diff --git a/src/serialization/sb3.js b/src/serialization/sb3.js
index d49365671..99efd2c0b 100644
--- a/src/serialization/sb3.js
+++ b/src/serialization/sb3.js
@@ -1043,7 +1043,9 @@ const parseScratchObject = function (object, runtime, extensions, zip, assets) {
         target.y = object.y;
     }
     if (object.hasOwnProperty('direction')) {
-        target.direction = object.direction;
+        // Sometimes the direction can be outside of the range: LLK/scratch-gui#5806
+        // wrapClamp it (like we do on RenderedTarget.setDirection)
+        target.direction = MathUtil.wrapClamp(object.direction, -179, 180);
     }
     if (object.hasOwnProperty('size')) {
         target.size = object.size;