diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index ea550e159..6674a67b6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 + Avoid updating width/feather sliders for tools that don’t use them [cce3107](https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/commit/cce31079c871fcc04e957c44d5c6e65990f635f1)
 + Fix fill misbehaving when drawing was partly outside border [#1865](https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/pull/1865)
 + Fix clearing selection with the delete shortcut [#1892](https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/pull/1892)
++ Fix camera handles not being draggable at 90 deg [#1897](https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/issues/1897)
 
 ## Pencil2D v0.7.0 - 12 July 2024
 
diff --git a/core_lib/src/interface/editor.cpp b/core_lib/src/interface/editor.cpp
index d5aabb9ac..8c3ceb0de 100644
--- a/core_lib/src/interface/editor.cpp
+++ b/core_lib/src/interface/editor.cpp
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ LayerVisibility Editor::layerVisibility()
 
 qreal Editor::viewScaleInversed()
 {
-    return view()->getViewScaleInverse();
+    return view()->getScaleInversed();
 }
 
 void Editor::increaseLayerVisibilityIndex()
diff --git a/core_lib/src/interface/scribblearea.cpp b/core_lib/src/interface/scribblearea.cpp
index 26046470e..64492b89a 100644
--- a/core_lib/src/interface/scribblearea.cpp
+++ b/core_lib/src/interface/scribblearea.cpp
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ void ScribbleArea::prepCameraPainter(int frame)
                                   mEditor->playback()->isPlaying(),
                                   mLayerVisibility,
                                   mPrefs->getFloat(SETTING::LAYER_VISIBILITY_THRESHOLD),
-                                  mEditor->view()->getViewScaleInverse());
+                                  mEditor->view()->getScaleInversed());
 
     OnionSkinPainterOptions onionSkinOptions;
     onionSkinOptions.enabledWhilePlaying = mPrefs->getInt(SETTING::ONION_WHILE_PLAYBACK);
diff --git a/core_lib/src/managers/viewmanager.cpp b/core_lib/src/managers/viewmanager.cpp
index 9b85848ea..d4b7834e5 100644
--- a/core_lib/src/managers/viewmanager.cpp
+++ b/core_lib/src/managers/viewmanager.cpp
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ QTransform ViewManager::getViewInverse() const
     return mViewCanvasInverse;
 }
 
-qreal ViewManager::getViewScaleInverse() const
+qreal ViewManager::getScaleInversed() const
 {
-    return mViewCanvasInverse.m11();
+    return 1. / mScaling;
 }
 
 void ViewManager::updateViewTransforms()
diff --git a/core_lib/src/managers/viewmanager.h b/core_lib/src/managers/viewmanager.h
index 1c0009c4d..7b7b8ff8e 100644
--- a/core_lib/src/managers/viewmanager.h
+++ b/core_lib/src/managers/viewmanager.h
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ class ViewManager : public BaseManager
 
     QTransform getView() const;
     QTransform getViewInverse() const;
-    qreal getViewScaleInverse() const;
+
+    /** @return The inverted scale value */
+    qreal getScaleInversed() const;
+
     void resetView();
 
     QPointF mapCanvasToScreen(QPointF p) const;
diff --git a/core_lib/src/tool/cameratool.cpp b/core_lib/src/tool/cameratool.cpp
index e0d1045b8..5b5a26823 100644
--- a/core_lib/src/tool/cameratool.cpp
+++ b/core_lib/src/tool/cameratool.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void CameraTool::updateUIAssists(const Layer* layer)
 
     Camera* cam = camLayer->getLastCameraAtFrame(mEditor->currentFrame(), 0);
     if (cam) {
-        mRotationHandlePoint = localRotationHandlePoint(cameraRect.topLeft(), localCamT, cam->scaling(), mEditor->view()->getViewScaleInverse());
+        mRotationHandlePoint = localRotationHandlePoint(cameraRect.topLeft(), localCamT, cam->scaling(), mEditor->view()->getScaleInversed());
     }
 }