diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 7b4a40f8e..dc2aac11a 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 			android:label="@string/app_name"
 			android:name=".ShatteredPixelDungeon"
 			android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
-			android:screenOrientation="portrait">
+			android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait">
 			<intent-filter >
 				<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
 				<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ShatteredPixelDungeon.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ShatteredPixelDungeon.java
index 8b79f0a54..3a90494c8 100644
--- a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ShatteredPixelDungeon.java
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ShatteredPixelDungeon.java
@@ -207,9 +207,15 @@ public class ShatteredPixelDungeon extends Game {
 	 */
 	
 	public static void landscape( boolean value ) {
-		Game.instance.setRequestedOrientation( value ?
-			ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE :
-			ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT );
+		if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 9) {
+			Game.instance.setRequestedOrientation(value ?
+					ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE :
+					ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_PORTRAIT);
+		} else {
+			Game.instance.setRequestedOrientation(value ?
+					ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE :
+					ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
+		}
 		Preferences.INSTANCE.put( Preferences.KEY_LANDSCAPE, value );
 	}