diff --git a/ios/RN/RNCamera.m b/ios/RN/RNCamera.m
index b07756ce5..660d37feb 100644
--- a/ios/RN/RNCamera.m
+++ b/ios/RN/RNCamera.m
@@ -471,8 +471,14 @@ - (void)record:(NSDictionary *)options resolve:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve r
             [connection setPreferredVideoStabilizationMode:self.videoStabilizationMode];
         }
     }
-    [connection setVideoOrientation:[RNCameraUtils videoOrientationForDeviceOrientation:[[UIDevice currentDevice] orientation]]];
-
+    int orientation;
+    if ([options[@"orientation"] integerValue]) {
+        orientation = [options[@"orientation"] integerValue];
+    } else {
+        orientation = [RNCameraUtils videoOrientationForDeviceOrientation:[[UIDevice currentDevice] orientation]];
+    }
+    [connection setVideoOrientation:orientation];
+    
     if (options[@"codec"]) {
       if (@available(iOS 10, *)) {
         AVVideoCodecType videoCodecType = options[@"codec"];
diff --git a/src/RNCamera.js b/src/RNCamera.js
index 86062c9d9..9d6bc4b0e 100644
--- a/src/RNCamera.js
+++ b/src/RNCamera.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ type TrackedTextFeature = {
 type RecordingOptions = {
   maxDuration?: number,
   maxFileSize?: number,
+  orientation?: Orientation,
   quality?: number | string,
   codec?: string,
   mute?: boolean,
@@ -287,6 +288,9 @@ export default class Camera extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType> {
     } else if (typeof options.quality === 'string') {
       options.quality = Camera.Constants.VideoQuality[options.quality];
     }
+    if (typeof options.orientation=== 'string') {
+      options.orientation = CameraManager.Orientation[options.orientation];
+    }
     return await CameraManager.record(options, this._cameraHandle);
   }