diff --git a/lib/docx/docxtable.js b/lib/docx/docxtable.js
index 44ac0861..b884cf80 100644
--- a/lib/docx/docxtable.js
+++ b/lib/docx/docxtable.js
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ module.exports = {
     if (opts.vMerge) {
       cellObj['w:tc']['w:tcPr']['w:vMerge'] = { '@w:val': opts.vMerge }
     }
+    if (opts.textDirection) {
+      cellObj['w:tc']['w:tcPr']['w:textDirection'] = { '@w:val': opts.textDirection }
+    }
 
     return cellObj
   }
diff --git a/manual/docx/README.md b/manual/docx/README.md
index fe9a75f6..037c436e 100644
--- a/manual/docx/README.md
+++ b/manual/docx/README.md
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ var table = [
         fill: "92CDDC",
         themeFill: "text1",
         "themeFillTint": "80"
-      }
+      },
+      textDirection: 'btLr' // to rotate text, or 'tbRl' to another direction
     }
   }],
   [1,'All grown-ups were once children',''],