diff --git a/src/layout.js b/src/layout.js
index f7687d9..79b918e 100644
--- a/src/layout.js
+++ b/src/layout.js
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ if (!window.clearImmediate) {
       var rotateDeg = getRotateDeg();
 
       // get info needed to put the text onto the canvas
-      var info = getTextInfo(word, weight, rotateDeg);
+      var info = typeof(item[3]) == 'number' ? item[3] : getTextInfo(word, weight, rotateDeg);
 
       // not getting the info means we shouldn't be drawing this one.
       if (!info) {
diff --git a/src/wordCloud.js b/src/wordCloud.js
index 435be54..3d886e9 100644
--- a/src/wordCloud.js
+++ b/src/wordCloud.js
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ echarts.registerLayout(function (ecModel, api) {
                     data.getName(idx),
                     itemModel.get('textStyle.fontSize', true)
                         || echarts.number.linearMap(value, valueExtent, sizeRange),
-                    idx
+                    idx,
+                    typeof(itemModel.get('textStyle.rotation')) != 'undefined' ? itemModel.get('textStyle.rotation') : false
                 ];
             }).sort(function (a, b) {
                 // Sort from large to small in case there is no more room for more words