diff --git a/include/tz/ren/quad.hpp b/include/tz/ren/quad.hpp
index e0ee1a2798..316bc3c599 100644
--- a/include/tz/ren/quad.hpp
+++ b/include/tz/ren/quad.hpp
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ namespace tz::ren
 	 */
 	void set_quad_layer(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad, short layer);
 
+	float get_quad_rotation(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad);
+	void set_quad_rotation(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad, float rotation);
+
 	/**
 
 	 * @ingroup tz_ren_quad
diff --git a/src/tz/core/trs.cpp b/src/tz/core/trs.cpp
index 41abfe3f5d..420efff57b 100644
--- a/src/tz/core/trs.cpp
+++ b/src/tz/core/trs.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace tz
 
 	tz::m4f trs::matrix() const
 	{
-		return matrix_scale(this->scale) * matrix_translate(this->translate) * this->rotate.matrix();
+		return matrix_scale(this->scale) * this->rotate.matrix() * matrix_translate(this->translate);
 	}
 
 	trs trs::from_matrix(tz::m4f mat)
diff --git a/src/tz/ren/quad.cpp b/src/tz/ren/quad.cpp
index 61cc5b2f05..30d98f516f 100644
--- a/src/tz/ren/quad.cpp
+++ b/src/tz/ren/quad.cpp
@@ -262,6 +262,24 @@ namespace tz::ren
 		tz::gpu::resource_write(ren.data_buffer, std::as_bytes(std::span<const std::int32_t>(&layer_value, 1)), offset);
 	}
 
+	float get_quad_rotation(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad)
+	{
+		const auto& ren = renderers[renh.peek()];
+		tz::quat rot = ren.internals[quad.peek()].transform.rotate;
+		// assume rot is axis angle {0, 0, 1} and some angle (so acos(w) * 2)
+		return std::acos(rot[3]) * 2.0f;
+	}
+
+	void set_quad_rotation(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad, float rotation)
+	{
+		auto& ren = renderers[renh.peek()];
+		auto& internal = ren.internals[quad.peek()];
+		internal.transform.rotate = tz::quat::from_axis_angle({0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f}, rotation);
+		tz::m4f model = internal.transform.matrix();
+
+		tz::gpu::resource_write(ren.data_buffer, std::as_bytes(std::span<const tz::m4f>(&model, 1)), sizeof(quad_data) * quad.peek() + offsetof(quad_data, model));
+	}
+
 	tz::v2f get_quad_scale(quad_renderer_handle renh, quad_handle quad)
 	{
 		const auto& ren = renderers[renh.peek()];