diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
index 5d1bef657..90ad8f451 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
@@ -2710,6 +2710,7 @@ void processinput_d(int snum)
 	if (p->newowner >= 0)
 	{
 		i = p->newowner;
+		hittype[i].tempang = p->getang();
 		p->posx = sprite[i].x;
 		p->posy = sprite[i].y;
 		p->posz = sprite[i].z;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp
index cdaa34f3d..efd644b2f 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void displayrooms(int snum, int smoothratio)
 
 		if (p->newowner >= 0)
 		{
-			cang = q16ang(p->q16ang + p->q16look_ang);
+			cang = q16ang((hittype[p->newowner].tempang << FRACBITS) + mulscale16(((p->q16ang + (1024 << FRACBITS) - (hittype[p->newowner].tempang << FRACBITS)) & 0x7FFFFFF) - (1024 << FRACBITS), smoothratio));
 			choriz = q16horiz(p->q16horiz + p->q16horizoff);
 			cposx = p->posx;
 			cposy = p->posy;