diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e740caf87e..60e1211b5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 - Implement [Waku v2 Light Push protocol](https://rfc.vac.dev/spec/19/).
+- Expose `Direction` enum from js-waku root (it was only accessible via the proto module).
 
 ## [0.4.0] - 2021-05-18
 
diff --git a/examples/cli-chat/src/chat.ts b/examples/cli-chat/src/chat.ts
index 825a10874a..67c492ec78 100644
--- a/examples/cli-chat/src/chat.ts
+++ b/examples/cli-chat/src/chat.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import util from 'util';
 
 import {
   ChatMessage,
+  Direction,
   Environment,
   getStatusFleetNodes,
   StoreCodec,
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ export default async function startChat(): Promise<void> {
         const messages = await waku.store.queryHistory({
           peerId,
           contentTopics: [ChatContentTopic],
+          direction: Direction.FORWARD,
         });
         messages?.map((msg) => {
           if (msg.payload) {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ed957085b4..0c37dc1565 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ export {
 
 export { WakuRelay, RelayCodec } from './lib/waku_relay';
 
-export { WakuStore, StoreCodec } from './lib/waku_store';
+export { Direction, WakuStore, StoreCodec } from './lib/waku_store';
 
 export * as proto from './proto';
diff --git a/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts b/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
index abff009dbf..619f4b8f88 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { Direction, HistoryRPC } from './history_rpc';
 
 export const StoreCodec = '/vac/waku/store/2.0.0-beta3';
 
+export { Direction };
+
 export interface Options {
   peerId: PeerId;
   contentTopics: string[];