diff --git a/include/core/event.h b/include/core/event.h
index 3e3c92c9..cd7da8b4 100644
--- a/include/core/event.h
+++ b/include/core/event.h
@@ -74,18 +74,21 @@ public:
     QJsonObject buildSignEventJSON();
     QJsonObject buildHiddenItemEventJSON();
     QJsonObject buildSecretBaseEventJSON();
-    void setPixmapFromSpritesheet(QImage, int, int);
+    void setPixmapFromSpritesheet(QImage, int, int, int, bool);
     int getPixelX();
     int getPixelY();
     QMap<QString, bool> getExpectedFields();
     void readCustomValues(QJsonObject values);
     void addCustomValuesTo(QJsonObject *obj);
+    void setFrameFromMovement(QString);
 
     QMap<QString, QString> values;
     QMap<QString, QString> customValues;
     QPixmap pixmap;
     int spriteWidth;
     int spriteHeight;
+    int frame = 0;
+    bool hFlip = false;
     bool usingSprite;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/project.h b/include/project.h
index f3068a07..4762e9cd 100644
--- a/include/project.h
+++ b/include/project.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public:
     QStringList *bgEventFacingDirections = nullptr;
     QMap<QString, int> metatileBehaviorMap;
     QMap<int, QString> metatileBehaviorMapInverse;
+    QMap<QString, QString> facingDirections;
 
     QMap<QString, Map*> *map_cache;
     Map* loadMap(QString);
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ public:
     void readFlagNames();
     void readVarNames();
     void readMovementTypes();
+    void readInitialFacingDirections();
     void readMapTypes();
     void readMapBattleScenes();
     void readWeatherNames();
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ public:
     QStringList readCArray(QString text, QString label);
     QString readCIncbin(QString text, QString label);
     QMap<QString, int> readCDefines(QString text, QStringList prefixes);
+    QMap<QString, QString> readNamedIndexCArray(QString text, QString label);
 
     static int getNumTilesPrimary();
     static int getNumTilesTotal();
diff --git a/src/core/event.cpp b/src/core/event.cpp
index 767d85d5..a80f4011 100644
--- a/src/core/event.cpp
+++ b/src/core/event.cpp
@@ -342,13 +342,35 @@ QJsonObject Event::buildSecretBaseEventJSON()
     return secretBaseObj;
 }
 
-void Event::setPixmapFromSpritesheet(QImage spritesheet, int spriteWidth, int spriteHeight)
+void Event::setPixmapFromSpritesheet(QImage spritesheet, int spriteWidth, int spriteHeight, int frame, bool hFlip)
 {
     // Set first palette color fully transparent.
-    QImage img = spritesheet.copy(0, 0, spriteWidth, spriteHeight);
+    QImage img = spritesheet.copy(frame * spriteWidth % spritesheet.width(), 0, spriteWidth, spriteHeight);
+    if (hFlip) {
+        img = img.transformed(QTransform().scale(-1, 1));
+    }
     img.setColor(0, qRgba(0, 0, 0, 0));
     pixmap = QPixmap::fromImage(img);
     this->spriteWidth = spriteWidth;
     this->spriteHeight = spriteHeight;
     this->usingSprite = true;
 }
+
+void Event::setFrameFromMovement(QString facingDir) {
+    // defaults
+    this->frame = 0;
+    this->hFlip = false;
+    if (facingDir == "DIR_NORTH") {
+        this->frame = 1;
+        this->hFlip = false;
+    } else if (facingDir == "DIR_SOUTH") {
+        this->frame = 0;
+        this->hFlip = false;
+    } else if (facingDir == "DIR_WEST") {
+        this->frame = 2;
+        this->hFlip = false;
+    } else if (facingDir == "DIR_EAST") {
+        this->frame = 2;
+        this->hFlip = true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/editor.cpp b/src/editor.cpp
index 8a6eb27a..abcec186 100644
--- a/src/editor.cpp
+++ b/src/editor.cpp
@@ -761,6 +761,8 @@ void Editor::displayMapEvents() {
 
 DraggablePixmapItem *Editor::addMapEvent(Event *event) {
     DraggablePixmapItem *object = new DraggablePixmapItem(event, this);
+    event->setFrameFromMovement(project->facingDirections.value(event->get("movement_type")));
+    object->updatePixmap();
     if (!event->usingSprite) {
         object->setOpacity(0.7);
     }
@@ -1202,7 +1204,7 @@ QList<DraggablePixmapItem *> *Editor::getObjects() {
 
 void Editor::redrawObject(DraggablePixmapItem *item) {
     if (item) {
-        item->setPixmap(item->event->pixmap);
+        item->setPixmap(item->event->pixmap.copy(item->event->frame * item->event->spriteWidth % item->event->pixmap.width(), 0, item->event->spriteWidth, item->event->spriteHeight));
         item->setShapeMode(QGraphicsPixmapItem::BoundingRectShape);
         if (selected_events && selected_events->contains(item)) {
             QImage image = item->pixmap().toImage();
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index c0fe2d97..e1b54e6f 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ void MainWindow::loadDataStructures() {
     project->readFlagNames();
     project->readVarNames();
     project->readMovementTypes();
+    project->readInitialFacingDirections();
     project->readMapTypes();
     project->readMapBattleScenes();
     project->readWeatherNames();
@@ -1452,6 +1453,11 @@ void MainWindow::updateSelectedObjects() {
                 if (!editor->project->movementTypes->contains(value)) {
                     combo->addItem(value);
                 }
+                connect(combo, static_cast<void (QComboBox::*)(const QString &)>(&QComboBox::currentTextChanged),
+                        this, [this, item, frame](QString value){
+                            item->event->setFrameFromMovement(editor->project->facingDirections.value(value));
+                            item->updatePixmap();
+                });
                 combo->addItems(*editor->project->movementTypes);
                 combo->setToolTip("The object's natural movement behavior when the player is not interacting with it.");
             } else if (key == "weather") {
diff --git a/src/project.cpp b/src/project.cpp
index 934de678..5629d22b 100644
--- a/src/project.cpp
+++ b/src/project.cpp
@@ -1535,6 +1535,11 @@ void Project::readMovementTypes() {
     readCDefinesSorted(filepath, prefixes, movementTypes);
 }
 
+void Project::readInitialFacingDirections() {
+    QString text = readTextFile(root + "/src/event_object_movement.c");
+    facingDirections = readNamedIndexCArray(text, "gInitialMovementTypeFacingDirections");
+}
+
 void Project::readMapTypes() {
     QString filepath = root + "/include/constants/map_types.h";
     QStringList prefixes = (QStringList() << "MAP_TYPE_");
@@ -1708,7 +1713,7 @@ void Project::loadEventPixmaps(QList<Event*> objects) {
                             spriteHeight = dimensionMatch.captured(2).toInt();
                         }
                     }
-                    object->setPixmapFromSpritesheet(spritesheet, spriteWidth, spriteHeight);
+                    object->setPixmapFromSpritesheet(spritesheet, spriteWidth, spriteHeight, object->frame, object->hFlip);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1760,6 +1765,25 @@ QStringList Project::readCArray(QString text, QString label) {
     return list;
 }
 
+QMap<QString, QString> Project::readNamedIndexCArray(QString text, QString label) {
+    QMap<QString, QString> map;
+
+    QRegularExpression re_text(QString("\\b%1\\b\\s*\\[?\\s*\\]?\\s*=\\s*\\{([^\\}]*)\\}").arg(label));
+    text = re_text.match(text).captured(1).replace(QRegularExpression("\\s*"), "");
+    
+    QRegularExpression re("\\[(?<index>[A-Za-z1-9_]*)\\]=(?<value>[A-Za-z1-9_]*)");
+    QRegularExpressionMatchIterator iter = re.globalMatch(text);
+
+    while (iter.hasNext()) {
+        QRegularExpressionMatch match = iter.next();
+        QString key = match.captured("index");
+        QString value = match.captured("value");
+        map.insert(key, value);
+    }
+
+    return map;
+}
+
 QString Project::readCIncbin(QString text, QString label) {
     QString path;