diff --git a/src/api/client_server/relations.rs b/src/api/client_server/relations.rs
index 9221791c..d80374f0 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/relations.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/relations.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ pub async fn get_relating_events_with_rel_type_and_event_type_route(
 
 	let from = match body.from.clone() {
 		Some(from) => PduCount::try_from_string(&from)?,
-		None => match ruma::api::Direction::Backward {
-			// TODO: fix ruma so `body.dir` exists
+		None => match body.dir {
 			ruma::api::Direction::Forward => PduCount::min(),
 			ruma::api::Direction::Backward => PduCount::max(),
 		},
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ pub async fn get_relating_events_with_rel_type_and_event_type_route(
 			&Some(body.event_type.clone()),
 			&Some(body.rel_type.clone()),
 			from,
+			body.dir,
 			to,
 			limit,
 		)?;
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ pub async fn get_relating_events_with_rel_type_route(
 
 	let from = match body.from.clone() {
 		Some(from) => PduCount::try_from_string(&from)?,
-		None => match ruma::api::Direction::Backward {
-			// TODO: fix ruma so `body.dir` exists
+		None => match body.dir {
 			ruma::api::Direction::Forward => PduCount::min(),
 			ruma::api::Direction::Backward => PduCount::max(),
 		},
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@ pub async fn get_relating_events_with_rel_type_route(
 			&None,
 			&Some(body.rel_type.clone()),
 			from,
+			body.dir,
 			to,
 			limit,
 		)?;
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ pub async fn get_relating_events_route(
 
 	let from = match body.from.clone() {
 		Some(from) => PduCount::try_from_string(&from)?,
-		None => match ruma::api::Direction::Backward {
-			// TODO: fix ruma so `body.dir` exists
+		None => match body.dir {
 			ruma::api::Direction::Forward => PduCount::min(),
 			ruma::api::Direction::Backward => PduCount::max(),
 		},
@@ -132,5 +131,15 @@ pub async fn get_relating_events_route(
 	services()
 		.rooms
 		.pdu_metadata
-		.paginate_relations_with_filter(sender_user, &body.room_id, &body.event_id, &None, &None, from, to, limit)
+		.paginate_relations_with_filter(
+			sender_user,
+			&body.room_id,
+			&body.event_id,
+			&None,
+			&None,
+			from,
+			body.dir,
+			to,
+			limit,
+		)
 }
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata/mod.rs
index f6eab28a..9387c343 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 pub use data::Data;
 use ruma::{
-	api::client::relations::get_relating_events,
+	api::{client::relations::get_relating_events, Direction},
 	events::{relation::RelationType, TimelineEventType},
 	EventId, RoomId, UserId,
 };
@@ -42,13 +42,12 @@ impl Service {
 	#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 	pub fn paginate_relations_with_filter(
 		&self, sender_user: &UserId, room_id: &RoomId, target: &EventId, filter_event_type: &Option<TimelineEventType>,
-		filter_rel_type: &Option<RelationType>, from: PduCount, to: Option<PduCount>, limit: usize,
+		filter_rel_type: &Option<RelationType>, from: PduCount, dir: Direction, to: Option<PduCount>, limit: usize,
 	) -> Result<get_relating_events::v1::Response> {
 		let next_token;
 
-		//TODO: Fix ruma: match body.dir {
-		match ruma::api::Direction::Backward {
-			ruma::api::Direction::Forward => {
+		match dir {
+			Direction::Forward => {
 				let events_after: Vec<_> = services()
 					.rooms
 					.pdu_metadata
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ impl Service {
 					recursion_depth: None, // TODO
 				})
 			},
-			ruma::api::Direction::Backward => {
+			Direction::Backward => {
 				let events_before: Vec<_> = services()
 					.rooms
 					.pdu_metadata