diff --git a/uxarray/grid/grid.py b/uxarray/grid/grid.py
index 8a0bce175..53615efad 100644
--- a/uxarray/grid/grid.py
+++ b/uxarray/grid/grid.py
@@ -883,6 +883,18 @@ def face_areas(self) -> xr.DataArray:
             )
         return self._ds["face_areas"]
 
+    @property
+    def face_edge_signs(self) -> xr.DataArray:
+        """The sign of the edges for each face.
+
+        TODO:
+        """
+
+        if "face_edge_signs" not in self._ds:
+            self._ds["face_edge_signs"] = ...
+
+        return self._ds["face_edge_signs"]
+
     @property
     def bounds(self):
         """Latitude Longitude Bounds for each Face in degrees.
diff --git a/uxarray/grid/neighbors.py b/uxarray/grid/neighbors.py
index 4d48a0c88..3eea98adc 100644
--- a/uxarray/grid/neighbors.py
+++ b/uxarray/grid/neighbors.py
@@ -912,3 +912,32 @@ def _construct_edge_face_distances(node_lon, node_lat, edge_faces):
     )
 
     return edge_face_distances
+
+
+def _populate_face_edge_signs(grid):
+    face_edge_signs = _construct_face_edge_signs(
+        grid.face_edge_connectivity.values,
+        grid.edge_face_connectivity.valuies,
+    )
+
+    return face_edge_signs
+
+
+@njit
+def _construct_face_edge_signs(
+    face_edge_connectivity, edge_face_connectivity, n_face, n_edge, n_max_face_edges
+):
+    # construct empty array to store face edge signs
+    face_edge_signs = np.zeros_like(face_edge_connectivity)
+
+    for edge_idx in range(n_edge):
+        edges_0 = face_edge_connectivity[edge_face_connectivity[edge_idx, 0]]
+        edges_1 = face_edge_connectivity[edge_face_connectivity[edge_idx, 1]]
+
+        index_j0 = np.where(edges_0 == edge_idx)[0][0]
+        index_j1 = np.where(edges_1 == edge_idx)[0][0]
+
+        face_edge_signs[edge_face_connectivity[edge_idx, index_j0]] = 1
+        face_edge_signs[edge_face_connectivity[edge_idx, index_j1]] = 1
+
+    pass