diff --git a/arkindex/documents/tests/test_edit_transcriptions.py b/arkindex/documents/tests/test_edit_transcriptions.py
index ec1bc298d5e6322fab3a2f643b1eccfb462d969c..f153c3657727c975cccc630ad0bb1e3221ba882d 100644
--- a/arkindex/documents/tests/test_edit_transcriptions.py
+++ b/arkindex/documents/tests/test_edit_transcriptions.py
@@ -149,6 +149,88 @@ class TestEditTranscription(FixtureAPITestCase):
             'worker_version_id': None,
         })
 
+    def test_transcription_patch_orientation(self):
+        """
+        Assert it is possible to edit only the text orientation
+        """
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
+        manual_tr_id = self.manual_transcription.id
+        response = self.client.patch(
+            reverse('api:transcription-edit', kwargs={'pk': manual_tr_id}),
+            format='json',
+            data={
+                'orientation': 'vertical-rl'
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.manual_transcription.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertDictEqual(response.json(), {
+            'id': str(manual_tr_id),
+            'confidence': None,
+            'score': None,
+            'text': 'A manual transcription',
+            'orientation': 'vertical-rl',
+            'worker_version_id': None,
+        })
+
+    def test_transcription_patch_invalid_orientation(self):
+        """
+        An invalid text orientation value causes an error
+        """
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
+        manual_tr_id = self.manual_transcription.id
+        response = self.client.patch(
+            reverse('api:transcription-edit', kwargs={'pk': manual_tr_id}),
+            format='json',
+            data={
+                'orientation': 'wobbly'
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertEqual(response.json(), {'orientation': ['Value is not of type TextOrientation']})
+
+    def test_transcription_edit_orientation(self):
+        """
+        Assert it is possible to edit the text orientation with UpdateTranscription
+        """
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
+        manual_tr_id = self.manual_transcription.id
+        response = self.client.put(
+            reverse('api:transcription-edit', kwargs={'pk': manual_tr_id}),
+            format='json',
+            data={
+                'text': 'a knight was living lonely',
+                'orientation': 'vertical-rl',
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.manual_transcription.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertDictEqual(response.json(), {
+            'id': str(manual_tr_id),
+            'confidence': None,
+            'score': None,
+            'text': 'a knight was living lonely',
+            'orientation': 'vertical-rl',
+            'worker_version_id': None,
+        })
+
+    def test_transcription_edit_invalid_orientation(self):
+        """
+        An invalid text orientation value causes an error
+        """
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
+        manual_tr_id = self.manual_transcription.id
+        response = self.client.put(
+            reverse('api:transcription-edit', kwargs={'pk': manual_tr_id}),
+            format='json',
+            data={
+                'text': 'a knight was living lonely',
+                'orientation': 'wobbly',
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertEqual(response.json(), {'orientation': ['Value is not of type TextOrientation']})
+
     def test_transcription_patch_write_right(self):
         """
         A write right is required to patch a manual transcription