diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.lcdrotate.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.lcdrotate.sh
index b1d34716f..bdc003caf 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.lcdrotate.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.lcdrotate.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,14 @@ fi
 if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
 
   echo "Turn ON: LCD ROTATE"
+
+  # add default 'lcdrotate' raspiblitz.conf if needed
+  if [ ${#lcdrotate} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "lcdrotate=0" >> /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
+  fi
+  
   sudo sed -i "s/^dtoverlay=.*/dtoverlay=tft35a:rotate=90/g" /boot/config.txt
+  sudo sed -i "s/^lcdrotate=.*/lcdrotate=1/g" /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
   echo "OK - a restart is needed: sudo shutdown -r now"
 
 fi
@@ -31,6 +38,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "0" ] || [ "$1" = "off" ]; then
 
   echo "Turn OFF: LCD ROTATE"
   sudo sed -i "s/^dtoverlay=.*/dtoverlay=tft35a:rotate=270/g" /boot/config.txt
+  sudo sed -i "s/^lcdrotate=.*/lcdrotate=0/g" /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
   echo "OK - a restart is needed: sudo shutdown -r now"
 
 fi