diff --git a/src/backends/gr.jl b/src/backends/gr.jl
index c4618b43..87165997 100644
--- a/src/backends/gr.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gr.jl
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ gr_set_textcolor(c)   = GR.settextcolorind(gr_getcolorind(cycle(c,1)))
 
 # draw line segments, splitting x/y into contiguous/finite segments
 # note: this can be used for shapes by passing func `GR.fillarea`
-function gr_polyline(x, y, func = GR.polyline; arrow=false)
+function gr_polyline(x, y, func = GR.polyline; arrowside=:none)
     iend = 0
     n = length(x)
     while iend < n-1
@@ -160,9 +160,12 @@ function gr_polyline(x, y, func = GR.polyline; arrow=false)
         # if we found a start and end, draw the line segment, otherwise we're done
         if istart > 0 && iend > 0
             func(x[istart:iend], y[istart:iend])
-            if arrow
+            if arrowside in (:head,:both)
                 GR.drawarrow(x[iend-1], y[iend-1], x[iend], y[iend])
             end
+            if arrowside in (:tail,:both)
+                GR.drawarrow(x[2], y[2], x[1], y[1])
+            end
         else
             break
         end
@@ -768,7 +771,8 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
                 # draw the line(s)
                 if st == :path
                     gr_set_line(series[:linewidth], series[:linestyle], series[:linecolor]) #, series[:linealpha])
-                    gr_polyline(x, y; arrow = isa(series[:arrow], Arrow))
+                    arrowside = isa(series[:arrow], Arrow) ? series[:arrow].side : :none
+                    gr_polyline(x, y; arrowside = arrowside)
                 end
             end
 
diff --git a/src/components.jl b/src/components.jl
index 952a13dc..49dbf949 100644
--- a/src/components.jl
+++ b/src/components.jl
@@ -463,19 +463,25 @@ Base.eltype{T}(vol::Volume{T}) = T
 # style is :open or :closed (for now)
 immutable Arrow
     style::Symbol
+    side::Symbol  # :head (default), :tail, or :both
     headlength::Float64
     headwidth::Float64
 end
 
 function arrow(args...)
     style = :simple
+    side = :head
     headlength = 0.3
     headwidth = 0.3
     setlength = false
     for arg in args
         T = typeof(arg)
         if T == Symbol
-            style = arg
+            if arg in (:head, :tail, :both)
+                side = arg
+            else
+                style = arg
+            end
         elseif T <: Number
             # first we apply to both, but if there's more, then only change width after the first number
             headwidth = Float64(arg)
@@ -489,7 +495,7 @@ function arrow(args...)
             warn("Skipped arrow arg $arg")
         end
     end
-    Arrow(style, headlength, headwidth)
+    Arrow(style, side, headlength, headwidth)
 end
 
 
diff --git a/src/recipes.jl b/src/recipes.jl
index 6a5cc4c7..8ba9389f 100644
--- a/src/recipes.jl
+++ b/src/recipes.jl
@@ -792,3 +792,14 @@ abline!(args...; kw...) = abline!(current(), args...; kw...)
 
 @recipe f(::Type{Date}, dt::Date) = (dt -> convert(Int,dt), dt -> string(convert(Date,dt)))
 @recipe f(::Type{DateTime}, dt::DateTime) = (dt -> convert(Int,dt), dt -> string(convert(DateTime,dt)))
+
+# -------------------------------------------------
+# Complex Numbers
+
+@userplot ComplexPlot
+@recipe function f(cp::ComplexPlot)
+    xguide --> "Real Part"
+    yguide --> "Imaginary Part"
+    linetype --> :scatter
+    real(cp.args[1]), imag(cp.args[1])
+end