diff --git a/src_python/habitat_sim/utils/classes/object_editor.py b/src_python/habitat_sim/utils/classes/object_editor.py
index eaeb3d413e..a910475c35 100644
--- a/src_python/habitat_sim/utils/classes/object_editor.py
+++ b/src_python/habitat_sim/utils/classes/object_editor.py
@@ -605,10 +605,11 @@ def match_orientation(self, navmesh_dirty: bool) -> bool:
         match_rotation = self.sel_objs[-1].rotation
         local_navmesh_dirty = False
         for obj in self.sel_objs:
+            obj_mod_rot = match_rotation * obj.rotation.inverted()
             local_navmesh_dirty = self._move_one_object(
                 obj,
                 navmesh_dirty,
-                rotation=match_rotation,
+                rotation=obj_mod_rot,
                 removal=False,
             )
             navmesh_dirty = navmesh_dirty or local_navmesh_dirty