diff --git a/lib/ruby_warrior.rb b/lib/ruby_warrior.rb
index 77bfcc17..8881f056 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_warrior.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_warrior.rb
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@
 require 'ruby_warrior/abilities/bind'
 require 'ruby_warrior/abilities/listen'
 require 'ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of_stairs'
+require 'ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of'
diff --git a/lib/ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of.rb b/lib/ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fb827d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module RubyWarrior
+  module Abilities
+    class DirectionOf < Base
+      def description
+        "Pass a Space as an argument, and the direction (:left, :right, :forward, :backward) to that space will be returned."
+      end
+      
+      def perform(space)
+        @unit.position.relative_direction_of(space)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of_stairs.rb b/lib/ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of_stairs.rb
index dd7f0c1b..30c8b2a8 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of_stairs.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of_stairs.rb
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ def perform
       end
     end
   end
-end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ruby_warrior/position.rb b/lib/ruby_warrior/position.rb
index 67912249..9d9fe29f 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_warrior/position.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_warrior/position.rb
@@ -43,11 +43,15 @@ def distance_from_stairs
     end
     
     def relative_direction_of_stairs
-      relative_direction(direction_of_stairs)
+      relative_direction_of(@floor.stairs_space)
     end
     
-    def direction_of_stairs
-      stairs_x, stairs_y = *@floor.stairs_location
+    def relative_direction_of(space)
+      relative_direction(direction_of(space))
+    end
+    
+    def direction_of(space)
+      stairs_x, stairs_y = *space.location
       if (@x - stairs_x).abs > (@y - stairs_y).abs
         if stairs_x > @x
           :west
diff --git a/lib/ruby_warrior/space.rb b/lib/ruby_warrior/space.rb
index 7dc69c6a..3a355487 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_warrior/space.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_warrior/space.rb
@@ -25,13 +25,17 @@ def empty?
     end
     
     def stairs?
-      @floor.stairs_location == [@x, @y]
+      @floor.stairs_location == location
     end
     
     def unit
       @floor.get(@x, @y)
     end
     
+    def location
+      [@x, @y]
+    end
+    
     def to_map
       if unit
         unit.to_map
diff --git a/spec/ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of_spec.rb b/spec/ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ea671ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/ruby_warrior/abilities/direction_of_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
+
+describe RubyWarrior::Abilities::DirectionOf do
+  before(:each) do
+    @position = stub
+    @distance = RubyWarrior::Abilities::DirectionOf.new(stub(:position => @position, :say => nil))
+  end
+  
+  it "should return relative direction of given space" do
+    @position.stubs(:relative_direction_of).with(:space).returns(:left)
+    @distance.perform(:space).should == :left
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/ruby_warrior/position_spec.rb b/spec/ruby_warrior/position_spec.rb
index ff24b2b6..37c1c541 100644
--- a/spec/ruby_warrior/position_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby_warrior/position_spec.rb
@@ -73,12 +73,15 @@
     @position.distance_from_stairs.should == 2
   end
   
-  it "should return direction and relative direction of stairs" do
+  it "should return relative direction of stairs" do
     @floor.place_stairs(0, 0)
-    @position.direction_of_stairs.should == :north
     @position.relative_direction_of_stairs.should == :forward
   end
   
+  it "should return relative direction of given space" do
+    @position.relative_direction_of(@floor.space(0, 0)).should == :forward
+  end
+  
   it "should be able to determine relative direction" do
     @position.relative_direction(:north).should == :forward
     @position.rotate 1