diff --git a/src/lines.jl b/src/lines.jl
index 4589641..aaa95fc 100644
--- a/src/lines.jl
+++ b/src/lines.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
+function hasReverseEdge(g, e)
+	return has_edge(g,dst(e),src(e))
+end
+
+function filterUndef(array)
+	result = [] 
+	for i in 1:length(array) 
+		if isassigned(array,i) 
+			if result == [] 
+				result = typeof(array[i])[]
+			end
+			push!(result,array[i])
+		end
+	end
+	return result
+end
+
 """
 Return lines and arrow heads
 """
-function graphline(g, locs_x, locs_y, nodesize::Vector{T}, arrowlength, angleoffset) where {T<:Real}
+function graphline(g, locs_x, locs_y, nodesize::Vector{T}, arrowlength, angleoffset, chainGraph) where {T<:Real}
     lines = Array{Vector{Tuple{Float64,Float64}}}(undef, ne(g))
     arrows = Array{Vector{Tuple{Float64,Float64}}}(undef, ne(g))
     for (e_idx, e) in enumerate(edges(g))
@@ -15,13 +32,21 @@ function graphline(g, locs_x, locs_y, nodesize::Vector{T}, arrowlength, angleoff
         endx = locs_x[j] + nodesize[j]*cos(θ+π)
         endy = locs_y[j] + nodesize[j]*sin(θ+π)
         lines[e_idx] = [(startx, starty), (endx, endy)]
-        arr1, arr2 = arrowcoords(θ, endx, endy, arrowlength, angleoffset)
-        arrows[e_idx] = [arr1, (endx, endy), arr2]
+		if chainGraph
+			if !hasReverseEdge(g,e) 	
+				arr1, arr2 = arrowcoords(θ, endx, endy, arrowlength, angleoffset)
+				arrows[e_idx] = [arr1, (endx, endy), arr2]
+			end
+		else
+			arr1, arr2 = arrowcoords(θ, endx, endy, arrowlength, angleoffset)
+			arrows[e_idx] = [arr1, (endx, endy), arr2]
+		end
     end
+	arrows = chainGraph ? filterUndef(arrows) : arrows
     lines, arrows
 end
 
-function graphline(g::AbstractGraph{T}, locs_x, locs_y, nodesize::Real, arrowlength, angleoffset) where {T<:Integer}
+function graphline(g::AbstractGraph{T}, locs_x, locs_y, nodesize::Real, arrowlength, angleoffset, chainGraph) where {T<:Integer}
     lines = Array{Vector{Tuple{Float64,Float64}}}(undef, ne(g))
     arrows = Array{Vector{Tuple{Float64,Float64}}}(undef, ne(g))
     for (e_idx, e) in enumerate(edges(g))
@@ -35,9 +60,17 @@ function graphline(g::AbstractGraph{T}, locs_x, locs_y, nodesize::Real, arrowlen
         endx = locs_x[j] + nodesize*cos(θ+π)
         endy = locs_y[j] + nodesize*sin(θ+π)
         lines[e_idx] = [(startx, starty), (endx, endy)]
-        arr1, arr2 = arrowcoords(θ, endx, endy, arrowlength, angleoffset)
-        arrows[e_idx] = [arr1, (endx, endy), arr2]
+		if chainGraph
+			if !hasReverseEdge(g,e) 	
+				arr1, arr2 = arrowcoords(θ, endx, endy, arrowlength, angleoffset)
+				arrows[e_idx] = [arr1, (endx, endy), arr2]
+			end
+		else
+			arr1, arr2 = arrowcoords(θ, endx, endy, arrowlength, angleoffset)
+			arrows[e_idx] = [arr1, (endx, endy), arr2]
+		end
     end
+	arrows = chainGraph ? filterUndef(arrows) : arrows
     lines, arrows
 end
 
diff --git a/src/plot.jl b/src/plot.jl
index 73b34a8..c698cba 100644
--- a/src/plot.jl
+++ b/src/plot.jl
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ Equal to 0 for undirected graphs. Default: `0.1` for the directed graphs
 `arrowangleoffset`
 Optional. Angular width in radians for the arrows. Default: `π/9 (20 degrees)`
 
+`chainGraph`
+Optional. Hides arrows for bidirectional edges in a directed graph. Default: false
 """
 function gplot(g::AbstractGraph{T},
     locs_x_in::Vector{R}, locs_y_in::Vector{R};
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ function gplot(g::AbstractGraph{T},
     arrowlengthfrac = is_directed(g) ? 0.1 : 0.0,
     arrowangleoffset = π / 9.0,
     linetype = "straight",
+	chainGraph = false,
     outangle = pi/5) where {T <:Integer, R <: Real}
 
     length(locs_x_in) != length(locs_y_in) && error("Vectors must be same length")
@@ -204,7 +207,7 @@ function gplot(g::AbstractGraph{T},
         end
     else
         if arrowlengthfrac > 0.0
-            lines_cord, arrows_cord = graphline(g, locs_x, locs_y, nodesize, arrowlengthfrac, arrowangleoffset)
+            lines_cord, arrows_cord = graphline(g, locs_x, locs_y, nodesize, arrowlengthfrac, arrowangleoffset, chainGraph)
             lines = line(lines_cord)
             arrows = line(arrows_cord)
         else
diff --git a/test/data/chainGraphFalse.png b/test/data/chainGraphFalse.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c19a2d
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/data/chainGraphFalse.png differ
diff --git a/test/data/chainGraphSizeFalse.png b/test/data/chainGraphSizeFalse.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53943bb
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/data/chainGraphSizeFalse.png differ
diff --git a/test/data/chainGraphSizeTrue.png b/test/data/chainGraphSizeTrue.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9ad3b8
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/data/chainGraphSizeTrue.png differ
diff --git a/test/data/chainGraphTrue.png b/test/data/chainGraphTrue.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d9822b
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/data/chainGraphTrue.png differ
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 4c21138..5726bc5 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -106,3 +106,21 @@ end
     @test test_images(VisualTest(plot_and_save2, refimg2), popup=!istravis) |> save_comparison |> success
 
 end
+
+@testset "ChainGraph" begin
+	g = SimpleDiGraph([ 0 1 0 1 ; 1 0 1 0 ; 1 0 0 0 ; 1 0 1 0])
+    refimg1 = joinpath(datadir, "chainGraphTrue.png")
+    refimg2 = joinpath(datadir, "chainGraphFalse.png")
+    plot_and_save1(fname) = plot_and_save(fname, g, chainGraph = true)
+    plot_and_save2(fname) = plot_and_save(fname, g, chainGraph = false)
+    @test test_images(VisualTest(plot_and_save1, refimg1), popup=!istravis) |> save_comparison |> success
+    @test test_images(VisualTest(plot_and_save2, refimg2), popup=!istravis) |> save_comparison |> success
+
+	g2 = SimpleDiGraph([ 0 1 0 0 0; 0 0 1 1 1; 0 1 0 1 1; 0 1 1 0 1; 0 1 1 1 0])
+    refimg3 = joinpath(datadir, "chainGraphSizeTrue.png")
+    refimg4 = joinpath(datadir, "chainGraphSizeFalse.png")
+	plot_and_save3(fname) = plot_and_save(fname, g2, chainGraph=true, nodesize = [0.6; 1.0; 1.0; 1.0; 1.0])
+	plot_and_save4(fname) = plot_and_save(fname, g2, chainGraph=false, nodesize = [0.6; 1.0; 1.0; 1.0; 1.0])
+    @test test_images(VisualTest(plot_and_save3, refimg3), popup=!istravis) |> save_comparison |> success
+    @test test_images(VisualTest(plot_and_save4, refimg4), popup=!istravis) |> save_comparison |> success
+end