diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios_objc.h b/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/rtc_video_capture_ios_objc.h
similarity index 82%
rename from webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios_objc.h
rename to webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/rtc_video_capture_ios_objc.h
index 8e50facba1..e6fa257ec2 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios_objc.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/rtc_video_capture_ios_objc.h
@@ -15,13 +15,18 @@
 
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios.h"
 
-@interface VideoCaptureIosObjC
+// The following class listens to a notification with name:
+// 'StatusBarOrientationDidChange'.
+// This notification must be posted in order for the capturer to reflect the
+// orientation change in video w.r.t. the application orientation.
+@interface RTCVideoCaptureIosObjC
     : UIViewController<AVCaptureVideoDataOutputSampleBufferDelegate> {
  @private
   webrtc::videocapturemodule::VideoCaptureIos* _owner;
   webrtc::VideoCaptureCapability _capability;
   AVCaptureSession* _captureSession;
   int _captureId;
+  AVCaptureConnection* _connection;
 }
 
 @property webrtc::VideoCaptureRotation frameRotation;
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios_objc.mm b/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/rtc_video_capture_ios_objc.mm
similarity index 85%
rename from webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios_objc.mm
rename to webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/rtc_video_capture_ios_objc.mm
index 5b8d69786e..1af1666c9d 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios_objc.mm
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/rtc_video_capture_ios_objc.mm
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@
  */
 
 #import "webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/device_info_ios_objc.h"
-#import "webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios_objc.h"
+#import "webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/rtc_video_capture_ios_objc.h"
 
 #include "webrtc/system_wrappers/interface/trace.h"
 
 using namespace webrtc;
 using namespace webrtc::videocapturemodule;
 
-@interface VideoCaptureIosObjC (hidden)
+@interface RTCVideoCaptureIosObjC (hidden)
 - (int)changeCaptureInputWithName:(NSString*)captureDeviceName;
 
 @end
 
-@implementation VideoCaptureIosObjC
+@implementation RTCVideoCaptureIosObjC
 
 @synthesize frameRotation = _framRotation;
 
@@ -66,11 +66,24 @@ using namespace webrtc::videocapturemodule;
                selector:@selector(onVideoError:)
                    name:AVCaptureSessionRuntimeErrorNotification
                  object:_captureSession];
+    [notify addObserver:self
+               selector:@selector(statusBarOrientationDidChange:)
+                   name:@"StatusBarOrientationDidChange"
+                 object:nil];
   }
 
   return self;
 }
 
+- (void)statusBarOrientationDidChange:(NSNotification*)notification {
+  [self setRelativeVideoOrientation];
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc {
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
+  [super dealloc];
+}
+
 - (BOOL)setCaptureDeviceByUniqueId:(NSString*)uniqueId {
   // check to see if the camera is already set
   if (_captureSession) {
@@ -149,13 +162,12 @@ using namespace webrtc::videocapturemodule;
   [_captureSession setSessionPreset:captureQuality];
 
   // take care of capture framerate now
-  AVCaptureConnection* connection =
-      [currentOutput connectionWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo];
-
+  _connection = [currentOutput connectionWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo];
+  [self setRelativeVideoOrientation];
   CMTime cm_time = {1, _capability.maxFPS, kCMTimeFlags_Valid, 0};
 
-  [connection setVideoMinFrameDuration:cm_time];
-  [connection setVideoMaxFrameDuration:cm_time];
+  [_connection setVideoMinFrameDuration:cm_time];
+  [_connection setVideoMaxFrameDuration:cm_time];
 
   // finished configuring, commit settings to AVCaptureSession.
   [_captureSession commitConfiguration];
@@ -167,6 +179,26 @@ using namespace webrtc::videocapturemodule;
   return YES;
 }
 
+- (void)setRelativeVideoOrientation {
+  if (!_connection.supportsVideoOrientation)
+    return;
+  switch ([UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation) {
+    case UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait:
+      _connection.videoOrientation = AVCaptureVideoOrientationPortrait;
+      break;
+    case UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown:
+      _connection.videoOrientation =
+          AVCaptureVideoOrientationPortraitUpsideDown;
+      break;
+    case UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft:
+      _connection.videoOrientation = AVCaptureVideoOrientationLandscapeLeft;
+      break;
+    case UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight:
+      _connection.videoOrientation = AVCaptureVideoOrientationLandscapeRight;
+      break;
+  }
+}
+
 - (void)onVideoError {
   // TODO(sjlee): make the specific error handling with this notification.
   WEBRTC_TRACE(kTraceError,
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios.h b/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios.h
index 5d7e4b3572..ff8345f26e 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_capture/video_capture_impl.h"
 
-@class VideoCaptureIosObjC;
+@class RTCVideoCaptureIosObjC;
 
 namespace webrtc {
 namespace videocapturemodule {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class VideoCaptureIos : public VideoCaptureImpl {
   virtual int32_t CaptureSettings(VideoCaptureCapability& settings) OVERRIDE;
 
  private:
-  VideoCaptureIosObjC* capture_device_;
+  RTCVideoCaptureIosObjC* capture_device_;
   bool is_capturing_;
   int32_t id_;
   VideoCaptureCapability capability_;
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios.mm b/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios.mm
index bb576c3fcd..5c4680d8ef 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios.mm
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios.mm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/device_info_ios_objc.h"
-#include "webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/video_capture_ios_objc.h"
+#include "webrtc/modules/video_capture/ios/rtc_video_capture_ios_objc.h"
 #include "webrtc/system_wrappers/interface/ref_count.h"
 #include "webrtc/system_wrappers/interface/scoped_refptr.h"
 #include "webrtc/system_wrappers/interface/trace.h"
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ VideoCaptureModule* VideoCaptureIos::Create(const int32_t capture_id,
   capture_module->_deviceUniqueId[name_length] = '\0';
 
   capture_module->capture_device_ =
-      [[VideoCaptureIosObjC alloc] initWithOwner:capture_module
-                                       captureId:capture_module->id_];
+      [[RTCVideoCaptureIosObjC alloc] initWithOwner:capture_module
+                                          captureId:capture_module->id_];
   if (!capture_module->capture_device_) {
     return NULL;
   }
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_capture/video_capture.gypi b/webrtc/modules/video_capture/video_capture.gypi
index b8a63c9c4a..237a7560f1 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_capture/video_capture.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_capture/video_capture.gypi
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@
                 'ios/device_info_ios.mm',
                 'ios/device_info_ios_objc.h',
                 'ios/device_info_ios_objc.mm',
+                'ios/rtc_video_capture_ios_objc.h',
+                'ios/rtc_video_capture_ios_objc.mm',
                 'ios/video_capture_ios.h',
                 'ios/video_capture_ios.mm',
-                'ios/video_capture_ios_objc.h',
-                'ios/video_capture_ios_objc.mm',
               ],
               'all_dependent_settings': {
                 'xcode_settings': {