diff --git a/src/move.c b/src/move.c
index 6b5ef201..fdfa2776 100644
--- a/src/move.c
+++ b/src/move.c
@@ -22,6 +22,36 @@
 
 #include "xschem.h"
 
+
+void flip_rotate_ellipse(int c, int n, int rot, int flip)
+{
+  xRect *r = &xctx->rect[c][n];
+  if(r->ellipse_a == -1) return;
+  else if(r->ellipse_b == 360) return;
+  else {
+    char str[100];
+    if(flip) {
+      r->ellipse_a = 180 - r->ellipse_a - r->ellipse_b;
+      my_snprintf(str, S(str), "%d,%d", r->ellipse_a, r->ellipse_b);
+      my_strdup2(_ALLOC_ID_, &r->prop_ptr, subst_token(r->prop_ptr, "ellipse", str));
+    }
+    if(rot) {
+      if(rot == 3) {
+        r->ellipse_a += 90;
+        r->ellipse_a %= 360;
+      } else if(rot == 2) {
+        r->ellipse_a += 180;
+        r->ellipse_a %= 360;
+      } else if(rot == 1) {
+        r->ellipse_a += 270;
+        r->ellipse_a %= 360;
+      }
+      my_snprintf(str, S(str), "%d,%d", r->ellipse_a, r->ellipse_b);
+      my_strdup2(_ALLOC_ID_, &r->prop_ptr, subst_token(r->prop_ptr, "ellipse", str));
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void rebuild_selected_array() /* can be used only if new selected set is lower */
                               /* that is, xctx->sel_array[] size can not increase */
 {
@@ -745,6 +775,7 @@ void copy_objects(int what)
         storeobject(-1, xctx->rx1+xctx->deltax, xctx->ry1+xctx->deltay,
                    xctx->rx2+xctx->deltax, xctx->ry2+xctx->deltay,xRECT, c, SELECTED, xctx->rect[c][n].prop_ptr);
         l = xctx->rects[c] - 1;
+        flip_rotate_ellipse(c, l, xctx->move_rot, xctx->move_flip);
         break;
   
        case xTEXT:
@@ -1164,6 +1195,8 @@ void move_objects(int what, int merge, double dx, double dy)
             xctx->rect[c][n].x2, xctx->rect[c][n].y2, xctx->rx2,xctx->ry2);
        }
  
+       flip_rotate_ellipse(c, n, xctx->move_rot, xctx->move_flip);
+
        if( xctx->rect[c][n].sel == SELECTED) {
          xctx->rx1+=xctx->deltax;
          xctx->ry1+=xctx->deltay;
diff --git a/src/xschem.h b/src/xschem.h
index 6e3bbfd7..3ffbc848 100644
--- a/src/xschem.h
+++ b/src/xschem.h
@@ -1535,6 +1535,7 @@ extern void select_rect(int what, int select);
 extern void new_rect(int what, double mousex_snap, double mousey_snap);
 extern void new_polygon(int what, double mousex_snap, double mousey_snap);
 extern void compile_font(void);
+extern void flip_rotate_ellipse(int c, int n, int rot, int flip);
 extern void rebuild_selected_array(void);
 
 extern int get_instance(const char *s);