diff --git a/examples/src/examples/misc/gizmos.mjs b/examples/src/examples/misc/gizmos.mjs
index 2e14d76a30d..b183dfc44d3 100644
--- a/examples/src/examples/misc/gizmos.mjs
+++ b/examples/src/examples/misc/gizmos.mjs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ function controls({ observer, ReactPCUI, React, jsx, fragment }) {
     // @ts-ignore
     window.setType = (/** @type {string} */ value) => setType(value);
 
+    // @ts-ignore
+    window.setProj = (/** @type {number} */ value) => setProj(value);
+
     return fragment(
         jsx(Panel, { headerText: 'Transform' },
             jsx(LabelGroup, { text: 'Type' },
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@ function controls({ observer, ReactPCUI, React, jsx, fragment }) {
                     ],
                     binding: new BindingTwoWay(),
                     link: { observer, path: 'camera.proj' },
-                    onSelect: value => setProj((parseInt(value) || 0) - 1)
+                    onSelect: value => setProj((parseInt(value) || 1) - 1)
                 })
             ),
             (proj === pc.PROJECTION_PERSPECTIVE) &&
@@ -546,7 +549,7 @@ async function example({ pcx, canvas, deviceType, data, glslangPath, twgslPath,
     gizmoHandler.add(box);
     this.focus();
 
-    // Change gizmo mode keybinds
+    // wrappers for control state changes
     const setType = (/** @type {string} */ value) => {
         data.set('gizmo.type', value);
 
@@ -554,6 +557,13 @@ async function example({ pcx, canvas, deviceType, data, glslangPath, twgslPath,
         // @ts-ignore
         window.top.setType(value);
     };
+    const setProj = (/** @type {number} */ value) => {
+        data.set('camera.proj', value + 1);
+
+        // call method from top context (same as controls)
+        // @ts-ignore
+        window.top.setProj(value);
+    };
 
     const keydown = (/** @type {KeyboardEvent} */ e) => {
         gizmoHandler.gizmo.snap = !!e.shiftKey;
@@ -577,6 +587,12 @@ async function example({ pcx, canvas, deviceType, data, glslangPath, twgslPath,
             case '3':
                 setType('scale');
                 break;
+            case 'p':
+                setProj(pc.PROJECTION_PERSPECTIVE);
+                break;
+            case 'o':
+                setProj(pc.PROJECTION_ORTHOGRAPHIC);
+                break;
         }
     };
     window.addEventListener('keydown', keydown);
diff --git a/extras/gizmo/rotate-gizmo.js b/extras/gizmo/rotate-gizmo.js
index 026aa1ff69a..b69456fef0c 100644
--- a/extras/gizmo/rotate-gizmo.js
+++ b/extras/gizmo/rotate-gizmo.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+    PROJECTION_PERSPECTIVE,
     math,
     Color,
     Quat,
@@ -183,9 +184,8 @@ class RotateGizmo extends TransformGizmo {
         });
 
         app.on('update', () => {
-            const cameraPos = this._camera.entity.getPosition();
-            this._faceAxisLookAt(cameraPos);
-            this._xyzAxisLookAt(cameraPos);
+            this._faceAxisLookAtCamera();
+            this._xyzAxisLookAtCamera();
 
             if (this._dragging) {
                 const gizmoPos = this.root.getPosition();
@@ -283,14 +283,25 @@ class RotateGizmo extends TransformGizmo {
         return tmpV1;
     }
 
-    _faceAxisLookAt(position) {
-        this._shapes.face.entity.lookAt(position);
-        this._shapes.face.entity.rotateLocal(90, 0, 0);
+    _faceAxisLookAtCamera() {
+        if (this._camera.projection === PROJECTION_PERSPECTIVE) {
+            this._shapes.face.entity.lookAt(this._camera.entity.getPosition());
+            this._shapes.face.entity.rotateLocal(90, 0, 0);
+        } else {
+            tmpQ1.copy(this._camera.entity.getRotation());
+            tmpQ1.getEulerAngles(tmpV1);
+            this._shapes.face.entity.setEulerAngles(tmpV1);
+            this._shapes.face.entity.rotateLocal(-90, 0, 0);
+        }
     }
 
-    _xyzAxisLookAt(position) {
-        tmpV1.copy(position).sub(this.root.getPosition());
-        tmpQ1.copy(this.root.getRotation()).invert().transformVector(tmpV1, tmpV1);
+    _xyzAxisLookAtCamera() {
+        if (this._camera.projecion === PROJECTION_PERSPECTIVE) {
+            tmpV1.copy(this._camera.entity.getPosition()).sub(this.root.getPosition());
+            tmpQ1.copy(this.root.getRotation()).invert().transformVector(tmpV1, tmpV1);
+        } else {
+            tmpV1.copy(this._camera.entity.forward).mulScalar(-1);
+        }
         let angle = Math.atan2(tmpV1.z, tmpV1.y) * math.RAD_TO_DEG;
         this._shapes.x.entity.setLocalEulerAngles(0, angle - 90, -90);
         angle = Math.atan2(tmpV1.x, tmpV1.z) * math.RAD_TO_DEG;
diff --git a/extras/gizmo/transform-gizmo.js b/extras/gizmo/transform-gizmo.js
index 6c3d8172dc5..ed50d43fec7 100644
--- a/extras/gizmo/transform-gizmo.js
+++ b/extras/gizmo/transform-gizmo.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
     CULLFACE_NONE,
     CULLFACE_BACK,
     PROJECTION_PERSPECTIVE,
+    PROJECTION_ORTHOGRAPHIC,
     BLEND_NORMAL,
     Color,
     StandardMaterial,
@@ -628,6 +629,9 @@ class TransformGizmo extends Gizmo {
                 }
             } else {
                 angle = mouseWPos.dot(tmpV2.normalize()) * ROTATE_SCALE;
+                if (this._camera.projection === PROJECTION_ORTHOGRAPHIC) {
+                    angle /= (this._camera.orthoHeight || 1);
+                }
             }
         }