diff --git a/python/rapidocr/utils/load_image.py b/python/rapidocr/utils/load_image.py
index 86ab953..6e7eb5d 100644
--- a/python/rapidocr/utils/load_image.py
+++ b/python/rapidocr/utils/load_image.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from typing import Any, Union
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
 import requests
-from PIL import Image, UnidentifiedImageError
+from PIL import Image, ImageOps, UnidentifiedImageError
 
 from .utils import is_url
 
@@ -33,12 +33,14 @@ class LoadImage:
 
     def load_img(self, img: InputType) -> np.ndarray:
         if isinstance(img, (str, Path)):
-            if is_url(img):
+            if is_url(str(img)):
                 img = Image.open(requests.get(img, stream=True, timeout=60).raw)
             else:
                 self.verify_exist(img)
                 img = Image.open(img)
 
+            img = self.exif_transpose(img)
+
             try:
                 img = self.img_to_ndarray(img)
             except UnidentifiedImageError as e:
@@ -57,6 +59,21 @@ class LoadImage:
 
         raise LoadImageError(f"{type(img)} is not supported!")
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def verify_exist(file_path: Union[str, Path]):
+        if not Path(file_path).exists():
+            raise LoadImageError(f"{file_path} does not exist.")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def exif_transpose(img: Image.Image) -> Image.Image:
+        try:
+            img_corrected = ImageOps.exif_transpose(img)
+            if img_corrected is None:
+                return img
+            return img_corrected
+        except Exception as e:
+            return img
+
     def img_to_ndarray(self, img: Image.Image) -> np.ndarray:
         if img.mode == "1":
             img = img.convert("L")
@@ -121,11 +138,6 @@ class LoadImage:
             new_img = cv2.bitwise_not(new_img)
         return new_img
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def verify_exist(file_path: Union[str, Path]):
-        if not Path(file_path).exists():
-            raise LoadImageError(f"{file_path} does not exist.")
-
 
 class LoadImageError(Exception):
     pass
diff --git a/python/tests/test_det_cls_rec.py b/python/tests/test_det_cls_rec.py
index 5fbfd73..27cd2ad 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_det_cls_rec.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_det_cls_rec.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def test_only_cls(engine):
     img_path = tests_dir / "text_cls.jpg"
     result = engine(img_path, use_det=False, use_cls=True, use_rec=False)
     assert len(result) == 1
-    assert result.cls_res[0][0] == "0"
+    assert result.cls_res[0][0] == "180"
 
 
 def test_only_rec(engine):
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_cls_rec(engine):
 
     assert result is not None
     assert len(result) == 1
-    assert result.txts[0] == "韩国小馆"
+    assert result.txts[0] == "怪我咯"
 
 
 def test_det_cls_rec(engine):
diff --git a/python/tests/test_files/img_exif_orientation.jpg b/python/tests/test_files/img_exif_orientation.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46c078f
Binary files /dev/null and b/python/tests/test_files/img_exif_orientation.jpg differ
diff --git a/python/tests/test_files/text_cls.jpg b/python/tests/test_files/text_cls.jpg
index fcd7e12..9fc0b79 100644
Binary files a/python/tests/test_files/text_cls.jpg and b/python/tests/test_files/text_cls.jpg differ
diff --git a/python/tests/test_input.py b/python/tests/test_input.py
index d1c58f8..cc744ec 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_input.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_input.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ sys.path.append(str(root_dir))
 
 from rapidocr import LoadImageError, RapidOCR
 
-tests_dir = root_dir / "tests" / "test_files"
-img_path = tests_dir / "ch_en_num.jpg"
+test_dir = root_dir / "tests" / "test_files"
+img_path = test_dir / "ch_en_num.jpg"
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ def engine():
     return engine
 
 
+def test_exif_transpose(engine):
+    img_path = test_dir / "img_exif_orientation.jpg"
+    result = engine(img_path, use_cls=False)
+    assert result.txts[0] == "我是中国人"
+
+
 @mark.parametrize(
     "img_name,gt",
     [
@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ def engine():
     ],
 )
 def test_transparent_img(engine, img_name: str, gt: str):
-    img_path = tests_dir / img_name
+    img_path = test_dir / img_name
     result = engine(img_path)
     assert result.txts[0] == gt
 
@@ -52,7 +58,7 @@ def test_long_img(engine):
 
 
 def test_full_black_img(engine):
-    img_path = tests_dir / "empty_black.jpg"
+    img_path = test_dir / "empty_black.jpg"
     result = engine(img_path)
     assert result.img is None
     assert result.boxes is None
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ def test_input_parameters(engine):
 
 
 def test_input_three_ndim_two_channel(engine):
-    img_npy = tests_dir / "two_dim_image.npy"
+    img_npy = test_dir / "two_dim_image.npy"
     image_array = np.load(str(img_npy))
     result = engine(image_array)
 
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ def test_input_three_ndim_one_channel(engine):
 
 
 def test_mode_one_img(engine):
-    img_path = tests_dir / "issue_170.png"
+    img_path = test_dir / "issue_170.png"
     result = engine(img_path)
     assert result.txts[0] == "TEST"
 
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ def test_mode_one_img(engine):
     ],
 )
 def test_letterbox_like(engine, img_name, gt_len, gt_first_len):
-    img_path = tests_dir / img_name
+    img_path = test_dir / img_name
     result = engine(img_path)
 
     assert len(result) == gt_len