diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
index fa589067d8..f26f53fefa 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/particle-vert.glsl
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct Attr {
 	vec3 offs;
 	float scale;
 	vec4 col;
+	mat3 rot;
 };
 
 float lifetime = tick.x - inst_time;
@@ -72,6 +73,19 @@ float linear_scale(float factor) {
 	return lifetime * factor;
 }
 
+mat3 rotationMatrix(vec3 axis, float angle)
+{
+    axis = normalize(axis);
+    float s = sin(angle);
+    float c = cos(angle);
+    float oc = 1.0 - c;
+
+    return mat3(oc * axis.x * axis.x + c,           oc * axis.x * axis.y - axis.z * s,  oc * axis.z * axis.x + axis.y * s,
+                oc * axis.x * axis.y + axis.z * s,  oc * axis.y * axis.y + c,           oc * axis.y * axis.z - axis.x * s,
+                oc * axis.z * axis.x - axis.y * s,  oc * axis.y * axis.z + axis.x * s,  oc * axis.z * axis.z + c);
+}
+
+
 void main() {
 	float rand0 = hash(vec4(inst_entropy + 0));
 	float rand1 = hash(vec4(inst_entropy + 1));
@@ -81,6 +95,8 @@ void main() {
 	float rand5 = hash(vec4(inst_entropy + 5));
 	float rand6 = hash(vec4(inst_entropy + 6));
 	float rand7 = hash(vec4(inst_entropy + 7));
+	float rand8 = hash(vec4(inst_entropy + 8));
+	float rand9 = hash(vec4(inst_entropy + 9));
 
 	Attr attr;
 
@@ -91,7 +107,8 @@ void main() {
 				vec3(rand2 * 0.1, rand3 * 0.1, 1.0 + rand4 * 0.1)// + vec3(sin(lifetime), sin(lifetime + 1.5), sin(lifetime * 4) * 0.25)
 			),
 			linear_scale(0.5),
-			vec4(1, 1, 1, 0.3)
+			vec4(1, 1, 1, 0.3),
+			rotationMatrix(vec3(1,0,0),0)
 		);
 	} else if (inst_mode == FIRE) {
 		attr = Attr(
@@ -100,7 +117,8 @@ void main() {
 				vec3(rand2 * 0.1, rand3 * 0.1, 2.0 + rand4 * 1.0)
 			),
 			1.0,
-			vec4(2, 0.8 + rand5 * 0.3, 0, 1)
+			vec4(2, 0.8 + rand5 * 0.3, 0, 1),
+			rotationMatrix(vec3(1,0,0),0)
 		);
 	} else if (inst_mode == GUN_POWDER_SPARK) {
 		attr = Attr(
@@ -109,7 +127,8 @@ void main() {
 				vec3(rand4, rand5, rand6) * 2.0 + grav_vel(earth_gravity)
 			),
 			1.0,
-			vec4(3.5, 3 + rand7, 0, 1)
+			vec4(3.5, 3 + rand7, 0, 1),
+			rotationMatrix(vec3(1,0,0),0)
 		);
 	} else if (inst_mode == SHRAPNEL) {
 		attr = Attr(
@@ -118,7 +137,8 @@ void main() {
 				vec3(rand4, rand5, rand6) * 40.0 + grav_vel(earth_gravity)
 			),
 			3.0 + rand0,
-			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 1)
+			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 1),
+			rotationMatrix(vec3(1,0,0),0)
 		);
 	} else if (inst_mode == FIREWORK_BLUE) {
 		attr = Attr(
@@ -127,7 +147,8 @@ void main() {
 				vec3(rand4, rand5, rand6) * 40.0 + grav_vel(earth_gravity)
 			),
 			3.0 + rand0,
-			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 0.3)
+			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 0.3),
+			rotationMatrix(vec3(1,0,0),0)
 		);
 	} else if (inst_mode == FIREWORK_GREEN) {
 		attr = Attr(
@@ -136,7 +157,8 @@ void main() {
 				vec3(rand4, rand5, rand6) * 40.0 + grav_vel(earth_gravity)
 			),
 			3.0 + rand0,
-			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 0.3)
+			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 0.3),
+			rotationMatrix(vec3(1,0,0),0)
 		);
 	} else if (inst_mode == FIREWORK_PURPLE) {
 		attr = Attr(
@@ -145,7 +167,8 @@ void main() {
 				vec3(rand4, rand5, rand6) * 40.0 + grav_vel(earth_gravity)
 			),
 			3.0 + rand0,
-			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 0.3)
+			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 0.3),
+			rotationMatrix(vec3(1,0,0),0)
 		);
 	} else if (inst_mode == FIREWORK_RED) {
 		attr = Attr(
@@ -154,7 +177,8 @@ void main() {
 				vec3(rand4, rand5, rand6) * 40.0 + grav_vel(earth_gravity)
 			),
 			3.0 + rand0,
-			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 0.3)
+			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 0.3),
+			rotationMatrix(vec3(1,0,0),0)
 		);
 	} else if (inst_mode == FIREWORK_YELLOW) {
 		attr = Attr(
@@ -163,7 +187,8 @@ void main() {
 				vec3(rand4, rand5, rand6) * 40.0 + grav_vel(earth_gravity)
 			),
 			3.0 + rand0,
-			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 0.3)
+			vec4(vec3(0.6 + rand7 * 0.4), 0.3),
+			rotationMatrix(vec3(1,0,0),0)
 		);
 	} else if (inst_mode == LEAF) {
 		attr = Attr(
@@ -172,7 +197,8 @@ void main() {
 				vec3(0, 0, -2.0)
 			) + vec3(sin(lifetime), sin(lifetime + 0.7), sin(lifetime * 0.5)) * 2.0,
 			4,
-			vec4(vec3(0.2 + rand7 * 0.2, 0.2 + (0.5 + rand6 * 0.5) * 0.6, 0), 1)
+			vec4(vec3(0.2 + rand7 * 0.2, 0.2 + (0.5 + rand6 * 0.5) * 0.6, 0), 1),
+			rotationMatrix(vec3(rand6, rand7, rand8), rand9 * 3 + lifetime * 5)
 		);
 	} else {
 		attr = Attr(
@@ -181,11 +207,12 @@ void main() {
 				vec3(rand2 * 0.1, rand3 * 0.1, 1.0 + rand4 * 0.5)
 			),
 			exp_scale(-0.2),
-			vec4(1)
+			vec4(1),
+			rotationMatrix(vec3(1,0,0),0)
 		);
 	}
 
-	f_pos = (inst_pos - focus_off.xyz) + (v_pos * attr.scale * SCALE + attr.offs);
+	f_pos = (inst_pos - focus_off.xyz) + (v_pos * attr.scale * SCALE * attr.rot + attr.offs);
 
 	// First 3 normals are negative, next 3 are positive
 	vec3 normals[6] = vec3[](vec3(-1,0,0), vec3(1,0,0), vec3(0,-1,0), vec3(0,1,0), vec3(0,0,-1), vec3(0,0,1));