diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/control/BillboardControl.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/control/BillboardControl.java
index a080f766c..ed91c25f9 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/control/BillboardControl.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/control/BillboardControl.java
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ public class BillboardControl extends AbstractControl {
         // the camera. To do this, the camera must be inverse-transformed into
         // the model space of the billboard.
         look.set(camera.getLocation()).subtractLocal(
-                spatial.getWorldTranslation());
-        spatial.getWorldRotation().mult(look, left); // coopt left for our own
+                spatial.getWorldTranslation());   
+        spatial.getParent().getWorldRotation().mult(look, left); // coopt left for our own
         // purposes.
         left.x *= 1.0f / spatial.getWorldScale().x;
         left.y *= 1.0f / spatial.getWorldScale().y;