diff --git a/database-plain.c b/database-plain.c
index 65ee461..804d626 100644
--- a/database-plain.c
+++ b/database-plain.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define KEY_PAGE "page"
 #define KEY_OFFSET "offset"
 #define KEY_SCALE "scale"
+#define KEY_ROTATE "rotate"
 
 #define file_lock_set(fd, cmd) \
   { \
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ zathura_db_load_bookmarks(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file)
 
 bool
 zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int
-    page, int offset, double scale)
+    page, int offset, double scale, int rotation)
 {
   if (db == NULL || db->history == NULL || file == NULL) {
     return false;
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int
   g_key_file_set_integer(db->history, file, KEY_PAGE,   page);
   g_key_file_set_integer(db->history, file, KEY_OFFSET, offset);
   g_key_file_set_string (db->history, file, KEY_SCALE,  tmp);
+  g_key_file_set_integer(db->history, file, KEY_ROTATE, rotation);
 
   g_free(tmp);
 
@@ -250,10 +252,10 @@ zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int
 
 bool
 zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int*
-    page, int* offset, double* scale)
+    page, int* offset, double* scale, int* rotation)
 {
   if (db == NULL || db->history == NULL || file == NULL || page == NULL ||
-      offset == NULL || scale == NULL) {
+      offset == NULL || scale == NULL || rotation == NULL) {
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int*
   *page   = g_key_file_get_integer(db->history, file, KEY_PAGE, NULL);
   *offset = g_key_file_get_integer(db->history, file, KEY_OFFSET, NULL);
   *scale  = strtod(g_key_file_get_string(db->history, file, KEY_SCALE, NULL), NULL);
+  *rotation = g_key_file_get_integer(db->history, file, KEY_ROTATE, NULL);
 
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/database-sqlite.c b/database-sqlite.c
index 6ec5d44..3cd8e3b 100644
--- a/database-sqlite.c
+++ b/database-sqlite.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ zathura_db_init(const char* dir)
       "file TEXT PRIMARY KEY,"
       "page INTEGER,"
       "offset INTEGER,"
-      "scale FLOAT);";
+      "scale FLOAT,"
+      "rotation INTEGER);";
 
   if (sqlite3_open(path, &(db->session)) != SQLITE_OK) {
     girara_error("Could not open database: %s\n", path);
@@ -198,12 +199,12 @@ zathura_db_load_bookmarks(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file)
 
 bool
 zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int
-    page, int offset, double scale)
+    page, int offset, double scale, int rotation)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail(db && file, false);
 
   static const char SQL_FILEINFO_SET[] =
-    "REPLACE INTO fileinfo (file, page, offset, scale) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?);";
+    "REPLACE INTO fileinfo (file, page, offset, scale, rotation) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?);";
 
   sqlite3_stmt* stmt = prepare_statement(db->session, SQL_FILEINFO_SET);
   if (stmt == NULL) {
@@ -213,7 +214,8 @@ zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int
   if (sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 1, file, -1, NULL) != SQLITE_OK ||
       sqlite3_bind_int(stmt, 2, page) != SQLITE_OK ||
       sqlite3_bind_int(stmt, 3, offset) != SQLITE_OK ||
-      sqlite3_bind_double(stmt, 4, scale) != SQLITE_OK) {
+      sqlite3_bind_double(stmt, 4, scale) != SQLITE_OK ||
+      sqlite3_bind_int(stmt, 5, rotation) != SQLITE_OK) {
     sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
     girara_error("Failed to bind arguments.");
     return false;
@@ -226,12 +228,12 @@ zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int
 
 bool
 zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int*
-    page, int* offset, double* scale)
+    page, int* offset, double* scale, int* rotation)
 {
-  g_return_val_if_fail(db && file && page && offset && scale, false);
+  g_return_val_if_fail(db && file && page && offset && scale && rotation, false);
 
   static const char SQL_FILEINFO_GET[] =
-    "SELECT page, offset, scale FROM fileinfo WHERE file = ?;";
+    "SELECT page, offset, scale, rotation FROM fileinfo WHERE file = ?;";
 
   sqlite3_stmt* stmt = prepare_statement(db->session, SQL_FILEINFO_GET);
   if (stmt == NULL) {
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned int*
   *page = sqlite3_column_int(stmt, 0);
   *offset = sqlite3_column_int(stmt, 1);
   *scale = sqlite3_column_double(stmt, 2);
+  *rotation = sqlite3_column_int(stmt, 3);
   sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/database.h b/database.h
index 54f5f2b..44172e5 100644
--- a/database.h
+++ b/database.h
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ girara_list_t* zathura_db_load_bookmarks(zathura_database_t* db, const char*
  * @param page The last page.
  * @param offset The last offset.
  * @param scale The last scale.
+ * @param rotation The last rotation.
  * @return true on success, false otherwise.
  */
 bool zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned
-    int page, int offset, double scale);
+    int page, int offset, double scale, int rotation);
 
 /* Get file info (last site, ...) from the database.
  *
@@ -76,9 +77,10 @@ bool zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned
  * @param page The last page.
  * @param offset The last offset.
  * @param scale The last scale.
+ * @param rotation The rotation.
  * @return true on success, false otherwise.
  */
 bool zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura_database_t* db, const char* file, unsigned
-    int* page, int* offset, double* scale);
+    int* page, int* offset, double* scale, int* rotation);
 
 #endif // DATABASE_H
diff --git a/document.c b/document.c
index cff63b9..77eaef1 100644
--- a/document.c
+++ b/document.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ zathura_document_open(zathura_t* zathura, const char* path, const char* password
 
   int offset = 0;
   zathura_db_get_fileinfo(zathura->database, document->file_path,
-      &document->current_page_number, &offset, &document->scale);
+      &document->current_page_number, &offset, &document->scale, &document->rotate);
   if (document->scale <= FLT_EPSILON) {
     girara_warning("document info: '%s' has non positive scale", document->file_path);
     document->scale = 1;
@@ -466,7 +466,11 @@ zathura_page_get(zathura_document_t* document, unsigned int page_id, zathura_plu
     page->drawing_area = zathura_page_widget_new(page);
     page->document     = document;
 
-    gtk_widget_set_size_request(page->drawing_area, page->width * document->scale, page->height * document->scale);
+    unsigned int page_height = 0;
+    unsigned int page_width = 0;
+    page_calc_height_width(page, &page_height, &page_width, true);
+
+    gtk_widget_set_size_request(page->drawing_area, page_width, page_height);
   }
 
   return page;
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 2fb2bd9..2311398 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -10,22 +10,11 @@
 #include "zathura.h"
 #include "document.h"
 #include "page_widget.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 
 void* render_job(void* data);
 bool render(zathura_t* zathura, zathura_page_t* page);
 
-static void
-page_calc_height_width(zathura_page_t* page, unsigned int* page_height, unsigned int* page_width, bool rotate)
-{
-  if (rotate && page->document->rotate % 180) {
-    *page_width  = ceil(page->height * page->document->scale);
-    *page_height = ceil(page->width  * page->document->scale);
-  } else {
-    *page_width  = ceil(page->width  * page->document->scale);
-    *page_height = ceil(page->height * page->document->scale);
-  }
-}
-
 void*
 render_job(void* data)
 {
diff --git a/shortcuts.c b/shortcuts.c
index 1aa8eaa..c5da257 100644
--- a/shortcuts.c
+++ b/shortcuts.c
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ sc_rotate(girara_session_t* session, girara_argument_t* UNUSED(argument),
   zathura->document->rotate  = (zathura->document->rotate + 90) % 360;
 
   /* render all pages again */
-  /* XXX: we don't need to rerender, only to resize the widgets and redraw */
   render_all(zathura);
 
   page_set_delayed(zathura, page_number);
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index 24066ed..36c9cc1 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include "math.h"
 
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "zathura.h"
@@ -189,6 +190,38 @@ page_calculate_offset(zathura_page_t* page, page_offset_t* offset)
     zathura->ui.page_widget, 0, 0, &(offset->x), &(offset->y)) == true);
 }
 
+zathura_rectangle_t rotate_rectangle(zathura_rectangle_t rectangle, unsigned int degree, int height, int width)
+{
+  zathura_rectangle_t tmp;
+  switch (degree) {
+    case 90:
+      tmp.x1 = height - rectangle.y2;
+      tmp.x2 = height - rectangle.y1;
+      tmp.y1 = rectangle.x1;
+      tmp.y2 = rectangle.x2;
+      break;
+    case 180:
+      tmp.x1 = width - rectangle.x2;
+      tmp.x2 = width - rectangle.x1;
+      tmp.y1 = height - rectangle.y2;
+      tmp.y2 = height - rectangle.y1;
+      break;
+    case 270:
+      tmp.x1 = rectangle.y1;
+      tmp.x2 = rectangle.y2;
+      tmp.y1 = width - rectangle.x2;
+      tmp.y2 = width - rectangle.x1;
+      break;
+    default:
+      tmp.x1 = rectangle.x1;
+      tmp.x2 = rectangle.x2;
+      tmp.y1 = rectangle.y1;
+      tmp.y2 = rectangle.y2;
+  }
+
+  return tmp;
+}
+
 zathura_rectangle_t
 recalc_rectangle(zathura_page_t* page, zathura_rectangle_t rectangle)
 {
@@ -232,3 +265,17 @@ set_adjustment(GtkAdjustment* adjustment, gdouble value)
 {
   gtk_adjustment_set_value(adjustment, MAX(adjustment->lower, MIN(adjustment->upper - adjustment->page_size, value)));
 }
+
+void
+page_calc_height_width(zathura_page_t* page, unsigned int* page_height, unsigned int* page_width, bool rotate)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail(page != NULL && page_height != NULL && page_width != NULL);
+
+  if (rotate && page->document->rotate % 180) {
+    *page_width  = ceil(page->height * page->document->scale);
+    *page_height = ceil(page->width  * page->document->scale);
+  } else {
+    *page_width  = ceil(page->width  * page->document->scale);
+    *page_height = ceil(page->height * page->document->scale);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index 796b417..38124ca 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ void document_index_build(GtkTreeModel* model, GtkTreeIter* parent, girara_tree_
  */
 void page_calculate_offset(zathura_page_t* page, page_offset_t* offset);
 
+/**
+ * Rotate a rectangle by 0, 90, 180 or 270 degree
+ * @param rect the rectangle to rotate
+ * @param degree rotation degree
+ * @param height the height of the enclosing rectangle
+ * @param width the width of the enclosing rectangle
+ * @return the rotated rectangle
+ */
+zathura_rectangle_t rotate_rectangle(zathura_rectangle_t rectangle, unsigned int degree, int height, int width);
+
 /**
  * Calculates the new coordinates based on the rotation and scale level of the
  * document for the given rectangle
@@ -89,4 +99,16 @@ zathura_rectangle_t recalc_rectangle(zathura_page_t* page, zathura_rectangle_t r
  */
 void set_adjustment(GtkAdjustment* adjust, gdouble value);
 
+/**
+ * Calculate the page size according to the corrent scaling and rotation if
+ * desired.
+ * @param page the page
+ * @param page_height the resulting page height
+ * @param page_width the resultung page width
+ * @param rotate honor page's rotation
+ */
+void
+page_calc_height_width(zathura_page_t* page, unsigned int* page_height, unsigned int* page_width, bool rotate);
+
+
 #endif // UTILS_H
diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
index f22e440..11cde2c 100644
--- a/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura.c
@@ -502,7 +502,8 @@ document_close(zathura_t* zathura)
 
   /* store last seen page */
   zathura_db_set_fileinfo(zathura->database, zathura->document->file_path, zathura->document->current_page_number + 1,
-      /* zathura->document->offset TODO */ 0, zathura->document->scale);
+      /* zathura->document->offset TODO */ 0, zathura->document->scale,
+      zathura->document->rotate);
 
   render_free(zathura->sync.render_thread);
   zathura->sync.render_thread = NULL;