diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js
index 66b441846e..2b719a4450 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js
@@ -465,17 +465,17 @@ OpenLayers.Control.TransformFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         var handles = new Array(8);
         var rotationHandles = new Array(4);
         var geom, handle, rotationHandle;
-        var resize = ["sw-resize", "s-resize", "se-resize", "e-resize",
-                      "ne-resize", "n-resize", "nw-resize", "w-resize"];
+        var positions = ["sw", "s", "se", "e", "ne", "n", "nw", "w"];
         for(var i=0; i<8; ++i) {
             geom = this.box.geometry.components[i];
             handle = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(geom.clone(), {
-                role: resize[i]
+                role: positions[i] + "-resize"
             }, typeof this.renderIntent == "string" ? null :
                 this.renderIntent);
             if(i % 2 == 0) {
-                rotationHandle = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(geom.clone(),
-                    null, typeof this.rotationHandleSymbolizer == "string" ?
+                rotationHandle = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(geom.clone(), {
+                    role: positions[i] + "-rotate"
+                }, typeof this.rotationHandleSymbolizer == "string" ?
                     null : this.rotationHandleSymbolizer);
                 rotationHandle.geometry.move = rotationHandleMoveFn;
                 geom._rotationHandle = rotationHandle;