diff --git a/src/body/Body.js b/src/body/Body.js
index 3bdc75c..9a40d0c 100644
--- a/src/body/Body.js
+++ b/src/body/Body.js
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ var Axes = require('../geometry/Axes');
                     xScale: 1,
                     yScale: 1,
                     xOffset: 0,
-                    yOffset: 0
+                    yOffset: 0,
+                    lockRotation: false
                 }
             },
             events: null,
diff --git a/src/render/Render.js b/src/render/Render.js
index 7888226..3510eef 100644
--- a/src/render/Render.js
+++ b/src/render/Render.js
@@ -742,7 +742,9 @@ var Mouse = require('../core/Mouse');
                         texture = _getTexture(render, sprite.texture);
 
                     c.translate(part.position.x, part.position.y);
-                    c.rotate(part.angle);
+                    // rotate sprite if not lockRotation
+                    if(!part.render.sprite.lockRotation)
+                        c.rotate(part.angle);
 
                     c.drawImage(
                         texture,
@@ -753,7 +755,10 @@ var Mouse = require('../core/Mouse');
                     );
 
                     // revert translation, hopefully faster than save / restore
-                    c.rotate(-part.angle);
+
+                    // rotate sprite if not lockRotation
+                    if(!part.render.sprite.lockRotation)
+                        c.rotate(-part.angle);
                     c.translate(-part.position.x, -part.position.y);
                 } else {
                     // part polygon