diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e88d0d2..b0227ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export default App;
 | `strokeWidth` | `number` | A size in `px`
 | `strokeDasharray` | `string` | Adds dashes to the stroke. It has to be a string representing an array of sizes. See some [SVG strokes documentation](https://www.w3schools.com/graphics/svg_stroking.asp).
 | `noCurves` | `boolean` | Set this to true if you want angles instead of curves
+| `shortestPath` | `boolean` | Set this to true if you want the shortest straight line between anchors
 | `offset` | `number` | Optional number for space between element and start/end of stroke
 | `svgContainerStyle` | `Style` | Style of the SVG container element. Useful if you want to add a z-index to your SVG container to draw the arrows under your elements, for example.
 | `children` | `React.Node` |
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ The `ArcherStyle` type has the following shape:
   strokeWidth: number,
   strokeDasharray: number,
   noCurves: boolean,
+  shortestPath: boolean,
   endShape: Object
 }
 ```
diff --git a/src/ArcherContainer.js b/src/ArcherContainer.js
index 302c194..b7782ad 100644
--- a/src/ArcherContainer.js
+++ b/src/ArcherContainer.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type Props = {
   strokeWidth: number,
   strokeDasharray?: string,
   noCurves?: boolean,
+  shortestPath?: boolean,
   children: React$Node | FunctionChild,
   style?: Object,
   svgContainerStyle?: Object,
@@ -284,6 +285,8 @@ export class ArcherContainer extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
         const noCurves = style.noCurves || this.props.noCurves;
 
+        const shortestPath = style.shortestPath || this.props.shortestPath;
+
         const offset = this.props.offset || 0;
 
         const startingAnchorOrientation = source.anchor;
@@ -313,6 +316,7 @@ export class ArcherContainer extends React.Component<Props, State> {
             arrowLabel={label}
             arrowMarkerId={this._getMarkerId(source, target)}
             noCurves={!!noCurves}
+            shortestPath={!!shortestPath}
             offset={offset}
             endShape={endShape}
           />
diff --git a/src/SvgArrow.js b/src/SvgArrow.js
index 2d1a965..6dbafcd 100644
--- a/src/SvgArrow.js
+++ b/src/SvgArrow.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type Props = {
   arrowLabel?: ?React$Node,
   arrowMarkerId: string,
   noCurves: boolean,
+  shortestPath: boolean,
   offset?: number,
   endShape: Object,
 };
@@ -126,7 +127,9 @@ function computePathString({
   xEnd,
   yEnd,
   noCurves,
+  shortestPath,
   offset,
+  endingAnchorOrientation,
 }: {|
   xStart: number,
   yStart: number,
@@ -137,7 +140,9 @@ function computePathString({
   xEnd: number,
   yEnd: number,
   noCurves: boolean,
+  shortestPath: boolean,
   offset?: number,
+  endingAnchorOrientation?: AnchorPositionType,
 |}): string {
   const curveMarker = noCurves ? '' : 'C';
 
@@ -154,9 +159,25 @@ function computePathString({
     yEnd = yEnd - yOffset;
   }
 
+  function computeArrowDirection(endingAnchorOrientation) {
+    switch (endingAnchorOrientation) {
+      case 'left':
+        return `${xEnd - 1},${yEnd} `;
+      case 'right':
+        return `${xEnd + 1},${yEnd} `;
+      case 'top':
+        return `${xEnd},${yEnd - 1} `;
+      case 'bottom':
+        return `${xEnd},${yEnd + 1} `;
+      default:
+        return '';
+    }
+  }
+  
+  const convertArrowDirectionParams = computeArrowDirection(endingAnchorOrientation)
   return (
     `M${xStart},${yStart} ` +
-    `${curveMarker}${xAnchor1},${yAnchor1} ${xAnchor2},${yAnchor2} ` +
+    (shortestPath ? convertArrowDirectionParams : `${curveMarker}${xAnchor1},${yAnchor1} ${xAnchor2},${yAnchor2} `) +
     `${xEnd},${yEnd}`
   );
 }
@@ -171,6 +192,7 @@ const SvgArrow = ({
   arrowLabel,
   arrowMarkerId,
   noCurves,
+  shortestPath,
   offset,
   endShape,
 }: Props) => {
@@ -218,7 +240,9 @@ const SvgArrow = ({
     xEnd,
     yEnd,
     noCurves,
+    shortestPath,
     offset,
+    endingAnchorOrientation,
   });
 
   const { xLabel, yLabel, labelWidth, labelHeight } = computeLabelDimensions(