diff --git a/include/vsg/nodes/CoordinateFrame.h b/include/vsg/nodes/CoordinateFrame.h
index 36fef0cec..29a996eb8 100644
--- a/include/vsg/nodes/CoordinateFrame.h
+++ b/include/vsg/nodes/CoordinateFrame.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace vsg
 
         std::string name;
         dvec3 origin;
+        dquat rotation;
 
         dmat4 transform(const dmat4& mv) const override;
 
diff --git a/src/vsg/app/RecordTraversal.cpp b/src/vsg/app/RecordTraversal.cpp
index 1c06fc9ed..2ecf91a5a 100644
--- a/src/vsg/app/RecordTraversal.cpp
+++ b/src/vsg/app/RecordTraversal.cpp
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ void RecordTraversal::apply(const CoordinateFrame& cf)
 
     if (viewMatrix)
     {
-        _state->modelviewMatrixStack.push(viewMatrix->transform(cf.origin));
+        _state->modelviewMatrixStack.push(viewMatrix->transform(cf.origin) * vsg::rotate(cf.rotation));
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/vsg/nodes/CoordinateFrame.cpp b/src/vsg/nodes/CoordinateFrame.cpp
index 0a996b0ab..d8bee299c 100644
--- a/src/vsg/nodes/CoordinateFrame.cpp
+++ b/src/vsg/nodes/CoordinateFrame.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ CoordinateFrame::CoordinateFrame()
 CoordinateFrame::CoordinateFrame(const CoordinateFrame& rhs, const CopyOp& copyop) :
     Inherit(rhs, copyop),
     name(rhs.name),
-    origin(rhs.origin)
+    origin(rhs.origin),
+    rotation(rhs.rotation)
 {
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ int CoordinateFrame::compare(const Object& rhs_object) const
 
     const auto& rhs = static_cast<decltype(*this)>(rhs_object);
     if ((result = compare_value(name, rhs.name)) != 0) return result;
-    return compare_value(origin, rhs.origin);
+    if ((result = compare_value(origin, rhs.origin)) != 0) return result;
+    return compare_value(rotation, rhs.rotation);
 }
 
 void CoordinateFrame::read(Input& input)
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ void CoordinateFrame::read(Input& input)
     Node::read(input);
     input.read("name", name);
     input.read("origin", origin);
+    input.read("rotation", rotation);
     input.read("subgraphRequiresLocalFrustum", subgraphRequiresLocalFrustum);
     input.readObjects("children", children);
 }
@@ -52,11 +55,12 @@ void CoordinateFrame::write(Output& output) const
     Node::write(output);
     output.write("name", name);
     output.write("origin", origin);
+    output.write("rotation", rotation);
     output.write("subgraphRequiresLocalFrustum", subgraphRequiresLocalFrustum);
     output.writeObjects("children", children);
 }
 
 dmat4 CoordinateFrame::transform(const dmat4& mv) const
 {
-    return mv * translate(dvec3(origin));
+    return mv * translate(dvec3(origin)) * rotate(rotation);
 }