diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/update.xml b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/update.xml
index 33e85ecf..db3ed0d5 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/update.xml
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/update.xml
@@ -2734,6 +2734,10 @@
 					<changeType>NEW_FEATURE</changeType>
 					<description>Added "Renumber On Paste" option in the "Config" menu</description>
 				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+					<changeType>NEW_FEATURE</changeType>
+					<description>Added orientation parameter to "Ground Simbol" to allow rotation</description>
+				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
 					<description>Upgraded to Java 8</description>
@@ -2742,6 +2746,10 @@
 					<changeType>BUG_FIX</changeType>
 					<description>The third control point of resistors and similar components appears in the Spice netlist by mistake</description>
 				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>	
+				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+					<changeType>BUG_FIX</changeType>
+					<description>Hide the 3rd control point for components that do not need it (Trace, Jumper, Line)</description>
+				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>	
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>BUG_FIX</changeType>
 					<description>"Auto-Create Pads" doesn't work for ICs and similar non-stretchable components</description>
@@ -2750,10 +2758,6 @@
 					<changeType>BUG_FIX</changeType>
 					<description>Threads on 1/4" Closed Jack were not rendered at all</description>
 				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>		
-				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
-					<changeType>BUG_FIX</changeType>
-					<description>Hide the 3rd control point for components that do not need it (Trace, Jumper, Line)</description>
-				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>	
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>BUG_FIX</changeType>
 					<description>Threads on 1/4" Closed Jack were not rendered at all</description>
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/misc/GroundSymbol.java b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/misc/GroundSymbol.java
index 70654477..bf574740 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/misc/GroundSymbol.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-library/src/org/diylc/components/misc/GroundSymbol.java
@@ -21,22 +21,23 @@
 */
 package org.diylc.components.misc;
 
-import java.awt.Color;
-import java.awt.Graphics2D;
-import java.awt.Point;
-import java.awt.Polygon;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.Point;
+import java.awt.Polygon;
 
-import org.diylc.common.ObjectCache;
-import org.diylc.components.AbstractComponent;
-import org.diylc.core.ComponentState;
-import org.diylc.core.IDIYComponent;
-import org.diylc.core.IDrawingObserver;
-import org.diylc.core.Project;
-import org.diylc.core.VisibilityPolicy;
-import org.diylc.core.annotations.BomPolicy;
-import org.diylc.core.annotations.ComponentDescriptor;
-import org.diylc.core.annotations.EditableProperty;
-import org.diylc.core.measures.Size;
+import org.diylc.common.ObjectCache;
+import org.diylc.common.Orientation;
+import org.diylc.components.AbstractComponent;
+import org.diylc.core.ComponentState;
+import org.diylc.core.IDIYComponent;
+import org.diylc.core.IDrawingObserver;
+import org.diylc.core.Project;
+import org.diylc.core.VisibilityPolicy;
+import org.diylc.core.annotations.BomPolicy;
+import org.diylc.core.annotations.ComponentDescriptor;
+import org.diylc.core.annotations.EditableProperty;
+import org.diylc.core.measures.Size;
 import org.diylc.core.measures.SizeUnit;
 
 @ComponentDescriptor(name = "Ground", author = "Branislav Stojkovic", category = "Schematic Symbols",
@@ -52,8 +53,10 @@ public class GroundSymbol extends AbstractComponent<Void> {
   private Point point = new Point(0, 0);
   private Color color = COLOR;
   private Size size = SIZE;
-  private GroundSymbolType type = GroundSymbolType.DEFAULT;
+  private GroundSymbolType type = GroundSymbolType.DEFAULT;
+  private Orientation orientation = Orientation.DEFAULT;
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("incomplete-switch")
   @Override
   public void draw(Graphics2D g2d, ComponentState componentState, boolean outlineMode, Project project,
       IDrawingObserver drawingObserver) {
@@ -61,7 +64,20 @@ public class GroundSymbol extends AbstractComponent<Void> {
     g2d.setStroke(ObjectCache.getInstance().fetchBasicStroke(1));
     g2d.setColor(color);
     int x = point.x;
-    int y = point.y;
+    int y = point.y;
+
+    switch (getOrientation()) {
+      case _90:
+        g2d.rotate(Math.PI / 2, point.x, point.y);
+        break;
+      case _180:
+        g2d.rotate(Math.PI, point.x, point.y);
+        break;
+      case _270:
+        g2d.rotate(Math.PI * 3 / 2, point.x, point.y);
+        break;
+    }
+
     g2d.drawLine(x, y, x, y + sizePx / 6);
     if (type == GroundSymbolType.DEFAULT) {
       int delta = sizePx / 7;
@@ -96,6 +112,17 @@ public class GroundSymbol extends AbstractComponent<Void> {
 
   public void setType(GroundSymbolType type) {
     this.type = type;
+  }
+  
+  @EditableProperty
+  public Orientation getOrientation() {
+    if (orientation == null)
+      orientation = Orientation.DEFAULT;
+    return orientation;
+  }
+  
+  public void setOrientation(Orientation orientation) {
+    this.orientation = orientation;
   }
 
   @Override