diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 492b5a253..752cdb3ab 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ set(plasma_LIB_SRCS
     animations/grow.cpp
     animations/slide.cpp
     animations/pulser.cpp
+    animations/rotation.cpp
     applet.cpp
     configloader.cpp
     containment.cpp
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ install(FILES
     animations/grow.h
     animations/slide.h
     animations/pulser.h
+    animations/rotation.h
     DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/plasma/animations COMPONENT Devel)
 
 
diff --git a/animations/rotation.cpp b/animations/rotation.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f6c4809c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/animations/rotation.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// rotation.cpp                                                        //
+//                                                                     //
+// Copyright(C) 2009 Igor Trindade Oliveira <igor.oliveira@indt.org.br>//
+// Copyright(C) 2009 Adenilson Cavalcanti <adenilson.silva@idnt.org.br>//
+//                                                                     //
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or       //
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public          //
+// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either        //
+// version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.  //
+//                                                                     //
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,     //
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of      //
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU   //
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.                     //
+//                                                                     //
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public    //
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software //
+// Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA       //
+// 02110-1301  USA                                                     //
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#include "rotation.h"
+
+#include <QGraphicsRotation>
+
+namespace Plasma
+{
+
+RotationAnimation::RotationAnimation(qint8 reference, const Qt::Axis &axis, 
+        const qreal &angle)
+    : m_angle(angle), m_axis(axis), m_reference(reference)
+{
+}
+
+void RotationAnimation::setAxis(const Qt::Axis &axis)
+{
+    m_axis = axis;
+}
+
+void RotationAnimation::setReference(const qint8 reference)
+{
+    m_reference = reference;
+}
+
+void RotationAnimation::setAngle(const qreal &angle)
+{
+    m_angle = angle;
+}
+
+QPropertyAnimation *RotationAnimation::render(QObject *parent)
+{
+    QGraphicsWidget *m_object = getAnimatedObject();
+    QGraphicsRotation *rotation = new QGraphicsRotation(m_object);
+
+    QVector3D vector(0, 0, 0);
+
+    const qreal widgetWidth = m_object->size().width();
+    const qreal widgetHeight = m_object->size().height();
+
+    if (m_axis == Qt::XAxis) {
+        switch(m_reference) {
+            case Center:
+                vector.setY(widgetHeight/2);
+                break;
+            case Up:
+                vector.setY(0);
+                break;
+            case Down:
+                vector.setY(widgetHeight);
+                break;
+        }
+    } else if(m_axis == Qt::YAxis) {
+        switch(m_reference) {
+            case Center:
+                vector.setX(widgetWidth/2);
+                break;
+            case Left:
+                vector.setX(0);
+                break;
+            case Right:
+                vector.setX(widgetWidth);
+                break;
+        }
+    }else if (m_axis == Qt::ZAxis) {
+        switch(m_reference) {
+            case Center:
+                vector.setX(widgetWidth/2);
+                vector.setY(widgetHeight/2);
+                break;
+
+            case Center|Up:
+                vector.setX(widgetWidth/2);
+                vector.setY(0);
+                break;
+
+            case Center|Down:
+                vector.setX(widgetWidth/2);
+                vector.setY(widgetHeight);
+                break;
+
+            case Center|Left:
+                vector.setX(0);
+                vector.setY(widgetHeight/2);
+                break;
+
+            case Center|Right:
+                vector.setX(widgetWidth);
+                vector.setY(widgetHeight/2);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    rotation->setOrigin(vector);
+    rotation->setAxis(m_axis);
+
+    QList<QGraphicsTransform *> transformation;
+    transformation.append(rotation);
+    m_object->setTransformations(transformation);
+
+    QPropertyAnimation *rotationAnimation= new QPropertyAnimation(rotation,
+            "angle", m_object);
+    rotationAnimation->setEndValue(m_angle);
+    rotationAnimation->setDuration(duration());
+
+    return rotationAnimation;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/animations/rotation.h b/animations/rotation.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61c73acda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/animations/rotation.h
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/***********************************************************************/
+/* rotation.h                                                          */
+/*                                                                     */
+/* Copyright(C) 2009 Igor Trindade Oliveira <igor.oliveira@indt.org.br>*/
+/* Copyright(C) 2009 Adenilson Cavalcanti <adenilson.silva@idnt.org.br>*/
+/*                                                                     */
+/* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or       */
+/* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public	       */
+/* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either	       */
+/* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.  */
+/*                                                                     */
+/* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,     */
+/* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of      */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU   */
+/* Lesser General Public License for more details.                     */
+/*                                                                     */
+/* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public    */
+/* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software */
+/* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA       */
+/* 02110-1301  USA                                                     */
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
+#include <plasma/animations/animation.h>
+
+#include <QVector3D>
+
+namespace Plasma {
+
+class PLASMA_EXPORT RotationAnimation : public Animation
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+        enum Reference{
+            Center,
+            Up,
+            Down,
+            Left,
+            Right
+        };
+
+    public:
+        RotationAnimation(qint8 reference = Center, const Qt::Axis &axis = Qt::ZAxis, const qreal &angle = 180);
+
+        QPropertyAnimation* render(QObject* parent = 0);
+
+        void setAxis(const Qt::Axis &axis);
+        void setReference(qint8 reference);
+        void setAngle(const qreal &angle);
+
+    private:
+        qreal m_angle;
+        Qt::Axis  m_axis;
+        qint8 m_reference;
+};
+} // Plasma