diff --git a/backend/emf.c b/backend/emf.c
index dece436c..5d4c5bc5 100644
--- a/backend/emf.c
+++ b/backend/emf.c
@@ -434,18 +434,33 @@ INTERNAL int emf_plot(struct zint_symbol *symbol) {
         hexagon[this_hexagon].count = 6;
 
         radius = hex->diameter / 2.0;
-        ay = hex->y + (1.0 * radius);
-        by = hex->y + (0.5 * radius);
-        cy = hex->y - (0.5 * radius);
-        dy = hex->y - (1.0 * radius);
-        ey = hex->y - (0.5 * radius);
-        fy = hex->y + (0.5 * radius);
-        ax = hex->x;
-        bx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
-        cx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
-        dx = hex->x;
-        ex = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
-        fx = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
+        if ((hex->rotation == 0) || (hex->rotation == 180)) {
+            ay = hex->y + (1.0 * radius);
+            by = hex->y + (0.5 * radius);
+            cy = hex->y - (0.5 * radius);
+            dy = hex->y - (1.0 * radius);
+            ey = hex->y - (0.5 * radius);
+            fy = hex->y + (0.5 * radius);
+            ax = hex->x;
+            bx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
+            cx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
+            dx = hex->x;
+            ex = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
+            fx = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
+        } else {
+            ay = hex->y;
+            by = hex->y + (0.86 * radius);
+            cy = hex->y + (0.86 * radius);
+            dy = hex->y;
+            ey = hex->y - (0.86 * radius);
+            fy = hex->y - (0.86 * radius);
+            ax = hex->x - (1.0 * radius);
+            bx = hex->x - (0.5 * radius);
+            cx = hex->x + (0.5 * radius);
+            dx = hex->x + (1.0 * radius);
+            ex = hex->x + (0.5 * radius);
+            fx = hex->x - (0.5 * radius);
+        }
 
         hexagon[this_hexagon].a_points_a.x = ax;
         hexagon[this_hexagon].a_points_a.y = ay;
diff --git a/backend/ps.c b/backend/ps.c
index 3b78704b..390c306c 100644
--- a/backend/ps.c
+++ b/backend/ps.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /*
     libzint - the open source barcode library
-    Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Robin Stuart <rstuart114@gmail.com>
+    Copyright (C) 2009-2020 Robin Stuart <rstuart114@gmail.com>
 
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
     modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -269,18 +269,33 @@ INTERNAL int ps_plot(struct zint_symbol *symbol) {
     hex = symbol->vector->hexagons;
     while (hex) {
         radius = hex->diameter / 2.0;
-        ay = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) + (1.0 * radius);
-        by = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) + (0.5 * radius);
-        cy = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) - (0.5 * radius);
-        dy = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) - (1.0 * radius);
-        ey = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) - (0.5 * radius);
-        fy = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) + (0.5 * radius);
-        ax = hex->x;
-        bx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
-        cx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
-        dx = hex->x;
-        ex = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
-        fx = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
+        if ((hex->rotation == 0) || (hex->rotation == 180)) {
+            ay = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) + (1.0 * radius);
+            by = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) + (0.5 * radius);
+            cy = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) - (0.5 * radius);
+            dy = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) - (1.0 * radius);
+            ey = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) - (0.5 * radius);
+            fy = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) + (0.5 * radius);
+            ax = hex->x;
+            bx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
+            cx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
+            dx = hex->x;
+            ex = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
+            fx = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
+        } else {
+            ay = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y);
+            by = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) + (0.86 * radius);
+            cy = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) + (0.86 * radius);
+            dy = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y);
+            ey = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) - (0.86 * radius);
+            fy = (symbol->vector->height - hex->y) - (0.86 * radius);
+            ax = hex->x - (1.0 * radius);
+            bx = hex->x - (0.5 * radius);
+            cx = hex->x + (0.5 * radius);
+            dx = hex->x + (1.0 * radius);
+            ex = hex->x + (0.5 * radius);
+            fx = hex->x - (0.5 * radius);
+        }
         fprintf(feps, "%.2f %.2f %.2f %.2f %.2f %.2f %.2f %.2f %.2f %.2f %.2f %.2f TH\n", ax, ay, bx, by, cx, cy, dx, dy, ex, ey, fx, fy);
         hex = hex->next;
     }
@@ -312,15 +327,23 @@ INTERNAL int ps_plot(struct zint_symbol *symbol) {
 
     // Text
     string = symbol->vector->strings;
+
     while (string) {
         fprintf(feps, "matrix currentmatrix\n");
         fprintf(feps, "/Helvetica findfont\n");
         fprintf(feps, "%.2f scalefont setfont\n", string->fsize);
         fprintf(feps, " 0 0 moveto %.2f %.2f translate 0.00 rotate 0 0 moveto\n", string->x, (symbol->vector->height - string->y));
         fprintf(feps, " (%s) stringwidth\n", string->text);
+        if (string->rotation != 0) {
+            fprintf(feps, "gsave\n");
+            fprintf(feps, "%d rotate\n", 360 - string->rotation);
+        }
         fprintf(feps, "pop\n");
         fprintf(feps, "-2 div 0 rmoveto\n");
         fprintf(feps, " (%s) show\n", string->text);
+        if (string->rotation != 0) {
+            fprintf(feps, "grestore\n");
+        }
         fprintf(feps, "setmatrix\n");
         string = string->next;
     }
diff --git a/backend/svg.c b/backend/svg.c
index 27355725..498f7222 100644
--- a/backend/svg.c
+++ b/backend/svg.c
@@ -224,18 +224,33 @@ INTERNAL int svg_plot(struct zint_symbol *symbol) {
     hex = symbol->vector->hexagons;
     while (hex) {
         radius = hex->diameter / 2.0;
-        ay = hex->y + (1.0 * radius);
-        by = hex->y + (0.5 * radius);
-        cy = hex->y - (0.5 * radius);
-        dy = hex->y - (1.0 * radius);
-        ey = hex->y - (0.5 * radius);
-        fy = hex->y + (0.5 * radius);
-        ax = hex->x;
-        bx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
-        cx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
-        dx = hex->x;
-        ex = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
-        fx = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
+        if ((hex->rotation == 0) || (hex->rotation == 180)) {
+            ay = hex->y + (1.0 * radius);
+            by = hex->y + (0.5 * radius);
+            cy = hex->y - (0.5 * radius);
+            dy = hex->y - (1.0 * radius);
+            ey = hex->y - (0.5 * radius);
+            fy = hex->y + (0.5 * radius);
+            ax = hex->x;
+            bx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
+            cx = hex->x + (0.86 * radius);
+            dx = hex->x;
+            ex = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
+            fx = hex->x - (0.86 * radius);
+        } else {
+            ay = hex->y;
+            by = hex->y + (0.86 * radius);
+            cy = hex->y + (0.86 * radius);
+            dy = hex->y;
+            ey = hex->y - (0.86 * radius);
+            fy = hex->y - (0.86 * radius);
+            ax = hex->x - (1.0 * radius);
+            bx = hex->x - (0.5 * radius);
+            cx = hex->x + (0.5 * radius);
+            dx = hex->x + (1.0 * radius);
+            ex = hex->x + (0.5 * radius);
+            fx = hex->x - (0.5 * radius);
+        }
         fprintf(fsvg, "      <path d=\"M %.2f %.2f L %.2f %.2f L %.2f %.2f L %.2f %.2f L %.2f %.2f L %.2f %.2f Z\"", ax, ay, bx, by, cx, cy, dx, dy, ex, ey, fx, fy);
         if (fg_alpha != 0xff) {
             fprintf(fsvg, " opacity=\"%.3f\"", (float) fg_alpha / 255.0);
@@ -270,6 +285,9 @@ INTERNAL int svg_plot(struct zint_symbol *symbol) {
         if (fg_alpha != 0xff) {
             fprintf(fsvg, " opacity=\"%.3f\"", (float) fg_alpha / 255.0);
         }
+        if (string->rotation != 0) {
+            fprintf(fsvg, " transform=\"rotate(%d,%.2f,%.2f)\"", string->rotation, string->x, string->y);
+        }
         fprintf(fsvg, " >\n");
         make_html_friendly(string->text, html_string);
         fprintf(fsvg, "         %s\n", html_string);
diff --git a/backend/vector.c b/backend/vector.c
index 69267d88..3f0d7e79 100644
--- a/backend/vector.c
+++ b/backend/vector.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static struct zint_vector_hexagon *vector_plot_create_hexagon(double x, double y
     hexagon->x = x;
     hexagon->y = y;
     hexagon->diameter = (diameter * 5.0) / 4.0; // Ugly kludge for legacy support
+    hexagon->rotation = 0;
 
     return hexagon;
 }
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ static int vector_plot_add_string(struct zint_symbol *symbol,
     string->width = width;
     string->fsize = fsize;
     string->length = ustrlen(text);
+    string->rotation = 0;
     string->text = (unsigned char*) malloc(sizeof (unsigned char) * (ustrlen(text) + 1));
     ustrcpy(string->text, text);
 
@@ -241,6 +243,116 @@ static void vector_scale(struct zint_symbol *symbol, int file_type) {
     return;
 }
 
+static void vector_rotate(struct zint_symbol *symbol, int rotate_angle) {
+    // Rotates the image
+    struct zint_vector_rect *rect;
+    struct zint_vector_hexagon *hex;
+    struct zint_vector_circle *circle;
+    struct zint_vector_string *string;
+    int temp;
+    
+    if (rotate_angle == 0) {
+        // No rotation needed
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    rect = symbol->vector->rectangles;
+    while (rect) {
+        if (rotate_angle == 90) {
+            temp = rect->x;
+            rect->x = symbol->vector->height - (rect->y + rect->height);
+            rect->y = temp;
+            temp = rect->width;
+            rect->width = rect->height;
+            rect->height = temp;
+        }
+        if (rotate_angle == 180) {
+            rect->x = symbol->vector->width - (rect->x + rect->width);
+            rect->y = symbol->vector->height - (rect->y + rect->height);
+        }
+        if (rotate_angle == 270) {
+            temp = rect->x;
+            rect->x = rect->y;
+            rect->y = symbol->vector->width - (temp + rect->width);
+            temp = rect->width;
+            rect->width = rect->height;
+            rect->height = temp;
+        }
+        rect = rect->next;
+    }
+    
+    hex = symbol->vector->hexagons;
+    while (hex) {
+        if (rotate_angle == 90) {
+            temp = hex->x;
+            hex->x = symbol->vector->height - hex->y;
+            hex->y = temp;
+            hex->rotation = 90;
+        }
+        if (rotate_angle == 180) {
+            hex->x = symbol->vector->width - hex->x;
+            hex->y = symbol->vector->height - hex->y;
+            hex->rotation = 180;
+        }
+        if (rotate_angle == 270) {
+            temp = hex->x;
+            hex->x = hex->y;
+            hex->y = symbol->vector->width - temp;
+            hex->rotation = 270;
+        }
+        hex = hex->next;
+    }
+    
+    circle = symbol->vector->circles;
+    while (circle) {
+        if (rotate_angle == 90) {
+            temp = circle->x;
+            circle->x = symbol->vector->height - circle->y;
+            circle->y = temp;
+        }
+        if (rotate_angle == 180) {
+            circle->x = symbol->vector->width - circle->x;
+            circle->y = symbol->vector->height - circle->y;
+        }
+        if (rotate_angle == 270) {
+            temp = circle->x;
+            circle->x = circle->y;
+            circle->y = symbol->vector->width - temp;
+        }
+        circle = circle->next;
+    }
+    
+    string = symbol->vector->strings;
+    while (string) {
+        if (rotate_angle == 90) {
+            temp = string->x;
+            string->x = symbol->vector->height - string->y;
+            string->y = temp;
+            string->rotation = 90;
+        }
+        if (rotate_angle == 180) {
+            string->x = symbol->vector->width - string->x;
+            string->y = symbol->vector->height - string->y;
+            string->rotation = 180;
+        }
+        if (rotate_angle == 270) {
+            temp = string->x;
+            string->x = string->y;
+            string->y = symbol->vector->width - temp;
+            string->rotation = 270;
+        }
+        string = string->next;
+    }
+    
+    if ((rotate_angle == 90) || (rotate_angle == 270)) {
+        temp = symbol->vector->height;
+        symbol->vector->height = symbol->vector->width;
+        symbol->vector->width = temp;
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
+
 static void vector_reduce_rectangles(struct zint_symbol *symbol) {
     // Looks for vertically aligned rectangles and merges them together
     struct zint_vector_rect *rect, *target, *prev;
@@ -628,6 +740,7 @@ INTERNAL int plot_vector(struct zint_symbol *symbol, int rotate_angle, int file_
             /* Put normal human readable text at the bottom (and centered) */
             // calculate start xoffset to center text
             vector_plot_add_string(symbol, symbol->text, main_width / 2.0 + xoffset, default_text_posn, text_height, symbol->width, &last_string);
+            printf("%s\n", symbol->text);
         }
 
         xoffset -= comp_offset; // Restore xoffset
@@ -685,6 +798,11 @@ INTERNAL int plot_vector(struct zint_symbol *symbol, int rotate_angle, int file_
     vector_reduce_rectangles(symbol);
 
     vector_scale(symbol, file_type);
+    
+    if (file_type != OUT_EMF_FILE) {
+        /* Should be possible for EMF but not sure how to rotate text */
+        vector_rotate(symbol, rotate_angle);
+    }
 
     switch (file_type) {
         case OUT_EPS_FILE:
diff --git a/backend/zint.h b/backend/zint.h
index 0d427ccb..b299a91c 100644
--- a/backend/zint.h
+++ b/backend/zint.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ extern "C" {
         float x, y, fsize;
         float width; /* Suggested string width, may be 0 if none recommended */
         int length;
+        int rotation;
         unsigned char *text;
         struct zint_vector_string *next; /* Pointer to next character */
     };
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
     struct zint_vector_hexagon {
         float x, y, diameter;
+        int rotation;
         struct zint_vector_hexagon *next; /* Pointer to next hexagon */
     };
 
diff --git a/docs/manual.txt b/docs/manual.txt
index 68d150f7..d366563c 100644
--- a/docs/manual.txt
+++ b/docs/manual.txt
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@ PNG, GIF, SVG, EMF and EPS files.
 4.8 Rotating the Symbol
 -----------------------
 The symbol can be rotated through four orientations using the --rotate= option
-followed by the angle of rotation as shown below. This option is only available
-with raster image (PNG, BMP, GIF and PCX) output.
+followed by the angle of rotation as shown below. This option does not (yet)
+apply to EMF file output.
 
 --rotate=0 (default)
 --rotate=90