diff --git a/lib/ui/geometry.dart b/lib/ui/geometry.dart
index 2f7b03d67cde6..5249f1c03c1b7 100644
--- a/lib/ui/geometry.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/geometry.dart
@@ -142,6 +142,35 @@ class Offset extends OffsetBase {
   /// This is cheaper than computing the [distance] itself.
   double get distanceSquared => _dx * _dx + _dy * _dy;
 
+  /// The angle of this offset as radians clockwise from the positive x-axis, in
+  /// the range -[pi] to [pi], assuming positive values of the x-axis go to the
+  /// left and positive values of the y-axis go down.
+  ///
+  /// Zero means that [dy] is zero and [dx] is zero or positive.
+  ///
+  /// Values from zero to [pi]/2 indicate positive values of [dx] and [dy], the
+  /// bottom-right quadrant.
+  ///
+  /// Values from [pi]/2 to [pi] indicate negative values of [dx] and positive
+  /// values of [dy], the bottom-left quadrant.
+  ///
+  /// Values from zero to -[pi]/2 indicate positive values of [dx] and negative
+  /// values of [dy], the top-right quadrant.
+  ///
+  /// Values from -[pi]/2 to -[pi] indicate negative values of [dx] and [dy],
+  /// the top-left quadrant.
+  ///
+  /// When [dy] is zero and [dx] is negative, the [direction] is [pi].
+  ///
+  /// When [dx] is zero, [direction] is [pi]/2 if [dy] is positive and -[pi]/2
+  /// if [dy] is negative.
+  ///
+  /// See also:
+  ///
+  ///  * [distance], to compute the magnitude of the vector.
+  ///  * [Canvas.rotate], which uses the same convention for its angle.
+  double get direction => math.atan2(dy, dx);
+
   /// An offset with zero magnitude.
   ///
   /// This can be used to represent the origin of a coordinate space.
diff --git a/testing/dart/geometry_test.dart b/testing/dart/geometry_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fc3ce17434233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/dart/geometry_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'dart:ui';
+import 'dart:math' show pi;
+
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  test('Offset.direction', () {
+    expect(const Offset(0.0, 0.0).direction, 0.0);
+    expect(const Offset(0.0, 1.0).direction, pi / 2.0);
+    expect(const Offset(0.0, -1.0).direction, -pi / 2.0);
+    expect(const Offset(1.0, 0.0).direction, 0.0);
+    expect(const Offset(1.0, 1.0).direction, pi / 4.0);
+    expect(const Offset(1.0, -1.0).direction, -pi / 4.0);
+    expect(const Offset(-1.0, 0.0).direction, pi);
+    expect(const Offset(-1.0, 1.0).direction, pi * 3.0 / 4.0);
+    expect(const Offset(-1.0, -1.0).direction, -pi * 3.0 / 4.0);
+  });
+}