diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxRotationHandle.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxRotationHandle.cs
index 0db36d8902..22479bd9b3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxRotationHandle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxRotationHandle.cs
@@ -3,21 +3,29 @@
 
 using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.EnumExtensions;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.LocalisationExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 {
-    public class SelectionBoxRotationHandle : SelectionBoxDragHandle
+    public class SelectionBoxRotationHandle : SelectionBoxDragHandle, IHasTooltip
     {
         public Action<float> HandleRotate { get; set; }
 
+        public LocalisableString TooltipText { get; private set; }
+
         private SpriteIcon icon;
 
+        private readonly Bindable<float?> cumulativeRotation = new Bindable<float?>();
+
         [Resolved]
         private SelectionBox selectionBox { get; set; }
 
@@ -40,16 +48,45 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             });
         }
 
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+            cumulativeRotation.BindValueChanged(_ => updateTooltipText(), true);
+        }
+
         protected override void UpdateHoverState()
         {
             base.UpdateHoverState();
             icon.FadeColour(!IsHeld && IsHovered ? Color4.White : Color4.Black, TRANSFORM_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
 
+        protected override bool OnDragStart(DragStartEvent e)
+        {
+            bool handle = base.OnDragStart(e);
+            if (handle)
+                cumulativeRotation.Value = 0;
+            return handle;
+        }
+
         protected override void OnDrag(DragEvent e)
         {
             base.OnDrag(e);
-            HandleRotate?.Invoke(convertDragEventToAngleOfRotation(e));
+
+            float instantaneousAngle = convertDragEventToAngleOfRotation(e);
+            cumulativeRotation.Value += instantaneousAngle;
+
+            if (cumulativeRotation.Value < -180)
+                cumulativeRotation.Value += 360;
+            else if (cumulativeRotation.Value > 180)
+                cumulativeRotation.Value -= 360;
+
+            HandleRotate?.Invoke(instantaneousAngle);
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnDragEnd(DragEndEvent e)
+        {
+            base.OnDragEnd(e);
+            cumulativeRotation.Value = null;
         }
 
         private float convertDragEventToAngleOfRotation(DragEvent e)
@@ -60,5 +97,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
             return (endAngle - startAngle) * 180 / MathF.PI;
         }
+
+        private void updateTooltipText()
+        {
+            TooltipText = cumulativeRotation.Value?.ToLocalisableString("0.0°") ?? default(LocalisableString);
+        }
     }
 }