diff --git a/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer_logic.js b/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer_logic.js
index 6aee65b6..9bf031c0 100644
--- a/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer_logic.js
+++ b/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer_logic.js
@@ -45,7 +45,13 @@ export class HUDBuildingPlacerLogic extends BaseHUDPart {
          * The current rotation
          * @type {number}
          */
-        this.currentBaseRotation = 0;
+        this.currentBaseRotationGeneral = 0;
+
+        /**
+         * The current rotation preference for each building.
+         * @type{Object.<string,number>}
+         */
+        this.preferredBaseRotations = {};
 
         /**
          * Whether we are currently dragging
@@ -114,6 +120,39 @@ export class HUDBuildingPlacerLogic extends BaseHUDPart {
         this.root.camera.upPostHandler.add(this.onMouseUp, this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the current base rotation for the current meta-building.
+     * @returns {number}
+     */
+    get currentBaseRotation() {
+        if (!this.root.app.settings.getAllSettings().rotationByBuilding) {
+            return this.currentBaseRotationGeneral;
+        }
+        const metaBuilding = this.currentMetaBuilding.get();
+        if (metaBuilding && this.preferredBaseRotations.hasOwnProperty(metaBuilding.getId())) {
+            return this.preferredBaseRotations[metaBuilding.getId()];
+        } else {
+            return this.currentBaseRotationGeneral;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the base rotation for the current meta-building.
+     * @param {number} rotation The new rotation/angle.
+     */
+    set currentBaseRotation(rotation) {
+        if (!this.root.app.settings.getAllSettings().rotationByBuilding) {
+            this.currentBaseRotationGeneral = rotation;
+        } else {
+            const metaBuilding = this.currentMetaBuilding.get();
+            if (metaBuilding) {
+                this.preferredBaseRotations[metaBuilding.getId()] = rotation;
+            } else {
+                this.currentBaseRotationGeneral = rotation;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns if the direction lock is currently active
      * @returns {boolean}
diff --git a/src/js/profile/application_settings.js b/src/js/profile/application_settings.js
index 16ec4cbd..8fd80df0 100644
--- a/src/js/profile/application_settings.js
+++ b/src/js/profile/application_settings.js
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ export const allApplicationSettings = [
     new BoolSetting("vignette", categoryGame, (app, value) => {}),
     new BoolSetting("compactBuildingInfo", categoryGame, (app, value) => {}),
     new BoolSetting("disableCutDeleteWarnings", categoryGame, (app, value) => {}),
+    new BoolSetting("rotationByBuilding", categoryGame, (app, value) => {}),
 ];
 
 export function getApplicationSettingById(id) {
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ class SettingsStorage {
         this.vignette = true;
         this.compactBuildingInfo = false;
         this.disableCutDeleteWarnings = false;
+        this.rotationByBuilding = true;
 
         this.enableColorBlindHelper = false;
 
@@ -551,6 +553,10 @@ export class ApplicationSettings extends ReadWriteProxy {
             data.settings.enableColorBlindHelper = false;
             data.version = 17;
         }
+        if (data.version < 18) {
+            data.settings.rotationByBuilding = true;
+            data.version = 18;
+        }
 
         return ExplainedResult.good();
     }
diff --git a/translations/base-en.yaml b/translations/base-en.yaml
index d349bbe3..8581bb2c 100644
--- a/translations/base-en.yaml
+++ b/translations/base-en.yaml
@@ -721,6 +721,11 @@ settings:
             title: Vignette
             description: >-
                 Enables the vignette which darkens the screen corners and makes text easier to read.
+        
+        rotationByBuilding: 
+            title: Rotation by building type
+            description: >-
+                Each building type remembers the rotation you last set it to individually. This may be more comfortable if you frequently switch between placing different building types.
 
         compactBuildingInfo:
             title: Compact Building Infos