diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48c785e..053a426 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ The trait provides various relationships:
 
 - `ancestors()`: The model's recursive parents.
 - `ancestorsAndSelf()`: The model's recursive parents and itself.
+- `bloodline()`: The model's ancestors, descendants and itself.
 - `children()`: The model's direct children.
 - `childrenAndSelf()`: The model's direct children and itself.
 - `descendants()`: The model's recursive children.
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ $descendants = User::find($id)->descendants()->depthFirst()->get();
 
 ### Depth
 
-The results of ancestor, descendant and tree queries include an additional `depth` column.
+The results of ancestor, bloodline, descendant and tree queries include an additional `depth` column.
 
 It contains the model's depth *relative* to the query's parent. The depth is positive for descendants and negative for
 ancestors:
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ $tree = User::treeOf($constraint, 3)->get();
 
 ### Path
 
-The results of ancestor, descendant and tree queries include an additional `path` column.
+The results of ancestor, bloodline, descendant and tree queries include an additional `path` column.
 
 It contains the dot-separated path of local keys from the query's parent to the model:
 
diff --git a/src/Eloquent/HasRecursiveRelationshipScopes.php b/src/Eloquent/HasRecursiveRelationshipScopes.php
index 3fa00da..1d0363e 100644
--- a/src/Eloquent/HasRecursiveRelationshipScopes.php
+++ b/src/Eloquent/HasRecursiveRelationshipScopes.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Staudenmeir\LaravelAdjacencyList\Eloquent;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause;
 use Staudenmeir\LaravelAdjacencyList\Query\Grammars\ExpressionGrammar;
 
 trait HasRecursiveRelationshipScopes
@@ -206,7 +207,22 @@ protected function getRecursiveQuery(ExpressionGrammar $grammar, $direction, $fr
 
         $depth = $grammar->wrap($this->getDepthName());
 
-        $recursiveDepth = $grammar->wrap($this->getDepthName()).' '.($direction === 'asc' ? '-' : '+').' 1';
+        $joinColumns = [
+            'asc' => [
+                $name.'.'.$this->getParentKeyName(),
+                $this->getQualifiedLocalKeyName(),
+            ],
+            'desc' => [
+                $name.'.'.$this->getLocalKeyName(),
+                $this->qualifyColumn($this->getParentKeyName()),
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        if ($direction === 'both') {
+            $recursiveDepth = "$depth + (case when {$joinColumns['desc'][1]}={$joinColumns['desc'][0]} then 1 else -1 end)";
+        } else {
+            $recursiveDepth = $depth.' '.($direction === 'asc' ? '-' : '+').' 1';
+        }
 
         $recursivePath = $grammar->compileRecursivePath(
             $this->getQualifiedLocalKeyName(),
@@ -231,16 +247,29 @@ protected function getRecursiveQuery(ExpressionGrammar $grammar, $direction, $fr
             );
         }
 
-        if ($direction === 'asc') {
-            $first = $this->getParentKeyName();
-            $second = $this->getQualifiedLocalKeyName();
+        if ($direction === 'both') {
+            $query->join($name, function (JoinClause $join) use ($joinColumns) {
+                $join->on($joinColumns['asc'][0], '=', $joinColumns['asc'][1])
+                    ->orOn($joinColumns['desc'][0], '=', $joinColumns['desc'][1]);
+            });
+
+            $depth = $this->getDepthName();
+
+            $query->where(function (Builder  $query) use ($depth, $joinColumns) {
+                $query->where($depth, '=', 0)
+                    ->orWhere(function (Builder $query) use ($depth, $joinColumns) {
+                        $query->whereColumn($joinColumns['asc'][0], '=', $joinColumns['asc'][1])
+                            ->where($depth, '<', 0);
+                    })
+                    ->orWhere(function (Builder $query) use ($depth, $joinColumns) {
+                        $query->whereColumn($joinColumns['desc'][0], '=', $joinColumns['desc'][1])
+                            ->where($depth, '>', 0);
+                    });
+            });
         } else {
-            $first = $this->getLocalKeyName();
-            $second = $this->qualifyColumn($this->getParentKeyName());
+            $query->join($name, $joinColumns[$direction][0], '=', $joinColumns[$direction][1]);
         }
 
-        $query->join($name, $name.'.'.$first, '=', $second);
-
         if (!is_null($maxDepth)) {
             $query->where($this->getDepthName(), '<', $maxDepth);
         }
diff --git a/src/Eloquent/HasRecursiveRelationships.php b/src/Eloquent/HasRecursiveRelationships.php
index 9c44465..cd20456 100644
--- a/src/Eloquent/HasRecursiveRelationships.php
+++ b/src/Eloquent/HasRecursiveRelationships.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Staudenmeir\LaravelAdjacencyList\Eloquent\Relations\Ancestors;
+use Staudenmeir\LaravelAdjacencyList\Eloquent\Relations\Bloodline;
 use Staudenmeir\LaravelAdjacencyList\Eloquent\Relations\Descendants;
 use Staudenmeir\LaravelAdjacencyList\Eloquent\Relations\HasManyOfDescendants;
 use Staudenmeir\LaravelAdjacencyList\Eloquent\Relations\RootAncestor;
@@ -154,6 +155,35 @@ protected function newAncestors(Builder $query, Model $parent, $foreignKey, $loc
         return new Ancestors($query, $parent, $foreignKey, $localKey, $andSelf);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the model's bloodline.
+     *
+     * @return \Staudenmeir\LaravelAdjacencyList\Eloquent\Relations\Bloodline
+     */
+    public function bloodline()
+    {
+        return $this->newBloodline(
+            (new static())->newQuery(),
+            $this,
+            $this->getQualifiedParentKeyName(),
+            $this->getLocalKeyName()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiate a new Bloodline relationship.
+     *
+     * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder $query
+     * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model $parent
+     * @param string $foreignKey
+     * @param string $localKey
+     * @return \Staudenmeir\LaravelAdjacencyList\Eloquent\Relations\Bloodline
+     */
+    protected function newBloodline(Builder $query, Model $parent, $foreignKey, $localKey)
+    {
+        return new Bloodline($query, $parent, $foreignKey, $localKey);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the model's children.
      *
diff --git a/src/Eloquent/Relations/Bloodline.php b/src/Eloquent/Relations/Bloodline.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91d7429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Eloquent/Relations/Bloodline.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Staudenmeir\LaravelAdjacencyList\Eloquent\Relations;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class Bloodline extends Descendants
+{
+    /**
+     * Create a new bloodline relationship instance.
+     *
+     * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder $query
+     * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model $parent
+     * @param string $foreignKey
+     * @param string $localKey
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(Builder $query, Model $parent, $foreignKey, $localKey)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($query, $parent, $foreignKey, $localKey, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a recursive expression to the query.
+     *
+     * @param callable $constraint
+     * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder|null $query
+     * @param string|null $from
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder
+     */
+    protected function addExpression(callable $constraint, Builder $query = null, $from = null)
+    {
+        $query = $query ?: $this->query;
+
+        return $query->withRelationshipExpression('both', $constraint, 0, $from);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/BloodlineTest.php b/tests/BloodlineTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55c1911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/BloodlineTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Capsule\Manager as DB;
+use Staudenmeir\LaravelAdjacencyList\Eloquent\Relations\Bloodline;
+use Tests\Models\User;
+
+class BloodlineTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testLazyLoading()
+    {
+        $bloodline = User::find(5)->bloodline()->breadthFirst()->get();
+
+        $this->assertEquals([1, 2, 5, 8], $bloodline->pluck('id')->all());
+        $this->assertEquals([-2, -1, 0, 1], $bloodline->pluck('depth')->all());
+        $this->assertEquals(['5.2.1', '5.2', '5', '5.8'], $bloodline->pluck('path')->all());
+        $this->assertEquals(['user-5/user-2/user-1', 'user-5/user-2', 'user-5', 'user-5/user-8'], $bloodline->pluck('slug_path')->all());
+    }
+
+    public function testEagerLoading()
+    {
+        $users = User::with(
+            [
+                'bloodline' => function (Bloodline $relation) {
+                    $relation->breadthFirst()->orderBy('id');
+                },
+            ]
+        )->get();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(range(1, 9), $users[0]->bloodline->pluck('id')->all());
+        $this->assertEquals([1, 2, 5, 8], $users[1]->bloodline->pluck('id')->all());
+        $this->assertEquals([1, 2, 5, 8], $users[4]->bloodline->pluck('id')->all());
+        $this->assertEquals(['5.2.1', '5.2', '5', '5.8'], $users[4]->bloodline->pluck('path')->all());
+        $this->assertEquals(['user-5/user-2/user-1', 'user-5/user-2', 'user-5', 'user-5/user-8'], $users[4]->bloodline->pluck('slug_path')->all());
+    }
+
+    public function testLazyEagerLoading()
+    {
+        $users = User::all()->load(
+            [
+                'bloodline' => function (Bloodline $relation) {
+                    $relation->breadthFirst()->orderBy('id');
+                },
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(range(1, 9), $users[0]->bloodline->pluck('id')->all());
+        $this->assertEquals([1, 2, 5, 8], $users[1]->bloodline->pluck('id')->all());
+        $this->assertEquals([1, 2, 5, 8], $users[4]->bloodline->pluck('id')->all());
+        $this->assertEquals(['5.2.1', '5.2', '5', '5.8'], $users[4]->bloodline->pluck('path')->all());
+        $this->assertEquals(['user-5/user-2/user-1', 'user-5/user-2', 'user-5', 'user-5/user-8'], $users[4]->bloodline->pluck('slug_path')->all());
+    }
+
+    public function testExistenceQuery()
+    {
+        if (DB::connection()->getDriverName() === 'sqlsrv') {
+            $this->markTestSkipped();
+        }
+
+        $descendants = User::first()->descendants()->has('bloodline', '<', 4)->get();
+
+        $this->assertEquals([4, 7], $descendants->pluck('id')->all());
+    }
+
+    public function testExistenceQueryForSelfRelation()
+    {
+        if (DB::connection()->getDriverName() === 'sqlsrv') {
+            $this->markTestSkipped();
+        }
+
+        $users = User::has('bloodline', '<', 4)->get();
+
+        $this->assertEquals([4, 7, 11, 12], $users->pluck('id')->all());
+    }
+
+    public function testUpdate()
+    {
+        $affected = User::find(5)->bloodline()->delete();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(4, $affected);
+        $this->assertNotNull(User::withTrashed()->find(1)->deleted_at);
+        $this->assertNotNull(User::withTrashed()->find(8)->deleted_at);
+        $this->assertNull(User::find(3)->deleted_at);
+    }
+}