diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1e9e865..3feae99 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mddem_scheduler",
  "mddem_test_utils",
  "mddem_verlet",
+ "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/dem_granular/Cargo.toml b/crates/dem_granular/Cargo.toml
index 8199206..3b9f39a 100644
--- a/crates/dem_granular/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/dem_granular/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ mddem_app = { path = "../mddem_app", version = "0.1.3" }
 mddem_scheduler = { path = "../mddem_scheduler", version = "0.1.3" }
 dem_atom = { path = "../dem_atom", version = "0.1.3" }
 mddem_verlet = { path = "../mddem_verlet", version = "0.1.3" }
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 mddem_test_utils = { path = "../mddem_test_utils", version = "0.1.3" }
diff --git a/crates/dem_granular/src/lib.rs b/crates/dem_granular/src/lib.rs
index 78dda3f..83c367f 100644
--- a/crates/dem_granular/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/dem_granular/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 pub mod granular_temp;
 pub mod normal;
 pub mod rotational;
+pub mod rotational_viscous;
 pub mod tangential;
 
 pub use granular_temp::GranularTempPlugin;
 pub use normal::HertzNormalForcePlugin;
 pub use rotational::RotationalDynamicsPlugin;
+pub use rotational_viscous::RotationalViscousPlugin;
 pub use tangential::MindlinTangentialForcePlugin;
 
 pub mod contact;
diff --git a/crates/dem_granular/src/rotational_viscous.rs b/crates/dem_granular/src/rotational_viscous.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..985c282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/dem_granular/src/rotational_viscous.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+//! Rotational viscous damping: torque = -gamma * omega.
+
+use mddem_app::prelude::*;
+use mddem_scheduler::prelude::*;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+use dem_atom::DemAtom;
+use mddem_core::{Atom, AtomDataRegistry, CommResource, Config, GroupRegistry};
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct RotationalViscousDef {
+    pub group: String,
+    pub gamma: f64,
+}
+
+pub struct RotationalViscousRegistry {
+    pub defs: Vec<RotationalViscousDef>,
+}
+
+pub struct RotationalViscousPlugin;
+
+impl Plugin for RotationalViscousPlugin {
+    fn default_config(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        Some(
+            r#"# [[rotational_viscous]]
+# group = "all"
+# gamma = 0.001  # angular damping coefficient (torque = -gamma * omega)"#,
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        let config = app
+            .get_resource_ref::<Config>()
+            .expect("Config resource must exist before RotationalViscousPlugin");
+
+        let defs = config.parse_array::<RotationalViscousDef>("rotational_viscous");
+        let has_any = !defs.is_empty();
+        drop(config);
+
+        let registry = RotationalViscousRegistry { defs };
+        app.add_resource(registry);
+
+        if has_any {
+            app.add_setup_system(setup_rotational_viscous, ScheduleSetupSet::PostSetup);
+            app.add_update_system(apply_rotational_viscous, ScheduleSet::PostForce);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn setup_rotational_viscous(
+    registry: Res<RotationalViscousRegistry>,
+    comm: Res<CommResource>,
+    groups: Res<GroupRegistry>,
+) {
+    for f in &registry.defs {
+        groups.validate_name(&f.group, "fix rotational_viscous");
+    }
+
+    if comm.rank() != 0 {
+        return;
+    }
+    for f in &registry.defs {
+        println!(
+            "Fix rotational_viscous: group='{}', gamma={}",
+            f.group, f.gamma
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// Apply angular-velocity-proportional damping: τ = -gamma * ω.
+fn apply_rotational_viscous(
+    atoms: Res<Atom>,
+    atom_data: Res<AtomDataRegistry>,
+    registry: Res<RotationalViscousRegistry>,
+    groups: Res<GroupRegistry>,
+) {
+    let mut dem = atom_data.expect_mut::<DemAtom>("apply_rotational_viscous");
+    let nlocal = atoms.nlocal as usize;
+    for def in &registry.defs {
+        let group = groups.expect(&def.group);
+        let gamma = def.gamma;
+        for i in 0..nlocal {
+            if group.mask[i] {
+                dem.torque[i][0] -= gamma * dem.omega[i][0];
+                dem.torque[i][1] -= gamma * dem.omega[i][1];
+                dem.torque[i][2] -= gamma * dem.omega[i][2];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use mddem_test_utils::{make_atoms, make_group_registry};
+
+    fn make_rotational_viscous_app(
+        n: usize,
+        group_name: &str,
+        mask: Vec<bool>,
+        gamma: f64,
+        omegas: Vec<[f64; 3]>,
+    ) -> App {
+        let atoms = make_atoms(n);
+        let groups = make_group_registry(group_name, mask);
+
+        let mut dem = DemAtom::new();
+        for omega in &omegas {
+            dem.radius.push(0.5);
+            dem.density.push(2500.0);
+            dem.inv_inertia.push(1.0);
+            dem.quaternion.push([1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]);
+            dem.omega.push(*omega);
+            dem.ang_mom.push([0.0; 3]);
+            dem.torque.push([0.0; 3]);
+        }
+
+        let mut atom_registry = AtomDataRegistry::new();
+        atom_registry.register(dem);
+
+        let registry = RotationalViscousRegistry {
+            defs: vec![RotationalViscousDef {
+                group: group_name.to_string(),
+                gamma,
+            }],
+        };
+
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.add_resource(atoms);
+        app.add_resource(groups);
+        app.add_resource(atom_registry);
+        app.add_resource(registry);
+        app.add_update_system(apply_rotational_viscous, ScheduleSet::PostForce);
+        app.organize_systems();
+        app.run();
+        app
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_opposes_angular_velocity() {
+        let app = make_rotational_viscous_app(
+            2,
+            "all",
+            vec![true, true],
+            0.1,
+            vec![[1.0, -2.0, 0.5], [0.0; 3]],
+        );
+
+        let registry = app.get_resource_ref::<AtomDataRegistry>().unwrap();
+        let dem = registry.expect::<DemAtom>("test");
+        assert!((dem.torque[0][0] - (-0.1)).abs() < 1e-12, "tx = -gamma*wx");
+        assert!((dem.torque[0][1] - 0.2).abs() < 1e-12, "ty = -gamma*wy");
+        assert!(
+            (dem.torque[0][2] - (-0.05)).abs() < 1e-12,
+            "tz = -gamma*wz"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_zero_at_rest() {
+        let app = make_rotational_viscous_app(
+            2,
+            "all",
+            vec![true, true],
+            0.1,
+            vec![[0.0; 3], [0.0; 3]],
+        );
+
+        let registry = app.get_resource_ref::<AtomDataRegistry>().unwrap();
+        let dem = registry.expect::<DemAtom>("test");
+        assert!((dem.torque[0][0]).abs() < 1e-15);
+        assert!((dem.torque[0][1]).abs() < 1e-15);
+        assert!((dem.torque[0][2]).abs() < 1e-15);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_group_filtering() {
+        let app = make_rotational_viscous_app(
+            3,
+            "subset",
+            vec![true, false, true],
+            0.5,
+            vec![[2.0, 0.0, 0.0], [3.0, 0.0, 0.0], [4.0, 0.0, 0.0]],
+        );
+
+        let registry = app.get_resource_ref::<AtomDataRegistry>().unwrap();
+        let dem = registry.expect::<DemAtom>("test");
+        assert!((dem.torque[0][0] - (-1.0)).abs() < 1e-12);
+        assert!((dem.torque[1][0]).abs() < 1e-15);
+        assert!((dem.torque[2][0] - (-2.0)).abs() < 1e-12);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_scales_with_gamma_and_omega() {
+        let app = make_rotational_viscous_app(
+            1,
+            "all",
+            vec![true],
+            0.2,
+            vec![[3.0, 0.0, 0.0]],
+        );
+
+        let registry = app.get_resource_ref::<AtomDataRegistry>().unwrap();
+        let dem = registry.expect::<DemAtom>("test");
+        assert!(
+            (dem.torque[0][0] - (-0.6)).abs() < 1e-12,
+            "torque should scale linearly: -0.2*3.0 = -0.6, got {}",
+            dem.torque[0][0]
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/mddem/src/lib.rs b/crates/mddem/src/lib.rs
index 90bc6b8..b36abd0 100644
--- a/crates/mddem/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/mddem/src/lib.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ pub mod prelude {
     pub use md_thermostat::{LangevinConfig, LangevinPlugin, LangevinState, NoseHooverPlugin, NoseHooverState, ThermostatConfig};
     pub use mddem_deform::{DeformConfig, DeformPlugin, DeformState};
     pub use mddem_fixes::{AddForceDef, FixesPlugin, FixesRegistry, FreezeDef, MoveLinearDef, SetForceDef, ViscousDef};
+    pub use dem_granular::rotational_viscous::{RotationalViscousDef, RotationalViscousPlugin, RotationalViscousRegistry};
     pub use mddem_app::prelude::*;
     pub use mddem_derive::StageEnum;
     pub use mddem_core::*;
diff --git a/crates/mddem_fixes/src/lib.rs b/crates/mddem_fixes/src/lib.rs
index 2cd3163..e7939bc 100644
--- a/crates/mddem_fixes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/mddem_fixes/src/lib.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,12 @@ impl Plugin for FixesPlugin {
 # vz = -0.001
 
 # [[freeze]]
-# group = "frozen""#,
+# group = "frozen"
+
+# [[viscous]]
+# group = "all"
+# gamma = 0.1  # translational damping coefficient (force = -gamma * velocity)
+"#,
         )
     }
 
@@ -174,7 +179,6 @@ fn setup_fixes(registry: Res<FixesRegistry>, comm: Res<CommResource>, groups: Re
     for f in &registry.viscous {
         groups.validate_name(&f.group, "fix viscous");
     }
-
     if comm.rank() != 0 {
         return;
     }