diff --git a/include/osgVolume/Locator b/include/osgVolume/Locator
index 07da1bd55..7014c98f8 100644
--- a/include/osgVolume/Locator
+++ b/include/osgVolume/Locator
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ class OSGVOLUME_EXPORT Locator : public osg::Object
         bool computeLocalBounds(osg::Vec3d& bottomLeft, osg::Vec3d& topRight) const;
         bool computeLocalBounds(Locator& source, osg::Vec3d& bottomLeft, osg::Vec3d& topRight) const;
 
+        /** Return true if the axis of the Locator are inverted requiring the faces of any cubes used from rendering to be flipped to ensure the correct front/back face is used.*/
+        bool inverted() const;
+
+        /** apply the appropriate FrontFace setting to provided StateSet to ensure that the rendering of hull of the volume is the correct orientation.*/
+        void applyAppropriateFrontFace(osg::StateSet* ss) const;
+
 
         /** Callback interface for enabling the monitoring of changes to the Locator.*/
         class LocatorCallback : virtual public osg::Object
diff --git a/src/osgVolume/Locator.cpp b/src/osgVolume/Locator.cpp
index d6061d9a1..2de869d16 100644
--- a/src/osgVolume/Locator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgVolume/Locator.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <osgVolume/Locator>
 #include <osg/io_utils>
 #include <osg/Notify>
+#include <osg/FrontFace>
 
 #include <list>
 
@@ -223,6 +224,28 @@ void Locator::locatorModified()
 
 }
 
+bool Locator::inverted() const
+{
+    osg::Vec3d xAxis(_transform(0,0), _transform(1,0), _transform(2,0));
+    osg::Vec3d yAxis(_transform(0,1), _transform(1,1), _transform(2,1));
+    osg::Vec3d zAxis(_transform(0,2), _transform(1,2), _transform(2,2));
+    float volume = (xAxis^yAxis)*zAxis;
+    return volume<0.0;
+}
+
+void Locator::applyAppropriateFrontFace(osg::StateSet* ss) const
+{
+    osg::StateAttribute* sa = ss->getAttribute(osg::StateAttribute::FRONTFACE);
+    osg::FrontFace* ff = dynamic_cast<osg::FrontFace*>(sa);
+    if (!ff)
+    {
+        ff = new osg::FrontFace;
+        ss->setAttribute(ff);
+    }
+    ff->setMode( inverted() ? osg::FrontFace::CLOCKWISE : osg::FrontFace::COUNTER_CLOCKWISE);
+}
+
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // TransformLocatorCallback
@@ -233,7 +256,12 @@ TransformLocatorCallback::TransformLocatorCallback(osg::MatrixTransform* transfo
 
 void TransformLocatorCallback::locatorModified(Locator* locator)
 {
-    if (_transform.valid()) _transform->setMatrix(locator->getTransform());
+    if (_transform.valid())
+    {
+        locator->applyAppropriateFrontFace(_transform->getOrCreateStateSet());
+
+        _transform->setMatrix(locator->getTransform());
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/osgVolume/MultipassTechnique.cpp b/src/osgVolume/MultipassTechnique.cpp
index 30a238216..e0e7ab538 100644
--- a/src/osgVolume/MultipassTechnique.cpp
+++ b/src/osgVolume/MultipassTechnique.cpp
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ void MultipassTechnique::init()
     {
         geometryMatrix = masterLocator->getTransform();
         _transform->setMatrix(geometryMatrix);
+        masterLocator->applyAppropriateFrontFace(_transform->getOrCreateStateSet());
         masterLocator->addCallback(new TransformLocatorCallback(_transform.get()));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp b/src/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp
index 787e10291..6893cb902 100644
--- a/src/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp
+++ b/src/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ void RayTracedTechnique::init()
     {
         geometryMatrix = masterLocator->getTransform();
         _transform->setMatrix(geometryMatrix);
+        masterLocator->applyAppropriateFrontFace(_transform->getOrCreateStateSet());
         masterLocator->addCallback(new TransformLocatorCallback(_transform.get()));
     }