diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 98142ac..82e4602 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@
     <string name="pref_content_autofit">Auto-fit pages</string>
     <!-- Settings summary -->
     <string name="pref_content_autofit_summary">Format Web pages to fit the screen</string>
+    <!-- Settings label for enabling a mode where the browser is always set to landscape mode -->
+    <string name="pref_content_landscape_only">Landscape only display</string>
+    <!-- Settings summary -->
+    <string name="pref_content_landscape_only_summary">Always read pages in the wider, landscape screen orientation</string>
     <!-- Settings screen, section title -->
     <string name="pref_privacy_title">Privacy settings</string>
     <!-- Settings label -->
diff --git a/res/xml/browser_preferences.xml b/res/xml/browser_preferences.xml
index fdfa839..79dfb92 100644
--- a/res/xml/browser_preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/browser_preferences.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
                 android:summary="@string/pref_content_autofit_summary" />  
 
         <CheckBoxPreference
+                android:key="landscape_only"
+                android:defaultValue="false"
+                android:title="@string/pref_content_landscape_only"
+                android:summary="@string/pref_content_landscape_only_summary" />
+
+        <CheckBoxPreference
                 android:key="enable_javascript"
                 android:defaultValue="true"
                 android:title="@string/pref_content_javascript" />     
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
index 0e2c5af..39f1d7f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     private String homeUrl = "http://www.google.com/m?client=ms-";
     private boolean loginInitialized = false;
     private boolean autoFitPage = true;
+    private boolean landscapeOnly = false;
     private boolean showDebugSettings = false;
 
     // Development settings
@@ -237,6 +238,14 @@
         textSize = WebSettings.TextSize.valueOf(
                 p.getString(PREF_TEXT_SIZE, textSize.name()));
         autoFitPage = p.getBoolean("autofit_pages", autoFitPage);
+        boolean landscapeOnlyTemp =
+                p.getBoolean("landscape_only", landscapeOnly);
+        if (landscapeOnlyTemp != landscapeOnly) {
+            landscapeOnly = landscapeOnlyTemp;
+            mTabControl.getBrowserActivity().setRequestedOrientation(
+                    landscapeOnly ? ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE
+                    : ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED);
+        }
         useWideViewPort = true; // use wide view port for either setting
         if (autoFitPage) {
             layoutAlgorithm = WebSettings.LayoutAlgorithm.NARROW_COLUMNS;