diff --git a/dist/iwmlib.js b/dist/iwmlib.js
index c858c55..0cbf467 100644
--- a/dist/iwmlib.js
+++ b/dist/iwmlib.js
@@ -3135,7 +3135,8 @@
             onThrowFinished = null,
             scaleAutoClose = false,
             scaleCloseThreshold = 0.10,
-            scaleCloseBuffer = 0.05
+            scaleCloseBuffer = 0.05,
+            maxRotation = 5
         } = {}) {
             if (rotationDegrees != null && rotation != null) {
                 throw new Error('Use rotationDegrees or rotation but not both')
@@ -3167,6 +3168,7 @@
             this.startScale = startScale; // Needed to reset object
             this.minScale = minScale;
             this.maxScale = maxScale;
+            this.maxRotation = maxRotation;
             this.overdoScaling = overdoScaling;
             this.translatable = translatable;
             if (!translatable) {
@@ -3178,6 +3180,7 @@
             this.resizable = resizable;
             this.mouseZoomFactor = mouseZoomFactor;
             this.autoBringToFront = autoBringToFront;
+            
             this.dragging = false;
             this.onTransform = onTransform != null ? [onTransform] : null;
             this.onClose = onClose != null ? [onClose] : null;
@@ -3212,10 +3215,16 @@
 
         gesture(interaction) {
             let delta = interaction.delta();
-            //console.log("gesture", delta)
+            console.log("gesture", delta.rotate);
             if (delta != null) {
                 this.addVelocity(delta);
-                this.transform(delta, delta.zoom, delta.rotate, delta.about);
+                let alpha = delta.rotate;
+                if (this.maxRotationPerStep != null) {
+                    if (Math.abs(alpha) > this.maxRotationPerStep) {
+                        alpha = 0;
+                    }
+                }
+                this.transform(delta, delta.zoom, alpha, delta.about);
                 if (delta.zoom != 1) this.interactionAnchor = delta.about;
             }
         }
diff --git a/dist/iwmlib.pixi.js b/dist/iwmlib.pixi.js
index 706334d..bc18fb1 100644
--- a/dist/iwmlib.pixi.js
+++ b/dist/iwmlib.pixi.js
@@ -6302,7 +6302,8 @@
             onThrowFinished = null,
             scaleAutoClose = false,
             scaleCloseThreshold = 0.10,
-            scaleCloseBuffer = 0.05
+            scaleCloseBuffer = 0.05,
+            maxRotation = 5
         } = {}) {
             if (rotationDegrees != null && rotation != null) {
                 throw new Error('Use rotationDegrees or rotation but not both')
@@ -6334,6 +6335,7 @@
             this.startScale = startScale; // Needed to reset object
             this.minScale = minScale;
             this.maxScale = maxScale;
+            this.maxRotation = maxRotation;
             this.overdoScaling = overdoScaling;
             this.translatable = translatable;
             if (!translatable) {
@@ -6345,6 +6347,7 @@
             this.resizable = resizable;
             this.mouseZoomFactor = mouseZoomFactor;
             this.autoBringToFront = autoBringToFront;
+            
             this.dragging = false;
             this.onTransform = onTransform != null ? [onTransform] : null;
             this.onClose = onClose != null ? [onClose] : null;
@@ -6379,10 +6382,16 @@
 
         gesture(interaction) {
             let delta = interaction.delta();
-            //console.log("gesture", delta)
+            console.log("gesture", delta.rotate);
             if (delta != null) {
                 this.addVelocity(delta);
-                this.transform(delta, delta.zoom, delta.rotate, delta.about);
+                let alpha = delta.rotate;
+                if (this.maxRotationPerStep != null) {
+                    if (Math.abs(alpha) > this.maxRotationPerStep) {
+                        alpha = 0;
+                    }
+                }
+                this.transform(delta, delta.zoom, alpha, delta.about);
                 if (delta.zoom != 1) this.interactionAnchor = delta.about;
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/scatter.js b/lib/scatter.js
index 107d3db..76de55e 100644
--- a/lib/scatter.js
+++ b/lib/scatter.js
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ export class AbstractScatter extends Throwable {
         onThrowFinished = null,
         scaleAutoClose = false,
         scaleCloseThreshold = 0.10,
-        scaleCloseBuffer = 0.05
+        scaleCloseBuffer = 0.05,
+        maxRotation = 5
     } = {}) {
         if (rotationDegrees != null && rotation != null) {
             throw new Error('Use rotationDegrees or rotation but not both')
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ export class AbstractScatter extends Throwable {
         this.startScale = startScale // Needed to reset object
         this.minScale = minScale
         this.maxScale = maxScale
+        this.maxRotation = maxRotation
         this.overdoScaling = overdoScaling
         this.translatable = translatable
         if (!translatable) {
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@ export class AbstractScatter extends Throwable {
         this.resizable = resizable
         this.mouseZoomFactor = mouseZoomFactor
         this.autoBringToFront = autoBringToFront
+        
         this.dragging = false
         this.onTransform = onTransform != null ? [onTransform] : null
         this.onClose = onClose != null ? [onClose] : null
@@ -345,10 +348,16 @@ export class AbstractScatter extends Throwable {
 
     gesture(interaction) {
         let delta = interaction.delta()
-        //console.log("gesture", delta)
+        console.log("gesture", delta.rotate)
         if (delta != null) {
             this.addVelocity(delta)
-            this.transform(delta, delta.zoom, delta.rotate, delta.about)
+            let alpha = delta.rotate
+            if (this.maxRotationPerStep != null) {
+                if (Math.abs(alpha) > this.maxRotationPerStep) {
+                    alpha = 0
+                }
+            }
+            this.transform(delta, delta.zoom, alpha, delta.about)
             if (delta.zoom != 1) this.interactionAnchor = delta.about
         }
     }