diff --git a/gloom-rs/shaders/simple.vert b/gloom-rs/shaders/simple.vert
index 5bf2e12..804d4eb 100644
--- a/gloom-rs/shaders/simple.vert
+++ b/gloom-rs/shaders/simple.vert
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 
 in vec3 position;
 
+// this matrix mirrors over the x-axis and the y-axis simultaneously
+uniform mat4 flip = mat4(
+    vec4(-1.0f,  0.0f,  0.0f,  0.0f),  // column 0
+    vec4( 0.0f, -1.0f,  0.0f,  0.0f),  // column 1
+    vec4( 0.0f,  0.0f,  1.0f,  0.0f),  // column 2
+    vec4( 0.0f,  0.0f,  0.0f,  1.0f)   // column 3
+);
+
 void main()
 {
-    gl_Position = vec4(position, 1.0f);
-}
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+    gl_Position = flip * vec4(position, 1.0f);
+}