diff --git a/src/ship_cmd.cpp b/src/ship_cmd.cpp
index c49d32eb48..f6723b555a 100644
--- a/src/ship_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/ship_cmd.cpp
@@ -351,15 +351,21 @@ void Ship::UpdateDeltaXY()
 		this->x_offs -= this->x_pos - this->rotation_x_pos;
 		this->y_offs -= this->y_pos - this->rotation_y_pos;
 	}
+}
 
-	if (this->rotation != this->cur_image_valid_dir) {
-		this->cur_image_valid_dir  = INVALID_DIR;
-		Point offset = RemapCoords(this->x_offs, this->y_offs, 0);
-		this->sprite_seq_bounds.left = -offset.x - 16;
-		this->sprite_seq_bounds.right = this->sprite_seq_bounds.left + 32;
-		this->sprite_seq_bounds.top = -offset.y - 16;
-		this->sprite_seq_bounds.bottom = this->sprite_seq_bounds.top + 32;
+bool RecentreShipSpriteBounds(Vehicle *v)
+{
+	Ship *ship = Ship::From(v);
+	if (ship->rotation != ship->cur_image_valid_dir) {
+		ship->cur_image_valid_dir  = INVALID_DIR;
+		Point offset = RemapCoords(ship->x_offs, ship->y_offs, 0);
+		ship->sprite_seq_bounds.left = -offset.x - 16;
+		ship->sprite_seq_bounds.right = ship->sprite_seq_bounds.left + 32;
+		ship->sprite_seq_bounds.top = -offset.y - 16;
+		ship->sprite_seq_bounds.bottom = ship->sprite_seq_bounds.top + 32;
+		return true;
 	}
+	return false;
 }
 
 int Ship::GetEffectiveMaxSpeed() const
diff --git a/src/vehicle_base.h b/src/vehicle_base.h
index 1fe093dbc5..0cc59bf63d 100644
--- a/src/vehicle_base.h
+++ b/src/vehicle_base.h
@@ -1450,10 +1450,19 @@ public:
 			return;
 		}
 
+		bool always_update_viewport = false;
+
+		if (EXPECTED_TYPE == VEH_SHIP && update_delta) {
+			extern bool RecentreShipSpriteBounds(Vehicle *v);
+			always_update_viewport = RecentreShipSpriteBounds(this);
+		}
+
 		SetBit(this->vcache.cached_veh_flags, VCF_IMAGE_REFRESH);
 
 		if (force_update) {
 			this->Vehicle::UpdateViewport(IsPointInViewportVehicleRedrawArea(_viewport_vehicle_map_redraw_rects, pt));
+		} else if (always_update_viewport) {
+			this->Vehicle::UpdateViewport(false);
 		}
 	}