diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index c6fcc44ce..36bafb494 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@ void moveplayers(void)
 		int pn = act->PlayerIndex();
 		auto p = &ps[pn];
 		auto spri = &act->s;
+
+		// Back up player's sprite angle, used in DrawAutomapPlayer() when input is synchronised.
+		act->tempang = spri->ang;
+
 		if (act->GetOwner())
 		{
 			if (p->newOwner != nullptr) //Looking thru the camera
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp
index cab409b33..cb926c241 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ bool GameInterface::DrawAutomapPlayer(int cposx, int cposy, int czoom, int cang,
 		auto pspr = &act->s;
 		x1 = act->bposx + MulScale(pspr->x - act->bposx, smoothratio, 16) - cposx;
 		y1 = act->bposy + MulScale(pspr->y - act->bposy, smoothratio, 16) - cposy;
-		daang = (pspr->ang - cang) & 2047;
+		daang = ((!SyncInput() ? pspr->ang : act->tempang + MulScale(((pspr->ang + 1024 - act->tempang) & 2047) - 1024, smoothratio, 16)) - cang) & 2047;
 
 		if (p == screenpeek || ud.coop == 1)
 		{