diff --git a/src/mol-gl/shader/text.vert.ts b/src/mol-gl/shader/text.vert.ts
index 2b2b95de5..b2895b341 100644
--- a/src/mol-gl/shader/text.vert.ts
+++ b/src/mol-gl/shader/text.vert.ts
@@ -103,12 +103,13 @@ void main(void){
     cornerOffset.y += offsetY;
 
     if (uHasHeadRotation) {
-        cornerOffset = (uInvHeadRotation * vec4(cornerOffset, 0.0, 0.0)).xy;
+        vec3 rotatedOffset = (uInvHeadRotation * vec4(cornerOffset, 0.0, 0.0)).xyz;
+        clip += uProjection * vec4(rotatedOffset, 0.0);
+    } else {
+        // apply offset in clip space to avoid perspective distortion on the quad
+        clip.xy += vec2(uProjection[0][0], uProjection[1][1]) * cornerOffset;
     }
 
-    // apply offset in clip space to avoid perspective distortion on the quad
-    clip.xy += vec2(uProjection[0][0], uProjection[1][1]) * cornerOffset;
-
     gl_Position = clip;
 
     vViewPosition = -mvCenter.xyz;