diff --git a/src/game/client/components/players.cpp b/src/game/client/components/players.cpp
index 95e137b78..5ce1520ae 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/players.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/players.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void CPlayers::RenderPlayer(
 	float AttackTicksPassed = AttackTime * (float)SERVER_TICK_SPEED;
 
 	float Angle;
-	if(Local && Client()->State() != IClient::STATE_DEMOPLAYBACK)
+	if(Local && (!m_pClient->m_Snap.m_SpecInfo.m_Active || m_pClient->m_Snap.m_SpecInfo.m_SpectatorID != SPEC_FREEVIEW) && Client()->State() != IClient::STATE_DEMOPLAYBACK)
 	{
 		// just use the direct input if it's the local player we are rendering
 		Angle = angle(m_pClient->m_Controls.m_aMousePos[g_Config.m_ClDummy]);