diff --git a/emulator/skins/HVGA/layout b/emulator/skins/HVGA/layout
index 7117824..cc82dde 100644
--- a/emulator/skins/HVGA/layout
+++ b/emulator/skins/HVGA/layout
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             y       0
         }
     }
-    
+
     controls {
         background {
             image   controls.png
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
         height    534
         color     0xe0e0e0
         event     EV_SW:0:1
-        
+
         part1 {
             name    portrait
             x       0
@@ -394,6 +394,12 @@
         color     0xe0e0e0
         event     EV_SW:0:0
 
+        # the framework _always_ assume that the DPad
+        # has been physically rotated in landscape mode.
+        # however, with this skin, this is not the case
+        #
+        dpad-rotation 3
+
         part1 {
             name    portrait
             x       800
diff --git a/emulator/skins/QVGA/layout b/emulator/skins/QVGA/layout
index f98e7bd..96f2133 100644
--- a/emulator/skins/QVGA/layout
+++ b/emulator/skins/QVGA/layout
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@
         color     0xe0e0e0
         event     EV_SW:0:0
 
+        dpad-rotation 3
+
+
         part1 {
             name    portrait
             x       800
diff --git a/emulator/skins/WQVGA432/layout b/emulator/skins/WQVGA432/layout
index 7e52b53..006e955 100644
--- a/emulator/skins/WQVGA432/layout
+++ b/emulator/skins/WQVGA432/layout
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@
         color     0xe0e0e0
         event     EV_SW:0:0
 
+        dpad-rotation 3
+
         part1 {
             name    portrait
             x       800
diff --git a/emulator/skins/WVGA800/layout b/emulator/skins/WVGA800/layout
index 6037ab8..63647f3 100644
--- a/emulator/skins/WVGA800/layout
+++ b/emulator/skins/WVGA800/layout
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@
         color     0xe0e0e0
         event     EV_SW:0:0
 
+        dpad-rotation 3
+
         part1 {
             name    portrait
             x       900
diff --git a/emulator/skins/WVGA854/layout b/emulator/skins/WVGA854/layout
index ab0784d..b086ddc 100644
--- a/emulator/skins/WVGA854/layout
+++ b/emulator/skins/WVGA854/layout
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@
         color     0xe0e0e0
         event     EV_SW:0:0
 
+        dpad-rotation 3
+
         part1 {
             name    portrait
             x       900