diff --git a/docling/models/layout_model.py b/docling/models/layout_model.py
index 44e7286d..f1fffb54 100644
--- a/docling/models/layout_model.py
+++ b/docling/models/layout_model.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from docling.models.base_model import BasePageModel
 from docling.models.utils.hf_model_download import download_hf_model
 from docling.utils.accelerator_utils import decide_device
 from docling.utils.layout_postprocessor import LayoutPostprocessor
+from docling.utils.orientation import detect_orientation
 from docling.utils.profiling import TimeRecorder
 from docling.utils.visualization import draw_clusters
 
@@ -155,7 +156,9 @@ class LayoutModel(BasePageModel):
                     assert page.size is not None
                     page_image = page.get_image(scale=1.0)
                     assert page_image is not None
-
+                    page_orientation = detect_orientation(page.cells)
+                    if page_orientation:
+                        page_image = page_image.rotate(-page_orientation, expand=True)
                     clusters = []
                     for ix, pred_item in enumerate(
                         self.layout_predictor.predict(page_image)
diff --git a/docling/utils/orientation.py b/docling/utils/orientation.py
index 29c02ff7..f9c30096 100644
--- a/docling/utils/orientation.py
+++ b/docling/utils/orientation.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+from collections import Counter
+from operator import itemgetter
+
+from docling_core.types.doc.page import TextCell
+
+_ORIENTATIONS = [0, 90, 180, 270]
+
+
+def _clipped_orientation(angle: float) -> int:
+    return min((abs(angle - o) % 360, o) for o in _ORIENTATIONS)[1]
+
+
+def detect_orientation(cells: list[TextCell]) -> int:
+    if not cells:
+        return 0
+    orientation_counter = Counter(_clipped_orientation(c.rect.angle_360) for c in cells)
+    return max(orientation_counter.items(), key=itemgetter(1))[0]
 from typing import Tuple
 
 from docling_core.types.doc import BoundingBox, CoordOrigin
diff --git a/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_180.doctags.txt b/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_180.doctags.txt
index 029be08d..50f50834 100644
--- a/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_180.doctags.txt
+++ b/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_180.doctags.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <document>
-<paragraph><location><page_1><loc_74><loc_16><loc_88><loc_18></location>package</paragraph>
+<paragraph><location><page_1><loc_75><loc_16><loc_88><loc_18></location>package</paragraph>
 <paragraph><location><page_1><loc_15><loc_9><loc_88><loc_15></location>Docling bundles PDF document conversion to JSON and Markdown in an easy self contained</paragraph>
 </document>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_270.doctags.txt b/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_270.doctags.txt
index d5c2972a..8350737b 100644
--- a/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_270.doctags.txt
+++ b/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_270.doctags.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <document>
-<paragraph><location><page_1><loc_82><loc_74><loc_84><loc_88></location>package</paragraph>
+<paragraph><location><page_1><loc_82><loc_75><loc_84><loc_88></location>package</paragraph>
 </document>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_90.doctags.txt b/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_90.doctags.txt
index 0b7a3a14..c1068b56 100644
--- a/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_90.doctags.txt
+++ b/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_90.doctags.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 <document>
-<paragraph><location><page_1><loc_16><loc_12><loc_18><loc_26></location>package</paragraph>
+<paragraph><location><page_1><loc_9><loc_12><loc_11><loc_85></location>Docling bundles PDF document conversion to</paragraph>
+<paragraph><location><page_1><loc_12><loc_12><loc_15><loc_85></location><location><page_1><loc_12><loc_12><loc_15><loc_85></location>JSON and Markdown in an easy self contained package</paragraph>
 </document>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_90.md b/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_90.md
index 597acc76..8d77a437 100644
--- a/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_90.md
+++ b/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v1/ocr_test_rotated_90.md
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-package
\ No newline at end of file
+Docling bundles PDF document conversion to
+
+JSON and Markdown in an easy self contained package
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v2/ocr_test_rotated_90.md b/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v2/ocr_test_rotated_90.md
index 597acc76..8d77a437 100644
--- a/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v2/ocr_test_rotated_90.md
+++ b/tests/data_scanned/groundtruth/docling_v2/ocr_test_rotated_90.md
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-package
\ No newline at end of file
+Docling bundles PDF document conversion to
+
+JSON and Markdown in an easy self contained package
\ No newline at end of file