diff --git a/android/src/main/java/SuperTuxKartActivity.java b/android/src/main/java/SuperTuxKartActivity.java
index 2298f3f21..85c66c419 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/SuperTuxKartActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/SuperTuxKartActivity.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public class SuperTuxKartActivity extends SDLActivity
     private ImageView m_splash_screen;
     private STKEditText m_stk_edittext;
     private int m_bottom_y;
+    private int m_intial_orientation;
     private float m_top_padding;
     private float m_bottom_padding;
     private float m_left_padding;
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ public class SuperTuxKartActivity extends SDLActivity
         m_progress_dialog = null;
         m_progress_bar = null;
         m_splash_screen = null;
-        m_bottom_y = 0;
+        m_bottom_y = m_intial_orientation = 0;
         m_top_padding = m_bottom_padding = m_left_padding = m_right_padding =
             0.0f;
         final View root = getWindow().getDecorView().findViewById(
@@ -398,6 +399,9 @@ public class SuperTuxKartActivity extends SDLActivity
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     public float getRightPadding()                  { return m_right_padding; }
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    public int getInitialOrientation()         { return m_intial_orientation; }
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
     public void showExtractProgress(final int progress)
     {
         runOnUiThread(new Runnable()
@@ -485,6 +489,9 @@ public class SuperTuxKartActivity extends SDLActivity
                 m_bottom_padding = (float)dc.getBoundingRectBottom().height();
                 m_left_padding = (float)dc.getBoundingRectLeft().width();
                 m_right_padding = (float)dc.getBoundingRectRight().width();
+                // Left or right will depend on the device initial orientation
+                // So save it for dealing with device rotation later
+                m_intial_orientation = SDLActivity.getCurrentOrientation();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.cpp b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.cpp
index 819d99ce6..237811888 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.cpp
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceAndroid.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ ANDROID_HANDLE_PADDING_CALLBACK(ANDROID_PACKAGE_CALLBACK_NAME)
 }
 
 extern "C" void Android_initDisplayCutout(float* top, float* bottom,
-                                          float* left, float* right)
+                                          float* left, float* right,
+                                          int* initial_orientation)
 {
     JNIEnv* env = NULL;
     jobject activity = NULL;
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ extern "C" void Android_initDisplayCutout(float* top, float* bottom,
     jmethodID bottom_method = NULL;
     jmethodID left_method = NULL;
     jmethodID right_method = NULL;
+    jmethodID initial_orientation_method = NULL;
 
     env = (JNIEnv*)SDL_AndroidGetJNIEnv();
     if (!env)
@@ -104,6 +106,10 @@ extern "C" void Android_initDisplayCutout(float* top, float* bottom,
         goto exit;
     *right = env->CallFloatMethod(activity, right_method);
 
+    initial_orientation_method = env->GetMethodID(class_native_activity, "getInitialOrientation", "()I");
+    if (initial_orientation_method == NULL)
+        goto exit;
+    *initial_orientation = env->CallIntMethod(activity, initial_orientation_method);
 exit:
     if (!env)
         return;
diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceSDL.cpp b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceSDL.cpp
index 2ea8ab036..60245cfd6 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceSDL.cpp
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceSDL.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace irr
 
 extern "C" void init_objc(SDL_SysWMinfo* info, float* top, float* bottom, float* left, float* right);
 extern "C" int handle_app_event(void* userdata, SDL_Event* event);
-extern "C" void Android_initDisplayCutout(float* top, float* bottom, float* left, float* right);
+extern "C" void Android_initDisplayCutout(float* top, float* bottom, float* left, float* right, int* initial_orientation);
 extern "C" int Android_disablePadding();
 
 namespace irr
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ CIrrDeviceSDL::CIrrDeviceSDL(const SIrrlichtCreationParameters& param)
 	MouseX(0), MouseY(0), MouseButtonStates(0),
 	Width(param.WindowSize.Width), Height(param.WindowSize.Height),
 	TopPadding(0), BottomPadding(0), LeftPadding(0), RightPadding(0),
-	WindowHasFocus(false), WindowMinimized(false), Resizable(false),
-	AccelerometerIndex(-1), AccelerometerInstance(-1),
+	InitialOrientation(0), WindowHasFocus(false), WindowMinimized(false),
+	Resizable(false), AccelerometerIndex(-1), AccelerometerInstance(-1),
 	GyroscopeIndex(-1), GyroscopeInstance(-1)
 {
 	#ifdef _DEBUG
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ CIrrDeviceSDL::CIrrDeviceSDL(const SIrrlichtCreationParameters& param)
 			init_objc(&Info, &TopPadding, &BottomPadding, &LeftPadding, &RightPadding);
 #endif
 #ifdef ANDROID
-			Android_initDisplayCutout(&TopPadding, &BottomPadding, &LeftPadding, &RightPadding);
+			Android_initDisplayCutout(&TopPadding, &BottomPadding, &LeftPadding, &RightPadding, &InitialOrientation);
 #endif
 			core::stringc sdlversion = "SDL Version ";
 			sdlversion += Info.version.major;
@@ -1469,7 +1469,9 @@ s32 CIrrDeviceSDL::getLeftPadding()
 	if (Android_disablePadding() != 0)
 		return 0;
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 9)
-	if (SDL_GetDisplayOrientation(0) == SDL_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED)
+	if ((InitialOrientation == SDL_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE ||
+		InitialOrientation == SDL_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED) &&
+		SDL_GetDisplayOrientation(0) != InitialOrientation)
 		return RightPadding;
 #endif
 	return LeftPadding;
@@ -1485,7 +1487,9 @@ s32 CIrrDeviceSDL::getRightPadding()
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 9)
 	if (Android_disablePadding() != 0)
 		return 0;
-	if (SDL_GetDisplayOrientation(0) == SDL_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED)
+	if ((InitialOrientation == SDL_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE ||
+		InitialOrientation == SDL_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED) &&
+		SDL_GetDisplayOrientation(0) != InitialOrientation)
 		return LeftPadding;
 #endif
 	return RightPadding;
diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceSDL.h b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceSDL.h
index ac13658c9..9ca74c396 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceSDL.h
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceSDL.h
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ namespace irr
 		f32 BottomPadding;
 		f32 LeftPadding;
 		f32 RightPadding;
+		int InitialOrientation;
 
 		bool WindowHasFocus;
 		bool WindowMinimized;