diff --git a/src/Context.ts b/src/Context.ts
index ab4d14a2..d2596b37 100644
--- a/src/Context.ts
+++ b/src/Context.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ var CONTEXT_PROPERTIES = [
   'lineJoin',
   'lineWidth',
   'miterLimit',
+  'direction',
   'font',
   'textAlign',
   'textBaseline',
diff --git a/src/shapes/Text.ts b/src/shapes/Text.ts
index a7820c42..8c47d912 100644
--- a/src/shapes/Text.ts
+++ b/src/shapes/Text.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export function stringToArray(string: string) {
 }
 
 export interface TextConfig extends ShapeConfig {
+  direction?: string;
   text?: string;
   fontFamily?: string;
   fontSize?: number;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ var AUTO = 'auto',
   CONTEXT_2D = '2d',
   DASH = '-',
   LEFT = 'left',
+  LTR = 'ltr',
   TEXT = 'text',
   TEXT_UPPER = 'Text',
   TOP = 'top',
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ var AUTO = 'auto',
   NONE = 'none',
   ELLIPSIS = '…',
   ATTR_CHANGE_LIST = [
+    'direction',
     'fontFamily',
     'fontSize',
     'fontStyle',
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ function checkDefaultFill(config?: TextConfig) {
  * @memberof Konva
  * @augments Konva.Shape
  * @param {Object} config
+ * @param {String} [config.direction] default is ltr
  * @param {String} [config.fontFamily] default is Arial
  * @param {Number} [config.fontSize] in pixels.  Default is 12
  * @param {String} [config.fontStyle] can be 'normal', 'italic', or 'bold', '500' or even 'italic bold'.  'normal' is the default.
@@ -201,6 +205,8 @@ export class Text extends Shape<TextConfig> {
     var lineTranslateX = 0;
     var lineTranslateY = 0;
 
+    context.setAttr('direction', this.direction());
+
     context.setAttr('font', this._getContextFont());
 
     context.setAttr('textBaseline', MIDDLE);
@@ -615,6 +621,7 @@ export class Text extends Shape<TextConfig> {
     return super._useBufferCanvas();
   }
 
+  direction: GetSet<string, this>;
   fontFamily: GetSet<string, this>;
   fontSize: GetSet<number, this>;
   fontStyle: GetSet<string, this>;
@@ -682,6 +689,22 @@ Factory.overWriteSetter(Text, 'width', getNumberOrAutoValidator());
 
 Factory.overWriteSetter(Text, 'height', getNumberOrAutoValidator());
 
+
+/**
+ * get/set direction
+ * @name Konva.Text#direction
+ * @method
+ * @param {String} direction
+ * @returns {String}
+ * @example
+ * // get direction
+ * var direction = text.direction();
+ *
+ * // set direction
+ * text.direction('rtl');
+ */
+Factory.addGetterSetter(Text, 'direction', 'ltr');
+
 /**
  * get/set font family
  * @name Konva.Text#fontFamily