diff --git a/Editor/IconDefinitions.h b/Editor/IconDefinitions.h
index 4bac5eb07..ae108ef27 100644
--- a/Editor/IconDefinitions.h
+++ b/Editor/IconDefinitions.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define ICON_BONE				ICON_FA_BONE
 #define ICON_IK					ICON_FA_HAND_FIST
 #define ICON_NAME				ICON_FA_COMMENT_DOTS
+#define ICON_SPRING				ICON_FA_PAPERCLIP
 #define ICON_COLLIDER			ICON_FA_CAPSULES
 #define ICON_SCRIPT				ICON_FA_SCROLL
 #define ICON_HIERARCHY			ICON_FA_ARROWS_DOWN_TO_PEOPLE
diff --git a/Editor/OptionsWindow.cpp b/Editor/OptionsWindow.cpp
index 928a0dda9..8b62c89b3 100644
--- a/Editor/OptionsWindow.cpp
+++ b/Editor/OptionsWindow.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ void OptionsWindow::Create(EditorComponent* _editor)
 	filterCombo.AddItem("Inverse Kinematics " ICON_IK, (uint64_t)Filter::IK);
 	filterCombo.AddItem("Camera " ICON_CAMERA, (uint64_t)Filter::Camera);
 	filterCombo.AddItem("Armature " ICON_ARMATURE, (uint64_t)Filter::Armature);
+	filterCombo.AddItem("Spring " ICON_SPRING, (uint64_t)Filter::Spring);
 	filterCombo.AddItem("Collider " ICON_COLLIDER, (uint64_t)Filter::Collider);
 	filterCombo.AddItem("Script " ICON_SCRIPT, (uint64_t)Filter::Script);
 	filterCombo.AddItem("Expression " ICON_EXPRESSION, (uint64_t)Filter::Expression);
@@ -749,6 +750,10 @@ void OptionsWindow::PushToEntityTree(wi::ecs::Entity entity, int level)
 	{
 		item.name += ICON_IK " ";
 	}
+	if (scene.springs.Contains(entity))
+	{
+		item.name += ICON_SPRING " ";
+	}
 	if (scene.colliders.Contains(entity))
 	{
 		item.name += ICON_COLLIDER " ";
@@ -976,7 +981,7 @@ void OptionsWindow::RefreshEntityTree()
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (has_flag(filter, Filter::All))
+	if (has_flag(filter, Filter::Spring))
 	{
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < scene.springs.GetCount(); ++i)
 		{
diff --git a/Editor/OptionsWindow.h b/Editor/OptionsWindow.h
index a3018d306..c38ee6b41 100644
--- a/Editor/OptionsWindow.h
+++ b/Editor/OptionsWindow.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public:
 		Script = 1 << 17,
 		Expression = 1 << 18,
 		Terrain = 1 << 19,
+		Spring = 1 << 20,
 
 		All = ~0ull,
 	} filter = Filter::All;
diff --git a/Editor/SpringWindow.cpp b/Editor/SpringWindow.cpp
index 0e912a44c..9eb874a9a 100644
--- a/Editor/SpringWindow.cpp
+++ b/Editor/SpringWindow.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using namespace wi::scene;
 void SpringWindow::Create(EditorComponent* _editor)
 {
 	editor = _editor;
-	wi::gui::Window::Create("Spring", wi::gui::Window::WindowControls::COLLAPSE | wi::gui::Window::WindowControls::CLOSE);
+	wi::gui::Window::Create(ICON_SPRING " Spring", wi::gui::Window::WindowControls::COLLAPSE | wi::gui::Window::WindowControls::CLOSE);
 	SetSize(XMFLOAT2(460, 220));
 
 	closeButton.SetTooltip("Delete SpringComponent");
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiScene.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiScene.cpp
index 0839d19f4..826dd598c 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiScene.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiScene.cpp
@@ -2219,6 +2219,8 @@ namespace wi::scene
 	}
 	void Scene::RunSpringUpdateSystem(wi::jobsystem::context& ctx)
 	{
+		if (dt <= 0)
+			return;
 		static float time = 0;
 		time += dt;
 		const XMVECTOR windDir = XMLoadFloat3(&weather.windDirection);
@@ -2238,8 +2240,6 @@ namespace wi::scene
 			}
 			TransformComponent& transform = transforms[transform_index];
 
-			//XMVECTOR rotation_local = XMLoadFloat4(&transform.rotation_local);
-			XMVECTOR rotation_parent_world = XMQuaternionIdentity();
 			XMMATRIX parentWorldMatrix = XMMatrixIdentity();
 
 			const HierarchyComponent* hier = hierarchy.GetComponent(entity);
@@ -2251,14 +2251,12 @@ namespace wi::scene
 				//	It will work the other way, but results will be less convincing
 				const TransformComponent& parent_transform = transforms[parent_index];
 				transform.UpdateTransform_Parented(parent_transform);
-				rotation_parent_world = parent_transform.GetRotationV();
 				parentWorldMatrix = XMLoadFloat4x4(&parent_transform.world);
 			}
 
 			XMVECTOR position_root = transform.GetPositionV();
-			//XMVECTOR rotation_combined = XMQuaternionNormalize(XMQuaternionMultiply(rotation_parent_world, rotation_local));
 
-			if (spring.IsResetting() && dt > 0)
+			if (spring.IsResetting())
 			{
 				spring.Reset(false);
 
@@ -2288,20 +2286,20 @@ namespace wi::scene
 						tail = position_root + ab;
 					}
 				}
+
 				XMVECTOR axis = tail - position_root;
-				XMVECTOR length = XMVector3Length(axis);
-				//axis = XMVector3Rotate(axis, XMQuaternionNormalize(XMQuaternionInverse(rotation_combined)));
-				axis /= length;
+				XMMATRIX parentWorldMatrixInverse = XMMatrixInverse(nullptr, parentWorldMatrix);
+				axis = XMVector3TransformNormal(axis, parentWorldMatrixInverse);
 				XMStoreFloat3(&spring.boneAxis, axis);
 				XMStoreFloat3(&spring.currentTail, tail);
 				spring.prevTail = spring.currentTail;
-				spring.boneLength = XMVectorGetX(length);
 			}
 
 			XMVECTOR boneAxis = XMLoadFloat3(&spring.boneAxis);
-			//boneAxis = XMVector3Normalize(XMVector3Rotate(boneAxis, rotation_combined));
+			boneAxis = XMVector3TransformNormal(boneAxis, parentWorldMatrix);
 
-			const float boneLength = spring.boneLength;
+			const float boneLength = XMVectorGetX(XMVector3Length(boneAxis));
+			boneAxis /= boneLength;
 			const float dragForce = spring.dragForce;
 			const float stiffnessForce = spring.stiffnessForce;
 			const XMVECTOR gravityDir = XMLoadFloat3(&spring.gravityDir);
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiScene_Components.h b/WickedEngine/wiScene_Components.h
index 28c9930ab..b654786b6 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiScene_Components.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiScene_Components.h
@@ -1348,7 +1348,6 @@ namespace wi::scene
 		XMFLOAT3 prevTail = {};
 		XMFLOAT3 currentTail = {};
 		XMFLOAT3 boneAxis = {};
-		float boneLength = 0;
 
 		inline void Reset(bool value = true) { if (value) { _flags |= RESET; } else { _flags &= ~RESET; } }
 		inline void SetDisabled(bool value = true) { if (value) { _flags |= DISABLED; } else { _flags &= ~DISABLED; } }
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
index 5d10907d4..7c9c68aa3 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace wi::version
 	// minor features, major updates, breaking compatibility changes
 	const int minor = 71;
 	// minor bug fixes, alterations, refactors, updates
-	const int revision = 42;
+	const int revision = 43;
 
 	const std::string version_string = std::to_string(major) + "." + std::to_string(minor) + "." + std::to_string(revision);