diff --git a/src/lime/_internal/backend/air/AIRApplication.hx b/src/lime/_internal/backend/air/AIRApplication.hx
index c814ec97b..d0e6b4ebe 100644
--- a/src/lime/_internal/backend/air/AIRApplication.hx
+++ b/src/lime/_internal/backend/air/AIRApplication.hx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import flash.desktop.SystemIdleMode;
 import flash.events.Event;
 import lime._internal.backend.flash.FlashApplication;
 import lime.app.Application;
+import lime.system.Orientation;
 import lime.system.System;
 
 class AIRApplication extends FlashApplication
@@ -32,4 +33,21 @@ class AIRApplication extends FlashApplication
 	{
 		// TODO: Remove event handlers?
 	}
+
+	override public function getDeviceOrientation():Orientation
+	{
+		switch (parent.window.stage.deviceOrientation)
+		{
+			case DEFAULT:
+				return PORTRAIT;
+			case UPSIDE_DOWN:
+				return PORTRAIT_FLIPPED;
+			case ROTATED_LEFT:
+				return LANDSCAPE;
+			case ROTATED_RIGHT:
+				return LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED;
+			default:
+				return UNKNOWN;
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/lime/_internal/backend/flash/FlashApplication.hx b/src/lime/_internal/backend/flash/FlashApplication.hx
index 039b032b9..0ecd20727 100644
--- a/src/lime/_internal/backend/flash/FlashApplication.hx
+++ b/src/lime/_internal/backend/flash/FlashApplication.hx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import flash.ui.MultitouchInputMode;
 import flash.ui.Multitouch;
 import lime.app.Application;
 import lime.media.AudioManager;
+import lime.system.Orientation;
 import lime.ui.Window;
 
 @:access(lime.app.Application)
@@ -34,4 +35,9 @@ class FlashApplication
 	}
 
 	public function exit():Void {}
+
+	public function getDeviceOrientation():Orientation
+	{
+		return UNKNOWN;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/lime/_internal/backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx b/src/lime/_internal/backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx
index 3b137e92b..6800c87ca 100644
--- a/src/lime/_internal/backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx
+++ b/src/lime/_internal/backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import js.html.KeyboardEvent;
 import js.Browser;
 import lime.app.Application;
 import lime.media.AudioManager;
+import lime.system.Orientation;
 import lime.system.Sensor;
 import lime.system.SensorType;
 import lime.ui.GamepadAxis;
@@ -350,6 +351,27 @@ class HTML5Application
 
 	public function exit():Void {}
 
+	public function getDeviceOrientation():Orientation
+	{
+		if (Browser.window.screen.orientation != null)
+		{
+			switch (Browser.window.screen.orientation.type)
+			{
+				case PORTRAIT_PRIMARY:
+					return PORTRAIT;
+				case PORTRAIT_SECONDARY:
+					return PORTRAIT_FLIPPED;
+				case LANDSCAPE_PRIMARY:
+					return LANDSCAPE;
+				case LANDSCAPE_SECONDARY:
+					return LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED;
+				default:
+					// fall through to unknown
+			}
+		}
+		return UNKNOWN;
+	}
+
 	private function handleApplicationEvent(?__):Void
 	{
 		// TODO: Support independent window frame rates
diff --git a/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx b/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
index 56b1677cf..949390573 100644
--- a/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
+++ b/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@ class NativeApplication
 		#end
 	}
 
+	public function getDeviceOrientation():Orientation
+	{
+		#if (!macro && lime_cffi)
+		return cast NativeCFFI.lime_system_get_device_orientation();
+		#end
+	}
+
 	private function handleApplicationEvent():Void
 	{
 		switch (applicationEventInfo.type)
diff --git a/src/lime/app/Application.hx b/src/lime/app/Application.hx
index 13ca9ecea..fb318ca61 100644
--- a/src/lime/app/Application.hx
+++ b/src/lime/app/Application.hx
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ import lime.ui.Touch;
 import lime.ui.Window;
 import lime.ui.WindowAttributes;
 import lime.utils.Preloader;
-import lime._internal.backend.native.NativeCFFI;
-#if (js && html5)
-import js.Browser;
-#end
 
 /**
 	The Application class forms the foundation for most Lime projects.
@@ -32,7 +28,6 @@ import js.Browser;
 @:noDebug
 #end
 @:access(lime.ui.Window)
-@:access(lime._internal.backend.native.NativeCFFI)
 class Application extends Module
 {
 	/**
@@ -659,41 +654,7 @@ class Application extends Module
 
 	@:noCompletion private function get_deviceOrientation():Orientation
 	{
-		#if (lime_cffi && !macro)
-		return cast NativeCFFI.lime_system_get_device_orientation();
-		#elseif air
-		switch (__window.stage.deviceOrientation)
-		{
-			case DEFAULT:
-				return PORTRAIT;
-			case UPSIDE_DOWN:
-				return PORTRAIT_FLIPPED;
-			case ROTATED_LEFT:
-				return LANDSCAPE;
-			case ROTATED_RIGHT:
-				return LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED;
-			default:
-				return UNKNOWN;
-		}
-		#elseif (js && html5)
-		if (Browser.window.screen.orientation != null)
-		{
-			switch (Browser.window.screen.orientation.type)
-			{
-				case PORTRAIT_PRIMARY:
-					return PORTRAIT;
-				case PORTRAIT_SECONDARY:
-					return PORTRAIT_FLIPPED;
-				case LANDSCAPE_PRIMARY:
-					return LANDSCAPE;
-				case LANDSCAPE_SECONDARY:
-					return LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED;
-				default:
-					return UNKNOWN;
-			}
-		}
-		#end
-		return UNKNOWN;
+		return __backend.getDeviceOrientation();
 	}
 }