diff --git a/src/traces/scattermapbox/attributes.js b/src/traces/scattermapbox/attributes.js
index d83f4eb04dd..a350ca54d78 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattermapbox/attributes.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattermapbox/attributes.js
@@ -87,6 +87,23 @@ module.exports = overrideAll({
                 'are only available for *circle* symbols.'
             ].join(' ')
         },
+        angle: {
+            valType: 'number',
+            dflt: 0,
+            role: 'style',
+            arrayOk: true,
+            description: [
+                'Sets the marker rotation, in degrees clockwise.'
+            ].join(' ')
+        },
+        allowoverlap: {
+            valType: 'boolean',
+            dflt: false,
+            role: 'style',
+            description: [
+                'Flag to draw all symbols, even if they overlap.'
+            ].join(' ')
+        },
         opacity: markerAttrs.opacity,
         size: markerAttrs.size,
         sizeref: markerAttrs.sizeref,
diff --git a/src/traces/scattermapbox/convert.js b/src/traces/scattermapbox/convert.js
index 0fabf942327..abb4d9963aa 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattermapbox/convert.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattermapbox/convert.js
@@ -104,6 +104,19 @@ module.exports = function convert(gd, calcTrace) {
                 'icon-size': trace.marker.size / 10
             });
 
+            if('angle' in trace.marker) {
+                Lib.extendFlat(symbol.layout, {
+                // unfortunately cant use {angle} do to this issue:
+                // https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/issues/873
+                    'icon-rotate': {
+                        type: 'identity', property: 'angle'
+                    },
+                    'icon-rotation-alignment': 'map'
+                });
+            }
+
+            symbol.layout['icon-allow-overlap'] = trace.marker.allowoverlap;
+
             Lib.extendFlat(symbol.paint, {
                 'icon-opacity': trace.opacity * trace.marker.opacity,
 
@@ -239,15 +252,21 @@ function makeSymbolGeoJSON(calcTrace, gd) {
 
     var marker = trace.marker || {};
     var symbol = marker.symbol;
+    var angle = marker.angle;
 
     var fillSymbol = (symbol !== 'circle') ?
         getFillFunc(symbol) :
         blankFillFunc;
 
+    var fillAngle = (angle) ?
+        getFillFunc(angle, true) :
+        blankFillFunc;
+
     var fillText = subTypes.hasText(trace) ?
         getFillFunc(trace.text) :
         blankFillFunc;
 
+
     var features = [];
 
     for(var i = 0; i < calcTrace.length; i++) {
@@ -266,7 +285,7 @@ function makeSymbolGeoJSON(calcTrace, gd) {
             var meta = trace._meta || {};
             text = Lib.texttemplateString(tt, labels, fullLayout._d3locale, pointValues, calcPt, meta);
         } else {
-            text = fillText(calcPt.tx);
+            text = fillText(i);
         }
 
         if(text) {
@@ -280,7 +299,8 @@ function makeSymbolGeoJSON(calcTrace, gd) {
                 coordinates: calcPt.lonlat
             },
             properties: {
-                symbol: fillSymbol(calcPt.mx),
+                symbol: fillSymbol(i),
+                angle: fillAngle(i),
                 text: text
             }
         });
@@ -292,9 +312,12 @@ function makeSymbolGeoJSON(calcTrace, gd) {
     };
 }
 
-function getFillFunc(attr) {
+function getFillFunc(attr, numeric) {
     if(Lib.isArrayOrTypedArray(attr)) {
-        return function(v) { return v; };
+        if(numeric) {
+            return function(i) { return isNumeric(attr[i]) ? +attr[i] : 0; };
+        }
+        return function(i) { return attr[i]; };
     } else if(attr) {
         return function() { return attr; };
     } else {
diff --git a/src/traces/scattermapbox/defaults.js b/src/traces/scattermapbox/defaults.js
index 628b80cb2f5..21842d9abc7 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattermapbox/defaults.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattermapbox/defaults.js
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ module.exports = function supplyDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, layout
     if(subTypes.hasMarkers(traceOut)) {
         handleMarkerDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, layout, coerce, {noLine: true});
 
+        coerce('marker.allowoverlap');
+        coerce('marker.angle');
+
         // array marker.size and marker.color are only supported with circles
         var marker = traceOut.marker;
         if(marker.symbol !== 'circle') {
diff --git a/test/image/baselines/mapbox_angles.png b/test/image/baselines/mapbox_angles.png
index 3c1d948523f..1f9628c3b1b 100644
Binary files a/test/image/baselines/mapbox_angles.png and b/test/image/baselines/mapbox_angles.png differ
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/mapbox_angles.json b/test/image/mocks/mapbox_angles.json
index 8592525ae5e..e3243dd10fd 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/mapbox_angles.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/mapbox_angles.json
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
           "monument",
           "harbor",
           "music"
-        ]
+        ],
+        "angle": [-45, 45, 0],
+        "allowoverlap":true
       },
       "subplot": "mapbox2"
     }
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/scattermapbox_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/scattermapbox_test.js
index 35691693625..298d64f7b98 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/scattermapbox_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/scattermapbox_test.js
@@ -465,6 +465,30 @@ describe('scattermapbox convert', function() {
         expect(symbolProps).toEqual(expected, 'geojson properties');
     });
 
+
+    it('should allow symbols to be rotated and overlapped', function() {
+        var opts = _convert(Lib.extendFlat({}, base, {
+            mode: 'markers',
+            marker: {
+                symbol: ['monument', 'music', 'harbor'],
+                angle: [0, 90, 45],
+                allowoverlap: true
+            },
+        }));
+
+        var symbolAngle = opts.symbol.geojson.features.map(function(f) {
+            return f.properties.angle;
+        });
+
+        var expected = [0, 90, 45, 0, 0];
+        expect(symbolAngle).toEqual(expected, 'geojson properties');
+
+
+        expect(opts.symbol.layout['icon-rotate'].property).toEqual('angle', 'symbol.layout.icon-rotate');
+        expect(opts.symbol.layout['icon-allow-overlap']).toEqual(true, 'symbol.layout.icon-allow-overlap');
+    });
+
+
     it('should generate correct output for text + lines traces', function() {
         var opts = _convert(Lib.extendFlat({}, base, {
             mode: 'lines+text',