diff -r f4ba1d08a00c javafx-ui-common/src/javafx/scene/Node.java
--- a/javafx-ui-common/src/javafx/scene/Node.java	Mon Nov 19 17:00:44 2012 -0800
+++ b/javafx-ui-common/src/javafx/scene/Node.java	Tue Nov 20 15:59:25 2012 -0800
@@ -5028,16 +5028,7 @@
             nodeOrientation = new StyleableObjectProperty<NodeOrientation>(NodeOrientation.INHERIT) {
                 @Override
                 protected void invalidated() {
-                    impl_transformsChanged();
-                    // Apply the transform to all the children of this node
-                    if (Node.this instanceof Parent) {
-                        Parent p = (Parent)Node.this;
-                        List<Node> children = p.getChildren();
-                        for (int i = 0, max = children.size(); i < max; i++) {
-                            Node n = p.getChildren().get(i);
-                            n.impl_transformsChanged();
-                        }
-                    }
+                    orientationChanged();
                 }
                 
                 @Override
@@ -5061,6 +5052,10 @@
         return nodeOrientation;
     }
 
+    void orientationChanged() {
+        impl_transformsChanged();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the NodeOrientation that is used to draw the node.
      * <p>
diff -r f4ba1d08a00c javafx-ui-common/src/javafx/scene/Parent.java
--- a/javafx-ui-common/src/javafx/scene/Parent.java	Mon Nov 19 17:00:44 2012 -0800
+++ b/javafx-ui-common/src/javafx/scene/Parent.java	Tue Nov 20 15:59:25 2012 -0800
@@ -1219,6 +1219,13 @@
         return ((PGGroup) impl_getPGNode());
     }
 
+    void orientationChanged() {
+        super.orientationChanged();
+        //one day use generics for performance.
+        for (Node child: children) {
+            child.orientationChanged();
+        }
+    }
 
     /***************************************************************************
      *                                                                         *