diff --git a/WickedEngine/emittedparticleHF.hlsli b/WickedEngine/emittedparticleHF.hlsli
index dfb04d8cf..34a0a4aee 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/emittedparticleHF.hlsli
+++ b/WickedEngine/emittedparticleHF.hlsli
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct VertextoPixel
 	nointerpolation float size		: TEXCOORD2;
 	nointerpolation uint color		: TEXCOORD3;
 	float3 P : WORLDPOSITION;
+	float2 unrotated_uv : UNROTATED_UV;
 };
 
 #endif // WI_EMITTEDPARTICLE_HF
diff --git a/WickedEngine/emittedparticlePS_soft.hlsl b/WickedEngine/emittedparticlePS_soft.hlsl
index ef1b0ffcc..0949e2ada 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/emittedparticlePS_soft.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/emittedparticlePS_soft.hlsl
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ float4 main(VertextoPixel input) : SV_TARGET
 #ifdef EMITTEDPARTICLE_LIGHTING
 
 	float3 N;
-	N.x = cos(PI * input.tex.x);
-	N.y = cos(PI * input.tex.y);
-	N.z = -sin(PI * length(input.tex));
+	N.x = -cos(PI * input.unrotated_uv.x);
+	N.y = cos(PI * input.unrotated_uv.y);
+	N.z = -sin(PI * length(input.unrotated_uv));
 	N = mul((float3x3)g_xCamera_InvV, N);
 	N = normalize(N);
 
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ float4 main(VertextoPixel input) : SV_TARGET
 
 	color.rgb *= lighting.direct.diffuse + lighting.indirect.diffuse;
 
+	//color.rgb = float3(unrotated_uv, 0);
+	//color.rgb = float3(input.tex, 0);
+
 #endif // EMITTEDPARTICLE_LIGHTING
 
 	return max(color, 0);
diff --git a/WickedEngine/emittedparticleVS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/emittedparticleVS.hlsl
index 8a6956c35..c69a6983b 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/emittedparticleVS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/emittedparticleVS.hlsl
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ VertextoPixel main(uint fakeIndex : SV_VERTEXID)
 	Out.size = size;
 	Out.color = (particle.color_mirror & 0x00FFFFFF) | (uint(opacity * 255.0f) << 24);
 	Out.pos2D = Out.pos;
+	Out.unrotated_uv = quadPos.xy * float2(1, -1) / size * 0.5f + 0.5f;
 
 	return Out;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
index 88b8cf412..eb8506673 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace wiVersion
 	// minor features, major updates
 	const int minor = 40;
 	// minor bug fixes, alterations, refactors, updates
-	const int revision = 8;
+	const int revision = 9;
 
 	const std::string version_string = std::to_string(major) + "." + std::to_string(minor) + "." + std::to_string(revision);