diff --git a/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c b/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c
index 80e7adf6a1a..ebe96bf0c2f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ static void vidconsole_newline(struct udevice *dev)
 	priv->ycur += priv->y_charsize;
 
 	/* Check if we need to scroll the terminal */
-	if ((priv->ycur + priv->y_charsize) / priv->y_charsize > priv->rows) {
+	if (vid_priv->rot % 2 ?
+	    priv->ycur + priv->x_charsize > vid_priv->xsize :
+	    priv->ycur + priv->y_charsize > vid_priv->ysize) {
 		vidconsole_move_rows(dev, 0, rows, priv->rows - rows);
 		for (i = 0; i < rows; i++)
 			vidconsole_set_row(dev, priv->rows - i - 1,
diff --git a/include/video.h b/include/video.h
index fd19723b1d2..c7afe22d823 100644
--- a/include/video.h
+++ b/include/video.h
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ enum video_format {
  *
  * @xsize:	Number of pixel columns (e.g. 1366)
  * @ysize:	Number of pixels rows (e.g.. 768)
- * @rot:	Display rotation (0=none, 1=90 degrees clockwise, etc.)
+ * @rot:	Display rotation (0=none, 1=90 degrees clockwise, etc.). THis
+ *		does not affect @xsize and @ysize
  * @bpix:	Encoded bits per pixel (enum video_log2_bpp)
  * @format:	Pixel format (enum video_format)
  * @vidconsole_drv_name:	Driver to use for the text console, NULL to
diff --git a/include/video_console.h b/include/video_console.h
index 8b5928dc5eb..723d2315606 100644
--- a/include/video_console.h
+++ b/include/video_console.h
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ enum {
  * Drivers must set up @rows, @cols, @x_charsize, @y_charsize in their probe()
  * method. Drivers may set up @xstart_frac if desired.
  *
+ * Note that these values relate to the rotated console, so that an 80x25
+ * console which is rotated 90 degrees will have rows=80 and cols=25
+ *
+ * The xcur_frac and ycur values refer to the unrotated coordinates, that is
+ * xcur_frac always advances with each character, even if its limit might be
+ * vid_priv->ysize instead of vid_priv->xsize if the console is rotated 90 or
+ * 270 degrees.
+ *
  * @sdev:		stdio device, acting as an output sink
  * @xcur_frac:		Current X position, in fractional units (VID_TO_POS(x))
  * @ycur:		Current Y position in pixels (0=top)