diff --git a/templates/android/template/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/templates/android/template/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index a34371404e..898a87529c 100644
--- a/templates/android/template/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/templates/android/template/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -965,8 +965,8 @@ public void setOrientationBis(int w, int h, boolean resizable, String hint)
         /* No valid hint, nothing is explicitly allowed */
         if (!is_portrait_allowed && !is_landscape_allowed) {
             if (resizable) {
-                /* All orientations are allowed */
-                req = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_FULL_SENSOR;
+                /* All orientations are allowed, respecting user orientation lock setting */
+                req = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_FULL_USER;
             } else {
                 /* Fixed window and nothing specified. Get orientation from w/h of created window */
                 req = (w > h ? ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE : ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_PORTRAIT);
@@ -975,8 +975,8 @@ public void setOrientationBis(int w, int h, boolean resizable, String hint)
             /* At least one orientation is allowed */
             if (resizable) {
                 if (is_portrait_allowed && is_landscape_allowed) {
-                    /* hint allows both landscape and portrait, promote to full sensor */
-                    req = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_FULL_SENSOR;
+                    /* hint allows both landscape and portrait, promote to full user */
+                    req = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_FULL_USER;
                 } else {
                     /* Use the only one allowed "orientation" */
                     req = (is_landscape_allowed ? orientation_landscape : orientation_portrait);