diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
index b071cc546..ede38b03f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
@@ -775,8 +775,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld ()->isCellExterior ())
         {
             Ogre::Vector3 pos = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld ()->getPlayerPtr().getRefData ().getBaseNode ()->_getDerivedPosition ();
-            Ogre::Quaternion orient = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld ()->getPlayerPtr().getRefData ().getBaseNode ()->_getDerivedOrientation ();
-            Ogre::Vector2 dir (orient.yAxis ().x, orient.yAxis().y);
 
             float worldX, worldY;
             mGlobalMapRender->worldPosToImageSpace (pos.x, pos.y, worldX, worldY);
@@ -785,12 +783,6 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             mPlayerArrowGlobal->setPosition(MyGUI::IntPoint(worldX - 16, worldY - 16));
 
-            MyGUI::ISubWidget* main = mPlayerArrowGlobal->getSubWidgetMain();
-            MyGUI::RotatingSkin* rotatingSubskin = main->castType<MyGUI::RotatingSkin>();
-            rotatingSubskin->setCenter(MyGUI::IntPoint(16,16));
-            float angle = std::atan2(dir.x, dir.y);
-            rotatingSubskin->setAngle(angle);
-
             // set the view offset so that player is in the center
             MyGUI::IntSize viewsize = mGlobalMap->getSize();
             MyGUI::IntPoint viewoffs(0.5*viewsize.width - worldX, 0.5*viewsize.height - worldY);
@@ -818,6 +810,15 @@ namespace MWGui
         mGlobalMap->setViewOffset(viewoffs);
     }
 
+    void MapWindow::setGlobalMapPlayerDir(const float x, const float y)
+    {
+        MyGUI::ISubWidget* main = mPlayerArrowGlobal->getSubWidgetMain();
+        MyGUI::RotatingSkin* rotatingSubskin = main->castType<MyGUI::RotatingSkin>();
+        rotatingSubskin->setCenter(MyGUI::IntPoint(16,16));
+        float angle = std::atan2(x,y);
+        rotatingSubskin->setAngle(angle);
+    }
+
     void MapWindow::clear()
     {
         mMarkers.clear();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp
index 02f69d47f..a7e358aa3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.hpp
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         void cellExplored(int x, int y);
 
         void setGlobalMapPlayerPosition (float worldX, float worldY);
+        void setGlobalMapPlayerDir(const float x, const float y);
 
         virtual void open();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index f6ad6500c..756656e04 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     void WindowManager::setPlayerDir(const float x, const float y)
     {
         mMap->setPlayerDir(x,y);
+        mMap->setGlobalMapPlayerDir(x, y);
         mHud->setPlayerDir(x,y);
     }