diff --git a/news.d/47.rc/fixed-dont-rewrite-image-for-0deg-rotation b/news.d/47.rc/fixed-dont-rewrite-image-for-0deg-rotation
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e1143d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news.d/47.rc/fixed-dont-rewrite-image-for-0deg-rotation
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Rotating by 0 degrees went through the complete rotation pipeline including a image reload. Now, 0 deg rotations are ignored.
diff --git a/src/widgets/image/rotation.rs b/src/widgets/image/rotation.rs
index ce4844c..3b2b4a7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/image/rotation.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/image/rotation.rs
@@ -103,11 +103,13 @@ impl LpImage {
         }
 
         if let Ok(r) = gufo_common::orientation::Rotation::try_from(angle) {
-            log::debug!("Editing image to rotate by {r:?}");
-            let operation = glycin::Operation::Rotate(r);
-            let editing_queue = &self.imp().editing_queue;
-            editing_queue.push(operation);
-            editing_queue.write_to_image(self);
+            if r != gufo_common::orientation::Rotation::_0 {
+                log::debug!("Editing image to rotate by {r:?}");
+                let operation = glycin::Operation::Rotate(r);
+                let editing_queue = &self.imp().editing_queue;
+                editing_queue.push(operation);
+                editing_queue.write_to_image(self);
+            }
         }
     }
 }