diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/particle_system.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/particle_system.c
index 59c2c1d93ff..16ea71204cc 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/particle_system.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/particle_system.c
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ void psys_get_birth_coordinates(ParticleSimulationData *sim, ParticleData *pa, P
 	const bool use_boids = ((part->phystype == PART_PHYS_BOIDS) &&
 	                        (pa->boid != NULL));
 	const bool use_tangents = ((use_boids == false) &&
-	                           ((part->tanfac != 0.0f) || (part->rotmode == PART_ROT_NOR)));
+	                           ((part->tanfac != 0.0f) || (part->rotmode == PART_ROT_NOR_TAN)));
 
 	int p = pa - psys->particles;
 
@@ -1833,6 +1833,7 @@ void psys_get_birth_coordinates(ParticleSimulationData *sim, ParticleData *pa, P
 			/* create vector into which rotation is aligned */
 			switch (part->rotmode) {
 				case PART_ROT_NOR:
+				case PART_ROT_NOR_TAN:
 					copy_v3_v3(rot_vec, nor);
 					use_global_space = false;
 					break;
@@ -1881,7 +1882,7 @@ void psys_get_birth_coordinates(ParticleSimulationData *sim, ParticleData *pa, P
 				invert_qt_qt(q_imat, q_obmat);
 
 
-				if (part->rotmode != PART_ROT_NOR) {
+				if (part->rotmode != PART_ROT_NOR_TAN) {
 					float rot_vec_local[3];
 
 					/* rot_vec */
@@ -1893,7 +1894,7 @@ void psys_get_birth_coordinates(ParticleSimulationData *sim, ParticleData *pa, P
 					vec_to_quat(q2, rot_vec_local, OB_POSX, OB_POSZ);
 				}
 				else {
-					/* (part->rotmode == PART_ROT_NOR) */
+					/* (part->rotmode == PART_ROT_NOR_TAN) */
 					float tmat[3][3];
 
 					/* note: utan_local is not taken from 'utan', we calculate from rot_vec/vtan */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_particle_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_particle_types.h
index 84442201df8..29fcaf3bf73 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_particle_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_particle_types.h
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ typedef struct ParticleSystem {
 #define PART_ROT_OB_X		6
 #define PART_ROT_OB_Y		7
 #define PART_ROT_OB_Z		8
+#define PART_ROT_NOR_TAN	9
 
 /* part->avemode */
 #define PART_AVE_VELOCITY	1
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_particle.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_particle.c
index f120a0cab4a..b966a7d7f2c 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_particle.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_particle.c
@@ -1887,6 +1887,7 @@ static void rna_def_particle_settings(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	static EnumPropertyItem rot_mode_items[] = {
 		{0, "NONE", 0, "None", ""},
 		{PART_ROT_NOR, "NOR", 0, "Normal", ""},
+		{PART_ROT_NOR_TAN, "NOR_TAN", 0, "Normal-Tangent", ""},
 		{PART_ROT_VEL, "VEL", 0, "Velocity / Hair", ""},
 		{PART_ROT_GLOB_X, "GLOB_X", 0, "Global X", ""},
 		{PART_ROT_GLOB_Y, "GLOB_Y", 0, "Global Y", ""},