diff --git a/src/entities/mtext.rs b/src/entities/mtext.rs
index 74b2dfcbb..82e9ab0d7 100644
--- a/src/entities/mtext.rs
+++ b/src/entities/mtext.rs
@@ -554,6 +554,11 @@ fn apply_transform(t: &mut MText, tr: &EntityTransform) {
         let line_angle = dy.atan2(dx);
         entity.rotation = 2.0 * line_angle - entity.rotation;
     });
+    // Keep MTEXT's explicit rotation in sync with ROTATE / ALIGN.
+    if let EntityTransform::Rotate { angle_rad, .. } = tr {
+        t.rotation =
+            (t.rotation + *angle_rad).rem_euclid(std::f64::consts::TAU);
+    }
 }
 
 impl TruckConvertible for MText {
diff --git a/src/entities/text.rs b/src/entities/text.rs
index 7b47673ea..087ba9660 100644
--- a/src/entities/text.rs
+++ b/src/entities/text.rs
@@ -484,6 +484,12 @@ fn apply_transform(t: &mut Text, tr: &EntityTransform) {
         entity.rotation = 2.0 * line_angle - entity.rotation;
         entity.oblique_angle = -entity.oblique_angle;
     });
+    // The generic entity transform moves the TEXT geometry, but acadrust
+    // does not update the DXF rotation field used by our text renderer.
+    if let EntityTransform::Rotate { angle_rad, .. } = tr {
+        t.rotation =
+            (t.rotation + *angle_rad).rem_euclid(std::f64::consts::TAU);
+    }
 }
 
 impl TruckConvertible for Text {