@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   forwardRef,
   useImperativeHandle,
+  useLayoutEffect,
   useMemo,
   useRef,
   useEffect,
@@ -39,8 +40,17 @@ import {
   type ViewRotation,
 } from "./rotationGeometry";
 import { useAltClickCycle } from "./hooks/useAltClickCycle";
+import { RotationButton } from "./RotationButton";
+import {
+  getStepRotation,
+  nextZplRotation,
+} from "../../registry/rotation";
 
 const PADDING = 40;
+// Quick-rotate button: horizontal gap from the selected node's right edge
+// (stage px), and a small vertical bias so it lines up with the visual top.
+const ROTATE_BUTTON_GAP_PX = 16;
+const ROTATE_BUTTON_TOP_OFFSET_PX = -2;
 
 interface Props {
   unit: Unit;
@@ -373,6 +383,43 @@ export const LabelCanvas = forwardRef<LabelCanvasHandle, Props>(function LabelCa
     viewRotation,
   });
 
+  // Quick 90°-rotation button overlay. Only step-rotation objects (those
+  // with a `rotation: N|R|I|B` prop — text, serial, all barcodes) get the
+  // affordance; box/ellipse/circle/line/image rotate freely via the
+  // Transformer or have no rotation. Positioned at the visual top-right
+  // corner of the selected node, derived from getClientRect so it tracks
+  // the rendered bbox through both object-rotation and viewRotation.
+  const singleSelected = selectedIds.length === 1
+    ? objects.find((o) => o.id === selectedIds[0]) ?? null
+    : null;
+  const stepRotation = singleSelected ? getStepRotation(singleSelected) : null;
+  const [rotationBtnPos, setRotationBtnPos] = useState<{ x: number; y: number } | null>(null);
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (!singleSelected || !stepRotation) {
+      setRotationBtnPos(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    const stage = stageRef.current;
+    if (!stage) return;
+    const node = stage.findOne(`#${singleSelected.id}`);
+    if (!node) {
+      setRotationBtnPos(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    const rect = node.getClientRect({ relativeTo: stage, skipStroke: true });
+    setRotationBtnPos({
+      x: rect.x + rect.width + ROTATE_BUTTON_GAP_PX,
+      y: rect.y + ROTATE_BUTTON_TOP_OFFSET_PX,
+    });
+  }, [singleSelected, stepRotation, scale, viewRotation]);
+
+  const handleRotateStep = () => {
+    if (!singleSelected || !stepRotation) return;
+    updateObject(singleSelected.id, {
+      props: { rotation: nextZplRotation(stepRotation) },
+    });
+  };
+
   const handleObjectChange = (
     id: string,
     changes: Parameters<typeof updateObject>[1],
@@ -756,6 +803,15 @@ export const LabelCanvas = forwardRef<LabelCanvasHandle, Props>(function LabelCa
               // jumps under pxToDots rounding.
               ignoreStroke
             />
+
+            {rotationBtnPos && (
+              <RotationButton
+                x={rotationBtnPos.x}
+                y={rotationBtnPos.y}
+                color={colors.selection}
+                onClick={handleRotateStep}
+              />
+            )}
           </Layer>
 
           {/* Ruler — topmost layer. Tracks the visually-rotated label edges;
 
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { Group, Circle, Path } from "react-konva";
+import type Konva from "konva";
+
+/**
+ * Small floating "rotate 90°" button rendered next to the selected object's
+ * top-right corner. Only used for step-rotation objects (text, serial,
+ * barcodes) where rotation is N/R/I/B rather than a free angle from the
+ * Konva Transformer.
+ *
+ * Positioned in stage-space (relative to the Layer) — the caller resolves
+ * the selected node's bbox via getClientRect({ relativeTo: stage }) so the
+ * button stays at the visual top-right even when the underlying object is
+ * itself rotated to R/I/B.
+ */
+interface Props {
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  color: string;
+  onClick: () => void;
+}
+
+const RADIUS = 11;
+// Lucide "rotate-cw" (24x24). Single-arrow rotation glyph — the
+// universally-recognised "rotate 90°" icon (Photoshop / Figma / Word all
+// use this shape). Drawn as a Konva Path scaled down and centred on the
+// button origin via a wrapping Group.
+const ARROW_PATH_ICON =
+  "M21 12a9 9 0 1 1-9-9c2.52 0 4.93 1 6.74 2.74L21 8 M21 3v5h-5";
+const ICON_SCALE = 0.55;
+const ICON_OFFSET = 12; // 24x24 viewBox → centre at (12, 12)
+
+export function RotationButton({ x, y, color, onClick }: Props) {
+  const [hover, setHover] = useState(false);
+
+  const cursorIn = (e: Konva.KonvaEventObject<MouseEvent>) => {
+    const stage = e.target.getStage();
+    if (stage) stage.container().style.cursor = "pointer";
+    setHover(true);
+  };
+  const cursorOut = (e: Konva.KonvaEventObject<MouseEvent>) => {
+    const stage = e.target.getStage();
+    if (stage) stage.container().style.cursor = "";
+    setHover(false);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Group
+      x={x}
+      y={y}
+      onMouseEnter={cursorIn}
+      onMouseLeave={cursorOut}
+      onClick={(e) => {
+        e.cancelBubble = true;
+        onClick();
+      }}
+      onTap={(e) => {
+        e.cancelBubble = true;
+        onClick();
+      }}
+    >
+      {/* Invisible hitbox — gives the icon a comfortable click target
+          even though the icon path itself is thin. */}
+      <Circle radius={RADIUS} fill="transparent" />
+      <Group
+        scaleX={ICON_SCALE}
+        scaleY={ICON_SCALE}
+        offsetX={ICON_OFFSET}
+        offsetY={ICON_OFFSET}
+        listening={false}
+      >
+        <Path
+          data={ARROW_PATH_ICON}
+          stroke={color}
+          strokeWidth={hover ? 3 : 2}
+          lineCap="round"
+          lineJoin="round"
+          fill="transparent"
+        />
+      </Group>
+    </Group>
+  );
+}
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
-import { isZplRotation, objectRotation, ZPL_ROTATIONS } from "./rotation";
+import { getStepRotation, isZplRotation, nextZplRotation, objectRotation, ZPL_ROTATIONS } from "./rotation";
 
 describe("isZplRotation", () => {
   it("accepts the four ZPL letters", () => {
@@ -29,3 +29,25 @@ describe("objectRotation", () => {
     expect(objectRotation({ rotation: "garbage" })).toBe("N");
   });
 });
+
+describe("nextZplRotation", () => {
+  it("cycles N → R → I → B → N", () => {
+    expect(nextZplRotation("N")).toBe("R");
+    expect(nextZplRotation("R")).toBe("I");
+    expect(nextZplRotation("I")).toBe("B");
+    expect(nextZplRotation("B")).toBe("N");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("getStepRotation", () => {
+  it("returns the rotation letter for step-rotation objects", () => {
+    expect(getStepRotation({ props: { rotation: "R" } })).toBe("R");
+    expect(getStepRotation({ props: { rotation: "N" } })).toBe("N");
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when the object has no rotation prop or an invalid value", () => {
+    expect(getStepRotation({ props: {} })).toBeNull();
+    expect(getStepRotation({ props: { rotation: "L" } })).toBeNull();
+    expect(getStepRotation({ props: { rotation: 90 } })).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
@@ -20,3 +20,22 @@ export function objectRotation(props: object): ZplRotation {
   const r = (props as { rotation?: string }).rotation;
   return r !== undefined && isZplRotation(r) ? r : 'N';
 }
+
+/** Next 90° step in the N → R → I → B → N cycle. */
+export function nextZplRotation(r: ZplRotation): ZplRotation {
+  const i = ZPL_ROTATIONS.indexOf(r);
+  const next = ZPL_ROTATIONS[(i + 1) % ZPL_ROTATIONS.length];
+  return next ?? 'N';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the object's step-rotation if it has one, else `null`. Step-rotation
+ * objects (text, serial, all barcodes) declare a `rotation: 'N'|'R'|'I'|'B'`
+ * prop; box/ellipse/circle/line/image do not. Lets callers gate UI affordances
+ * (e.g. the canvas quick-rotate button) without inspecting `props` shapes
+ * themselves.
+ */
+export function getStepRotation(obj: { props: object }): ZplRotation | null {
+  const r = (obj.props as { rotation?: unknown }).rotation;
+  return typeof r === 'string' && isZplRotation(r) ? r : null;
+}