diff --git a/core/page.cpp b/core/page.cpp
index 330e12b1e..c3371d8d2 100644
--- a/core/page.cpp
+++ b/core/page.cpp
@@ -304,10 +304,6 @@ void PagePrivate::rotateAt( Rotation orientation )
     for ( ; objectIt != end; ++objectIt )
         (*objectIt)->transform( matrix );
 
-    if ( m_text )
-    {
-        m_text->d->m_transformMatrix = rotationMatrix();
-    }
     QLinkedList< HighlightAreaRect* >::const_iterator hlIt = m_page->m_highlights.begin(), hlItEnd = m_page->m_highlights.end();
     for ( ; hlIt != hlItEnd; ++hlIt )
     {
@@ -399,7 +395,7 @@ void Page::setTextPage( TextPage * textPage )
     d->m_text = textPage;
     if ( d->m_text )
     {
-        d->m_text->d->m_transformMatrix = d->rotationMatrix();
+        d->m_text->d->m_page = d;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/textpage.cpp b/core/textpage.cpp
index ec9436162..6336678ff 100644
--- a/core/textpage.cpp
+++ b/core/textpage.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "area.h"
 #include "debug_p.h"
 #include "misc.h"
+#include "page_p.h"
 
 using namespace Okular;
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ NormalizedRect TextEntity::transformedArea(const QMatrix &matrix) const
 
 
 TextPagePrivate::TextPagePrivate( const TextEntity::List &words )
-    : m_words( words )
+    : m_words( words ), m_page( 0 )
 {
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ RegularAreaRect * TextPage::textArea ( TextSelection * sel) const
     or that has a left border >= cx and bottom border >= cy. 
 */
     RegularAreaRect * ret= new RegularAreaRect;
+
+    QMatrix matrix = d->m_page ? d->m_page->rotationMatrix() : QMatrix();
 #if 0
     int it = -1;
     int itB = -1;
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ RegularAreaRect * TextPage::textArea ( TextSelection * sel) const
         {
             tmp = *d->m_words[ it ]->area();
             if ( tmp.intersects( &first ) || tmp.intersects( &second ) || tmp.intersects( &third ) )
-                ret->appendShape( d->m_words.at( it )->transformedArea( d->m_transformMatrix ) );
+                ret->appendShape( d->m_words.at( it )->transformedArea( matrix ) );
         }
     }
 #else
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ RegularAreaRect * TextPage::textArea ( TextSelection * sel) const
         if ( ( tmp.top > startCy || ( tmp.bottom > startCy && tmp.right > startCx ) )
              && ( tmp.bottom < endCy || ( tmp.top < endCy && tmp.left < endCx ) ) )
         {
-            ret->appendShape( (*it)->transformedArea( d->m_transformMatrix ) );
+            ret->appendShape( (*it)->transformedArea( matrix ) );
         }
     }
 #endif
@@ -301,6 +304,7 @@ RegularAreaRect* TextPagePrivate::findTextInternalForward( int searchID, const Q
                                                              const TextEntity::List::ConstIterator &start,
                                                              const TextEntity::List::ConstIterator &end )
 {
+    QMatrix matrix = m_page ? m_page->rotationMatrix() : QMatrix();
 
     RegularAreaRect* ret=new RegularAreaRect;
     QString query = (caseSensitivity == Qt::CaseSensitive) ? _query : _query.toLower();
@@ -381,7 +385,7 @@ RegularAreaRect* TextPagePrivate::findTextInternalForward( int searchID, const Q
             kDebug(OkularDebug) << "\tmatched";
 #endif
                     haveMatch=true;
-                    ret->append( curEntity->transformedArea(m_transformMatrix) );
+                    ret->append( curEntity->transformedArea( matrix ) );
                     j+=min;
                     queryLeft-=min;
             }
diff --git a/core/textpage_p.h b/core/textpage_p.h
index 9a514a710..2ba9a5b8a 100644
--- a/core/textpage_p.h
+++ b/core/textpage_p.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class SearchPoint;
 namespace Okular
 {
 
+class PagePrivate;
+
 class TextPagePrivate
 {
     public:
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ class TextPagePrivate
 
         TextEntity::List m_words;
         QMap< int, SearchPoint* > m_searchPoints;
-        QMatrix m_transformMatrix;
+        PagePrivate *m_page;
 };
 
 }