diff --git a/einkfb.c b/einkfb.c
index fdd058aae..b7784e592 100644
--- a/einkfb.c
+++ b/einkfb.c
@@ -225,7 +225,23 @@ static int einkSetOrientation(lua_State *L) {
 		return luaL_error(L, "Wrong rotation mode %d given!", mode);
 	}
 
-	/* ioctl has a different definition for rotation mode. */
+	/* ioctl has a different definition for rotation mode.
+	 *	          1
+	 *	   +--------------+
+	 *	   | +----------+ |
+	 *	   | |          | |
+	 *	   | | Freedom! | |
+	 *	   | |          | |  
+	 *	   | |          | |  
+	 *	 3 | |          | | 2
+	 *	   | |          | |
+	 *	   | |          | |
+	 *	   | +----------+ |
+	 *	   |              |
+	 *	   |              |
+	 *	   +--------------+
+	 *	          0
+	 * */
 	if (mode == 1) 
 		mode = 2;
 	else if (mode == 2)
@@ -236,6 +252,24 @@ static int einkSetOrientation(lua_State *L) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int einkGetOrientation(lua_State *L) {
+	int mode = 0;
+#ifndef EMULATE_READER
+	FBInfo *fb = (FBInfo*) luaL_checkudata(L, 1, "einkfb");
+
+	ioctl(fb->fd, FBIO_EINK_GET_DISPLAY_ORIENTATION, &mode);
+
+	/* adjust ioctl's rotate mode definition to KPV's 
+	 * refer to screen.lua */
+	if (mode == 2)
+		mode = 1;
+	else if (mode == 1)
+		mode = 2;
+#endif
+	lua_pushinteger(L, mode);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 
 static const struct luaL_Reg einkfb_func[] = {
 	{"open", openFrameBuffer},
@@ -246,6 +280,7 @@ static const struct luaL_Reg einkfb_meth[] = {
 	{"close", closeFrameBuffer},
 	{"__gc", closeFrameBuffer},
 	{"refresh", einkUpdate},
+	{"getOrientation", einkGetOrientation},
 	{"setOrientation", einkSetOrientation},
 	{"getSize", getSize},
 	{NULL, NULL}
diff --git a/frontend/ui/screen.lua b/frontend/ui/screen.lua
index 9b4b78887..dc3e721d6 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/screen.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/screen.lua
@@ -84,13 +84,8 @@ function Screen:getHeight()
 end
 
 function Screen:updateRotationMode()
-	if util.isEmulated() then -- in EMU mode always set to 0
-		self.cur_rotation_mode = 0
-	else
-		orie_fd = assert(io.open("/sys/module/eink_fb_hal_broads/parameters/bs_orientation", "r"))
-		updown_fd = assert(io.open("/sys/module/eink_fb_hal_broads/parameters/bs_upside_down", "r"))
-		self.cur_rotation_mode = orie_fd:read() + (updown_fd:read() * 2)
-	end
+	-- in EMU mode, you will always get 0 from getOrientation()
+	self.cur_rotation_mode = self.fb:getOrientation()
 end
 
 function Screen:saveCurrentBB()