diff --git a/WhatsNew.txt b/WhatsNew.txt
index df864598f5e5f..2050644382919 100644
--- a/WhatsNew.txt
+++ b/WhatsNew.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ General:
 * Added SDL_FLIP_HORIZONTAL_AND_VERTICAL to flip a surface both horizontally and vertically
 * Added SDL_LoadPNG(), SDL_LoadPNG_IO(), SDL_SavePNG(), and SDL_SavePNG_IO() to load and save PNG images
 * Added SDL_LoadSurface() and SDL_LoadSurface_IO() to detect BMP and PNG formats and load them as surfaces
-* Added SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_NUMBER to indicate the rotation needed to display camera images upright
+* Added SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_FLOAT to indicate the rotation needed to display camera images upright
 * Added SDL_RotateSurface() to create a rotated copy of a surface
 * SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_EXPOSED now sets data1 to true if it is sent during live resizing
 * Added SDL_EVENT_DISPLAY_USABLE_BOUNDS_CHANGED, which is sent when the usable desktop bounds change
diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_surface.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_surface.h
index 8be939c8014ca..437eeaccf3550 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_surface.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_surface.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_DestroySurface(SDL_Surface *surface);
  *   left edge of the image, if this surface is being used as a cursor.
  * - `SDL_PROP_SURFACE_HOTSPOT_Y_NUMBER`: the hotspot pixel offset from the
  *   top edge of the image, if this surface is being used as a cursor.
- * - `SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_NUMBER`: the number of degrees a surface's
+ * - `SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_FLOAT`: the number of degrees a surface's
  *   data is meant to be rotated clockwise to make the image right-side up.
  *   Default 0. This is used by the camera API, if a mobile device is oriented
  *   differently than what its camera provides (i.e. - the camera always
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_PropertiesID SDLCALL SDL_GetSurfaceProperties(SDL_Surfac
 #define SDL_PROP_SURFACE_TONEMAP_OPERATOR_STRING            "SDL.surface.tonemap"
 #define SDL_PROP_SURFACE_HOTSPOT_X_NUMBER                   "SDL.surface.hotspot.x"
 #define SDL_PROP_SURFACE_HOTSPOT_Y_NUMBER                   "SDL.surface.hotspot.y"
-#define SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_NUMBER                    "SDL.surface.rotation"
+#define SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_FLOAT                     "SDL.surface.rotation"
 
 /**
  * Set the colorspace used by a surface.
@@ -1027,6 +1027,14 @@ extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_FlipSurface(SDL_Surface *surface, SDL_FlipM
  * larger than the original, with the background filled in with the colorkey,
  * if available, or RGBA 255/255/255/0 if not.
  *
+ * If `surface` has the SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_FLOAT property set on it,
+ * the new copy will have the adjusted value set: if the rotation property is
+ * 90 and `angle` was 30, the new surface will have a property value of 60
+ * (that is: to be upright vs gravity, this surface needs to rotate 60 more
+ * degrees). However, note that further rotations on the new surface in this
+ * example will produce unexpected results, since the image will have resized
+ * and padded to accommodate the not-90 degree angle.
+ *
  * \param surface the surface to rotate.
  * \param angle the rotation angle, in degrees.
  * \returns a rotated copy of the surface or NULL on failure; call
diff --git a/src/camera/SDL_camera.c b/src/camera/SDL_camera.c
index b3c3e5e82cc7b..b9a11b52dcf80 100644
--- a/src/camera/SDL_camera.c
+++ b/src/camera/SDL_camera.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static size_t GetFrameBufLen(const SDL_CameraSpec *spec)
     return wxh * SDL_BYTESPERPIXEL(fmt);
 }
 
-static SDL_CameraFrameResult ZombieAcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation)
+static SDL_CameraFrameResult ZombieAcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation)
 {
     const SDL_CameraSpec *spec = &device->actual_spec;
 
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ bool SDL_CameraThreadIterate(SDL_Camera *device)
     SDL_Surface *output_surface = NULL;
     SurfaceList *slist = NULL;
     Uint64 timestampNS = 0;
-    int rotation = 0;
+    float rotation = 0.0f;
 
     // AcquireFrame SHOULD NOT BLOCK, as we are holding a lock right now. Block in WaitDevice instead!
     const SDL_CameraFrameResult rc = device->AcquireFrame(device, device->acquire_surface, &timestampNS, &rotation);
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ bool SDL_CameraThreadIterate(SDL_Camera *device)
         acquired->pixels = NULL;
         acquired->pitch = 0;
 
-        SDL_SetNumberProperty(SDL_GetSurfaceProperties(output_surface), SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_NUMBER, rotation);
+        SDL_SetFloatProperty(SDL_GetSurfaceProperties(output_surface), SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_FLOAT, rotation);
 
         // make the filled output surface available to the app.
         SDL_LockMutex(device->lock);
diff --git a/src/camera/SDL_syscamera.h b/src/camera/SDL_syscamera.h
index 151f73d65a0e7..14a6e87c8d745 100644
--- a/src/camera/SDL_syscamera.h
+++ b/src/camera/SDL_syscamera.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct SDL_Camera
 
     // These are, initially, set from camera_driver, but we might swap them out with Zombie versions on disconnect/failure.
     bool (*WaitDevice)(SDL_Camera *device);
-    SDL_CameraFrameResult (*AcquireFrame)(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation);
+    SDL_CameraFrameResult (*AcquireFrame)(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation);
     void (*ReleaseFrame)(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame);
 
     // All supported formats/dimensions for this device.
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ typedef struct SDL_CameraDriverImpl
     bool (*OpenDevice)(SDL_Camera *device, const SDL_CameraSpec *spec);
     void (*CloseDevice)(SDL_Camera *device);
     bool (*WaitDevice)(SDL_Camera *device);
-    SDL_CameraFrameResult (*AcquireFrame)(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation); // set frame->pixels, frame->pitch, *timestampNS, and *rotation!
+    SDL_CameraFrameResult (*AcquireFrame)(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation); // set frame->pixels, frame->pitch, *timestampNS, and *rotation!
     void (*ReleaseFrame)(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame); // Reclaim frame->pixels and frame->pitch!
     void (*FreeDeviceHandle)(SDL_Camera *device); // SDL is done with this device; free the handle from SDL_AddCamera()
     void (*Deinitialize)(void);
diff --git a/src/camera/android/SDL_camera_android.c b/src/camera/android/SDL_camera_android.c
index e52c78f3a747b..ed1164cec62fd 100644
--- a/src/camera/android/SDL_camera_android.c
+++ b/src/camera/android/SDL_camera_android.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static bool ANDROIDCAMERA_WaitDevice(SDL_Camera *device)
     return true;  // this isn't used atm, since we run our own thread via onImageAvailable callbacks.
 }
 
-static SDL_CameraFrameResult ANDROIDCAMERA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation)
+static SDL_CameraFrameResult ANDROIDCAMERA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation)
 {
     SDL_CameraFrameResult result = SDL_CAMERA_FRAME_READY;
     media_status_t res;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static SDL_CameraFrameResult ANDROIDCAMERA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_
         dev_rotation = -dev_rotation;  // we want to subtract this value, instead of add, if back-facing.
     }
 
-    *rotation = dev_rotation + device->hidden->rotation;   // current phone orientation, static camera orientation in relation to phone.
+    *rotation = (float) (dev_rotation + device->hidden->rotation);   // current phone orientation, static camera orientation in relation to phone.
 
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/camera/coremedia/SDL_camera_coremedia.m b/src/camera/coremedia/SDL_camera_coremedia.m
index b50ceba953008..f02c4acc21fa4 100644
--- a/src/camera/coremedia/SDL_camera_coremedia.m
+++ b/src/camera/coremedia/SDL_camera_coremedia.m
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static bool COREMEDIA_WaitDevice(SDL_Camera *device)
     return true;  // this isn't used atm, since we run our own thread out of Grand Central Dispatch.
 }
 
-static SDL_CameraFrameResult COREMEDIA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation)
+static SDL_CameraFrameResult COREMEDIA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation)
 {
     SDL_CameraFrameResult result = SDL_CAMERA_FRAME_READY;
     SDLPrivateCameraData *hidden = (__bridge SDLPrivateCameraData *) device->hidden;
@@ -243,21 +243,21 @@ static SDL_CameraFrameResult COREMEDIA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surf
     // there is probably math for this, but this is easy to slap into a table.
     // rotation = rotations[uiorientation-1][devorientation-1];
     if (device->position == SDL_CAMERA_POSITION_BACK_FACING) {
-        static const int back_rotations[4][4] = {
+        static const Uint16 back_rotations[4][4] = {
             {   90,  90,  90,  90 },  // ui portrait
             {  270, 270, 270, 270 },  // ui portait upside down
             {    0,   0,   0,   0 },  // ui landscape left
             {  180, 180, 180, 180 }   // ui landscape right
         };
-        *rotation = back_rotations[ui_orientation - 1][device_orientation - 1];
+        *rotation = (float) back_rotations[ui_orientation - 1][device_orientation - 1];
     } else {
-        static const int front_rotations[4][4] = {
+        static const Uint16 front_rotations[4][4] = {
             {   90,  90, 270, 270 },  // ui portrait
             {  270, 270,  90,  90 },  // ui portait upside down
             {    0,   0, 180, 180 },  // ui landscape left
             {  180, 180,   0,   0 }   // ui landscape right
         };
-        *rotation = front_rotations[ui_orientation - 1][device_orientation - 1];
+        *rotation = (float) front_rotations[ui_orientation - 1][device_orientation - 1];
     }
     #endif
 
diff --git a/src/camera/dummy/SDL_camera_dummy.c b/src/camera/dummy/SDL_camera_dummy.c
index 981c2cecb8739..8de3194ae8931 100644
--- a/src/camera/dummy/SDL_camera_dummy.c
+++ b/src/camera/dummy/SDL_camera_dummy.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static bool DUMMYCAMERA_WaitDevice(SDL_Camera *device)
     return SDL_Unsupported();
 }
 
-static SDL_CameraFrameResult DUMMYCAMERA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation)
+static SDL_CameraFrameResult DUMMYCAMERA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation)
 {
     SDL_Unsupported();
     return SDL_CAMERA_FRAME_ERROR;
diff --git a/src/camera/emscripten/SDL_camera_emscripten.c b/src/camera/emscripten/SDL_camera_emscripten.c
index 8eb67b7f845f6..f5096bfb91a58 100644
--- a/src/camera/emscripten/SDL_camera_emscripten.c
+++ b/src/camera/emscripten/SDL_camera_emscripten.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static bool EMSCRIPTENCAMERA_WaitDevice(SDL_Camera *device)
     return false;
 }
 
-static SDL_CameraFrameResult EMSCRIPTENCAMERA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation)
+static SDL_CameraFrameResult EMSCRIPTENCAMERA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation)
 {
     void *rgba = SDL_malloc(device->actual_spec.width * device->actual_spec.height * 4);
     if (!rgba) {
diff --git a/src/camera/mediafoundation/SDL_camera_mediafoundation.c b/src/camera/mediafoundation/SDL_camera_mediafoundation.c
index 4abe2294d4026..c57ff63e47a6a 100644
--- a/src/camera/mediafoundation/SDL_camera_mediafoundation.c
+++ b/src/camera/mediafoundation/SDL_camera_mediafoundation.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static void SDLCALL CleanupIMFMediaBuffer(void *userdata, void *value)
     SDL_free(objs);
 }
 
-static SDL_CameraFrameResult MEDIAFOUNDATION_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation)
+static SDL_CameraFrameResult MEDIAFOUNDATION_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation)
 {
     SDL_assert(device->hidden->current_sample != NULL);
 
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static SDL_CameraFrameResult MEDIAFOUNDATION_CopyFrame(SDL_Surface *frame, const
     return SDL_CAMERA_FRAME_READY;
 }
 
-static SDL_CameraFrameResult MEDIAFOUNDATION_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation)
+static SDL_CameraFrameResult MEDIAFOUNDATION_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation)
 {
     SDL_assert(device->hidden->current_sample != NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/camera/pipewire/SDL_camera_pipewire.c b/src/camera/pipewire/SDL_camera_pipewire.c
index 610cd71fabfab..b2aae04a5b177 100644
--- a/src/camera/pipewire/SDL_camera_pipewire.c
+++ b/src/camera/pipewire/SDL_camera_pipewire.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static bool PIPEWIRECAMERA_WaitDevice(SDL_Camera *device)
     return true;
 }
 
-static SDL_CameraFrameResult PIPEWIRECAMERA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation)
+static SDL_CameraFrameResult PIPEWIRECAMERA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation)
 {
     struct pw_buffer *b;
 
diff --git a/src/camera/v4l2/SDL_camera_v4l2.c b/src/camera/v4l2/SDL_camera_v4l2.c
index 0fd078bb309dc..5fee26d3f3251 100644
--- a/src/camera/v4l2/SDL_camera_v4l2.c
+++ b/src/camera/v4l2/SDL_camera_v4l2.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static bool V4L2_WaitDevice(SDL_Camera *device)
     return false;
 }
 
-static SDL_CameraFrameResult V4L2_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation)
+static SDL_CameraFrameResult V4L2_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation)
 {
     const int fd = device->hidden->fd;
     const io_method io = device->hidden->io;
diff --git a/src/camera/vita/SDL_camera_vita.c b/src/camera/vita/SDL_camera_vita.c
index ff492b383afc6..3badeaed5dd15 100644
--- a/src/camera/vita/SDL_camera_vita.c
+++ b/src/camera/vita/SDL_camera_vita.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static bool VITACAMERA_WaitDevice(SDL_Camera *device)
     return true;
 }
 
-static SDL_CameraFrameResult VITACAMERA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, int *rotation)
+static SDL_CameraFrameResult VITACAMERA_AcquireFrame(SDL_Camera *device, SDL_Surface *frame, Uint64 *timestampNS, float *rotation)
 {
     SceCameraRead read = {0};
     read.size = sizeof(SceCameraRead);
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_surface.c b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
index 22709207d93ce..3fc5f609014bd 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_surface.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
@@ -2198,6 +2198,14 @@ SDL_Surface *SDL_RotateSurface(SDL_Surface *surface, float angle)
             SDL_DestroySurface(convert);
         }
     }
+
+    if (rotated) {
+        if (SDL_HasProperty(surface->props, SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_FLOAT)) {
+            const float rotation = (SDL_GetNumberProperty(surface->props, SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_FLOAT, 0) - angle);
+            SDL_SetFloatProperty(SDL_GetSurfaceProperties(rotated), SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_FLOAT, rotation);
+        }
+    }
+
     return rotated;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/testcamera.c b/test/testcamera.c
index 985852575160f..941a071c4666a 100644
--- a/test/testcamera.c
+++ b/test/testcamera.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ SDL_AppResult SDL_AppIterate(void *appstate)
         // device might be rotated to a different one (like an iPhone providing portrait images even if you hold
         // the phone in landscape mode). The rotation is how far to rotate the image clockwise to put it right-side
         // up, for how the user would expect it to be for how they are holding the device.
-        const int rotation = (int) SDL_GetNumberProperty(SDL_GetSurfaceProperties(frame_current), SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_NUMBER, 0);
+        const float rotation = SDL_GetFloatProperty(SDL_GetSurfaceProperties(frame_current), SDL_PROP_SURFACE_ROTATION_FLOAT, 0.0f);
         SDL_GetRenderOutputSize(renderer, &win_w, &win_h);
         d.x = ((win_w - texture->w) / 2.0f);
         d.y = ((win_h - texture->h) / 2.0f);