diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index e29f618d4..3b30e9555 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -202,29 +202,36 @@ void Text::setAxisAlignment(AxisAlignment axis)
     switch(axis)
     {
     case XZ_PLANE:
+        setAutoRotateToScreen(false);
         setRotation(osg::Quat(osg::inDegrees(90.0f),osg::Vec3(1.0f,0.0f,0.0f))); 
         break;
     case REVERSED_XZ_PLANE:
+        setAutoRotateToScreen(false);
         setRotation(osg::Quat(osg::inDegrees(180.0f),osg::Vec3(0.0f,1.0f,0.0f))*
                     osg::Quat(osg::inDegrees(90.0f),osg::Vec3(1.0f,0.0f,0.0f))); 
         break;
     case YZ_PLANE:  
+        setAutoRotateToScreen(false);
         setRotation(osg::Quat(osg::inDegrees(90.0f),osg::Vec3(1.0f,0.0f,0.0f))*
                     osg::Quat(osg::inDegrees(90.0f),osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f)));
         break;
     case REVERSED_YZ_PLANE:  
+        setAutoRotateToScreen(false);
         setRotation(osg::Quat(osg::inDegrees(180.0f),osg::Vec3(0.0f,1.0f,0.0f))*
                     osg::Quat(osg::inDegrees(90.0f),osg::Vec3(1.0f,0.0f,0.0f))*
                     osg::Quat(osg::inDegrees(90.0f),osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f)));
         break;
     case XY_PLANE:
+        setAutoRotateToScreen(false);
         setRotation(osg::Quat());  // nop - already on XY plane.
         break;
     case REVERSED_XY_PLANE:
+        setAutoRotateToScreen(false);
         setRotation(osg::Quat(osg::inDegrees(180.0f),osg::Vec3(0.0f,1.0f,0.0f)));
         break;
     case SCREEN:
         setAutoRotateToScreen(true);
+        setRotation(osg::Quat());  // nop - already on XY plane.
         break;
     }
 }