diff --git a/examples/webgpu_materials_envmaps.html b/examples/webgpu_materials_envmaps.html
index dde1c4e0736e22..c752791e3e75f3 100644
--- a/examples/webgpu_materials_envmaps.html
+++ b/examples/webgpu_materials_envmaps.html
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@
 						sphereMaterial.needsUpdate = true;
 
 					},
-					Refraction: false
+					Refraction: false,
+					backgroundRotationX: false,
+					backgroundRotationY: false,
+					backgroundRotationZ: false
 				};
 
 				const gui = new GUI( { width: 300 } );
@@ -126,6 +129,9 @@
 					sphereMaterial.needsUpdate = true;
 
 				} );
+				gui.add( params, 'backgroundRotationX' );
+				gui.add( params, 'backgroundRotationY' );
+				gui.add( params, 'backgroundRotationZ' );
 				gui.open();
 
 				window.addEventListener( 'resize', onWindowResize );
@@ -145,6 +151,24 @@
 
 			function animate() {
 
+				if ( params.backgroundRotationX ) {
+
+					scene.backgroundRotation.x += 0.001;
+
+				}
+
+				if ( params.backgroundRotationY ) {
+
+					scene.backgroundRotation.y += 0.001;
+
+				}
+
+				if ( params.backgroundRotationZ ) {
+
+					scene.backgroundRotation.z += 0.001;
+
+				}
+
 				camera.lookAt( scene.position );
 				renderer.render( scene, camera );
 
diff --git a/src/nodes/accessors/SceneNode.js b/src/nodes/accessors/SceneNode.js
index 5e386bc8fc1b4a..27ad4863765df7 100644
--- a/src/nodes/accessors/SceneNode.js
+++ b/src/nodes/accessors/SceneNode.js
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+import { UVMapping } from '../../constants.js';
+import { Euler } from '../../math/Euler.js';
+import { Matrix4 } from '../../math/Matrix4.js';
 import Node from '../core/Node.js';
-import { nodeImmutable } from '../tsl/TSLBase.js';
+import { renderGroup } from '../core/UniformGroupNode.js';
+import { nodeImmutable, uniform } from '../tsl/TSLBase.js';
 import { reference } from './ReferenceNode.js';
 
+const _e1 = /*@__PURE__*/ new Euler();
+const _m1 = /*@__PURE__*/ new Matrix4();
+
 class SceneNode extends Node {
 
 	static get type() {
@@ -34,6 +41,31 @@ class SceneNode extends Node {
 
 			output = reference( 'backgroundIntensity', 'float', scene );
 
+		} else if ( scope === SceneNode.BACKGROUND_ROTATION ) {
+
+			output = uniform( 'mat4' ).label( 'backgroundRotation' ).setGroup( renderGroup ).onRenderUpdate( () => {
+
+				const background = scene.background;
+
+				if ( background !== null && background.isTexture && background.mapping !== UVMapping ) {
+
+					_e1.copy( scene.backgroundRotation );
+
+					// accommodate left-handed frame
+					_e1.x *= - 1; _e1.y *= - 1; _e1.z *= - 1;
+
+					_m1.makeRotationFromEuler( _e1 );
+
+				} else {
+
+					_m1.identity();
+
+				}
+
+				return _m1;
+
+			} );
+
 		} else {
 
 			console.error( 'THREE.SceneNode: Unknown scope:', scope );
@@ -48,8 +80,10 @@ class SceneNode extends Node {
 
 SceneNode.BACKGROUND_BLURRINESS = 'backgroundBlurriness';
 SceneNode.BACKGROUND_INTENSITY = 'backgroundIntensity';
+SceneNode.BACKGROUND_ROTATION = 'backgroundRotation';
 
 export default SceneNode;
 
 export const backgroundBlurriness = /*@__PURE__*/ nodeImmutable( SceneNode, SceneNode.BACKGROUND_BLURRINESS );
 export const backgroundIntensity = /*@__PURE__*/ nodeImmutable( SceneNode, SceneNode.BACKGROUND_INTENSITY );
+export const backgroundRotation = /*@__PURE__*/ nodeImmutable( SceneNode, SceneNode.BACKGROUND_ROTATION );
diff --git a/src/renderers/common/Background.js b/src/renderers/common/Background.js
index 72e7aa3404b5d9..a47ddb3b370187 100644
--- a/src/renderers/common/Background.js
+++ b/src/renderers/common/Background.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import DataMap from './DataMap.js';
 import Color4 from './Color4.js';
-import { vec4, context, normalWorld, backgroundBlurriness, backgroundIntensity, modelViewProjection } from '../../nodes/TSL.js';
+import { vec4, context, normalWorld, backgroundBlurriness, backgroundIntensity, backgroundRotation, modelViewProjection } from '../../nodes/TSL.js';
 import NodeMaterial from '../../materials/nodes/NodeMaterial.js';
 
 import { Mesh } from '../../objects/Mesh.js';
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Background extends DataMap {
 
 				const backgroundMeshNode = context( vec4( backgroundNode ).mul( backgroundIntensity ), {
 					// @TODO: Add Texture2D support using node context
-					getUV: () => normalWorld,
+					getUV: () => backgroundRotation.mul( normalWorld ),
 					getTextureLevel: () => backgroundBlurriness
 				} );
 
diff --git a/src/renderers/common/nodes/Nodes.js b/src/renderers/common/nodes/Nodes.js
index a33dd4fef7e176..2debdeddfaf87b 100644
--- a/src/renderers/common/nodes/Nodes.js
+++ b/src/renderers/common/nodes/Nodes.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import ChainMap from '../ChainMap.js';
 import NodeBuilderState from './NodeBuilderState.js';
 import { cubeMapNode } from '../../../nodes/utils/CubeMapNode.js';
 import { NodeFrame } from '../../../nodes/Nodes.js';
-import { objectGroup, renderGroup, frameGroup, cubeTexture, texture, rangeFog, densityFog, reference, normalWorld, pmremTexture, screenUV } from '../../../nodes/TSL.js';
+import { objectGroup, renderGroup, frameGroup, cubeTexture, texture, rangeFog, densityFog, reference, pmremTexture, screenUV } from '../../../nodes/TSL.js';
 
 import { CubeUVReflectionMapping, EquirectangularReflectionMapping, EquirectangularRefractionMapping } from '../../../constants.js';
 import { hashArray } from '../../../nodes/core/NodeUtils.js';
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class Nodes extends DataMap {
 
 					if ( scene.backgroundBlurriness > 0 || background.mapping === CubeUVReflectionMapping ) {
 
-						backgroundNode = pmremTexture( background, normalWorld );
+						backgroundNode = pmremTexture( background );
 
 					} else {