diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 75fd233f2..9cbd830ba 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Unreleased Version 2.2.2-pre
  * Fix: Properly save background color of annotations in ORA files.
  * Feature: Allow toggling a "sketch mode" on layers, which will change the opacity and/or tint the layer locally. The exact look of this can be configured in the layer properties. Thanks abrasivetroop and leandro2222 for suggesting.
  * Feature: Use the sketch mode tinting for onion skins as well, since it gives better results when there's colored areas involved.
+ * Fix: Properly update rotation when choosing an angle from the drop-down in the status bar when the angle is fractionally off the chosen angle. Thanks annoy for reporting.
 
 2024-11-06 Version 2.2.2-beta.4
  * Fix: Solve rendering glitches with selection outlines that happen on some systems. Thanks xxxx for reporting.
diff --git a/src/desktop/widgets/viewstatus.cpp b/src/desktop/widgets/viewstatus.cpp
index 6d1607245..dbf307fb2 100644
--- a/src/desktop/widgets/viewstatus.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/widgets/viewstatus.cpp
@@ -76,20 +76,21 @@ ViewStatus::ViewStatus(QWidget *parent)
 	m_angleBox->setEditable(true);
 	m_angleBox->setToolTip(tr("Canvas Rotation"));
 
+	// Trailing spaces so that these always emit editTextChanged.
 	m_angleBox->addItems({
-		QStringLiteral("-135°"),
-		QStringLiteral("-90°"),
-		QStringLiteral("-45°"),
-		QStringLiteral("0°"),
-		QStringLiteral("45°"),
-		QStringLiteral("90°"),
-		QStringLiteral("135°"),
-		QStringLiteral("180°"),
+		QStringLiteral("-135° "),
+		QStringLiteral("-90° "),
+		QStringLiteral("-45° "),
+		QStringLiteral("0° "),
+		QStringLiteral("45° "),
+		QStringLiteral("90° "),
+		QStringLiteral("135 °"),
+		QStringLiteral("180 °"),
 	});
 	m_angleBox->setEditText(QStringLiteral("0°"));
 
 	m_angleBox->lineEdit()->setValidator(new QRegularExpressionValidator(
-		QRegularExpression("-?[0-9]{0,3}°?"), this));
+		QRegularExpression("\\A\\s*-?[0-9]{0,3}°?\\s*"), this));
 	connect(
 		m_angleBox, &QComboBox::editTextChanged, this,
 		&ViewStatus::angleBoxChanged);