diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/game/EventType.java b/core/src/mindustry/game/EventType.java
index 2bfe8367d8..e7118db61c 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/game/EventType.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/game/EventType.java
@@ -257,13 +257,13 @@ public class EventType{
         }
     }
 
-    /** Called when the player configures a specific building. */
+    /** Called when a specific building has its configuration changed. */
     public static class ConfigEvent{
         public final Building tile;
-        public final Player player;
+        public final @Nullable Player player;
         public final Object value;
 
-        public ConfigEvent(Building tile, Player player, Object value){
+        public ConfigEvent(Building tile, @Nullable Player player, Object value){
             this.tile = tile;
             this.player = player;
             this.value = value;
@@ -473,6 +473,18 @@ public class EventType{
         }
     }
 
+    public static class BuildRotateEvent{
+        public final Building build;
+        public final @Nullable Unit unit;
+        public final int previous;
+
+        public BuildRotateEvent(Building build, @Nullable Unit unit, int previous){
+            this.build = build;
+            this.unit = unit;
+            this.previous = previous;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called when a player or drone begins building something.
      * This does not necessarily happen when a new ConstructBlock is created.
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/input/InputHandler.java b/core/src/mindustry/input/InputHandler.java
index 11877512e5..9a456b1fd0 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/input/InputHandler.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/input/InputHandler.java
@@ -464,10 +464,12 @@ public abstract class InputHandler implements InputProcessor, GestureListener{
         }
 
         if(player != null) build.lastAccessed = player.name;
+        int previous = build.rotation;
         build.rotation = Mathf.mod(build.rotation + Mathf.sign(direction), 4);
         build.updateProximity();
         build.noSleep();
         Fx.rotateBlock.at(build.x, build.y, build.block.size);
+        Events.fire(new BuildRotateEvent(build, player.unit(), previous));
     }
 
     @Remote(targets = Loc.both, called = Loc.both, forward = true)
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/world/Build.java b/core/src/mindustry/world/Build.java
index 5a06e8f2ce..ecec0e1c04 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/world/Build.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/world/Build.java
@@ -77,10 +77,12 @@ public class Build{
         //auto-rotate the block to the correct orientation and bail out
         if(tile.team() == team && tile.block == result && tile.build != null && tile.block.quickRotate){
             if(unit != null && unit.getControllerName() != null) tile.build.lastAccessed = unit.getControllerName();
+            int previous = tile.build.rotation;
             tile.build.rotation = Mathf.mod(rotation, 4);
             tile.build.updateProximity();
             tile.build.noSleep();
             Fx.rotateBlock.at(tile.build.x, tile.build.y, tile.build.block.size);
+            Events.fire(new BuildRotateEvent(tile.build, unit, previous));
             return;
         }