diff --git a/src/Diagrams/TwoD.hs b/src/Diagrams/TwoD.hs
index fa9c6989..2188edc7 100644
--- a/src/Diagrams/TwoD.hs
+++ b/src/Diagrams/TwoD.hs
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ module Diagrams.TwoD
        , arrowShaft
        , headSize
        , tailSize
+       , bothSize
        , headGap
        , tailGap
        , gap
diff --git a/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrow.hs b/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrow.hs
index ec6f853c..94d97d1e 100644
--- a/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrow.hs
+++ b/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrow.hs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ module Diagrams.TwoD.Arrow
        , arrowShaft
        , headSize
        , tailSize
+       , bothSize
        , headGap
        , tailGap
        , gap
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ straightShaft = trailFromOffsets [unitX]
 instance Default ArrowOpts where
   def = ArrowOpts
         { _arrowHead    = dart
-        , _arrowTail    = noTail
+        , _arrowTail    = lineTail
         , _arrowShaft   = trailFromOffsets [unitX]
         , _headSize     = 0.3
         , _tailSize     = 0.3
@@ -179,6 +180,19 @@ headSize :: Lens' ArrowOpts Double
 -- | Radius of a circumcircle around the tail.
 tailSize :: Lens' ArrowOpts Double
 
+bothSize :: Traversal' ArrowOpts Double
+bothSize f opts =
+  (\h t -> opts & headSize .~ h & tailSize .~ toTailSize opts t)
+    <$> f (opts ^. headSize) <*> f (opts ^. tailSize)
+
+toTailSize :: ArrowOpts -> Double -> Double
+toTailSize opts s = hw / tw
+  where
+    (h, j) = (opts^.arrowHead) s (widthOfJoint $ shaftSty opts)
+    (t, k) = (opts^.arrowTail) 1 (widthOfJoint $ shaftSty opts)
+    hw = xWidth h + xWidth j
+    tw = xWidth t + xWidth k
+
 -- | Distance to leave between the head and the target point.
 headGap :: Lens' ArrowOpts Double
 
diff --git a/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrowheads.hs b/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrowheads.hs
index 3c8caeae..09ed81ff 100644
--- a/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrowheads.hs
+++ b/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrowheads.hs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ module Diagrams.TwoD.Arrowheads
        , spike'
        , thorn'
        , missile'
+       , lineTail
        , noTail
        , quill
        , block
@@ -293,6 +294,9 @@ arrowtailQuill theta =aTail
 
 -- Standard tails ---------------------------------------------------------
 
+lineTail :: ArrowHT
+lineTail l w = (square 1 # scaleX l # scaleY w # alignR, mempty)
+
 noTail :: ArrowHT
 noTail _ _ = (mempty, mempty)