diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp
index 57b9d9af0..dc239da90 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 #ifndef _PreComp_
 # include <BRepFill.hxx>
+# include <BRepAdaptor_Curve.hxx>
+# include <BRepAdaptor_HCurve.hxx>
+# include <BRepAdaptor_CompCurve.hxx>
+# include <BRepAdaptor_HCompCurve.hxx>
 # include <TopoDS.hxx>
 # include <TopoDS_Face.hxx>
 # include <TopoDS_Shell.hxx>
@@ -32,7 +36,9 @@
 # include <ShapeAnalysis.hxx>
 # include <TopTools_ListIteratorOfListOfShape.hxx>
 # include <TopExp_Explorer.hxx>
+# include <TopoDS.hxx>
 # include <Precision.hxx>
+# include <Handle_Adaptor3d_HCurve.hxx>
 #endif
 
 
@@ -43,10 +49,14 @@ using namespace Part;
 
 PROPERTY_SOURCE(Part::RuledSurface, Part::Feature)
 
+const char* RuledSurface::OrientationEnums[]    = {"Automatic","Forward","Reversed",NULL};
+
 RuledSurface::RuledSurface()
 {
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Curve1,(0),"Ruled Surface",App::Prop_None,"Curve of ruled surface");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Curve2,(0),"Ruled Surface",App::Prop_None,"Curve of ruled surface");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Orientation,((long)0),"Ruled Surface",App::Prop_None,"Orientation of ruled surface");
+    Orientation.setEnums(OrientationEnums);
 }
 
 short RuledSurface::mustExecute() const
@@ -55,6 +65,8 @@ short RuledSurface::mustExecute() const
         return 1;
     if (Curve2.isTouched())
         return 1;
+    if (Orientation.isTouched())
+        return 1;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -109,6 +121,60 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *RuledSurface::execute(void)
 
         if (curve1.IsNull() || curve2.IsNull())
             return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn("Linked shapes are empty.");
+
+        if (Orientation.getValue() == 0) {
+            // Automatic
+            Handle_Adaptor3d_HCurve a1;
+            Handle_Adaptor3d_HCurve a2;
+            if (curve1.ShapeType() == TopAbs_EDGE && curve2.ShapeType() == TopAbs_EDGE) {
+                BRepAdaptor_Curve adapt1(TopoDS::Edge(curve1));
+                BRepAdaptor_Curve adapt2(TopoDS::Edge(curve2));
+                a1 = new BRepAdaptor_HCurve(adapt1);
+                a2 = new BRepAdaptor_HCurve(adapt2);
+            }
+            else if (curve1.ShapeType() == TopAbs_WIRE && curve2.ShapeType() == TopAbs_WIRE) {
+                BRepAdaptor_CompCurve adapt1(TopoDS::Wire(curve1));
+                BRepAdaptor_CompCurve adapt2(TopoDS::Wire(curve2));
+                a1 = new BRepAdaptor_HCompCurve(adapt1);
+                a2 = new BRepAdaptor_HCompCurve(adapt2);
+            }
+
+            if (!a1.IsNull() && !a2.IsNull()) {
+                // get end points of 1st curve
+                gp_Pnt p1 = a1->Value(a1->FirstParameter());
+                gp_Pnt p2 = a1->Value(a1->LastParameter());
+                if (curve1.Orientation() == TopAbs_REVERSED) {
+                    std::swap(p1, p2);
+                }
+
+                // get end points of 2nd curve
+                gp_Pnt p3 = a2->Value(a2->FirstParameter());
+                gp_Pnt p4 = a2->Value(a2->LastParameter());
+                if (curve2.Orientation() == TopAbs_REVERSED) {
+                    std::swap(p3, p4);
+                }
+
+                // Form two triangles (P1,P2,P3) and (P4,P3,P2) and check their normals.
+                // If the dot product is negative then it's assumed that the resulting face
+                // is twisted, hence the 2nd edge is reversed.
+                gp_Vec v1(p1, p2);
+                gp_Vec v2(p1, p3);
+                gp_Vec n1 = v1.Crossed(v2);
+
+                gp_Vec v3(p4, p3);
+                gp_Vec v4(p4, p2);
+                gp_Vec n2 = v3.Crossed(v4);
+
+                if (n1.Dot(n2) < 0) {
+                    curve2.Reverse();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else if (Orientation.getValue() == 2) {
+            // Reverse
+            curve2.Reverse();
+        }
+
         if (curve1.ShapeType() == TopAbs_EDGE && curve2.ShapeType() == TopAbs_EDGE) {
             TopoDS_Face face = BRepFill::Face(TopoDS::Edge(curve1), TopoDS::Edge(curve2));
             this->Shape.setValue(face);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.h
index 0bf9971e1..609ac6f04 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class RuledSurface : public Part::Feature
 public:
     RuledSurface();
 
+    App::PropertyEnumeration Orientation;
     App::PropertyLinkSub Curve1;
     App::PropertyLinkSub Curve2;
 
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     void onChanged (const App::Property* prop);
+
+private:
+    static const char* OrientationEnums[];
 };
 
 class Loft : public Part::Feature