diff --git a/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim2.rs b/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim2.rs
index a60cd3d619..bed4198538 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim2.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim2.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,30 @@
-use super::{Primitive2d, WindingOrder};
+use super::{InvalidDirectionError, Primitive2d, WindingOrder};
 use crate::Vec2;
 
 /// A normalized vector pointing in a direction in 2D space
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Direction2d(Vec2);
 
 impl Direction2d {
     /// Create a direction from a finite, nonzero [`Vec2`].
     ///
-    /// Returns `None` if the input is zero (or very close to zero), or non-finite.
-    pub fn new(value: Vec2) -> Option<Self> {
-        value.try_normalize().map(Self)
+    /// Returns [`Err(InvalidDirectionError)`](InvalidDirectionError) if the length
+    /// of the given vector is zero (or very close to zero), infinite, or `NaN`.
+    pub fn new(value: Vec2) -> Result<Self, InvalidDirectionError> {
+        value.try_normalize().map(Self).map_or_else(
+            || {
+                if value.is_nan() {
+                    Err(InvalidDirectionError::NaN)
+                } else if !value.is_finite() {
+                    // If the direction is non-finite but also not NaN, it must be infinite
+                    Err(InvalidDirectionError::Infinite)
+                } else {
+                    // If the direction is invalid but neither NaN nor infinite, it must be zero
+                    Err(InvalidDirectionError::Zero)
+                }
+            },
+            Ok,
+        )
     }
 
     /// Create a direction from a [`Vec2`] that is already normalized
@@ -20,6 +34,14 @@ impl Direction2d {
     }
 }
 
+impl TryFrom<Vec2> for Direction2d {
+    type Error = InvalidDirectionError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: Vec2) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::new(value)
+    }
+}
+
 impl std::ops::Deref for Direction2d {
     type Target = Vec2;
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
@@ -324,6 +346,30 @@ impl RegularPolygon {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn direction_creation() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Direction2d::new(Vec2::X * 12.5),
+            Ok(Direction2d::from_normalized(Vec2::X))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Direction2d::new(Vec2::new(0.0, 0.0)),
+            Err(InvalidDirectionError::Zero)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Direction2d::new(Vec2::new(std::f32::INFINITY, 0.0)),
+            Err(InvalidDirectionError::Infinite)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Direction2d::new(Vec2::new(std::f32::NEG_INFINITY, 0.0)),
+            Err(InvalidDirectionError::Infinite)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Direction2d::new(Vec2::new(std::f32::NAN, 0.0)),
+            Err(InvalidDirectionError::NaN)
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn triangle_winding_order() {
         let mut cw_triangle = Triangle2d::new(
diff --git a/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim3.rs b/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim3.rs
index 60594c8824..66b3e38301 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim3.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim3.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,30 @@
-use super::Primitive3d;
+use super::{InvalidDirectionError, Primitive3d};
 use crate::Vec3;
 
 /// A normalized vector pointing in a direction in 3D space
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Direction3d(Vec3);
 
 impl Direction3d {
     /// Create a direction from a finite, nonzero [`Vec3`].
     ///
-    /// Returns `None` if the input is zero (or very close to zero), or non-finite.
-    pub fn new(value: Vec3) -> Option<Self> {
-        value.try_normalize().map(Self)
+    /// Returns [`Err(InvalidDirectionError)`](InvalidDirectionError) if the length
+    /// of the given vector is zero (or very close to zero), infinite, or `NaN`.
+    pub fn new(value: Vec3) -> Result<Self, InvalidDirectionError> {
+        value.try_normalize().map(Self).map_or_else(
+            || {
+                if value.is_nan() {
+                    Err(InvalidDirectionError::NaN)
+                } else if !value.is_finite() {
+                    // If the direction is non-finite but also not NaN, it must be infinite
+                    Err(InvalidDirectionError::Infinite)
+                } else {
+                    // If the direction is invalid but neither NaN nor infinite, it must be zero
+                    Err(InvalidDirectionError::Zero)
+                }
+            },
+            Ok,
+        )
     }
 
     /// Create a direction from a [`Vec3`] that is already normalized
@@ -20,6 +34,14 @@ impl Direction3d {
     }
 }
 
+impl TryFrom<Vec3> for Direction3d {
+    type Error = InvalidDirectionError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: Vec3) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::new(value)
+    }
+}
+
 impl std::ops::Deref for Direction3d {
     type Target = Vec3;
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
@@ -332,3 +354,32 @@ impl Torus {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn direction_creation() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Direction3d::new(Vec3::X * 12.5),
+            Ok(Direction3d::from_normalized(Vec3::X))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Direction3d::new(Vec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
+            Err(InvalidDirectionError::Zero)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Direction3d::new(Vec3::new(std::f32::INFINITY, 0.0, 0.0)),
+            Err(InvalidDirectionError::Infinite)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Direction3d::new(Vec3::new(std::f32::NEG_INFINITY, 0.0, 0.0)),
+            Err(InvalidDirectionError::Infinite)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Direction3d::new(Vec3::new(std::f32::NAN, 0.0, 0.0)),
+            Err(InvalidDirectionError::NaN)
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/mod.rs
index da3532397b..d66b161172 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,26 @@ pub trait Primitive2d {}
 /// A marker trait for 3D primitives
 pub trait Primitive3d {}
 
+/// An error indicating that a direction is invalid.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum InvalidDirectionError {
+    /// The length of the direction vector is zero or very close to zero.
+    Zero,
+    /// The length of the direction vector is `std::f32::INFINITY`.
+    Infinite,
+    /// The length of the direction vector is `NaN`.
+    NaN,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for InvalidDirectionError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "Direction can not be zero (or very close to zero), or non-finite."
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 /// The winding order for a set of points
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum WindingOrder {