diff --git a/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss b/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss
index df746a9..ba8289f 100644
--- a/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss
+++ b/src/hollywoo_flixel/ActorFlxSprite.kiss
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 (prop :Float z 0)
 
+(prop &mut :Bool portraitFacingForward false)
+
 (defNew [&prop :String assetPath &opt frameWidth frameHeight :StageFacing defaultFacing :Map<String,AnimationArgs> animations]
     (super)
 
diff --git a/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss b/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
index d812232..72d2a4e 100644
--- a/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
+++ b/src/hollywoo_flixel/FlxDirector.kiss
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@
     // TODO  also allow for manually defined flipped frames so text on clothing doesn't mirror
     (set character.actor.cameras [camera])
     (set character.actor.flipX ?!(= character.stageFacing character.actor.defaultFacing))
+    // For characters whose images are forward-facing portraits, it's wrong to flip them based on facing:
+    (when character.actor.portraitFacingForward
+        (set character.actor.flipX false))
     // All actors same width, display centered on x
     (character.actor.setGraphicSize flxMovie.ACTOR_WIDTH)
     (character.actor.updateHitbox)