diff --git a/lib/widgets/common/map/google/map.dart b/lib/widgets/common/map/google/map.dart
index 0b844b1d4..aea422c19 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/common/map/google/map.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/common/map/google/map.dart
@@ -171,13 +171,14 @@ class _EntryGoogleMapState extends State<EntryGoogleMap> with WidgetsBindingObse
             builder: (context, dotEntry, child) {
               return GoogleMap(
                 initialCameraPosition: CameraPosition(
+                  bearing: -bounds.rotation,
                   target: _toGoogleLatLng(bounds.center),
                   zoom: bounds.zoom,
                 ),
                 onMapCreated: (controller) async {
                   _googleMapController = controller;
                   final zoom = await controller.getZoomLevel();
-                  await _updateVisibleRegion(zoom: zoom, rotation: 0);
+                  await _updateVisibleRegion(zoom: zoom, rotation: bounds.rotation);
                   setState(() {});
                 },
                 // compass disabled to use provider agnostic controls
diff --git a/lib/widgets/common/map/leaflet/map.dart b/lib/widgets/common/map/leaflet/map.dart
index 7f2b14722..9dbf3aa41 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/common/map/leaflet/map.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/common/map/leaflet/map.dart
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class _EntryLeafletMapState extends State<EntryLeafletMap> with TickerProviderSt
       options: MapOptions(
         center: bounds.center,
         zoom: bounds.zoom,
+        rotation: bounds.rotation,
         minZoom: widget.minZoom,
         maxZoom: widget.maxZoom,
         // TODO TLAD [map] as of flutter_map v0.14.0, `doubleTapZoom` does not move when zoom is already maximal