diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index 0105965..669bdb5 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -197,12 +197,6 @@
     {
         this.scale.y = this._height / this.texture.frame.height;
     }
-
-    if (this.texture.rotation) {
-        this.rotation = this.texture.rotation;
-        // this.pivot.x = this.texture.spritePivot.x;
-        // this.pivot.y = this.texture.spritePivot.y;
-    }
 };
 
 Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL = function (renderer)

diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index 0105965..669bdb5 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -197,12 +197,6 @@
     {
         this.scale.y = this._height / this.texture.frame.height;
     }
-
-    if (this.texture.rotation) {
-        this.rotation = this.texture.rotation;
-        // this.pivot.x = this.texture.spritePivot.x;
-        // this.pivot.y = this.texture.spritePivot.y;
-    }
 };
 
 Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL = function (renderer)
diff --git a/src/core/textures/Texture.js b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
index 3198a53..2508070 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
@@ -106,18 +106,12 @@
     this.crop = crop || frame;//new math.Rectangle(0, 0, 1, 1);
 
     /**
-     * The pivot point to used for a sprite this texture belongs to.
+     * The rotation value of the texture.
      *
-     * @member {Point}
-     */
-    this.spritePivot = new math.Point();
-
-    /**
-     * The rotation value of the texture, copied to a sprite when assigned to it.
-     *
+     * @private
      * @member {number}
      */
-    this.rotation = 0;
+    this._rotation = 0;
 
     if (baseTexture.hasLoaded)
     {
@@ -175,6 +169,17 @@
                 this._updateUvs();
             }
         }
+    },
+    rotation: {
+        get: function ()
+        {
+            return this._rotation;
+        },
+        set: function (val) {
+            this._rotation = val;
+
+            this._updateUvs();
+        }
     }
 });
 
@@ -253,6 +258,8 @@
 
     this._uvs.x3 = frame.x / tw;
     this._uvs.y3 = (frame.y + frame.height) / th;
+
+    this._uvs.rotate(this.rotation);
 };
 
 /**

diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index 0105965..669bdb5 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -197,12 +197,6 @@
     {
         this.scale.y = this._height / this.texture.frame.height;
     }
-
-    if (this.texture.rotation) {
-        this.rotation = this.texture.rotation;
-        // this.pivot.x = this.texture.spritePivot.x;
-        // this.pivot.y = this.texture.spritePivot.y;
-    }
 };
 
 Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL = function (renderer)
diff --git a/src/core/textures/Texture.js b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
index 3198a53..2508070 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
@@ -106,18 +106,12 @@
     this.crop = crop || frame;//new math.Rectangle(0, 0, 1, 1);
 
     /**
-     * The pivot point to used for a sprite this texture belongs to.
+     * The rotation value of the texture.
      *
-     * @member {Point}
-     */
-    this.spritePivot = new math.Point();
-
-    /**
-     * The rotation value of the texture, copied to a sprite when assigned to it.
-     *
+     * @private
      * @member {number}
      */
-    this.rotation = 0;
+    this._rotation = 0;
 
     if (baseTexture.hasLoaded)
     {
@@ -175,6 +169,17 @@
                 this._updateUvs();
             }
         }
+    },
+    rotation: {
+        get: function ()
+        {
+            return this._rotation;
+        },
+        set: function (val) {
+            this._rotation = val;
+
+            this._updateUvs();
+        }
     }
 });
 
@@ -253,6 +258,8 @@
 
     this._uvs.x3 = frame.x / tw;
     this._uvs.y3 = (frame.y + frame.height) / th;
+
+    this._uvs.rotate(this.rotation);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/core/textures/TextureUvs.js b/src/core/textures/TextureUvs.js
index 5424d52..98db19a 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/TextureUvs.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/TextureUvs.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+var halfPI = Math.PI / 2,
+    x, y;
+
 function TextureUvs()
 {
     this.x0 = 0;
@@ -14,3 +17,59 @@
 }
 
 module.exports = TextureUvs;
+
+TextureUvs.prototype.rotate = function (angle)
+{
+    if (!angle)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // if not a multiple of (PI/2)
+    if (angle % halfPI)
+    {
+        // TODO: Not a multiple of (PI/2)...
+    }
+    // shift values for multiples of (PI/2)
+    else
+    {
+        // rotate the uvs by (PI/2) however many times are needed
+        if (angle > 0) {
+            for (var i = angle / halfPI; i > 0; --i) {
+                x = this.x3;
+                y = this.y3;
+
+                this.x3 = this.x2;
+                this.y3 = this.y2;
+
+                this.x2 = this.x1;
+                this.y2 = this.y1;
+
+                this.x1 = this.x0;
+                this.y1 = this.y0;
+
+                this.x0 = x;
+                this.y0 = y;
+            }
+        }
+        // rotate the uvs by -(PI/2) however many times are needed
+        else {
+            for (var i = angle / halfPI; i < 0; ++i) {
+                x = this.x0;
+                y = this.y0;
+
+                this.x0 = this.x1;
+                this.y0 = this.y1;
+
+                this.x1 = this.x2;
+                this.y1 = this.y2;
+
+                this.x2 = this.x3;
+                this.y2 = this.y3;
+
+                this.x3 = x;
+                this.y3 = y;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};