diff --git a/js/bootstrap-carousel.js b/js/bootstrap-carousel.js
index 4838a1684..dbea83711 100644
--- a/js/bootstrap-carousel.js
+++ b/js/bootstrap-carousel.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 
       e = $.Event('slide', {
         relatedTarget: $next[0]
+      , direction: direction
       })
 
       if ($next.hasClass('active')) return
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-carousel.js b/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-carousel.js
index 13b8f721f..80b6e139b 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-carousel.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/bootstrap-carousel.js
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ $(function () {
           .carousel('next')
       })
 
+      test("should fire slide event with direction", function () {
+        var template = '<div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide"><div class="carousel-inner"><div class="item active"><img alt=""><div class="carousel-caption"><h4>{{_i}}First Thumbnail label{{/i}}</h4><p>Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.</p></div></div><div class="item"><img alt=""><div class="carousel-caption"><h4>{{_i}}Second Thumbnail label{{/i}}</h4><p>Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.</p></div></div><div class="item"><img alt=""><div class="carousel-caption"><h4>{{_i}}Third Thumbnail label{{/i}}</h4><p>Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.</p></div></div></div><a class="left carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="prev">&lsaquo;</a><a class="right carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="next">&rsaquo;</a></div>'
+        $.support.transition = false
+        stop()
+        $(template).on('slide', function (e) {
+          e.preventDefault()
+          ok(e.direction)
+          ok(e.direction === 'right' || e.direction === 'left')
+          start()
+        }).carousel('next')
+      })
+
       test("should fire slide event with relatedTarget", function () {
         var template = '<div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide"><div class="carousel-inner"><div class="item active"><img alt=""><div class="carousel-caption"><h4>{{_i}}First Thumbnail label{{/i}}</h4><p>Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.</p></div></div><div class="item"><img alt=""><div class="carousel-caption"><h4>{{_i}}Second Thumbnail label{{/i}}</h4><p>Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.</p></div></div><div class="item"><img alt=""><div class="carousel-caption"><h4>{{_i}}Third Thumbnail label{{/i}}</h4><p>Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.</p></div></div></div><a class="left carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="prev">&lsaquo;</a><a class="right carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="next">&rsaquo;</a></div>'
         $.support.transition = false