diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 9ae911e268..845d82e081 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static ConfigSetting generalSettings[] = {
 	ConfigSetting("RemoteDebuggerOnStartup", &g_Config.bRemoteDebuggerOnStartup, false),
 
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
-	ConfigSetting("ScreenRotation", &g_Config.iScreenRotation, ROTATION_LOCKED_HORIZONTAL),
+	ConfigSetting("ScreenRotation", &g_Config.iScreenRotation, ROTATION_AUTO_HORIZONTAL),
 #endif
 	ConfigSetting("InternalScreenRotation", &g_Config.iInternalScreenRotation, ROTATION_LOCKED_HORIZONTAL),
 
diff --git a/Core/ConfigValues.h b/Core/ConfigValues.h
index e714fa9b0c..73e5063de3 100644
--- a/Core/ConfigValues.h
+++ b/Core/ConfigValues.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ enum {
 	ROTATION_LOCKED_VERTICAL = 2,
 	ROTATION_LOCKED_HORIZONTAL180 = 3,
 	ROTATION_LOCKED_VERTICAL180 = 4,
+	ROTATION_AUTO_HORIZONTAL = 5,
 };
 
 enum BufferFilter {