diff --git a/lib/lyx2lyx/lyx_2_1.py b/lib/lyx2lyx/lyx_2_1.py
index 1c7f781250..1c0ebf00c1 100644
--- a/lib/lyx2lyx/lyx_2_1.py
+++ b/lib/lyx2lyx/lyx_2_1.py
@@ -631,6 +631,64 @@ def convert_cell_rotation(document):
       i += 1
 
 
+def revert_table_rotation(document):
+  "Revert table rotations to TeX-code"
+
+  load_rotating = False
+  i = 0
+  try:
+    while True:
+      # first, let's find out if we need to do anything
+      i = find_token(document.body, '<features ', i)
+      if i == -1:
+        return
+      j = document.body[i].find('rotate="')
+      if j != -1:
+        k = document.body[i].find('"', j + 8)
+        value = document.body[i][j + 8 : k]
+        if value == "0":
+          rgx = re.compile(r'rotate="[^"]+?"')
+          # remove rotate option
+          document.body[i] = rgx.sub('', document.body[i])
+        elif value == "90":
+          rgx = re.compile(r'rotate="[^"]+?"')
+          document.body[i] = rgx.sub('rotate="true"', document.body[i])
+        else:
+          rgx = re.compile(r'rotate="[^"]+?"')
+          load_rotating = True
+          # remove rotate option
+          document.body[i] = rgx.sub('', document.body[i])
+          # write ERT
+          document.body[i + 5 : i + 5] = \
+            put_cmd_in_ert("\\end{turn}")
+          document.body[i + 4 : i + 4] = \
+            put_cmd_in_ert("\\begin{turn}{" + value + "}")
+        
+      i += 1
+        
+  finally:
+    if load_rotating:
+      add_to_preamble(document, ["\\@ifundefined{turnbox}{\usepackage{rotating}}{}"])
+
+
+def convert_table_rotation(document):
+    'Convert table rotation statements from "true" to "90"'
+
+    i = 0
+    while True:
+      # first, let's find out if we need to do anything
+      i = find_token(document.body, '<features ', i)
+      if i == -1:
+        return
+      j = document.body[i].find('rotate="true"')
+      if j != -1:
+        rgx = re.compile(r'rotate="[^"]+?"')
+        # convert "true" to "90"
+        document.body[i] = rgx.sub('rotate="90"', document.body[i])
+        
+      i += 1
+
+
 ##
 # Conversion hub
 #
@@ -651,10 +709,12 @@ convert = [
            [425, []],
            [426, []],
            [427, []],
-           [428, [convert_cell_rotation]]
+           [428, [convert_cell_rotation]],
+           [429, [convert_table_rotation]]
           ]
 
 revert =  [
+           [428, [revert_table_rotation]],
            [427, [revert_cell_rotation]],
            [426, [revert_tipa]],
            [425, [revert_verbatim]],
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp
index 5e642ef65d..8a14cb7093 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiTabular.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ GuiTabular::GuiTabular(QWidget * parent)
 		this, SLOT(checkEnabled()));
 	connect(rotateTabularCB, SIGNAL(clicked()),
 		this, SLOT(checkEnabled()));
+	connect(rotateTabularAngleSB, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
+		this, SLOT(checkEnabled()));
 	connect(rotateCellCB, SIGNAL(clicked()),
 		this, SLOT(checkEnabled()));
 	connect(rotateCellAngleSB, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
@@ -213,11 +215,12 @@ void GuiTabular::checkEnabled()
 	decimalLA->setEnabled(dalign);
 
 	bool const setwidth = TableAlignCO->currentText() == qt_("Middle")
-		&& !longTabularCB->isChecked() && !rotateTabularCB->isChecked();
+		&& !longTabularCB->isChecked();
 	tabularWidthLA->setEnabled(setwidth);
 	tabularWidthED->setEnabled(setwidth);
 	tabularWidthUnitLC->setEnabled(setwidth);
 
+	rotateTabularAngleSB->setEnabled(rotateTabularCB->isChecked());
 	rotateCellAngleSB->setEnabled(rotateCellCB->isChecked());
 
 	bool const enable_valign =
@@ -557,17 +560,18 @@ docstring GuiTabular::dialogToParams() const
 		setParam(param_str, Tabular::SET_MULTIROW);
 	else
 		setParam(param_str, Tabular::UNSET_MULTIROW);
-	//
+	// store the table rotation angle
+	string const tabular_angle = convert<string>(rotateTabularAngleSB->value());
 	if (rotateTabularCB->isChecked())
-		setParam(param_str, Tabular::SET_ROTATE_TABULAR);
+		setParam(param_str, Tabular::SET_ROTATE_TABULAR, tabular_angle);
 	else
-		setParam(param_str, Tabular::UNSET_ROTATE_TABULAR);
+		setParam(param_str, Tabular::UNSET_ROTATE_TABULAR, tabular_angle);
 	// store the cell rotation angle
-	string angle = convert<string>(rotateCellAngleSB->value());
+	string const cell_angle = convert<string>(rotateCellAngleSB->value());
 	if (rotateCellCB->isChecked())
-		setParam(param_str, Tabular::SET_ROTATE_CELL, angle);
+		setParam(param_str, Tabular::SET_ROTATE_CELL, cell_angle);
 	else
-		setParam(param_str, Tabular::UNSET_ROTATE_CELL, angle);
+		setParam(param_str, Tabular::UNSET_ROTATE_CELL, cell_angle);
 	//
 	if (longTabularCB->isChecked())
 		setParam(param_str, Tabular::SET_LONGTABULAR);
@@ -704,11 +708,16 @@ void GuiTabular::paramsToDialog(Inset const * inset)
 	multirowCB->setChecked(multirow);
 
 	rotateCellCB->setChecked(tabular.getRotateCell(cell) != 0);
-	if (tabular.getRotateCell(cell) != 0)
-		rotateCellAngleSB->setValue(tabular.getRotateCell(cell));
-	else
-		rotateCellAngleSB->setValue(90);
-	rotateTabularCB->setChecked(tabular.rotate);
+	if (rotateCellCB->isChecked()) {
+		if (tabular.getRotateCell(cell) != 0)
+			rotateCellAngleSB->setValue(tabular.getRotateCell(cell));
+		else
+			rotateCellAngleSB->setValue(90);
+	}
+
+	rotateTabularCB->setChecked(tabular.rotate != 0);
+	if (rotateTabularCB->isChecked())
+		rotateTabularAngleSB->setValue(tabular.rotate != 0 ? tabular.rotate : 90);
 
 	longTabularCB->setChecked(tabular.is_long_tabular);
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/TabularUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/TabularUi.ui
index 733bbfca6f..39c09228f3 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/TabularUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/TabularUi.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>497</width>
-    <height>400</height>
+    <height>402</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
        <string>&amp;Table Settings</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_10">
-       <item row="0" column="0" colspan="3">
+       <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
         <widget class="QGroupBox" name="GroupBox12">
          <property name="title">
           <string>Column settings</string>
@@ -307,115 +307,6 @@
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="3" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="specialAlignmentLA">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>LaTe&amp;X argument:</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="buddy">
-          <cstring>specialAlignmentED</cstring>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="3" column="1">
-        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="specialAlignmentED">
-         <property name="toolTip">
-          <string>Custom column format (LaTeX)</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="2" column="0" colspan="3">
-        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="tabAlignmentGB">
-         <property name="enabled">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="title">
-          <string>Table-wide settings</string>
-         </property>
-         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
-          <item row="1" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="tabularWidthLA">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Table w&amp;idth:</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="buddy">
-             <cstring>tabularWidthED</cstring>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="2">
-           <widget class="LengthCombo" name="tabularWidthUnitLC"/>
-          </item>
-          <item row="1" column="1">
-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="tabularWidthED"/>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="TableAlignLA">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Verti&amp;cal alignment:</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="buddy">
-             <cstring>vAlignCO</cstring>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="1">
-           <widget class="QComboBox" name="TableAlignCO">
-            <property name="toolTip">
-             <string>Vertical alignment of the table</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="currentIndex">
-             <number>1</number>
-            </property>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Top</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Middle</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Bottom</string>
-             </property>
-            </item>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="2">
-           <spacer name="spacer_2">
-            <property name="orientation">
-             <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-            </property>
-            <property name="sizeType">
-             <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
-            </property>
-            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-             <size>
-              <width>153</width>
-              <height>20</height>
-             </size>
-            </property>
-           </spacer>
-          </item>
-          <item row="2" column="3">
-           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="rotateTabularCB">
-            <property name="enabled">
-             <bool>true</bool>
-            </property>
-            <property name="toolTip">
-             <string>Rotate the table by 90 degrees</string>
-            </property>
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>&amp;Rotate table 90 degrees</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
        <item row="1" column="0">
         <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
          <property name="title">
@@ -468,7 +359,7 @@
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="1" column="1" colspan="2">
+       <item row="1" column="1">
         <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
          <property name="title">
           <string>Cell setting</string>
@@ -539,6 +430,154 @@
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
+        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="tabAlignmentGB">
+         <property name="enabled">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+         <property name="title">
+          <string>Table-wide settings</string>
+         </property>
+         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
+          <item row="0" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="tabularWidthLA">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>W&amp;idth:</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="buddy">
+             <cstring>tabularWidthED</cstring>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="0" column="1">
+           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="tabularWidthED"/>
+          </item>
+          <item row="0" column="2">
+           <widget class="LengthCombo" name="tabularWidthUnitLC"/>
+          </item>
+          <item row="1" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="TableAlignLA">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Verti&amp;cal alignment:</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="buddy">
+             <cstring>vAlignCO</cstring>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="1" column="1">
+           <widget class="QComboBox" name="TableAlignCO">
+            <property name="toolTip">
+             <string>Vertical alignment of the table</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="currentIndex">
+             <number>1</number>
+            </property>
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Top</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Middle</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Bottom</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="1" column="2">
+           <spacer name="spacer_2">
+            <property name="orientation">
+             <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeType">
+             <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+             <size>
+              <width>153</width>
+              <height>20</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+           </spacer>
+          </item>
+          <item row="1" column="3">
+           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="rotateTabularCB">
+              <property name="enabled">
+               <bool>true</bool>
+              </property>
+              <property name="toolTip">
+               <string>Rotate the table by 90 degrees</string>
+              </property>
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>&amp;Rotate</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QSpinBox" name="rotateTabularAngleSB">
+              <property name="maximumSize">
+               <size>
+                <width>51</width>
+                <height>20</height>
+               </size>
+              </property>
+              <property name="toolTip">
+               <string>rotation angle</string>
+              </property>
+              <property name="minimum">
+               <number>-180</number>
+              </property>
+              <property name="maximum">
+               <number>180</number>
+              </property>
+              <property name="singleStep">
+               <number>5</number>
+              </property>
+              <property name="value">
+               <number>90</number>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QLabel" name="rotateTabularLA">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>degrees</string>
+              </property>
+              <property name="buddy">
+               <cstring>tabularWidthED</cstring>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+           </layout>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="3" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="specialAlignmentLA">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>LaTe&amp;X argument:</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="buddy">
+          <cstring>specialAlignmentED</cstring>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="3" column="1">
+        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="specialAlignmentED">
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>Custom column format (LaTeX)</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="Borders">
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp b/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
index 113bd99028..00ee719d81 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
@@ -2600,7 +2600,7 @@ void Tabular::latex(otexstream & os, OutputParams const & runparams) const
 		os.texrow().start(runparams.lastid, runparams.lastpos);
 
 	if (rotate != 0)
-		os << "\\begin{turn}" << convert<string>(rotate) << "\n";
+		os << "\\begin{turn}{" << convert<string>(rotate) << "}\n";
 
 	if (is_long_tabular) {
 		os << "\\begin{longtable}";
@@ -4544,8 +4544,7 @@ bool InsetTabular::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 
 		case Tabular::TOGGLE_ROTATE_TABULAR:
 		case Tabular::SET_ROTATE_TABULAR:
-			status.setEnabled(tabular.tabular_width.zero());
-			status.setOnOff(tableIsRotated());
+			status.setOnOff(tabular.rotate != 0);
 			break;
 
 		case Tabular::TABULAR_VALIGN_TOP:
@@ -4578,7 +4577,7 @@ bool InsetTabular::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 			break;
 
 		case Tabular::UNSET_ROTATE_TABULAR:
-			status.setOnOff(!tableIsRotated());
+			status.setOnOff(tabular.rotate == 0);
 			break;
 
 		case Tabular::TOGGLE_ROTATE_CELL:
@@ -5196,13 +5195,6 @@ bool InsetTabular::oneCellHasRotationState(bool rotated,
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool InsetTabular::tableIsRotated() const 
-{
-	if (tabular.rotate != 0)
-		return true;
-	else
-		return false;
-}
 
 void InsetTabular::tabularFeatures(Cursor & cur,
 	Tabular::Feature feature, string const & value)
@@ -5566,10 +5558,7 @@ void InsetTabular::tabularFeatures(Cursor & cur,
 
 	case Tabular::TOGGLE_ROTATE_TABULAR:
 		// when pressing the rotate button we default to 90° rotation
-		if (tableIsRotated())
-			tabular.rotate = 90;
-		else
-			tabular.rotate = 0;
+		tabular.rotate != 0 ? tabular.rotate = 0 : tabular.rotate = 90;
 		break;
 
 	case Tabular::TABULAR_VALIGN_TOP:
diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/table.cpp b/src/tex2lyx/table.cpp
index 7ba5344d13..ca3a84cdae 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/table.cpp
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/table.cpp
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ void handle_tabular(Parser & p, ostream & os, string const & name,
 	os << "\n<lyxtabular version=\"3\" rows=\"" << rowinfo.size()
 	   << "\" columns=\"" << colinfo.size() << "\">\n";
 	os << "<features"
-	   << write_attribute("rotate", false)
+	   << write_attribute("rotate", "0")
 	   << write_attribute("booktabs", booktabs)
 	   << write_attribute("islongtable", is_long_tabular);
 	if (is_long_tabular) {
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index e8bfd2e7b3..02bc516c63 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ extern char const * const lyx_version_info;
 
 // Do not remove the comment below, so we get merge conflict in
 // independent branches. Instead add your own.
-#define LYX_FORMAT_LYX 428 // uwestoehr: rotated table cells
-#define LYX_FORMAT_TEX2LYX 428 // uwestoehr: rotated table cells
+#define LYX_FORMAT_LYX 429 // uwestoehr: rotated tables
+#define LYX_FORMAT_TEX2LYX 429 // uwestoehr: rotated tables
 
 #if LYX_FORMAT_TEX2LYX != LYX_FORMAT_LYX
 #ifndef _MSC_VER