diff --git a/src/camera.c b/src/camera.c
index 2dc52d1..8e7eefc 100644
--- a/src/camera.c
+++ b/src/camera.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static char const _license[] =
 struct _Camera
 {
 	String * device;
+	gboolean flip;
 
 	guint source;
 	int fd;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ static DesktopToolbar _camera_toolbar[] =
 /* functions */
 /* camera_new */
 Camera * camera_new(GtkWidget * window, GtkAccelGroup * group,
-		char const * device)
+		char const * device, int flip)
 {
 	Camera * camera;
 	GtkWidget * vbox;
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ Camera * camera_new(GtkWidget * window, GtkAccelGroup * group,
 	if(device == NULL)
 		device = "/dev/video0";
 	camera->device = string_new(device);
+	camera->flip = flip ? TRUE : FALSE;
 	camera->source = 0;
 	camera->fd = -1;
 	memset(&camera->cap, 0, sizeof(camera->cap));
@@ -863,7 +865,9 @@ static gboolean _camera_on_refresh(gpointer data)
 			camera->format.fmt.pix.pixelformat);
 #endif
 	_refresh_convert(camera);
-	if(width == allocation->width && height == allocation->height
+	if(camera->flip == FALSE
+			&& width == allocation->width
+			&& height == allocation->height
 			&& camera->overlays_cnt == 0)
 		/* render directly */
 		gdk_draw_rgb_image(camera->pixmap, camera->gc, 0, 0,
@@ -875,6 +879,12 @@ static gboolean _camera_on_refresh(gpointer data)
 		pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_data(camera->rgb_buffer,
 				GDK_COLORSPACE_RGB, FALSE, 8, width, height,
 				width * 3, NULL, NULL);
+		if(camera->flip)
+		{
+			pixbuf2 = gdk_pixbuf_flip(pixbuf, TRUE);
+			g_object_unref(pixbuf);
+			pixbuf = pixbuf2;
+		}
 		pixbuf2 = gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple(pixbuf, allocation->width,
 				allocation->height, GDK_INTERP_BILINEAR);
 		_refresh_overlays(camera, pixbuf2);
diff --git a/src/camera.h b/src/camera.h
index 76f0ff0..cfeb98f 100644
--- a/src/camera.h
+++ b/src/camera.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ typedef enum _CameraSnapshotFormat
 
 /* functions */
 Camera * camera_new(GtkWidget * window, GtkAccelGroup * group,
-		char const * device);
+		char const * device, int flip);
 void camera_delete(Camera * camera);
 
 /* accessors */
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 20f29a9..57c0ca2 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -44,23 +44,26 @@
 
 /* private */
 /* prototypes */
-static int _camera(int embedded, char const * device, char const * overlay);
+static int _camera(int embedded, char const * device, int flip,
+		char const * overlay);
 
 static int _usage(void);
 
 
 /* functions */
 /* camera */
-static int _camera_embedded(char const * device, char const * overlay);
+static int _camera_embedded(char const * device, int flip,
+		char const * overlay);
 static void _embedded_on_embedded(gpointer data);
 
-static int _camera(int embedded, char const * device, char const * overlay)
+static int _camera(int embedded, char const * device, int flip,
+		char const * overlay)
 {
 	CameraWindow * camera;
 
 	if(embedded != 0)
-		return _camera_embedded(device, overlay);
-	if((camera = camerawindow_new(device)) == NULL)
+		return _camera_embedded(device, flip, overlay);
+	if((camera = camerawindow_new(device, flip)) == NULL)
 		return error_print(PACKAGE);
 	if(overlay != NULL)
 		camerawindow_add_overlay(camera, overlay, 50);
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ static int _camera(int embedded, char const * device, char const * overlay)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int _camera_embedded(char const * device, char const * overlay)
+static int _camera_embedded(char const * device, int flip, char const * overlay)
 {
 	GtkWidget * window;
 	GtkWidget * widget;
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ static int _camera_embedded(char const * device, char const * overlay)
 	gtk_widget_realize(window);
 	g_signal_connect_swapped(window, "embedded", G_CALLBACK(
 				_embedded_on_embedded), window);
-	if((camera = camera_new(window, NULL, device)) == NULL)
+	if((camera = camera_new(window, NULL, device, flip)) == NULL)
 	{
 		gtk_widget_destroy(window);
 		return -1;
@@ -109,8 +112,9 @@ static void _embedded_on_embedded(gpointer data)
 /* usage */
 static int _usage(void)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, _("Usage: %s [-d device][-O filename][-x]\n"
+	fprintf(stderr, _("Usage: %s [-d device][-O filename][-Hx]\n"
 "  -d	Video device to open\n"
+"  -H	Flip horizontally\n"
 "  -O	Use this file as an overlay\n"
 "  -x	Start in embedded mode\n"), PROGNAME);
 	return 1;
@@ -125,18 +129,22 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 	int o;
 	int embedded = 0;
 	char const * device = NULL;
+	int flip = 0;
 	char const * overlay = NULL;
 
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 	bindtextdomain(PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
 	textdomain(PACKAGE);
 	gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
-	while((o = getopt(argc, argv, "d:O:x")) != -1)
+	while((o = getopt(argc, argv, "d:HO:x")) != -1)
 		switch(o)
 		{
 			case 'd':
 				device = optarg;
 				break;
+			case 'H':
+				flip = 1;
+				break;
 			case 'O':
 				overlay = optarg;
 				break;
@@ -148,5 +156,5 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 		}
 	if(optind != argc)
 		return _usage();
-	return (_camera(embedded, device, overlay) == 0) ? 0 : 2;
+	return (_camera(embedded, device, flip, overlay) == 0) ? 0 : 2;
 }
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 0c1d7da..2fba238 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static const DesktopMenubar _camerawindow_menubar[] =
 /* public */
 /* functions */
 /* camerawindow_new */
-CameraWindow * camerawindow_new(char const * device)
+CameraWindow * camerawindow_new(char const * device, int flip)
 {
 	CameraWindow * camera;
 	GtkAccelGroup * group;
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ CameraWindow * camerawindow_new(char const * device)
 	if(camera->window != NULL)
 	{
 		gtk_widget_realize(camera->window);
-		camera->camera = camera_new(camera->window, group, device);
+		camera->camera = camera_new(camera->window, group, device,
+				flip);
 	}
 	if(camera->camera == NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index a001b9d..b3f0e11 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ typedef struct _CameraWindow CameraWindow;
 
 
 /* functions */
-CameraWindow * camerawindow_new(char const * device);
+CameraWindow * camerawindow_new(char const * device, int flip);
 void camerawindow_delete(CameraWindow * camera);
 
 /* useful */