diff --git a/u02/include/util.h b/u02/include/util.h
index af19c3d..ed64009 100644
--- a/u02/include/util.h
+++ b/u02/include/util.h
@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ void transform_inv_mut(Transformation transformation, int &x, int &y);
 // returning the transformed point.
 // Composition of this with the transformation is the identity function.
 std::pair<int, int> transform_inv(Transformation transformation, int x, int y);
+
+// Returns the transformation required
+// to make the given endpoints of a line conform
+// to the standard case for rasterization.
+Transformation transformation_to_standard_case(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1);
diff --git a/u02/src/tests.cpp b/u02/src/tests.cpp
index aafc054..a2f7209 100644
--- a/u02/src/tests.cpp
+++ b/u02/src/tests.cpp
@@ -70,3 +70,35 @@ TEST_CASE("Transform = Inverse Transform ○ Transform") {
     REQUIRE(y == yti);
   }
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("Transformation to standard case") {
+  REQUIRE(transformation_to_standard_case(5, 20, 20, 10) == 0);
+  REQUIRE(transformation_to_standard_case(5, 5, 20, 15) == TRANSFORM_MIRROR_X);
+  REQUIRE(transformation_to_standard_case(20, 15, 5, 5) == TRANSFORM_MIRROR_Y);
+  REQUIRE(transformation_to_standard_case(20, 10, 5, 20) ==
+          (TRANSFORM_MIRROR_X | TRANSFORM_MIRROR_Y));
+
+  REQUIRE(transformation_to_standard_case(5, 20, 15, 5) ==
+          (TRANSFORM_ROTATE_CW | TRANSFORM_MIRROR_X));
+  REQUIRE(transformation_to_standard_case(5, 5, 15, 20) ==
+          TRANSFORM_ROTATE_CCW);
+  REQUIRE(transformation_to_standard_case(15, 5, 5, 20) ==
+          (TRANSFORM_ROTATE_CCW | TRANSFORM_MIRROR_X));
+  REQUIRE(transformation_to_standard_case(15, 20, 5, 5) == TRANSFORM_ROTATE_CW);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Transformation to standard case (prop)") {
+  int x0 = GENERATE(take(10, random(-100, 100)));
+  int y0 = GENERATE(take(10, random(-100, 100)));
+  int x1 = GENERATE(take(10, random(-100, 100)));
+  int y1 = GENERATE(take(10, random(-100, 100)));
+
+  Transformation transformation =
+      transformation_to_standard_case(x0, y0, x1, y1);
+
+  transform_mut(transformation, x0, y0);
+  transform_mut(transformation, x1, y1);
+
+  REQUIRE(x0 <= x1);
+  REQUIRE(y0 >= y1);
+}
diff --git a/u02/src/util.cpp b/u02/src/util.cpp
index 234fffc..8a2e439 100644
--- a/u02/src/util.cpp
+++ b/u02/src/util.cpp
@@ -47,3 +47,95 @@ std::pair<int, int> transform_inv(Transformation transformation, int x, int y) {
   transform_inv_mut(transformation, x, y);
   return std::make_pair(x, y);
 }
+
+/*
+ * After it took me many hours to get this right,
+ * I at least want to document how I got to it:
+ *
+ * N.B. In the following,
+ * Modulo is *not* the remainder of the euclidean division,
+ * but instead the remainder of truncated division
+ * (i.e., negative quotients produce negative results).
+ *
+ * There are two main cases:
+ * The simple one is where angle % 90° ≤ 45°.
+ * To transform this into the standard case,
+ * only mirrors are needed.
+ * The more complicated is when angle % 90° ≥ 45°.
+ * To transform this into the standard case,
+ * a rotation has to be done, followed by a mirror in some cases.
+ *
+ * The following matrices show what must be done when.
+ * The ASCII art arrows show the line as it should be drawn,
+ * the the column/row headings show how they can be identified in code,
+ * the capital letters in the field show what needs to be done
+ * to reach the standard case
+ * (X/Y: mirror X/Y; CW/CCW: rotate CW/CCW).
+ * Because there is no nice way to draw arrows with an angle < 45°,
+ * they are just differentiated by the heading.
+ *
+ * Let (x_0, y_0) be the starting point and (x_1, y_1) the end point.
+ * Let Δx = x_1 - x_0, Δy = y_1 - y_0.
+ * Let m = Δy/Δx, α = atan(m).
+ *
+ * α ≤ 45°:
+ *
+ *      Δx>0   Δx<0
+ *
+ *         A | A
+ * Δy<0   /  |  \
+ *       /   |   \
+ *      /  - | Y  \
+ *     ------+------
+ *      \  X | XY /
+ *       \   |   /
+ * Δy>0   \  |  /
+ *         V | V
+ *
+ * α ≥ 45°:
+ *
+ *      Δx>0   Δx<0                       Δx>0   Δx<0
+ *
+ *         A | A                          \    |    A
+ * Δy<0   /  |  \                    Δy<0  \   |   /
+ *       /   |   \                          \  |  /
+ *      / CW | CW \                       X  V | /
+ *    -------+------- → after rotation → ------+-----
+ *     \ CCW | CCW /                         A | \
+ *      \    |    /                         /  |  \
+ * Δy>0  \   |   /                   Δy>0  /   |   \
+ *        V  |  V                         /    | X  V
+ */
+Transformation transformation_to_standard_case(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1) {
+  Transformation transformation = 0;
+
+  int delta_y = y1 - y0;
+  int delta_x = x1 - x0;
+  // checks if angle ∈ (-90°, 90°) is ≥ 45°
+  // this is a simplified version of atan(Δy/Δx) > π/4:
+  //   atan(Δy/Δx) > π/4 | tan(…)
+  // ⇔ Δx/Δy       > 1 | Δy
+  // ⇔ Δx          > Δy
+  if (abs(delta_y) > abs(delta_x)) {
+    // if-else is needed, because of special case Δy = 0
+    if (delta_y < 0) {
+      transformation |= TRANSFORM_ROTATE_CW;
+    } else if (delta_y > 0) {
+      transformation |= TRANSFORM_ROTATE_CCW;
+    }
+    // the sign of Δx and Δy (pre-rotation!) differ,
+    // an additional mirror is needed
+    if (delta_x * delta_y < 0) {
+      transformation |= TRANSFORM_MIRROR_X;
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (delta_x < 0) {
+      transformation |= TRANSFORM_MIRROR_Y;
+    }
+    if (delta_y > 0) {
+      transformation |= TRANSFORM_MIRROR_X;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return transformation;
+}