diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
index 8244c09909..3d5bc87c9a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
@@ -224,7 +224,10 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 this.readChildNodes(node, symbolizer);
             },
             "PointPlacement": function(node, symbolizer) {
-                this.readChildNodes(node, symbolizer);
+                var config = {};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, config);
+                config.labelRotation = config.rotation;
+                delete config.rotation;
                 var labelAlign,
                     x = symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX,
                     y = symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY;
@@ -242,7 +245,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 } else if (y >= 2/3) {
                     labelAlign += 't';
                 }
-                symbolizer.labelAlign = labelAlign;
+                config.labelAlign = labelAlign;
+                OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(symbolizer, config);
             },
             "AnchorPoint": function(node, symbolizer) {
                 this.readChildNodes(node, symbolizer);
@@ -999,8 +1003,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                     symbolizer.labelYOffset != null) {
                         this.writeNode("Displacement", symbolizer, node);
                 }
-                if (symbolizer.rotation != null) {
-                    this.writeNode("Rotation", symbolizer.rotation, node);
+                if (symbolizer.labelRotation != null) {
+                    this.writeNode("Rotation", symbolizer.labelRotation, node);
                 }
                 return node;
             },