diff --git a/ios/Plugin/Plugin.swift b/ios/Plugin/Plugin.swift
index 56b24628..4089b5de 100644
--- a/ios/Plugin/Plugin.swift
+++ b/ios/Plugin/Plugin.swift
@@ -23,16 +23,30 @@ public class CameraPreview: CAPPlugin {
 
     @objc func rotated() {
 
-        let height = self.paddingBottom != nil ? self.height! - self.paddingBottom!: self.height!;
-
         if UIDevice.current.orientation.isLandscape {
-            self.previewView.frame = CGRect(x: self.y!, y: self.x!, width: height, height: self.width!)
+            if(self.width! > self.height!) {
+                // we started in landscape
+                let height = self.paddingBottom != nil ? self.height! - self.paddingBottom!: self.height!;
+                self.previewView.frame = CGRect(x: self.x!, y: self.y!, width: self.width!, height: height)
+            } else {
+                // we started in portrait
+                let width = self.paddingBottom != nil ? self.width! - self.paddingBottom!: self.width!;
+                self.previewView.frame = CGRect(x: self.y!, y: self.x!, width: self.height!, height: width)
+            }
             self.cameraController.previewLayer?.frame = self.previewView.frame
         }
 
         if UIDevice.current.orientation.isPortrait {
-            if (self.previewView != nil && self.x != nil && self.y != nil && self.width != nil && height != nil) {
-                self.previewView.frame = CGRect(x: self.x!, y: self.y!, width: self.width!, height: height!)
+            if (self.previewView != nil && self.x != nil && self.y != nil && self.width != nil && self.height != nil) {
+                if(self.height! > self.width!) {
+                    // we started in portrait
+                    let height = self.paddingBottom != nil ? self.height! - self.paddingBottom!: self.height!;
+                    self.previewView.frame = CGRect(x: self.x!, y: self.y!, width: self.width!, height: height)
+                } else {
+                    // we started in landscape
+                    let width = self.paddingBottom != nil ? self.width! - self.paddingBottom!: self.width!;
+                    self.previewView.frame = CGRect(x: self.y!, y: self.x!, width: self.height!, height: width)
+                }
             }
             self.cameraController.previewLayer?.frame = self.previewView.frame
         }
@@ -85,7 +99,8 @@ public class CameraPreview: CAPPlugin {
                         call.reject(error.localizedDescription)
                         return
                     }
-                    self.previewView = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: self.x!, y: self.y!, width: self.width!, height: self.height!))
+                    let height = self.paddingBottom != nil ? self.height! - self.paddingBottom!: self.height!;
+                    self.previewView = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: self.width!, height: height))
                     self.webView.isOpaque = false
                     self.webView.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
                     self.webView.scrollView.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear