diff --git a/taskflow/tests/unit/test_types.py b/taskflow/tests/unit/test_types.py
index d991b684..92a7973d 100644
--- a/taskflow/tests/unit/test_types.py
+++ b/taskflow/tests/unit/test_types.py
@@ -511,6 +511,27 @@ CEO
         self.assertEqual(['mammal', 'reptile', 'horse',
                           'primate', 'monkey', 'human'], things)
 
+    def test_to_diagraph(self):
+        root = self._make_species()
+        g = root.to_digraph()
+        self.assertEqual(root.child_count(only_direct=False) + 1, len(g))
+        for node in root.dfs_iter(include_self=True):
+            self.assertIn(node.item, g)
+        self.assertEqual([], g.predecessors('animal'))
+        self.assertEqual(['animal'], g.predecessors('reptile'))
+        self.assertEqual(['primate'], g.predecessors('human'))
+        self.assertEqual(['mammal'], g.predecessors('primate'))
+        self.assertEqual(['animal'], g.predecessors('mammal'))
+        self.assertEqual(['mammal', 'reptile'], g.successors('animal'))
+
+    def test_to_digraph_retains_metadata(self):
+        root = tree.Node("chickens", alive=True)
+        dead_chicken = tree.Node("chicken.1", alive=False)
+        root.add(dead_chicken)
+        g = root.to_digraph()
+        self.assertEqual(g.node['chickens'], {'alive': True})
+        self.assertEqual(g.node['chicken.1'], {'alive': False})
+
 
 class OrderedSetTest(test.TestCase):
 
diff --git a/taskflow/types/tree.py b/taskflow/types/tree.py
index e0f61670..b8df57ad 100644
--- a/taskflow/types/tree.py
+++ b/taskflow/types/tree.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import os
 
 import six
 
+from taskflow.types import graph
 from taskflow.utils import iter_utils
 from taskflow.utils import misc
 
@@ -390,3 +391,20 @@ class Node(object):
         return _BFSIter(self,
                         include_self=include_self,
                         right_to_left=right_to_left)
+
+    def to_digraph(self):
+        """Converts this node + its children into a ordered directed graph.
+
+        The graph returned will have the same structure as the
+        this node and its children (and tree node metadata will be translated
+        into graph node metadata).
+
+        :returns: a directed graph
+        :rtype: :py:class:`taskflow.types.graph.OrderedDiGraph`
+        """
+        g = graph.OrderedDiGraph()
+        for node in self.bfs_iter(include_self=True, right_to_left=True):
+            g.add_node(node.item, attr_dict=node.metadata)
+            if node is not self:
+                g.add_edge(node.parent.item, node.item)
+        return g