diff --git a/src/types/direction_type.rs b/src/types/direction_type.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bcaa2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/direction_type.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use crate::bindings;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[repr(u32)]
+pub enum DirectionType {
+    Undefined   = bindings::DirectionType_UndefinedDirection,
+    RightToLeft = bindings::DirectionType_RightToLeftDirection,
+    LeftToRight = bindings::DirectionType_LeftToRightDirection,
+    TopToBottom = bindings::DirectionType_TopToBottomDirection,
+}
+
+impl Default for DirectionType {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        return DirectionType::Undefined;
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<DirectionType> for bindings::DirectionType {
+    fn from(value: DirectionType) -> Self {
+        return value as bindings::DirectionType;
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<bindings::DirectionType> for DirectionType {
+    fn from(value: bindings::DirectionType) -> Self {
+        /*
+         * SAFETY:
+         *
+         * `DirectionType` has the same repr as `bindings::DirectionType` - u32
+         *
+         * If `value` is less than TopToBottom than it is in the vaild range and can be safely
+         * reinterpreted as `DirectionType`
+         */
+        if value <= bindings::DirectionType_TopToBottomDirection {
+            return unsafe { std::mem::transmute(value) };
+        }
+        return DirectionType::default();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/types/mod.rs b/src/types/mod.rs
index a50eacc..762c77a 100644
--- a/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod colorspace_type;
 mod composite_operator;
 mod compression_type;
 mod decoration_type;
+mod direction_type;
 mod dispose_type;
 mod dither_method;
 mod endian_type;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ pub use self::colorspace_type::ColorspaceType;
 pub use self::composite_operator::CompositeOperator;
 pub use self::compression_type::CompressionType;
 pub use self::decoration_type::DecorationType;
+pub use self::direction_type::DirectionType;
 pub use self::dispose_type::DisposeType;
 pub use self::dither_method::DitherMethod;
 pub use self::endian_type::EndianType;
diff --git a/src/wand/drawing.rs b/src/wand/drawing.rs
index 3637368..c918703 100644
--- a/src/wand/drawing.rs
+++ b/src/wand/drawing.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use crate::{
     AlignType,
     ClipPathUnits,
     DecorationType,
+    DirectionType,
     FillRule,
     GravityType,
     LineCap,
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ impl DrawingWand {
         get_text_alignment,         set_text_alignment,           DrawGetTextAlignment,         DrawSetTextAlignment,         AlignType
         get_text_antialias,         set_text_antialias,           DrawGetTextAntialias,         DrawSetTextAntialias,         bindings::MagickBooleanType
         get_text_decoration,        set_text_decoration,          DrawGetTextDecoration,        DrawSetTextDecoration,        DecorationType
-        get_text_direction,         set_text_direction,           DrawGetTextDirection,         DrawSetTextDirection,         bindings::DirectionType
+        get_text_direction,         set_text_direction,           DrawGetTextDirection,         DrawSetTextDirection,         DirectionType
         get_text_kerning,           set_text_kerning,             DrawGetTextKerning,           DrawSetTextKerning,           f64
         get_text_interline_spacing, set_text_interline_spacing,   DrawGetTextInterlineSpacing,  DrawSetTextInterlineSpacing,  f64
         get_text_interword_spacing, set_text_interword_spacing,   DrawGetTextInterwordSpacing,  DrawSetTextInterwordSpacing,  f64