diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/Camera1Fragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/Camera1Fragment.java
index bd46f1f296..ee856ff381 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/Camera1Fragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/Camera1Fragment.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mediasend;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ public class Camera1Fragment extends LoggingFragment implements CameraFragment,
     });
 
     orderEnforcer.run(Stage.CAMERA_PROPERTIES_AVAILABLE, this::updatePreviewScale);
+    requireActivity().setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/CameraXFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/CameraXFragment.java
index a6c51d3481..2d4f8845f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/CameraXFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/CameraXFragment.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mediasend;
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ public class CameraXFragment extends LoggingFragment implements CameraFragment {
     camera.bindToLifecycle(getViewLifecycleOwner(),  this::handleCameraInitializationError);
     requireActivity().getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
     requireActivity().getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FORCE_NOT_FULLSCREEN);
+    requireActivity().setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostCreationFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostCreationFragment.kt
index 1a9f303337..6e3a1a88f5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostCreationFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostCreationFragment.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mediasend.v2.text
 
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.View
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageView
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ class TextStoryPostCreationFragment : Fragment(R.layout.stories_text_post_creati
   override fun onResume() {
     super.onResume()
     storyTextPostView.showCloseButton()
+    requireActivity().requestedOrientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT
   }
 
   override fun onTextStoryPostTextEntryDismissed() {