diff --git a/examples/osgautotransform/osgautotransform.cpp b/examples/osgautotransform/osgautotransform.cpp
index 9438918fd..d182d97c8 100644
--- a/examples/osgautotransform/osgautotransform.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgautotransform/osgautotransform.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <osgText/Text>
 
-osg::Node* createLabel(const osg::Vec3& pos, float size, const std::string& label)
+osg::Node* createLabel(const osg::Vec3& pos, float size, const std::string& label, osgText::Text::AxisAlignment axisAlignment)
 {
     osg::Geode* geode = new osg::Geode();
     
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ osg::Node* createLabel(const osg::Vec3& pos, float size, const std::string& labe
         text->setFont(timesFont);
         text->setPosition(pos);
         text->setCharacterSize(size);
+        text->setAxisAlignment(axisAlignment);
         text->setAlignment(osgText::Text::CENTER_CENTER);
         text->setText(label);
         
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ osg::Node* createLabel3(const osg::Vec3& pos, float size, const std::string& lab
     return geode;    
 }
 
-osg::Node* createAxis(const osg::Vec3& s, const osg::Vec3& e, int numReps, osg::AutoTransform::AutoRotateMode autoRotateMode, const std::string& str)
+osg::Node* createAxis(const osg::Vec3& s, const osg::Vec3& e, int numReps, osg::AutoTransform::AutoRotateMode autoRotateMode, osgText::Text::AxisAlignment axisAlignment, const std::string& str)
 {
     osg::Group* group = new osg::Group;
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ osg::Node* createAxis(const osg::Vec3& s, const osg::Vec3& e, int numReps, osg::
             osg::AutoTransform* at = new osg::AutoTransform;
             at->setPosition(pos);
             at->setAutoRotateMode(autoRotateMode);
-            at->addChild(createLabel(osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f),dv.length()*0.2f,str));
+            at->addChild(createLabel(osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f),dv.length()*0.2f,str, axisAlignment));
             vertices->push_back(pos);
             pos += dv;
 
@@ -147,9 +148,9 @@ osg::Node* createScene()
     
 //    int numReps = 3333;
     int numReps = 10;
-    root->addChild(createAxis(osg::Vec3(0.0,0.0,0.0),osg::Vec3(1000.0,0.0,0.0),numReps,osg::AutoTransform::ROTATE_TO_CAMERA,"ROTATE_TO_CAMERA"));
-    root->addChild(createAxis(osg::Vec3(0.0,0.0,0.0),osg::Vec3(0.0,1000.0,0.0),numReps,osg::AutoTransform::ROTATE_TO_SCREEN,"ROTATE_TO_SCREEN"));
-    root->addChild(createAxis(osg::Vec3(0.0,0.0,0.0),osg::Vec3(0.0,0.0,1000.0),numReps,osg::AutoTransform::NO_ROTATION,"NO_ROTATION"));    
+    root->addChild(createAxis(osg::Vec3(0.0,0.0,0.0),osg::Vec3(1000.0,0.0,0.0),numReps,osg::AutoTransform::ROTATE_TO_CAMERA,osgText::Text::XY_PLANE, "ROTATE_TO_CAMERA"));
+    root->addChild(createAxis(osg::Vec3(0.0,0.0,0.0),osg::Vec3(0.0,1000.0,0.0),numReps,osg::AutoTransform::ROTATE_TO_SCREEN,osgText::Text::XY_PLANE, "ROTATE_TO_SCREEN"));
+    root->addChild(createAxis(osg::Vec3(0.0,0.0,0.0),osg::Vec3(0.0,0.0,1000.0),numReps,osg::AutoTransform::NO_ROTATION,osgText::Text::XZ_PLANE, "NO_ROTATION"));    
     
     return root;
 }