diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
index b8c2ba0a930c..a37cf852a283 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ static const u8 pidff_block_load_status[] = { 0x8c, 0x8d };
 #define PID_EFFECT_STOP		1
 static const u8 pidff_effect_operation_status[] = { 0x79, 0x7b };
 
+/* Polar direction 90 degrees (North) */
+#define PIDFF_FIXED_WHEEL_DIRECTION	0x4000
+
 struct pidff_usage {
 	struct hid_field *field;
 	s32 *value;
@@ -328,9 +331,12 @@ static void pidff_set_effect_report(struct pidff_device *pidff,
 	pidff->set_effect[PID_GAIN].value[0] =
 		pidff->set_effect[PID_GAIN].field->logical_maximum;
 	pidff->set_effect[PID_DIRECTION_ENABLE].value[0] = 1;
-	pidff->effect_direction->value[0] =
-		pidff_rescale(effect->direction, 0xffff,
-				pidff->effect_direction);
+
+	/* Use fixed direction if needed */
+	pidff->effect_direction->value[0] = pidff_rescale(
+		pidff->quirks & HID_PIDFF_QUIRK_FIX_WHEEL_DIRECTION ?
+		PIDFF_FIXED_WHEEL_DIRECTION : effect->direction,
+		0xffff, pidff->effect_direction);
 
 	/* Omit setting delay field if it's missing */
 	if (!(pidff->quirks & HID_PIDFF_QUIRK_MISSING_DELAY))
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index 818e07744c40..c2927e3854a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -1233,6 +1233,7 @@ int hid_pidff_init_with_quirks(struct hid_device *hid, __u32 initial_quirks);
 #define HID_PIDFF_QUIRK_MISSING_DELAY		BIT(0)
 #define HID_PIDFF_QUIRK_MISSING_PBO		BIT(1)
 #define HID_PIDFF_QUIRK_PERMISSIVE_CONTROL	BIT(2)
+#define HID_PIDFF_QUIRK_FIX_WHEEL_DIRECTION	BIT(3)
 
 #define dbg_hid(fmt, ...) pr_debug("%s: " fmt, __FILE__, ##__VA_ARGS__)