diff --git a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/arrow2d_manipulator.c b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/arrow2d_manipulator.c
index 159fcd658ec..5e7975d05e3 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/arrow2d_manipulator.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/arrow2d_manipulator.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ typedef struct ArrowManipulator2D {
 } ArrowManipulator2D;
 
 
-static void arrow2d_draw_geom(ArrowManipulator2D *arrow, const float origin[2], const float color[4])
+static void arrow2d_draw_geom(ArrowManipulator2D *arrow, const float matrix[4][4], const float color[4])
 {
 	const float size = 0.11f;
 	const float size_h = size / 2.0f;
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ static void arrow2d_draw_geom(ArrowManipulator2D *arrow, const float origin[2],
 	uint pos = VertexFormat_add_attrib(immVertexFormat(), "pos", COMP_F32, 2, KEEP_FLOAT);
 
 	gpuPushMatrix();
-	gpuTranslate2fv(origin);
+	gpuMultMatrix(matrix);
 	gpuScaleUniform(arrow->manipulator.scale);
 	gpuRotate2D(RAD2DEGF(arrow->angle));
 	/* local offset */
-	gpuTranslate2f(arrow->manipulator.offset[0] + draw_line_ofs, arrow->manipulator.offset[1]);
+	gpuTranslate2f(
+	        arrow->manipulator.matrix_offset[3][0] + draw_line_ofs,
+	        arrow->manipulator.matrix_offset[3][1]);
 
 	immBindBuiltinProgram(GPU_SHADER_2D_UNIFORM_COLOR);
 
@@ -113,14 +115,14 @@ static void manipulator_arrow2d_draw(const bContext *UNUSED(C), struct wmManipul
 
 	glLineWidth(mpr->line_width);
 	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-	arrow2d_draw_geom(arrow, mpr->origin, col);
+	arrow2d_draw_geom(arrow, mpr->matrix, col);
 	glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 
 	if (mpr->interaction_data) {
 		ManipulatorInteraction *inter = arrow->manipulator.interaction_data;
 
 		glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-		arrow2d_draw_geom(arrow, inter->init_origin, (const float[4]){0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f});
+		arrow2d_draw_geom(arrow, inter->init_matrix, (const float[4]){0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f});
 		glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 	}
 }
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ static void manipulator_arrow2d_invoke(
 {
 	ManipulatorInteraction *inter = MEM_callocN(sizeof(ManipulatorInteraction), __func__);
 
-	copy_v2_v2(inter->init_origin, mpr->origin);
+	copy_m4_m4(inter->init_matrix, mpr->matrix);
 	mpr->interaction_data = inter;
 }
 
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ static int manipulator_arrow2d_test_select(
 	float mval_local[2];
 
 	copy_v2_v2(mval_local, mval);
-	sub_v2_v2(mval_local, mpr->origin);
+	sub_v2_v2(mval_local, mpr->matrix[3]);
 
 	float line[2][2];
 	line[0][0] = line[0][1] = line[1][0] = 0.0f;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/arrow3d_manipulator.c b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/arrow3d_manipulator.c
index f0f7470c058..1d3cb281af1 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/arrow3d_manipulator.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/arrow3d_manipulator.c
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ typedef struct ArrowManipulator3D {
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-static void manipulator_arrow_position_get(wmManipulator *mpr, float r_pos[3])
+static void manipulator_arrow_matrix_world_get(wmManipulator *mpr, float r_matrix[4][4])
 {
 	ArrowManipulator3D *arrow = (ArrowManipulator3D *)mpr;
 
-	mul_v3_v3fl(r_pos, arrow->direction, arrow->data.offset);
-	add_v3_v3(r_pos, arrow->manipulator.origin);
+	copy_m4_m4(r_matrix, arrow->manipulator.matrix);
+	madd_v3_v3fl(r_matrix[3], arrow->direction, arrow->data.offset);
 }
 
 static void arrow_draw_geom(const ArrowManipulator3D *arrow, const bool select, const float color[4])
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ static void arrow_draw_intern(ArrowManipulator3D *arrow, const bool select, cons
 	float col[4];
 	float rot[3][3];
 	float mat[4][4];
-	float final_pos[3];
+	float final_matrix[4][4];
 
 	manipulator_color_get(&arrow->manipulator, highlight, col);
-	manipulator_arrow_position_get(&arrow->manipulator, final_pos);
+	manipulator_arrow_matrix_world_get(&arrow->manipulator, final_matrix);
 
 	if (arrow->flag & ARROW_UP_VECTOR_SET) {
 		copy_v3_v3(rot[2], arrow->direction);
@@ -204,12 +204,12 @@ static void arrow_draw_intern(ArrowManipulator3D *arrow, const bool select, cons
 		rotation_between_vecs_to_mat3(rot, up, arrow->direction);
 	}
 	copy_m4_m3(mat, rot);
-	copy_v3_v3(mat[3], final_pos);
+	copy_v3_v3(mat[3], final_matrix[3]);
 	mul_mat3_m4_fl(mat, arrow->manipulator.scale);
 
 	gpuPushMatrix();
 	gpuMultMatrix(mat);
-	gpuTranslate3fv(arrow->manipulator.offset);
+	gpuMultMatrix(arrow->manipulator.matrix_offset);
 
 	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
 	arrow_draw_geom(arrow, select, col);
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ static void arrow_draw_intern(ArrowManipulator3D *arrow, const bool select, cons
 		ManipulatorInteraction *inter = arrow->manipulator.interaction_data;
 
 		copy_m4_m3(mat, rot);
-		copy_v3_v3(mat[3], inter->init_origin);
+		copy_v3_v3(mat[3], inter->init_matrix[3]);
 		mul_mat3_m4_fl(mat, inter->init_scale);
 
 		gpuPushMatrix();
 		gpuMultMatrix(mat);
-		gpuTranslate3fv(arrow->manipulator.offset);
+		gpuMultMatrix(arrow->manipulator.matrix_offset);
 
 		glEnable(GL_BLEND);
 		arrow_draw_geom(arrow, select, (const float [4]){0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f});
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void manipulator_arrow_modal(bContext *C, wmManipulator *mpr, const wmEve
 	bool use_vertical = false;
 
 
-	copy_v3_v3(orig_origin, inter->init_origin);
+	copy_v3_v3(orig_origin, inter->init_matrix[3]);
 	orig_origin[3] = 1.0f;
 	add_v3_v3v3(offset, orig_origin, arrow->direction);
 	offset[3] = 1.0f;
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ static void manipulator_arrow_modal(bContext *C, wmManipulator *mpr, const wmEve
 	float zfac = ED_view3d_calc_zfac(rv3d, orig_origin, NULL);
 	ED_view3d_win_to_delta(ar, dir2d_final, offset, zfac);
 
-	add_v3_v3v3(orig_origin, offset, inter->init_origin);
+	add_v3_v3v3(orig_origin, offset, inter->init_matrix[3]);
 
 	/* calculate view vector for the new position */
 	if (rv3d->is_persp) {
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static void manipulator_arrow_invoke(
 
 	inter->init_scale = mpr->scale;
 
-	manipulator_arrow_position_get(mpr, inter->init_origin);
+	manipulator_arrow_matrix_world_get(mpr, inter->init_matrix);
 
 	mpr->interaction_data = inter;
 }
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static void MANIPULATOR_WT_arrow_3d(wmManipulatorType *wt)
 	/* api callbacks */
 	wt->draw = manipulator_arrow_draw;
 	wt->draw_select = manipulator_arrow_draw_select;
-	wt->position_get = manipulator_arrow_position_get;
+	wt->matrix_world_get = manipulator_arrow_matrix_world_get;
 	wt->modal = manipulator_arrow_modal;
 	wt->setup = manipulator_arrow_setup;
 	wt->invoke = manipulator_arrow_invoke;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/cage2d_manipulator.c b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/cage2d_manipulator.c
index 9236a5ef10e..bf6c23f98e7 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/cage2d_manipulator.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/cage2d_manipulator.c
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ static void manipulator_rect_transform_draw(const bContext *UNUSED(C), wmManipul
 	BLI_assert(cage->style != -1);
 
 	gpuPushMatrix();
-	gpuTranslate2f(mpr->origin[0] + mpr->offset[0],
-	               mpr->origin[1] + mpr->offset[1]);
+	gpuMultMatrix(mpr->matrix);
+	gpuMultMatrix(mpr->matrix_offset);
 	if (cage->style & ED_MANIPULATOR_RECT_TRANSFORM_STYLE_SCALE_UNIFORM)
 		gpuScaleUniform(cage->scale[0]);
 	else
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ static int manipulator_rect_transform_test_select(
 	float aspx = 1.0f, aspy = 1.0f;
 
 	/* rotate mouse in relation to the center and relocate it */
-	sub_v2_v2v2(point_local, mouse, mpr->origin);
-	point_local[0] -= mpr->offset[0];
-	point_local[1] -= mpr->offset[1];
+	sub_v2_v2v2(point_local, mouse, mpr->matrix[3]);
+	point_local[0] -= mpr->matrix_offset[3][0];
+	point_local[1] -= mpr->matrix_offset[3][1];
 	//rotate_m2(matrot, -cage->transform.rotation);
 
 	if (cage->style & ED_MANIPULATOR_RECT_TRANSFORM_STYLE_SCALE_UNIFORM)
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static void manipulator_rect_transform_invoke(
 	Cage2D *cage = (Cage2D *)mpr;
 	RectTransformInteraction *data = MEM_callocN(sizeof(RectTransformInteraction), "cage_interaction");
 
-	copy_v2_v2(data->orig_offset, mpr->offset);
+	copy_v2_v2(data->orig_offset, mpr->matrix_offset[3]);
 	copy_v2_v2(data->orig_scale, cage->scale);
 
 	data->orig_mouse[0] = event->mval[0];
@@ -435,26 +435,26 @@ static void manipulator_rect_transform_modal(
 	Cage2D *cage = (Cage2D *)mpr;
 	RectTransformInteraction *data = mpr->interaction_data;
 	/* needed here as well in case clamping occurs */
-	const float orig_ofx = mpr->offset[0], orig_ofy = mpr->offset[1];
+	const float orig_ofx = mpr->matrix_offset[3][0], orig_ofy = mpr->matrix_offset[3][1];
 
 	const float valuex = (event->mval[0] - data->orig_mouse[0]);
 	const float valuey = (event->mval[1] - data->orig_mouse[1]);
 
 
 	if (mpr->highlight_part == ED_MANIPULATOR_RECT_TRANSFORM_INTERSECT_TRANSLATE) {
-		mpr->offset[0] = data->orig_offset[0] + valuex;
-		mpr->offset[1] = data->orig_offset[1] + valuey;
+		mpr->matrix_offset[3][0] = data->orig_offset[0] + valuex;
+		mpr->matrix_offset[3][1] = data->orig_offset[1] + valuey;
 	}
 	else if (mpr->highlight_part == ED_MANIPULATOR_RECT_TRANSFORM_INTERSECT_SCALEX_LEFT) {
-		mpr->offset[0] = data->orig_offset[0] + valuex / 2.0;
+		mpr->matrix_offset[3][0] = data->orig_offset[0] + valuex / 2.0;
 		cage->scale[0] = (cage->w * data->orig_scale[0] - valuex) / cage->w;
 	}
 	else if (mpr->highlight_part == ED_MANIPULATOR_RECT_TRANSFORM_INTERSECT_SCALEX_RIGHT) {
-		mpr->offset[0] = data->orig_offset[0] + valuex / 2.0;
+		mpr->matrix_offset[3][0] = data->orig_offset[0] + valuex / 2.0;
 		cage->scale[0] = (cage->w * data->orig_scale[0] + valuex) / cage->w;
 	}
 	else if (mpr->highlight_part == ED_MANIPULATOR_RECT_TRANSFORM_INTERSECT_SCALEY_DOWN) {
-		mpr->offset[1] = data->orig_offset[1] + valuey / 2.0;
+		mpr->matrix_offset[3][1] = data->orig_offset[1] + valuey / 2.0;
 
 		if (cage->style & ED_MANIPULATOR_RECT_TRANSFORM_STYLE_SCALE_UNIFORM) {
 			cage->scale[0] = (cage->h * data->orig_scale[0] - valuey) / cage->h;
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static void manipulator_rect_transform_modal(
 		}
 	}
 	else if (mpr->highlight_part == ED_MANIPULATOR_RECT_TRANSFORM_INTERSECT_SCALEY_UP) {
-		mpr->offset[1] = data->orig_offset[1] + valuey / 2.0;
+		mpr->matrix_offset[3][1] = data->orig_offset[1] + valuey / 2.0;
 
 		if (cage->style & ED_MANIPULATOR_RECT_TRANSFORM_STYLE_SCALE_UNIFORM) {
 			cage->scale[0] = (cage->h * data->orig_scale[0] + valuey) / cage->h;
@@ -480,18 +480,18 @@ static void manipulator_rect_transform_modal(
 		    cage->scale[0] < MANIPULATOR_RECT_MIN_WIDTH / cage->w) 
 		{
 			cage->scale[0] = max_ff(MANIPULATOR_RECT_MIN_WIDTH / cage->h, MANIPULATOR_RECT_MIN_WIDTH / cage->w);
-			mpr->offset[0] = orig_ofx;
-			mpr->offset[1] = orig_ofy;
+			mpr->matrix_offset[3][0] = orig_ofx;
+			mpr->matrix_offset[3][1] = orig_ofy;
 		}
 	}
 	else {
 		if (cage->scale[0] < MANIPULATOR_RECT_MIN_WIDTH / cage->w) {
 			cage->scale[0] = MANIPULATOR_RECT_MIN_WIDTH / cage->w;
-			mpr->offset[0] = orig_ofx;
+			mpr->matrix_offset[3][0] = orig_ofx;
 		}
 		if (cage->scale[1] < MANIPULATOR_RECT_MIN_WIDTH / cage->h) {
 			cage->scale[1] = MANIPULATOR_RECT_MIN_WIDTH / cage->h;
-			mpr->offset[1] = orig_ofy;
+			mpr->matrix_offset[3][1] = orig_ofy;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static void manipulator_rect_transform_modal(
 
 	mpr_prop = WM_manipulator_property_find(mpr, "offset");
 	if (mpr_prop->prop != NULL) {
-		RNA_property_float_set_array(&mpr_prop->ptr, mpr_prop->prop, mpr->offset);
+		RNA_property_float_set_array(&mpr_prop->ptr, mpr_prop->prop, mpr->matrix_offset[3]);
 		RNA_property_update(C, &mpr_prop->ptr, mpr_prop->prop);
 	}
 
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static void manipulator_rect_transform_property_update(wmManipulator *mpr, wmMan
 	Cage2D *cage = (Cage2D *)mpr;
 
 	if (STREQ(mpr_prop->idname, "offset")) {
-		manipulator_rect_transform_get_prop_value(mpr, mpr_prop, mpr->offset);
+		manipulator_rect_transform_get_prop_value(mpr, mpr_prop, mpr->matrix_offset[3]);
 	}
 	else if (STREQ(mpr_prop->idname, "scale")) {
 		manipulator_rect_transform_get_prop_value(mpr, mpr_prop, cage->scale);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/dial3d_manipulator.c b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/dial3d_manipulator.c
index 926bf1f2bdc..0aa3e929439 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/dial3d_manipulator.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/dial3d_manipulator.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void dial_calc_matrix(const DialManipulator *dial, float mat[4][4])
 
 	rotation_between_vecs_to_mat3(rot, up, dial->direction);
 	copy_m4_m3(mat, rot);
-	copy_v3_v3(mat[3], dial->manipulator.origin);
+	copy_v3_v3(mat[3], dial->manipulator.matrix[3]);
 	mul_mat3_m4_fl(mat, dial->manipulator.scale);
 }
 
@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@ static void dial_ghostarc_get_angles(
 
 	/* we might need to invert the direction of the angles */
 	float view_vec[3], axis_vec[3];
-	ED_view3d_global_to_vector(rv3d, dial->manipulator.origin, view_vec);
+	ED_view3d_global_to_vector(rv3d, dial->manipulator.matrix[3], view_vec);
 	normalize_v3_v3(axis_vec, dial->direction);
 
 	float proj_outer_rel[3];
 	mul_v3_project_m4_v3(proj_outer_rel, mat, co_outer);
-	sub_v3_v3(proj_outer_rel, dial->manipulator.origin);
+	sub_v3_v3(proj_outer_rel, dial->manipulator.matrix[3]);
 
 	float proj_mval_new_rel[3];
 	float proj_mval_init_rel[3];
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static void dial_ghostarc_get_angles(
 	float ray_co[3], ray_no[3];
 	float ray_lambda;
 
-	plane_from_point_normal_v3(dial_plane, dial->manipulator.origin, axis_vec);
+	plane_from_point_normal_v3(dial_plane, dial->manipulator.matrix[3], axis_vec);
 
 	if (!ED_view3d_win_to_ray(ar, v3d, inter->init_mval, ray_co, ray_no, false) ||
 		!isect_ray_plane_v3(ray_co, ray_no, dial_plane, &ray_lambda, false))
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void dial_ghostarc_get_angles(
 		goto fail;
 	}
 	madd_v3_v3v3fl(proj_mval_init_rel, ray_co, ray_no, ray_lambda);
-	sub_v3_v3(proj_mval_init_rel, dial->manipulator.origin);
+	sub_v3_v3(proj_mval_init_rel, dial->manipulator.matrix[3]);
 
 	if (!ED_view3d_win_to_ray(ar, v3d, mval, ray_co, ray_no, false) ||
 		!isect_ray_plane_v3(ray_co, ray_no, dial_plane, &ray_lambda, false))
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void dial_ghostarc_get_angles(
 		goto fail;
 	}
 	madd_v3_v3v3fl(proj_mval_new_rel, ray_co, ray_no, ray_lambda);
-	sub_v3_v3(proj_mval_new_rel, dial->manipulator.origin);
+	sub_v3_v3(proj_mval_new_rel, dial->manipulator.matrix[3]);
 
 	/* Start direction from mouse or set by user */
 	const float *proj_init_rel = dial->use_start_direction ? dial->start_direction : proj_mval_init_rel;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static void dial_draw_intern(
 
 	gpuPushMatrix();
 	gpuMultMatrix(mat);
-	gpuTranslate3fv(dial->manipulator.offset);
+	gpuMultMatrix(dial->manipulator.matrix_offset);
 
 	/* draw rotation indicator arc first */
 	if ((dial->manipulator.flag & WM_MANIPULATOR_DRAW_VALUE) &&
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static void manipulator_dial_draw_select(const bContext *C, wmManipulator *mpr,
 		RegionView3D *rv3d = ar->regiondata;
 
 		copy_v3_v3(clip_plane, rv3d->viewinv[2]);
-		clip_plane[3] = -dot_v3v3(rv3d->viewinv[2], mpr->origin);
+		clip_plane[3] = -dot_v3v3(rv3d->viewinv[2], mpr->matrix[3]);
 		glEnable(GL_CLIP_DISTANCE0);
 	}
 
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static void manipulator_dial_draw(const bContext *C, wmManipulator *mpr)
 		RegionView3D *rv3d = ar->regiondata;
 
 		copy_v3_v3(clip_plane, rv3d->viewinv[2]);
-		clip_plane[3] = -dot_v3v3(rv3d->viewinv[2], mpr->origin);
+		clip_plane[3] = -dot_v3v3(rv3d->viewinv[2], mpr->matrix[3]);
 		clip_plane[3] -= 0.02 * dial->manipulator.scale;
 
 		glEnable(GL_CLIP_DISTANCE0);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/grab3d_manipulator.c b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/grab3d_manipulator.c
index 136613e22c2..e9c9f13cb19 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/grab3d_manipulator.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/grab3d_manipulator.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void grab_calc_matrix(const GrabManipulator *grab, float mat[4][4])
 
 	rotation_between_vecs_to_mat3(rot, up, grab->direction);
 	copy_m4_m3(mat, rot);
-	copy_v3_v3(mat[3], grab->manipulator.origin);
+	copy_v3_v3(mat[3], grab->manipulator.matrix[3]);
 	mul_mat3_m4_fl(mat, grab->manipulator.scale);
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static void grab3d_draw_intern(
 		gpuTranslate3fv(inter->output.co_ofs);
 	}
 	gpuMultMatrix(mat);
-	gpuTranslate3fv(grab->manipulator.offset);
+	gpuMultMatrix(grab->manipulator.matrix_offset);
 	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
 	grab_geom_draw(grab, col, select);
 	glDisable(GL_BLEND);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static void grab3d_draw_intern(
 	if (grab->manipulator.interaction_data) {
 		gpuPushMatrix();
 		gpuMultMatrix(mat);
-		gpuTranslate3fv(grab->manipulator.offset);
+		gpuMultMatrix(grab->manipulator.matrix_offset);
 		glEnable(GL_BLEND);
 		grab_geom_draw(grab, (const float [4]){0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f}, select);
 		glDisable(GL_BLEND);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/manipulator_library_intern.h b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/manipulator_library_intern.h
index ec04349ec33..ce71017e7bc 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/manipulator_library_intern.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/manipulator_library_intern.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ typedef struct ManipulatorCommonData {
 
 typedef struct ManipulatorInteraction {
 	float init_value; /* initial property value */
-	float init_origin[3];
+	float init_matrix[4][4];
 	float init_mval[2];
 	float init_offset;
 	float init_scale;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/primitive3d_manipulator.c b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/primitive3d_manipulator.c
index 743927c4147..d8dbf4a52d6 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/primitive3d_manipulator.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/manipulator_library/primitive3d_manipulator.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void manipulator_primitive_draw_intern(
 	}
 
 	copy_m4_m3(mat, rot);
-	copy_v3_v3(mat[3], prim->manipulator.origin);
+	copy_v3_v3(mat[3], prim->manipulator.matrix[3]);
 	mul_mat3_m4_fl(mat, prim->manipulator.scale);
 
 	gpuPushMatrix();
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static void manipulator_primitive_draw_intern(
 	col_inner[3] *= 0.5f;
 
 	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-	gpuTranslate3fv(prim->manipulator.offset);
+	gpuMultMatrix(prim->manipulator.matrix_offset);
 	manipulator_primitive_draw_geom(col_inner, col_outer, prim->style);
 	glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 
@@ -143,14 +143,14 @@ static void manipulator_primitive_draw_intern(
 		col_outer[3] = 0.8f;
 
 		copy_m4_m3(mat, rot);
-		copy_v3_v3(mat[3], inter->init_origin);
+		copy_v3_v3(mat[3], inter->init_matrix[3]);
 		mul_mat3_m4_fl(mat, inter->init_scale);
 
 		gpuPushMatrix();
 		gpuMultMatrix(mat);
 
 		glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-		gpuTranslate3fv(prim->manipulator.offset);
+		gpuMultMatrix(prim->manipulator.matrix_offset);
 		manipulator_primitive_draw_geom(col_inner, col_outer, prim->style);
 		glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static void manipulator_primitive_invoke(
 {
 	ManipulatorInteraction *inter = MEM_callocN(sizeof(ManipulatorInteraction), __func__);
 
-	copy_v3_v3(inter->init_origin, mpr->origin);
+	copy_m4_m4(inter->init_matrix, mpr->matrix);
 	inter->init_scale = mpr->scale;
 
 	mpr->interaction_data = inter;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_bisect.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_bisect.c
index 8499949f589..2145af0df86 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_bisect.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_bisect.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static void manipulator_bisect_prop_depth_get(
 	RNA_property_float_get_array(op->ptr, man->data.prop_plane_co, plane_co);
 	RNA_property_float_get_array(op->ptr, man->data.prop_plane_no, plane_no);
 
-	value[0] = dot_v3v3(plane_no, plane_co) - dot_v3v3(plane_no, mpr->origin);
+	value[0] = dot_v3v3(plane_no, plane_co) - dot_v3v3(plane_no, mpr->matrix[3]);
 }
 
 static void manipulator_bisect_prop_depth_set(
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static void manipulator_bisect_prop_depth_set(
 	RNA_property_float_get_array(op->ptr, man->data.prop_plane_no, plane);
 	normalize_v3(plane);
 
-	plane[3] = -value[0] - dot_v3v3(plane, mpr->origin);
+	plane[3] = -value[0] - dot_v3v3(plane, mpr->matrix[3]);
 
 	/* Keep our location, may be offset simply to be inside the viewport. */
 	closest_to_plane_normalized_v3(plane_co, plane, plane_co);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_extrude.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_extrude.c
index 42683960407..5b02bf2df8a 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_extrude.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_extrude.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static void manipulator_spin_prop_depth_get(
 	RNA_property_float_get_array(op->ptr, man->data.prop_axis_co, plane_co);
 	RNA_property_float_get_array(op->ptr, man->data.prop_axis_no, plane_no);
 
-	value[0] = dot_v3v3(plane_no, plane_co) - dot_v3v3(plane_no, mpr->origin);
+	value[0] = dot_v3v3(plane_no, plane_co) - dot_v3v3(plane_no, mpr->matrix[3]);
 }
 
 static void manipulator_spin_prop_depth_set(
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static void manipulator_spin_prop_depth_set(
 	RNA_property_float_get_array(op->ptr, man->data.prop_axis_no, plane);
 	normalize_v3(plane);
 
-	plane[3] = -value[0] - dot_v3v3(plane, mpr->origin);
+	plane[3] = -value[0] - dot_v3v3(plane, mpr->matrix[3]);
 
 	/* Keep our location, may be offset simply to be inside the viewport. */
 	closest_to_plane_normalized_v3(plane_co, plane, plane_co);
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/WM_manipulator_types.h b/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/WM_manipulator_types.h
index ec009a5e7a0..eb8641fcd7e 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/WM_manipulator_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/WM_manipulator_types.h
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ struct wmManipulator {
 	int highlight_part;
 
 	/* center of manipulator in space, 2d or 3d */
-	float origin[3];
+	float matrix[4][4];
 	/* custom offset from origin */
-	float offset[3];
+	float matrix_offset[4][4];
 	/* runtime property, set the scale while drawing on the viewport */
 	float scale;
 	/* user defined scale, in addition to the original one */
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ typedef struct wmManipulatorType {
 	/* manipulator-specific handler to update manipulator attributes based on the property value */
 	wmManipulatorFnPropertyUpdate property_update;
 
-	/* returns the final position which may be different from the origin, depending on the manipulator.
-	 * used in calculations of scale */
-	wmManipulatorFnPositionGet position_get;
+	/* Returns the final transformation which may be different from the 'matrix',
+	 * depending on the manipulator. */
+	wmManipulatorFnMatrixWorldGet matrix_world_get;
 
 	/* activate a manipulator state when the user clicks on it */
 	wmManipulatorFnInvoke invoke;
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/intern/wm_manipulator.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/intern/wm_manipulator.c
index f24bdb6e697..c28f8ecd331 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/intern/wm_manipulator.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/intern/wm_manipulator.c
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ static wmManipulator *wm_manipulator_create(
 
 	wmManipulator *mpr = MEM_callocN(wt->struct_size, __func__);
 	mpr->type = wt;
+
+	unit_m4(mpr->matrix);
+	unit_m4(mpr->matrix_offset);
+
 	return mpr;
 }
 
@@ -213,12 +217,12 @@ PointerRNA *WM_manipulator_set_operator(wmManipulator *mpr, const char *opname)
 
 void WM_manipulator_set_origin(wmManipulator *mpr, const float origin[3])
 {
-	copy_v3_v3(mpr->origin, origin);
+	copy_v3_v3(mpr->matrix[3], origin);
 }
 
 void WM_manipulator_set_offset(wmManipulator *mpr, const float offset[3])
 {
-	copy_v3_v3(mpr->offset, offset);
+	copy_v3_v3(mpr->matrix_offset[3], offset);
 }
 
 void WM_manipulator_set_flag(wmManipulator *mpr, const int flag, const bool enable)
@@ -361,14 +365,14 @@ void wm_manipulator_calculate_scale(wmManipulator *mpr, const bContext *C)
 
 	if (mpr->parent_mgroup->type->flag & WM_MANIPULATORGROUPTYPE_SCALE_3D) {
 		if (rv3d /*&& (U.manipulator_flag & V3D_DRAW_MANIPULATOR) == 0*/) { /* UserPref flag might be useful for later */
-			if (mpr->type->position_get) {
-				float position[3];
+			if (mpr->type->matrix_world_get) {
+				float matrix_world[4][4];
 
-				mpr->type->position_get(mpr, position);
-				scale = ED_view3d_pixel_size(rv3d, position) * (float)U.manipulator_scale;
+				mpr->type->matrix_world_get(mpr, matrix_world);
+				scale = ED_view3d_pixel_size(rv3d, matrix_world[3]) * (float)U.manipulator_scale;
 			}
 			else {
-				scale = ED_view3d_pixel_size(rv3d, mpr->origin) * (float)U.manipulator_scale;
+				scale = ED_view3d_pixel_size(rv3d, mpr->matrix[3]) * (float)U.manipulator_scale;
 			}
 		}
 		else {
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/wm_manipulator_fn.h b/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/wm_manipulator_fn.h
index 90eaba74de1..619911b94d7 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/wm_manipulator_fn.h
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/manipulators/wm_manipulator_fn.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ typedef void    (*wmManipulatorFnDrawSelect)(const struct bContext *, struct wmM
 typedef int     (*wmManipulatorFnTestSelect)(struct bContext *, struct wmManipulator *, const struct wmEvent *);
 typedef void    (*wmManipulatorFnModal)(struct bContext *, struct wmManipulator *, const struct wmEvent *, const int);
 typedef void    (*wmManipulatorFnPropertyUpdate)(struct wmManipulator *, struct wmManipulatorProperty *);
-typedef void    (*wmManipulatorFnPositionGet)(struct wmManipulator *, float[]);
+typedef void    (*wmManipulatorFnMatrixWorldGet)(struct wmManipulator *, float[4][4]);
 typedef void    (*wmManipulatorFnInvoke)(struct bContext *, struct wmManipulator *, const struct wmEvent *);
 typedef void    (*wmManipulatorFnExit)(struct bContext *, struct wmManipulator *, const bool);
 typedef int     (*wmManipulatorFnCursorGet)(struct wmManipulator *);