diff --git a/src/corelib/render.c b/src/corelib/render.c
index 2e231c8..eed33aa 100644
--- a/src/corelib/render.c
+++ b/src/corelib/render.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void _exec_sprite_cmd(const drawcmd_t* cmd) {
 	SDL_FPoint origin = {destrect.w * sprite->origin.x, destrect.h * sprite->origin.y};
 	SDL_RenderCopyExF(g_context.renderer, sprite->texture,
 					  &sprite->uv, &destrect, sprite->rot,
-					  &origin, SDL_FLIP_NONE);
+					  &origin, sprite->flip);
 }
 
 static
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ sprite_t render_text(const char* str, SDL_FRect area, text_style_t style) {
 			.x=area.x, .y=area.y,
 			.texture=t,
 			.uv=srcr,
+			.flip=SDL_FLIP_NONE,
 		};
 	}
 	return (sprite_t) {
@@ -286,7 +287,8 @@ sprite_t render_text(const char* str, SDL_FRect area, text_style_t style) {
 		.sx=0, .sy=0,
 		.texture=NULL,
 		.uv={0,0,0,0},
-		.x=0,.y=0
+		.x=0,.y=0,
+		.flip=SDL_FLIP_NONE,
 	};
 }
 
@@ -443,7 +445,8 @@ sprite_t make_sprite(const char* file, float x, float y) {
 		.sx=1.0,.sy=1.0,
 		.rot=0,
 		.depth=RLAYER_SPRITES,
-		.uv=(SDL_Rect){0,0,0,0}
+		.uv=(SDL_Rect){0,0,0,0},
+		.flip=SDL_FLIP_NONE,
 	};
 	SDL_QueryTexture(sprite.texture, NULL, NULL, &sprite.uv.w, &sprite.uv.h);
 	sprite.origin.x = -(float)sprite.uv.h/2.f; sprite.origin.y = -(float)sprite.uv.h/2.f;
@@ -460,6 +463,7 @@ sprite_t sprite_from_spritesheet(spritesheet_t *sheet, int index) {
 		.rot=0,
 		.depth=RLAYER_SPRITES,
 		.uv=rect,
+		.flip=SDL_FLIP_NONE,
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/render.h b/src/corelib/render.h
index 2d92c5d..8fba629 100644
--- a/src/corelib/render.h
+++ b/src/corelib/render.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ typedef struct sprite_t {
 	float rot;				// rotation around origin of the sprite
 	depth_t depth;			// depth to render at, lower is on top, higher is on bottom
 	SDL_Rect uv;			// the source rect to render from the texture
+	SDL_RendererFlip flip;	// the flipped state of the sprite
 } sprite_t;					// a drawable and transformable texture sprite
 
 typedef struct rectshape_t {