diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/mouselookevent.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/mouselookevent.cpp
index 4138c481c5..f318ce6660 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/mouselookevent.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/mouselookevent.cpp
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ void MouseLookEvent::event(Type type, int index, const void *p)
     float y = arg->state.Y.rel * sensY;
 
     MWBase::World *world = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld();
-    world->rotateObject(world->getPlayer().getPlayer(), -y, 0.f, -x, true);
+    world->rotateObject(world->getPlayer().getPlayer(), -y, 0.f, x, true);
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/player.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/player.cpp
index 68def64e81..8ad7e04b03 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/player.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/player.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             Ogre::Radian(getPitch() + Ogre::Math::HALF_PI),
             Ogre::Vector3::UNIT_X
         );
-        Ogre::Quaternion zr(Ogre::Radian(getYaw()), Ogre::Vector3::UNIT_Z);
+        Ogre::Quaternion zr(Ogre::Radian(getYaw()), Ogre::Vector3::NEGATIVE_UNIT_Z);
 
         pitchNode->setOrientation(xr);
         yawNode->setOrientation(zr);
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         }
         if (mVanity.enabled) {
             Ogre::Vector3 rot(0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
-            rot.z = Ogre::Degree(-3.f * duration).valueRadians();
+            rot.z = Ogre::Degree(3.f * duration).valueRadians();
             rotateCamera(rot, true);
         }
     }