diff --git a/graph/encoding/dot/decode.go b/graph/encoding/dot/decode.go
index b00097d0..4361c8f0 100644
--- a/graph/encoding/dot/decode.go
+++ b/graph/encoding/dot/decode.go
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ type DOTIDSetter interface {
 	SetDOTID(id string)
 }
 
+// PortSetter is implemented by graph.Edge and graph.Line that can set
+// the DOT port and compass directions of an edge.
+type PortSetter interface {
+	// SetFromPort sets the From port and
+	// compass direction of the receiver.
+	SetFromPort(port, compass string) error
+	
+	// SetToPort sets the To port and compass
+	// direction of the receiver.
+	SetToPort(port, compass string) error
+}
+
 // Unmarshal parses the Graphviz DOT-encoded data and stores the result in dst.
 func Unmarshal(data []byte, dst encoding.Builder) error {
 	file, err := dot.ParseBytes(data)
@@ -169,6 +181,30 @@ func (gen *generator) addStmt(dst encoding.Builder, stmt ast.Stmt) {
 	}
 }
 
+// applyPortsToEdge applies the available port metadata from an ast.Edge
+// to a graph.Edge
+func applyPortsToEdge(from ast.Vertex, to *ast.Edge, edge graph.Edge) {
+	if ps, isPortSetter := edge.(PortSetter); isPortSetter {
+		if n, vertexIsNode := from.(*ast.Node); vertexIsNode {
+			if n.Port != nil {
+				err := ps.SetFromPort(n.Port.ID, n.Port.CompassPoint.String())
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal edge port (:%s:%s)", n.Port.ID, n.Port.CompassPoint.String()))
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if n, vertexIsNode := to.Vertex.(*ast.Node); vertexIsNode {
+			if n.Port != nil {
+				err := ps.SetToPort(n.Port.ID, n.Port.CompassPoint.String())
+				if err != nil {
+					panic(fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal edge DOT port (:%s:%s)", n.Port.ID, n.Port.CompassPoint.String()))
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // addEdgeStmt adds the given edge statement to the graph.
 func (gen *generator) addEdgeStmt(dst encoding.Builder, stmt *ast.EdgeStmt) {
 	fs := gen.addVertex(dst, stmt.From)
@@ -177,6 +213,8 @@ func (gen *generator) addEdgeStmt(dst encoding.Builder, stmt *ast.EdgeStmt) {
 		for _, t := range ts {
 			edge := dst.NewEdge(f, t)
 			dst.SetEdge(edge)
+			applyPortsToEdge(stmt.From, stmt.To, edge)
+
 			e, ok := edge.(encoding.AttributeSetter)
 			if !ok {
 				continue
@@ -223,6 +261,7 @@ func (gen *generator) addEdge(dst encoding.Builder, to *ast.Edge) []graph.Node {
 			for _, t := range ts {
 				edge := dst.NewEdge(f, t)
 				dst.SetEdge(edge)
+				applyPortsToEdge(to.Vertex, to.To, edge)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/graph/encoding/dot/decode_test.go b/graph/encoding/dot/decode_test.go
index fad5047a..13f4002a 100644
--- a/graph/encoding/dot/decode_test.go
+++ b/graph/encoding/dot/decode_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ func TestRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 			want:     undirectedID,
 			directed: false,
 		},
+		{
+			want:     directedWithPorts,
+			directed: true,
+		},
+		{
+			want:     undirectedWithPorts,
+			directed: false,
+		},
 	}
 	for i, g := range golden {
 		var dst encoding.Builder
@@ -120,6 +128,42 @@ const undirectedID = `graph H {
 	A -- B;
 }`
 
+const directedWithPorts = `digraph {
+	// Node definitions.
+	A;
+	B;
+	C;
+	D;
+	E;
+	F;
+
+	// Edge definitions.
+	A:foo -> B:bar;
+	A -> C:bar;
+	B:foo -> C;
+	D:foo:n -> E:bar:s;
+	D:e -> F:bar:w;
+	E:_ -> F:c;
+}`
+
+const undirectedWithPorts = `graph {
+	// Node definitions.
+	A;
+	B;
+	C;
+	D;
+	E;
+	F;
+
+	// Edge definitions.
+	A:foo -- B:bar;
+	A -- C:bar;
+	B:foo -- C;
+	D:foo:n -- E:bar:s;
+	D:e -- F:bar:w;
+	E:_ -- F:c;
+}`
+
 // Below follows a minimal implementation of a graph capable of validating the
 // round-trip encoding and decoding of DOT graphs with nodes and edges
 // containing DOT attributes.
@@ -257,12 +301,18 @@ func (n *dotNode) Attributes() []encoding.Attribute {
 	}}
 }
 
+type dotPortLabels struct {
+	Port, Compass string
+}
+
 // dotEdge extends simple.Edge with a label field to test round-trip encoding and
 // decoding of edge DOT label attributes.
 type dotEdge struct {
 	graph.Edge
 	// Edge label.
-	Label string
+	Label          string
+	FromPortLabels dotPortLabels
+	ToPortLabels   dotPortLabels
 }
 
 // SetAttribute sets a DOT attribute.
@@ -285,6 +335,26 @@ func (e *dotEdge) Attributes() []encoding.Attribute {
 	}}
 }
 
+func (e *dotEdge) SetFromPort(port, compass string) error {
+	e.FromPortLabels.Port = port
+	e.FromPortLabels.Compass = compass
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *dotEdge) SetToPort(port, compass string) error {
+	e.ToPortLabels.Port = port
+	e.ToPortLabels.Compass = compass
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *dotEdge) FromPort() (port, compass string) {
+	return e.FromPortLabels.Port, e.FromPortLabels.Compass
+}
+
+func (e *dotEdge) ToPort() (port, compass string) {
+	return e.ToPortLabels.Port, e.ToPortLabels.Compass
+}
+
 // attributes is a helper for global attributes.
 type attributes []encoding.Attribute
 
diff --git a/graph/formats/dot/ast/ast.go b/graph/formats/dot/ast/ast.go
index 58bcd81b..4ed00d70 100644
--- a/graph/formats/dot/ast/ast.go
+++ b/graph/formats/dot/ast/ast.go
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func (p *Port) String() string {
 	if len(p.ID) > 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintf(buf, ":%s", p.ID)
 	}
-	if p.CompassPoint != CompassPointDefault {
+	if p.CompassPoint != CompassPointNone {
 		fmt.Fprintf(buf, ":%s", p.CompassPoint)
 	}
 	return buf.String()
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ type CompassPoint uint
 
 // Compass points.
 const (
-	CompassPointDefault   CompassPoint = iota // _
+	CompassPointNone      CompassPoint = iota //
 	CompassPointNorth                         // n
 	CompassPointNorthEast                     // ne
 	CompassPointEast                          // e
@@ -372,13 +372,14 @@ const (
 	CompassPointWest                          // w
 	CompassPointNorthWest                     // nw
 	CompassPointCenter                        // c
+	CompassPointDefault                       // _
 )
 
 // String returns the string representation of the compass point.
 func (c CompassPoint) String() string {
 	switch c {
-	case CompassPointDefault:
-		return "_"
+	case CompassPointNone:
+		return ""
 	case CompassPointNorth:
 		return "n"
 	case CompassPointNorthEast:
@@ -397,6 +398,8 @@ func (c CompassPoint) String() string {
 		return "nw"
 	case CompassPointCenter:
 		return "c"
+	case CompassPointDefault:
+		return "_"
 	}
 	panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid compass point (%d)", uint(c)))
 }
diff --git a/graph/formats/dot/ast/ast_test.go b/graph/formats/dot/ast/ast_test.go
index 655e934b..246c24ad 100644
--- a/graph/formats/dot/ast/ast_test.go
+++ b/graph/formats/dot/ast/ast_test.go
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ func TestParseFile(t *testing.T) {
 			out: "../internal/testdata/attr_sep.golden",
 		},
 		{in: "../internal/testdata/subgraph_vertex.dot"},
-		{
-			in:  "../internal/testdata/port.dot",
-			out: "../internal/testdata/port.golden",
-		},
+		{in: "../internal/testdata/port.dot"},
 	}
 	for _, g := range golden {
 		file, err := dot.ParseFile(g.in)
diff --git a/graph/formats/dot/internal/astx/astx.go b/graph/formats/dot/internal/astx/astx.go
index 1e3a13a3..4e370670 100644
--- a/graph/formats/dot/internal/astx/astx.go
+++ b/graph/formats/dot/internal/astx/astx.go
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func getCompassPoint(s string) (ast.CompassPoint, bool) {
 	case "c":
 		return ast.CompassPointCenter, true
 	}
-	return ast.CompassPointDefault, false
+	return ast.CompassPointNone, false
 }
 
 // === [ Identifiers ] =========================================================
diff --git a/graph/formats/dot/internal/astx/astx_test.go b/graph/formats/dot/internal/astx/astx_test.go
index 69e30205..7e9df2c4 100644
--- a/graph/formats/dot/internal/astx/astx_test.go
+++ b/graph/formats/dot/internal/astx/astx_test.go
@@ -54,10 +54,7 @@ func TestParseFile(t *testing.T) {
 			out: "../testdata/attr_sep.golden",
 		},
 		{in: "../testdata/subgraph_vertex.dot"},
-		{
-			in:  "../testdata/port.dot",
-			out: "../testdata/port.golden",
-		},
+		{in: "../testdata/port.dot"},
 		{in: "../testdata/quoted_id.dot"},
 		{
 			in:  "../testdata/backslash_newline_id.dot",
diff --git a/graph/formats/dot/internal/parser/parser_test.go b/graph/formats/dot/internal/parser/parser_test.go
index 5edd4006..d743c5eb 100644
--- a/graph/formats/dot/internal/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/graph/formats/dot/internal/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -54,10 +54,7 @@ func TestParseFile(t *testing.T) {
 			out: "../testdata/attr_sep.golden",
 		},
 		{in: "../testdata/subgraph_vertex.dot"},
-		{
-			in:  "../testdata/port.dot",
-			out: "../testdata/port.golden",
-		},
+		{in: "../testdata/port.dot"},
 		{in: "../testdata/quoted_id.dot"},
 		{
 			in:  "../testdata/backslash_newline_id.dot",
diff --git a/graph/formats/dot/internal/testdata/port.golden b/graph/formats/dot/internal/testdata/port.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index 18ca1f30..00000000
--- a/graph/formats/dot/internal/testdata/port.golden
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-digraph {
-	A:ne -> B:sw
-	C:foo -> D:bar:se
-	E -> F
-	G:n
-	H:e
-	I:s
-	J:w
-	K:nw
-	L:c
-}