diff --git a/lib/src/cli/commands/run.dart b/lib/src/cli/commands/run.dart
index 155746c..5fb5313 100644
--- a/lib/src/cli/commands/run.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cli/commands/run.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class RunCommand extends fltool.RunCommand with FlutterpiCommandMixin {
     usesDeviceManager();
     usesEngineFlavorOption();
     usesDebugSymbolsOption();
+    usesRotationOption();
   }
 
   @protected
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ class RunCommand extends fltool.RunCommand with FlutterpiCommandMixin {
   @override
   Future<FlutterCommandResult> runCommand() async {
     await populateCache();
-
     return super.runCommand();
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/cli/flutterpi_command.dart b/lib/src/cli/flutterpi_command.dart
index 164d78a..ffc3f54 100644
--- a/lib/src/cli/flutterpi_command.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cli/flutterpi_command.dart
@@ -174,6 +174,18 @@ mixin FlutterpiCommandMixin on FlutterCommand {
     return remote.contains('@') ? remote.split('@').first : null;
   }
 
+  int get rotation {
+    final rotationString = stringArg('rotation');
+    if (rotationString == null) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    final rotationInt = int.tryParse(rotationString);
+    if (rotationInt == null) {
+      usageException('Invalid --rotation: Expected an integer in degrees. ');
+    }
+    return rotationInt;
+  }
+
   final _contextOverrides = <Type, dynamic Function()>{};
 
   void addContextOverride<T>(dynamic Function() fn) {
@@ -249,6 +261,7 @@ mixin FlutterpiCommandMixin on FlutterCommand {
           fs: globals.fs,
           logger: globals.logger,
           platform: globals.platform,
+          rotation: rotation,
         ),
         deviceId: stringArg(FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption, global: true),
       ),
@@ -290,6 +303,18 @@ mixin FlutterpiCommandMixin on FlutterCommand {
     );
   }
 
+  void usesRotationOption() {
+    argParser.addOption(
+      'rotation',
+      abbr: 'r',
+      help: 'Start the app with this rotation. This is just an '
+        'alternative, more intuitive way to specify the '
+        'startup orientation. The angle is in degrees and clock-wise',
+      allowed: ['0', '90', '180', '270'],
+      defaultsTo: '0',
+    );
+  }
+
   bool getIncludeDebugSymbols() {
     return boolArg('debug-symbols');
   }
@@ -431,6 +456,7 @@ mixin FlutterpiCommandMixin on FlutterCommand {
               fs: globals.fs,
               logger: globals.logger,
               platform: globals.platform,
+              rotation: rotation,
             ),
         BuildTargets: () => const BuildTargetsImpl(),
         ApplicationPackageFactory: () => FlutterpiApplicationPackageFactory(),
diff --git a/lib/src/config.dart b/lib/src/config.dart
index 9495a9e..a832a18 100644
--- a/lib/src/config.dart
+++ b/lib/src/config.dart
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class FlutterPiToolConfig {
     required this.fs,
     required this.logger,
     required this.platform,
+    required this.rotation,
   }) : _config = Config(
           'flutterpi_tool_config',
           fileSystem: fs,
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ class FlutterPiToolConfig {
   final Logger logger;
   final Platform platform;
   final Config _config;
+  final int rotation;
 
   List<DeviceConfigEntry> getDevices() {
     final entries = _config.getValue('devices');
diff --git a/lib/src/devices/flutterpi_ssh/device.dart b/lib/src/devices/flutterpi_ssh/device.dart
index d13aab7..7e00d70 100644
--- a/lib/src/devices/flutterpi_ssh/device.dart
+++ b/lib/src/devices/flutterpi_ssh/device.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:flutterpi_tool/src/build_system/build_app.dart';
 import 'package:flutterpi_tool/src/cache.dart';
 import 'package:flutterpi_tool/src/common.dart';
+import 'package:flutterpi_tool/src/config.dart';
 import 'package:flutterpi_tool/src/fltool/common.dart';
 import 'package:flutterpi_tool/src/fltool/globals.dart';
 import 'package:flutterpi_tool/src/more_os_utils.dart';
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ class FlutterpiSshDevice extends Device {
     required String id,
     required this.name,
     required this.sshUtils,
+    required this.config,
     required String? remoteInstallPath,
     required this.logger,
     required this.os,
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ class FlutterpiSshDevice extends Device {
   final Logger logger;
   final FlutterpiCache cache;
   final MoreOperatingSystemUtils os;
+  final FlutterPiToolConfig config;
 
   final runningApps = <String, _RunningApp>{};
   final logReaders = <String, CustomDeviceLogReader>{};
@@ -330,6 +333,7 @@ class FlutterpiSshDevice extends Device {
     required String flutterpiExe,
     required String bundlePath,
     required BuildMode runtimeMode,
+    required int rotation,
     Iterable<String> engineArgs = const [],
     Iterable<String> dartCmdlineArgs = const [],
   }) {
@@ -346,6 +350,7 @@ class FlutterpiSshDevice extends Device {
         '--dimensions',
         '$width,$height',
       ],
+      '--rotation', rotation.toString(),
       if (runtimeModeArg != null) runtimeModeArg,
       bundlePath,
       ...engineArgs,
@@ -495,6 +500,7 @@ class FlutterpiSshDevice extends Device {
         flutterpiExe: flutterpiExePath,
         bundlePath: remoteInstallPath,
         runtimeMode: debuggingOptions.buildInfo.mode,
+        rotation: config.rotation,
         engineArgs: [
           ...engineArgs,
           if (debuggingOptions.deviceVmServicePort == null)
diff --git a/lib/src/devices/flutterpi_ssh/device_discovery.dart b/lib/src/devices/flutterpi_ssh/device_discovery.dart
index 63642e7..f897198 100644
--- a/lib/src/devices/flutterpi_ssh/device_discovery.dart
+++ b/lib/src/devices/flutterpi_ssh/device_discovery.dart
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class FlutterpiSshDeviceDiscovery extends PollingDeviceDiscovery {
       os: os,
       explicitDisplaySizeMillimeters: configEntry.displaySizeMillimeters,
       explicitDevicePixelRatio: null,
+      config: config,
     );
   }