diff --git a/seaweed-volume/src/main.rs b/seaweed-volume/src/main.rs
index 1e4d29043..f03d5de32 100644
--- a/seaweed-volume/src/main.rs
+++ b/seaweed-volume/src/main.rs
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ async fn run(config: VolumeServerConfig) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error
         outgoing_grpc_tls,
         metrics_runtime: std::sync::RwLock::new(RuntimeMetricsConfig::default()),
         metrics_notify: tokio::sync::Notify::new(),
+        fix_jpg_orientation: config.fix_jpg_orientation,
         has_slow_read: config.has_slow_read,
         read_buffer_size_bytes: (config.read_buffer_size_mb.max(1) as usize) * 1024 * 1024,
         security_file,
diff --git a/seaweed-volume/src/server/handlers.rs b/seaweed-volume/src/server/handlers.rs
index deb531551..56e095aaa 100644
--- a/seaweed-volume/src/server/handlers.rs
+++ b/seaweed-volume/src/server/handlers.rs
@@ -1797,7 +1797,10 @@ pub async fn post_handler(
 
     // Fix JPEG orientation from EXIF data before storing (matches Go behavior).
     // Only for non-compressed uploads that are JPEG files.
-    let body_data = if !is_gzipped && crate::images::is_jpeg(&mime_type, &path) {
+    let body_data = if state.fix_jpg_orientation
+        && !is_gzipped
+        && crate::images::is_jpeg(&mime_type, &path)
+    {
         crate::images::fix_jpg_orientation(&body_data_raw)
     } else {
         body_data_raw
diff --git a/seaweed-volume/src/server/heartbeat.rs b/seaweed-volume/src/server/heartbeat.rs
index d84412ae3..13bda113c 100644
--- a/seaweed-volume/src/server/heartbeat.rs
+++ b/seaweed-volume/src/server/heartbeat.rs
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ mod tests {
             outgoing_grpc_tls: None,
             metrics_runtime: std::sync::RwLock::new(Default::default()),
             metrics_notify: tokio::sync::Notify::new(),
+            fix_jpg_orientation: false,
             has_slow_read: true,
             read_buffer_size_bytes: 4 * 1024 * 1024,
             security_file: String::new(),
diff --git a/seaweed-volume/src/server/volume_server.rs b/seaweed-volume/src/server/volume_server.rs
index 68da3dac9..11cc42328 100644
--- a/seaweed-volume/src/server/volume_server.rs
+++ b/seaweed-volume/src/server/volume_server.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ pub struct VolumeServerState {
     /// Metrics push settings learned from master heartbeat responses.
     pub metrics_runtime: std::sync::RwLock<RuntimeMetricsConfig>,
     pub metrics_notify: tokio::sync::Notify,
+    /// Whether JPEG uploads should be normalized using EXIF orientation.
+    pub fix_jpg_orientation: bool,
     /// Read tuning flags for large-file streaming.
     pub has_slow_read: bool,
     pub read_buffer_size_bytes: usize,
diff --git a/seaweed-volume/src/server/write_queue.rs b/seaweed-volume/src/server/write_queue.rs
index 54c5e89fb..e0ecca8cd 100644
--- a/seaweed-volume/src/server/write_queue.rs
+++ b/seaweed-volume/src/server/write_queue.rs
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ mod tests {
             outgoing_grpc_tls: None,
             metrics_runtime: std::sync::RwLock::new(RuntimeMetricsConfig::default()),
             metrics_notify: tokio::sync::Notify::new(),
+            fix_jpg_orientation: false,
             has_slow_read: true,
             read_buffer_size_bytes: 4 * 1024 * 1024,
             security_file: String::new(),
diff --git a/seaweed-volume/tests/http_integration.rs b/seaweed-volume/tests/http_integration.rs
index 5133d00a2..3ec2d73d7 100644
--- a/seaweed-volume/tests/http_integration.rs
+++ b/seaweed-volume/tests/http_integration.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ fn test_state_with_signing_key(signing_key: Vec<u8>) -> (Arc<VolumeServerState>,
             seaweed_volume::server::volume_server::RuntimeMetricsConfig::default(),
         ),
         metrics_notify: tokio::sync::Notify::new(),
+        fix_jpg_orientation: false,
         has_slow_read: false,
         read_buffer_size_bytes: 1024 * 1024,
         security_file: String::new(),