diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index 4339b58df..a45c9cc5c 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ScreenOrientationLocker } from '@/components/Global/ScreenOrientationLocker'
import { TranslationSafeWrapper } from '@/components/Global/TranslationSafeWrapper'
import { PeanutProvider } from '@/config'
import { ContextProvider } from '@/context'
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
+
diff --git a/src/components/Global/ScreenOrientationLocker.tsx b/src/components/Global/ScreenOrientationLocker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e200813fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Global/ScreenOrientationLocker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+'use client'
+
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { captureException } from '@sentry/nextjs'
+
+export function ScreenOrientationLocker() {
+ useEffect(() => {
+ const lockOrientation = async () => {
+ if (screen.orientation && (screen.orientation as any).lock) {
+ try {
+ await (screen.orientation as any).lock('portrait-primary')
+ } catch (error) {
+ console.error('Failed to lock screen orientation:', error)
+ captureException(error)
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ lockOrientation()
+
+ const handleOrientationChange = () => {
+ // if the orientation is no longer portrait, try to lock it back.
+ if (screen.orientation && !screen.orientation.type.startsWith('portrait')) {
+ lockOrientation()
+ }
+ }
+
+ // some browsers might not support addEventListener on screen.orientation
+ if (screen.orientation && screen.orientation.addEventListener) {
+ screen.orientation.addEventListener('change', handleOrientationChange)
+
+ return () => {
+ screen.orientation.removeEventListener('change', handleOrientationChange)
+ }
+ }
+ }, [])
+
+ return null
+}