diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/BaseMarkerViewOptions.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/BaseMarkerViewOptions.java
index ab6504c63..cf09ee75d 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/BaseMarkerViewOptions.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/BaseMarkerViewOptions.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public abstract class BaseMarkerViewOptions<U extends MarkerView, T extends Base
     protected Point infoWindowOffset;
     protected int selectAnimRes;
     protected int deselectAnimRes;
+    protected int rotation;
 
     public BaseMarkerViewOptions() {
         centerOffset = new PointF();
@@ -78,6 +79,11 @@ public abstract class BaseMarkerViewOptions<U extends MarkerView, T extends Base
         return getThis();
     }
 
+    public T rotation(int rotation){
+        this.rotation = rotation;
+        return getThis();
+    }
+
     public LatLng getPosition() {
         return position;
     }
@@ -114,6 +120,10 @@ public abstract class BaseMarkerViewOptions<U extends MarkerView, T extends Base
         return deselectAnimRes;
     }
 
+    public int getRotation() {
+        return rotation;
+    }
+
     public abstract T getThis();
 
     public abstract U getMarker();
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerView.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerView.java
index f8c36ee14..63bb212cd 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerView.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerView.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
 
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapboxMap;
+
 public class MarkerView extends Marker {
 
     private PointF centerOffset;
@@ -13,8 +15,9 @@ public class MarkerView extends Marker {
     private int deselectAnimRes;
 
     private float tiltValue;
+    private float rotation;
 
-    MarkerView(){
+    MarkerView() {
         centerOffset = new PointF();
         infoWindowOffset = new Point();
     }
@@ -75,4 +78,17 @@ public class MarkerView extends Marker {
     public void setTiltValue(float tiltValue) {
         this.tiltValue = tiltValue;
     }
+
+    public void setRotation(float rotation) {
+        this.rotation = rotation;
+
+        MapboxMap mapboxMap = getMapboxMap();
+        if (mapboxMap != null) {
+            mapboxMap.setMarkerViewRotation(this, rotation);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public float getRotation() {
+        return rotation;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewOptions.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewOptions.java
index 437bba80d..1896715f8 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewOptions.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewOptions.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public class MarkerViewOptions extends BaseMarkerViewOptions<MarkerView, MarkerV
         infoWindowOffset((Point) in.readParcelable(Point.class.getClassLoader()));
         selectAnimatorResource(in.readInt());
         deselectAnimatorResource(in.readInt());
+        rotation(in.readInt());
         if (in.readByte() != 0) {
             // this means we have an icon
             String iconId = in.readString();
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public class MarkerViewOptions extends BaseMarkerViewOptions<MarkerView, MarkerV
         out.writeParcelable(getInfoWindowOffset(),flags);
         out.writeInt(getSelectAnimRes());
         out.writeInt(getDeselectAnimRes());
+        out.writeInt(getRotation());
         Icon icon = getIcon();
         out.writeByte((byte) (icon != null ? 1 : 0));
         if (icon != null) {
@@ -74,45 +76,10 @@ public class MarkerViewOptions extends BaseMarkerViewOptions<MarkerView, MarkerV
         marker.setInfoWindowOffset(infoWindowOffset);
         marker.setSelectAnimRes(selectAnimRes);
         marker.setDeselectAnimRes(deselectAnimRes);
+        marker.setRotation(rotation);
         return marker;
     }
 
-    public LatLng getPosition() {
-        return position;
-    }
-
-    public String getSnippet() {
-        return snippet;
-    }
-
-    public String getTitle() {
-        return title;
-    }
-
-    public Icon getIcon() {
-        return icon;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isFlat() {
-        return flat;
-    }
-
-    public PointF getCenterOffset() {
-        return centerOffset;
-    }
-
-    public Point getInfoWindowOffset() {
-        return infoWindowOffset;
-    }
-
-    public int getSelectAnimRes() {
-        return selectAnimRes;
-    }
-
-    public int getDeselectAnimRes() {
-        return deselectAnimRes;
-    }
-
     public static final Parcelable.Creator<MarkerViewOptions> CREATOR
             = new Parcelable.Creator<MarkerViewOptions>() {
         public MarkerViewOptions createFromParcel(Parcel in) {
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapboxMap.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapboxMap.java
index da5d5b63b..74ecfcb9f 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapboxMap.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapboxMap.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps;
 
+import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorInflater;
@@ -691,6 +692,9 @@ public class MapboxMap {
                             // tilt
                             adaptedView.setRotationX(marker.getTiltValue());
 
+                            // rotation
+                            adaptedView.setRotation(marker.getRotation());
+
                             if (mSelectedMarkers.contains(marker)) {
                                 // if a marker to be shown was selected
                                 // replay that animation with duration 0
@@ -804,8 +808,8 @@ public class MapboxMap {
      */
     @UiThread
     @NonNull
-    public Marker addMarkerView(@NonNull BaseMarkerViewOptions markerOptions) {
-        Marker marker = prepareViewMarker(markerOptions);
+    public MarkerView addMarkerView(@NonNull BaseMarkerViewOptions markerOptions) {
+        MarkerView marker = prepareViewMarker(markerOptions);
         long id = mMapView.addMarker(marker);
         marker.setMapboxMap(this);
         marker.setId(id);
@@ -1407,8 +1411,8 @@ public class MapboxMap {
         return marker;
     }
 
-    private Marker prepareViewMarker(BaseMarkerViewOptions markerViewOptions) {
-        Marker marker = markerViewOptions.getMarker();
+    private MarkerView prepareViewMarker(BaseMarkerViewOptions markerViewOptions) {
+        MarkerView marker = markerViewOptions.getMarker();
         Icon icon = IconFactory.recreate("markerViewSettings", mViewMarkerBitmap);
         marker.setIcon(icon);
         return marker;
@@ -1425,6 +1429,22 @@ public class MapboxMap {
         return mMarkerViewAdapters;
     }
 
+    public void setMarkerViewRotation(@NonNull MarkerView markerView, float rotation) {
+        final View convertView = mMarkerViewMap.get(markerView);
+        if (convertView != null) {
+            convertView.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, null);
+            ObjectAnimator rotateAnimator = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(convertView, View.ROTATION, convertView.getRotation(), rotation);
+            rotateAnimator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+                @Override
+                public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
+                    super.onAnimationEnd(animation);
+                    convertView.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_NONE, null);
+                }
+            });
+            rotateAnimator.start();
+        }
+    }
+
     public void setOnMarkerViewClickListener(@Nullable OnMarkerViewClickListener listener) {
         mOnMarkerViewClickListener = listener;
     }
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/annotation/ViewMarkerAdapterActivity.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/annotation/ViewMarkerAdapterActivity.java
index 64ff6c189..533d5eb7b 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/annotation/ViewMarkerAdapterActivity.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/annotation/ViewMarkerAdapterActivity.java
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ public class ViewMarkerAdapterActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             } else {
                 viewHolder = (ViewHolder) convertView.getTag();
             }
-            Log.v(MapboxConstants.TAG, "SSSSST");
             viewHolder.title.setText(marker.getTitle());
             return convertView;
         }
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ public class ViewMarkerAdapterActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             } else {
                 viewHolder = (ViewHolder) convertView.getTag();
             }
-            Log.v(MapboxConstants.TAG, "TESTSSSSS");
             viewHolder.flag.setImageResource(marker.getFlagRes());
             viewHolder.abbrev.setText(marker.getAbbrevName());
             return convertView;