diff --git a/lib/compassMapPlugin.dart b/lib/compassMapPlugin.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..922ec45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compassMapPlugin.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import 'package:comunes_flutter/comunes_flutter.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_map/flutter_map.dart';
+
+/// Compass button widget for resetting map rotation to north
+class CompassMapPluginWidget extends StatelessWidget {
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return LayoutBuilder(
+        builder: (context, constraints) =>
+            Stack(fit: StackFit.expand, children: <Widget>[
+              Positioned(
+                top: 10.0,
+                right: 10.0,
+                child: new CenteredRow(
+                  children: <Widget>[
+                    new Column(
+                      children: <Widget>[
+                        _compassButton(context),
+                      ],
+                    )
+                  ],
+                ),
+              )
+            ]));
+  }
+
+  FloatingActionButton _compassButton(BuildContext context) {
+    return FloatingActionButton(
+      backgroundColor: Colors.black26,
+      mini: true,
+      heroTag: 'compass_button',
+      onPressed: () {
+        final controller = MapController.of(context);
+        // Reset rotation to 0 (north) while keeping center and zoom
+        controller.rotate(0);
+      },
+      child: Icon(Icons.explore),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/genericMap.dart b/lib/genericMap.dart
index a15858d..3618315 100644
--- a/lib/genericMap.dart
+++ b/lib/genericMap.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'package:share_plus/share_plus.dart';
 
 import 'attributionMapPlugin.dart';
 import 'colors.dart';
+import 'compassMapPlugin.dart';
 import 'customMoment.dart';
 import 'dummyMapPlugin.dart';
 import 'fireMarkType.dart';
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ class _genericMapState extends State<genericMap> {
               globals.isDevelopment
                   ? new ZoomMapPluginWidget()
                   : new DummyMapPluginWidget(),
+              new CompassMapPluginWidget(),
               new MarkerLayer(
                 markers: buildMarkers(
                     mapState.status == FireMapStatus.viewFireNotification &&
diff --git a/lib/monitoredAreas.dart b/lib/monitoredAreas.dart
index 44240bc..cd9d0a0 100644
--- a/lib/monitoredAreas.dart
+++ b/lib/monitoredAreas.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_redux/flutter_redux.dart';
 import 'package:latlong2/latlong.dart';
 
 import 'colors.dart';
+import 'compassMapPlugin.dart';
 import 'customBottomAppBar.dart';
 import 'generated/i18n.dart';
 import 'mainDrawer.dart';
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ class MonitoredAreasPage extends StatelessWidget {
                                   subdomains: ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'],
                                   userAgentPackageName:
                                       'com.example.fires_flutter'),
+                              new CompassMapPluginWidget(),
                               new PolylineLayer(
                                 polylines: view.monitoredAreas,
                               )