diff --git a/packages/scratch-gui/src/lib/make-toolbox-xml.js b/packages/scratch-gui/src/lib/make-toolbox-xml.js
index 48ce3841784..11b478d939f 100644
--- a/packages/scratch-gui/src/lib/make-toolbox-xml.js
+++ b/packages/scratch-gui/src/lib/make-toolbox-xml.js
@@ -99,6 +99,18 @@ const motion = function (isInitialSetup, isStage, targetId, colors) {
                 </shadow>
             </value>
         </block>
+        <block type="motion_pointtowardsxy">
+            <value name="X">
+                <shadow type="math_number">
+                    <field name="NUM"/>
+                </shadow>
+            </value>
+            <value name="Y">
+                <shadow type="math_number">
+                    <field name="NUM"/>
+                </shadow>
+            </value>
+        </block>
         ${blockSeparator}
         <block type="motion_changexby">
             <value name="DX">
diff --git a/packages/scratch-vm/src/blocks/scratch3_motion.js b/packages/scratch-vm/src/blocks/scratch3_motion.js
index 774c0bbd9b2..9a89af0f7cd 100644
--- a/packages/scratch-vm/src/blocks/scratch3_motion.js
+++ b/packages/scratch-vm/src/blocks/scratch3_motion.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Scratch3MotionBlocks {
             motion_xposition: this.getX,
             motion_yposition: this.getY,
             motion_direction: this.getDirection,
+            motion_pointtowardsxy: this.pointTowardsXY,
             // Legacy no-op blocks:
             motion_scroll_right: () => {},
             motion_scroll_up: () => {},
@@ -275,6 +276,16 @@ class Scratch3MotionBlocks {
         return util.target.direction;
     }
 
+    pointTowardsXY (args, util) {
+        let targetX = Cast.toNumber(args.X);
+        let targetY = Cast.toNumber(args.Y);
+        
+        const dx = targetX - util.target.x;
+        const dy = targetY - util.target.y;
+        const direction = 90 - MathUtil.radToDeg(Math.atan2(dy, dx));
+        util.target.setDirection(direction);
+    }
+
     // This corresponds to snapToInteger in Scratch 2
     limitPrecision (coordinate) {
         const rounded = Math.round(coordinate);