diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Print/Simple.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Print/Simple.pm
index 4febfa6ab1..5f155e9dae 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Print/Simple.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Print/Simple.pm
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ has 'rotate' => (
     default => sub { 0 },
 );
 
+has 'rotate_x' => (
+    is      => 'rw',
+    default => sub { 0 },
+);
+
+has 'rotate_y' => (
+    is      => 'rw',
+    default => sub { 0 },
+);
+
 has 'duplicate_grid' => (
     is      => 'rw',
     default => sub { [1,1] },
@@ -75,9 +85,24 @@ sub set_model {
     my $need_arrange = $model->add_default_instances && ! $self->dont_arrange;
     
     # apply scaling and rotation supplied from command line if any
-    foreach my $instance (map @{$_->instances}, @{$model->objects}) {
+    foreach my $model_object (@{$model->objects}) {
+      foreach my $instance (@{$model_object->instances}) {
         $instance->set_scaling_factor($instance->scaling_factor * $self->scale);
         $instance->set_rotation($instance->rotation + $self->rotate);
+        #$instance->set_x_rotation($instance->x_rotation + $self->rotate_x);
+        #$instance->set_y_rotation($instance->y_rotation + $self->rotate_y);
+	if ($self->rotate_x != 0 || $self->rotate_y != 0) {
+	  $model_object->transform_by_instance($instance, 1);
+	  if ($self->rotate_x != 0) {
+	    $model_object->rotate($self->rotate_x, X);
+	  }
+	  if ($self->rotate_y != 0) {
+	    $model_object->rotate($self->rotate_y, Y);
+	  }
+	  # realign object to Z = 0
+	  $model_object->center_around_origin;
+	}
+      }
     }
     
     my $bed_shape = $self->_print->config->bed_shape;
diff --git a/slic3r.pl b/slic3r.pl
index 1854f09d0f..d5c0770e17 100755
--- a/slic3r.pl
+++ b/slic3r.pl
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ BEGIN
         
         'scale=f'               => \$opt{scale},
         'rotate=f'              => \$opt{rotate},
+        'rotate-x=f'            => \$opt{rotate_x},
+        'rotate-y=f'            => \$opt{rotate_y},
         'duplicate=i'           => \$opt{duplicate},
         'duplicate-grid=s'      => \$opt{duplicate_grid},
         'print-center=s'        => \$opt{print_center},
@@ -259,6 +261,8 @@ BEGIN
         my $sprint = Slic3r::Print::Simple->new(
             scale           => $opt{scale}          // 1,
             rotate          => deg2rad($opt{rotate} // 0),
+            rotate_x        => deg2rad($opt{rotate_x} // 0),
+            rotate_y        => deg2rad($opt{rotate_y} // 0),
             duplicate       => $opt{duplicate}      // 1,
             duplicate_grid  => $opt{duplicate_grid} // [1,1],
             print_center    => $opt{print_center},
@@ -561,7 +565,9 @@ sub usage {
    
    Transform options:
     --scale             Factor for scaling input object (default: 1)
-    --rotate            Rotation angle in degrees (0-360, default: 0)
+    --rotate            Rotation angle in degrees around Z (default: 0)
+    --rotate-x          Rotation angle in degrees around X (default: 0)
+    --rotate-y          Rotation angle in degrees around Y (default: 0)
     --duplicate         Number of items with auto-arrange (1+, default: 1)
     --duplicate-grid    Number of items with grid arrangement (default: 1,1)
     --duplicate-distance Distance in mm between copies (default: $config->{duplicate_distance})