diff --git a/mods/lord/Core/archery/src/archery/processor/processing_api.lua b/mods/lord/Core/archery/src/archery/processor/processing_api.lua
index ec31671d1..356e482dc 100644
--- a/mods/lord/Core/archery/src/archery/processor/processing_api.lua
+++ b/mods/lord/Core/archery/src/archery/processor/processing_api.lua
@@ -119,12 +119,15 @@ local function projectile_shoot(shooter, projectile_stack, power, forced_directi
 	local projectile_reg = projectiles.get_projectiles()[projectile_item]
 
 	local projectile_entity = minetest.add_entity(projectile_pos, projectile_reg.entity_name)
-	projectile_entity:add_velocity(vector.multiply(look_dir, projectile_reg.entity_reg.max_speed * power))
+	local initial_vel = vector.multiply(look_dir, projectile_reg.entity_reg.max_speed * power)
+	local rotation_formula = projectile_reg.entity_reg.rotation_formula
+	projectile_entity:set_rotation(projectiles.get_rotation_pattern(rotation_formula, initial_vel))
+	projectile_entity:get_luaentity()._rotation_formula = rotation_formula
+	projectile_entity:add_velocity(initial_vel)
 	projectile_entity:set_acceleration(vector.new(0, -GRAVITY, 0))
 	projectile_entity:get_luaentity()._shooter = shooter
 	projectile_entity:get_luaentity()._projectile_stack = projectile_stack
 	projectile_entity:get_luaentity()._remove_on_object_hit = projectile_reg.entity_reg.remove_on_object_hit
-	projectile_entity:get_luaentity()._rotation_formula = projectile_reg.entity_reg.rotation_formula
 
 	return true
 end
diff --git a/mods/lord/Core/projectiles/src/projectiles/api.lua b/mods/lord/Core/projectiles/src/projectiles/api.lua
index c85dccfb2..8bf9b2582 100644
--- a/mods/lord/Core/projectiles/src/projectiles/api.lua
+++ b/mods/lord/Core/projectiles/src/projectiles/api.lua
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ end
 
 
 return {
-	explode_area          = explode_area,
-	register_projectile = register_projectile,
-	get_projectiles     = function() return registered_projectiles end,
+	explode_area         = explode_area,
+	register_projectile  = register_projectile,
+	get_rotation_pattern = entity.get_rotation_pattern,
+	get_projectiles      = function() return registered_projectiles end,
 }
diff --git a/mods/lord/Core/projectiles/src/projectiles/entity.lua b/mods/lord/Core/projectiles/src/projectiles/entity.lua
index fb36909d8..42e58ba90 100644
--- a/mods/lord/Core/projectiles/src/projectiles/entity.lua
+++ b/mods/lord/Core/projectiles/src/projectiles/entity.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@ local math_pi, math_arctan, math_sqrt
 	= math.pi, math.atan2,  math.sqrt
 
 
+local function get_rotation_pattern(rotation_type, vel)
+	if not rotation_type or type(rotation_type) ~= "string" then
+		rotation_type = "pointed"
+	end
+	local rotation_patterns = {
+		pointed = {
+			x = 0,
+			y = math_pi + math_arctan(vel.z, vel.x),
+			z = math_arctan(vel.y, math_sqrt(vel.z * vel.z + vel.x * vel.x))
+		},
+		rolling = {
+			x = 0,
+			y = -math_pi*2 + math_arctan(vel.z, vel.x),
+			z = -math_arctan(vel.y, math_sqrt(vel.z * vel.z + vel.x * vel.x))
+		},
+	}
+	return rotation_patterns[rotation_type]
+end
+
 -- Update projectile life timer
 --- @param projectile LuaEntity  projectile entity
 --- @param dtime      number     time passed from the last call
@@ -200,19 +219,8 @@ local function flight_processing(projectile, environment, rotation_formula)
 				texture = particle_texture,
 			})
 		end
-		local rot = {
-			pointed = {
-				x = 0,
-				y = math_pi + math_arctan(vel.z, vel.x),
-				z = math_arctan(vel.y, math_sqrt(vel.z * vel.z + vel.x * vel.x))
-			},
-			rolling = {
-				x = 0,
-				y = -math_pi*2 + math_arctan(vel.z, vel.x),
-				z = -math_arctan(vel.y, math_sqrt(vel.z * vel.z + vel.x * vel.x))
-			},
-		}
-		projectile.object:set_rotation(rot[rotation_formula or "pointed"])
+
+		projectile.object:set_rotation(get_rotation_pattern(rotation_formula, vel))
 	end
 end
 
@@ -316,4 +324,5 @@ end
 
 return {
 	register_projectile_entity = register_projectile_entity,
+	get_rotation_pattern       = get_rotation_pattern,
 }