diff --git a/tools/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp b/tools/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
index f3ff001d842..f8bc97a433d 100644
--- a/tools/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_input_event(const InputEvent& p_event) {
 					Matrix32 rot;
 					rot.elements[1] = (dfrom - center).normalized();
 					rot.elements[0] = rot.elements[1].tangent();
-					node->set_rot(snap_angle(rot.xform_inv(dto-center).angle(), node->get_rot()));
+					node->set_rot(snap_angle(rot.xform_inv(dto-center).angle() + node->get_rot(), node->get_rot()));
 					display_rotate_to = dto;
 					display_rotate_from = center;
 					viewport->update();