diff --git a/src/mpl2/include/mpl2/rtl_mp.h b/src/mpl2/include/mpl2/rtl_mp.h
index 49cb76332a2..2baa527efc1 100644
--- a/src/mpl2/include/mpl2/rtl_mp.h
+++ b/src/mpl2/include/mpl2/rtl_mp.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 namespace odb {
 class dbDatabase;
 class dbInst;
+class dbOrientType;
 }
 
 namespace sta {
@@ -100,7 +101,11 @@ class MacroPlacer2
              const bool bus_planning_flag,
              const char* report_directory);
 
-  void placeMacro(odb::dbInst* inst);
+  void placeMacro(odb::dbInst* inst,
+                  float x_origin,
+                  float y_origin,
+                  const std::string& orientation_string);
+  odb::dbOrientType stringToOrientType(const std::string& orientation_string);
 
   void writeMacroPlacement(const char* file_name);
 
diff --git a/src/mpl2/src/mpl.i b/src/mpl2/src/mpl.i
index 868c77c4995..a5bbaecb180 100644
--- a/src/mpl2/src/mpl.i
+++ b/src/mpl2/src/mpl.i
@@ -130,9 +130,11 @@ set_debug_cmd()
 }
 
 void
-place_macro(odb::dbInst* macro_name)
+place_macro(odb::dbInst* macro_name, float x_origin, float y_origin, const char* orientation)
 {
-  getMacroPlacer2()->placeMacro(macro_name);
+  std::string orientation_string = orientation;
+
+  getMacroPlacer2()->placeMacro(macro_name, x_origin, y_origin, orientation_string);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/mpl2/src/mpl.tcl b/src/mpl2/src/mpl.tcl
index 96fe2fd7b9b..1e08637ac86 100644
--- a/src/mpl2/src/mpl.tcl
+++ b/src/mpl2/src/mpl.tcl
@@ -252,11 +252,14 @@ proc rtl_macro_placer { args } {
     return true
 }
 
-sta::define_cmd_args "place_macro" {[-macro_name macro_name]}
+sta::define_cmd_args "place_macro" {[-macro_name macro_name] \
+                                    [-location location] \
+                                    [-orientation orientation] \
+}
 
 proc place_macro { args } {
   sta::parse_key_args "place_macro" args \
-  keys {-macro_name} \
+  keys {-macro_name -location -orientation} \
 
   if [info exists keys(-macro_name)] {
     set macro_name $keys(-macro_name)
@@ -266,7 +269,27 @@ proc place_macro { args } {
 
   set macro [mpl2::parse_macro_name "place_macro" $macro_name]
 
-  mpl2::place_macro $macro
+  if [info exists keys(-location)] {
+    set location $keys(-location)
+  } else {
+    utl::error MPL 22 "-location is required."
+  }
+
+  if { [llength $location] != 2 } {
+    utl::error MPL 12 "-location is not a list of 2 values."
+  }
+  lassign $location x_origin y_origin
+  set x_origin $x_origin
+  set y_origin $y_origin
+
+  set orientation R0
+  if [info exists keys(-orientation)] {
+    set orientation $keys(-orientation)
+  } else {
+    utl::warn MPL 18 "No orientation specified for [$macro getName], defaulting to R0."
+  }
+
+  mpl2::place_macro $macro $x_origin $y_origin $orientation
 }
 
 sta::define_cmd_args "write_macro_placement" { file_name }
diff --git a/src/mpl2/src/rtl_mp.cpp b/src/mpl2/src/rtl_mp.cpp
index f8d77e76a3f..901b6446316 100644
--- a/src/mpl2/src/rtl_mp.cpp
+++ b/src/mpl2/src/rtl_mp.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,36 @@ bool MacroPlacer2::place(const int max_num_macro,
   return true;
 }
 
-void MacroPlacer2::placeMacro(odb::dbInst* inst)
+odb::dbOrientType MacroPlacer2::stringToOrientType(const std::string& orientation_string)
+{
+  odb::dbOrientType orientation;
+
+  if (orientation_string == "R0") {
+    orientation = odb::dbOrientType::R0;
+  } else if (orientation_string == "MY") {
+    orientation = odb::dbOrientType::MY;
+  } else if (orientation_string == "MX") {
+    orientation = odb::dbOrientType::MX;
+  } else if (orientation_string == "R180") {
+    orientation = odb::dbOrientType::R180;
+  } else {
+    logger_->error(MPL, 33, "Invalid orientation {}.", orientation_string);
+  }
+
+  return orientation;
+}
+
+void MacroPlacer2::placeMacro(odb::dbInst* inst,
+                              float x_origin,
+                              float y_origin,
+                              const std::string& orientation_string)
 {
   std::cout << "Macro = " << inst->getName() << '\n';
+  std::cout << "Origin Location = " << x_origin << " " << y_origin << '\n';
+  
+  odb::dbOrientType orientation = stringToOrientType(orientation_string);
+
+  std::cout << "Orientation = " << orientation.getString() << '\n';
 }
 
 void MacroPlacer2::writeMacroPlacement(const char* file_name)
diff --git a/src/mpl2/test/mp_test1.tcl b/src/mpl2/test/mp_test1.tcl
index 2dd19fbbed5..b19c7cb3c06 100644
--- a/src/mpl2/test/mp_test1.tcl
+++ b/src/mpl2/test/mp_test1.tcl
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ link_design $top_module
 #
 read_def $floorplan_def -floorplan_initialize
 
-
-place_macro -macro_name xabalau
+place_macro -macro_name U1 -location {20 20}
+place_macro -macro_name U2 -location {34 34} -orientation R180
+place_macro -macro_name U3 -location {34 34} -orientation MY
+place_macro -macro_name U4 -location {34 34} -orientation MX
+place_macro -macro_name U5 -location {34 34} -orientation R0
+place_macro -macro_name U5 -location {34 34} -orientation chelou
 rtl_macro_placer -report_directory results/mp_test1 -halo_width 5.0
 
 set def_file [make_result_file mp_test1.def]