1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
index 7dce42d21..3863d99d2 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
@@ -847,7 +847,11 @@ void MeasureTool::toMarkDimension()
     totallengthval = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(totallengthval, "px", unit_name);
     double scale = prefs->getDouble("/tools/measure/scale", 100.0) / 100.0;
     gchar *totallength_str = g_strdup_printf(precision_str.str().c_str(), totallengthval * scale, unit_name.c_str());
-    setLabelText(totallength_str, middle, fontsize, Geom::rad_from_deg(180) - ray.angle(), color);
+    double textangle = Geom::rad_from_deg(180) - ray.angle();
+    if (desktop->is_yaxisdown()) {
+        textangle = ray.angle() - Geom::rad_from_deg(180);
+    }
+    setLabelText(totallength_str, middle, fontsize, textangle, color);
     g_free(totallength_str);
     doc->ensureUpToDate();
     DocumentUndo::done(desktop->getDocument(), SP_VERB_CONTEXT_MEASURE,_("Add global measure line"));