--- a/media/webrtc/trunk/webrtc/modules/video_capture/video_capture_impl.cc
+++ b/media/webrtc/trunk/webrtc/modules/video_capture/video_capture_impl.cc
@@ -202,16 +202,23 @@ int32_t VideoCaptureImpl::IncomingFrame(
             return -1;
         }
 
         VideoFrame captureFrame(
             buffer, 0, rtc::TimeMillis(),
             !apply_rotation ? _rotateFrame : kVideoRotation_0);
         captureFrame.set_ntp_time_ms(captureTime);
 
+        // This is one ugly hack to let CamerasParent know what rotation
+        // the frame was captured at. Note that this goes against the intended
+        // meaning of rotation of the frame (how to rotate it before rendering).
+        // We do this so CamerasChild can scale to the proper dimensions
+        // later on in the pipe.
+        captureFrame.set_rotation(_rotateFrame);
+
         DeliverCapturedFrame(captureFrame);
     }
     else // Encoded format
     {
         assert(false);
         return -1;
     }