yr * zr * xr;
+        case Nif::NiKeyframeData::AxisOrder::Order_YXZ:
+            return yr * xr * zr;
+        case Nif::NiKeyframeData::AxisOrder::Order_ZXY:
+            return zr * xr * yr;
+        case Nif::NiKeyframeData::AxisOrder::Order_ZYX:
+            return zr * yr * xr;
+        case Nif::NiKeyframeData::AxisOrder::Order_XYX:
+            return xr * yr * xr;
+        case Nif::NiKeyframeData::AxisOrder::Order_YZY:
+            return yr * zr * yr;
+        case Nif::NiKeyframeData::AxisOrder::Order_ZXZ:
+            return zr * xr * zr;
+    }
+    return xr * yr * zr;
 }
 
 osg::Vec3f KeyframeController::getTranslation(float time) const
diff --git a/components/nifosg/controller.hpp b/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
index a5f887ebe6..acd96afd1e 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/controller.hpp
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ namespace NifOsg
         Vec3Interpolator mTranslations;
         FloatInterpolator mScales;
 
+        Nif::NiKeyframeData::AxisOrder mAxisOrder{Nif::NiKeyframeData::AxisOrder::Order_XYZ};
+
         osg::Quat getXYZRotation(float time) const;
     };