diff --git a/mplot/VisualTextModelImplMX.h b/mplot/VisualTextModelImplMX.h
index 16467a27..1bdd2fb9 100644
--- a/mplot/VisualTextModelImplMX.h
+++ b/mplot/VisualTextModelImplMX.h
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ namespace mplot {
                         const sm::quaternion<float>& _rotation, const sm::vec<float> _offset,
                         std::array<float, 3> _clr = {0,0,0})
         {
-            this->viewmatrix.rotate (_rotation);
             this->viewmatrix.translate (_offset);
+            this->viewmatrix.rotate (_rotation);
             this->clr_text = _clr;
             this->setupText (_txt);
         }
diff --git a/mplot/VisualTextModelImplNoMX.h b/mplot/VisualTextModelImplNoMX.h
index 1a27e6e8..f7b2ca0c 100644
--- a/mplot/VisualTextModelImplNoMX.h
+++ b/mplot/VisualTextModelImplNoMX.h
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ namespace mplot {
                         const sm::quaternion<float>& _rotation, const sm::vec<float> _offset,
                         std::array<float, 3> _clr = {0,0,0})
         {
-            this->viewmatrix.rotate (_rotation);
             this->viewmatrix.translate (_offset);
+            this->viewmatrix.rotate (_rotation);
             this->clr_text = _clr;
             this->setupText (_txt);
         }