diff --git a/Objects/moduleobject.c b/Objects/moduleobject.c
index 06f58d8..d922249 100644
--- a/Objects/moduleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/moduleobject.c
@@ -413,6 +413,34 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+module_dir(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *result = NULL;
+    PyObject *dict = PyObject_GetAttrString(self, "__dict__");
+
+    if (dict != NULL) {
+        if (PyDict_Check(dict))
+            result = PyDict_Keys(dict);
+        else {
+            const char *name = PyModule_GetName(self);
+            if (name)
+                PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
+                             "%.200s.__dict__ is not a dictionary",
+                             name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Py_XDECREF(dict);
+    return result;
+}
+
+static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
+    {"__dir__", module_dir, METH_NOARGS,
+     PyDoc_STR("__dir__() -> specialized dir() implementation")},
+    {0}
+};
+
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(module_doc,
 "module(name[, doc])\n\
@@ -449,7 +477,7 @@
     0,                                          /* tp_weaklistoffset */
     0,                                          /* tp_iter */
     0,                                          /* tp_iternext */
-    0,                                          /* tp_methods */
+    module_methods,                             /* tp_methods */
     module_members,                             /* tp_members */
     0,                                          /* tp_getset */
     0,                                          /* tp_base */
diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index d8e2ffb..e42c1d9 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -1182,66 +1182,6 @@
     return x->ob_type->tp_call != NULL;
 }
 
-/* ------------------------- PyObject_Dir() helpers ------------------------- */
-
-/* Helper for PyObject_Dir.
-   Merge the __dict__ of aclass into dict, and recursively also all
-   the __dict__s of aclass's base classes.  The order of merging isn't
-   defined, as it's expected that only the final set of dict keys is
-   interesting.
-   Return 0 on success, -1 on error.
-*/
-
-static int
-merge_class_dict(PyObject* dict, PyObject* aclass)
-{
-    PyObject *classdict;
-    PyObject *bases;
-
-    assert(PyDict_Check(dict));
-    assert(aclass);
-
-    /* Merge in the type's dict (if any). */
-    classdict = PyObject_GetAttrString(aclass, "__dict__");
-    if (classdict == NULL)
-        PyErr_Clear();
-    else {
-        int status = PyDict_Update(dict, classdict);
-        Py_DECREF(classdict);
-        if (status < 0)
-            return -1;
-    }
-
-    /* Recursively merge in the base types' (if any) dicts. */
-    bases = PyObject_GetAttrString(aclass, "__bases__");
-    if (bases == NULL)
-        PyErr_Clear();
-    else {
-        /* We have no guarantee that bases is a real tuple */
-        Py_ssize_t i, n;
-        n = PySequence_Size(bases); /* This better be right */
-        if (n < 0)
-            PyErr_Clear();
-        else {
-            for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-                int status;
-                PyObject *base = PySequence_GetItem(bases, i);
-                if (base == NULL) {
-                    Py_DECREF(bases);
-                    return -1;
-                }
-                status = merge_class_dict(dict, base);
-                Py_DECREF(base);
-                if (status < 0) {
-                    Py_DECREF(bases);
-                    return -1;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        Py_DECREF(bases);
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
 
 /* Helper for PyObject_Dir without arguments: returns the local scope. */
 static PyObject *
@@ -1269,133 +1209,34 @@
     return names;
 }
 
-/* Helper for PyObject_Dir of type objects: returns __dict__ and __bases__.
-   We deliberately don't suck up its __class__, as methods belonging to the
-   metaclass would probably be more confusing than helpful.
-*/
-static PyObject *
-_specialized_dir_type(PyObject *obj)
-{
-    PyObject *result = NULL;
-    PyObject *dict = PyDict_New();
-
-    if (dict != NULL && merge_class_dict(dict, obj) == 0)
-        result = PyDict_Keys(dict);
-
-    Py_XDECREF(dict);
-    return result;
-}
-
-/* Helper for PyObject_Dir of module objects: returns the module's __dict__. */
-static PyObject *
-_specialized_dir_module(PyObject *obj)
-{
-    PyObject *result = NULL;
-    PyObject *dict = PyObject_GetAttrString(obj, "__dict__");
-
-    if (dict != NULL) {
-        if (PyDict_Check(dict))
-            result = PyDict_Keys(dict);
-        else {
-            const char *name = PyModule_GetName(obj);
-            if (name)
-                PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
-                             "%.200s.__dict__ is not a dictionary",
-                             name);
-        }
-    }
-
-    Py_XDECREF(dict);
-    return result;
-}
-
-/* Helper for PyObject_Dir of generic objects: returns __dict__, __class__,
-   and recursively up the __class__.__bases__ chain.
-*/
-static PyObject *
-_generic_dir(PyObject *obj)
-{
-    PyObject *result = NULL;
-    PyObject *dict = NULL;
-    PyObject *itsclass = NULL;
-
-    /* Get __dict__ (which may or may not be a real dict...) */
-    dict = PyObject_GetAttrString(obj, "__dict__");
-    if (dict == NULL) {
-        PyErr_Clear();
-        dict = PyDict_New();
-    }
-    else if (!PyDict_Check(dict)) {
-        Py_DECREF(dict);
-        dict = PyDict_New();
-    }
-    else {
-        /* Copy __dict__ to avoid mutating it. */
-        PyObject *temp = PyDict_Copy(dict);
-        Py_DECREF(dict);
-        dict = temp;
-    }
-
-    if (dict == NULL)
-        goto error;
-
-    /* Merge in attrs reachable from its class. */
-    itsclass = PyObject_GetAttrString(obj, "__class__");
-    if (itsclass == NULL)
-        /* XXX(tomer): Perhaps fall back to obj->ob_type if no
-                       __class__ exists? */
-        PyErr_Clear();
-    else {
-        if (merge_class_dict(dict, itsclass) != 0)
-            goto error;
-    }
-
-    result = PyDict_Keys(dict);
-    /* fall through */
-error:
-    Py_XDECREF(itsclass);
-    Py_XDECREF(dict);
-    return result;
-}
-
-/* Helper for PyObject_Dir: object introspection.
-   This calls one of the above specialized versions if no __dir__ method
-   exists. */
+/* Helper for PyObject_Dir: object introspection. */
 static PyObject *
 _dir_object(PyObject *obj)
 {
-    PyObject *result = NULL;
+    PyObject *result;
     static PyObject *dir_str = NULL;
     PyObject *dirfunc = _PyObject_LookupSpecial(obj, "__dir__", &dir_str);
 
     assert(obj);
     if (dirfunc == NULL) {
-        if (PyErr_Occurred())
-            return NULL;
-        /* use default implementation */
-        if (PyModule_Check(obj))
-            result = _specialized_dir_module(obj);
-        else if (PyType_Check(obj))
-            result = _specialized_dir_type(obj);
-        else
-            result = _generic_dir(obj);
+        if (!PyErr_Occurred())
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "object does not provide __dir__");
+        return NULL;
     }
-    else {
-        /* use __dir__ */
-        result = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(dirfunc, NULL);
-        Py_DECREF(dirfunc);
-        if (result == NULL)
-            return NULL;
+    /* use __dir__ */
+    result = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(dirfunc, NULL);
+    Py_DECREF(dirfunc);
+    if (result == NULL)
+        return NULL;
 
-        /* result must be a list */
-        /* XXX(gbrandl): could also check if all items are strings */
-        if (!PyList_Check(result)) {
-            PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
-                         "__dir__() must return a list, not %.200s",
-                         Py_TYPE(result)->tp_name);
-            Py_DECREF(result);
-            result = NULL;
-        }
+    /* result must be a list */
+    /* XXX(gbrandl): could also check if all items are strings */
+    if (!PyList_Check(result)) {
+        PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
+                     "__dir__() must return a list, not %.200s",
+                     Py_TYPE(result)->tp_name);
+        Py_DECREF(result);
+        result = NULL;
     }
 
     return result;
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index 434608f..128b9fe 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -2572,6 +2572,82 @@
     return PyDict_New();
 }
 
+/* 
+   Merge the __dict__ of aclass into dict, and recursively also all
+   the __dict__s of aclass's base classes.  The order of merging isn't
+   defined, as it's expected that only the final set of dict keys is
+   interesting.
+   Return 0 on success, -1 on error.
+*/
+
+static int
+merge_class_dict(PyObject *dict, PyObject *aclass)
+{
+    PyObject *classdict;
+    PyObject *bases;
+
+    assert(PyDict_Check(dict));
+    assert(aclass);
+
+    /* Merge in the type's dict (if any). */
+    classdict = PyObject_GetAttrString(aclass, "__dict__");
+    if (classdict == NULL)
+        PyErr_Clear();
+    else {
+        int status = PyDict_Update(dict, classdict);
+        Py_DECREF(classdict);
+        if (status < 0)
+            return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* Recursively merge in the base types' (if any) dicts. */
+    bases = PyObject_GetAttrString(aclass, "__bases__");
+    if (bases == NULL)
+        PyErr_Clear();
+    else {
+        /* We have no guarantee that bases is a real tuple */
+        Py_ssize_t i, n;
+        n = PySequence_Size(bases); /* This better be right */
+        if (n < 0)
+            PyErr_Clear();
+        else {
+            for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+                int status;
+                PyObject *base = PySequence_GetItem(bases, i);
+                if (base == NULL) {
+                    Py_DECREF(bases);
+                    return -1;
+                }
+                status = merge_class_dict(dict, base);
+                Py_DECREF(base);
+                if (status < 0) {
+                    Py_DECREF(bases);
+                    return -1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Py_DECREF(bases);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* __dir__ for type objects: returns __dict__ and __bases__.
+   We deliberately don't suck up its __class__, as methods belonging to the
+   metaclass would probably be more confusing than helpful.
+*/
+static PyObject *
+type_dir(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *result = NULL;
+    PyObject *dict = PyDict_New();
+
+    if (dict != NULL && merge_class_dict(dict, self) == 0)
+        result = PyDict_Keys(dict);
+
+    Py_XDECREF(dict);
+    return result;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef type_methods[] = {
     {"mro", (PyCFunction)mro_external, METH_NOARGS,
      PyDoc_STR("mro() -> list\nreturn a type's method resolution order")},
@@ -2585,6 +2661,8 @@
      PyDoc_STR("__instancecheck__() -> check if an object is an instance")},
     {"__subclasscheck__", type___subclasscheck__, METH_O,
      PyDoc_STR("__subclasscheck__() -> check if a class is a subclass")},
+    {"__dir__", type_dir, METH_NOARGS,
+     PyDoc_STR("__dir__() -> specialized __dir__ implementation for types")},
     {0}
 };
 
@@ -3438,6 +3516,53 @@
     return PyLong_FromSsize_t(res);
 }
 
+/* __dir__ for generic objects: returns __dict__, __class__,
+   and recursively up the __class__.__bases__ chain.
+*/
+static PyObject *
+object_dir(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *result = NULL;
+    PyObject *dict = NULL;
+    PyObject *itsclass = NULL;
+
+    /* Get __dict__ (which may or may not be a real dict...) */
+    dict = PyObject_GetAttrString(self, "__dict__");
+    if (dict == NULL) {
+        PyErr_Clear();
+        dict = PyDict_New();
+    }
+    else if (!PyDict_Check(dict)) {
+        Py_DECREF(dict);
+        dict = PyDict_New();
+    }
+    else {
+        /* Copy __dict__ to avoid mutating it. */
+        PyObject *temp = PyDict_Copy(dict);
+        Py_DECREF(dict);
+        dict = temp;
+    }
+
+    if (dict == NULL)
+        goto error;
+
+    /* Merge in attrs reachable from its class. */
+    itsclass = PyObject_GetAttrString(self, "__class__");
+    if (itsclass == NULL)
+        /* XXX(tomer): Perhaps fall back to obj->ob_type if no
+                       __class__ exists? */
+        PyErr_Clear();
+    else if (merge_class_dict(dict, itsclass) != 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    result = PyDict_Keys(dict);
+    /* fall through */
+error:
+    Py_XDECREF(itsclass);
+    Py_XDECREF(dict);
+    return result;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef object_methods[] = {
     {"__reduce_ex__", object_reduce_ex, METH_VARARGS,
      PyDoc_STR("helper for pickle")},
@@ -3449,6 +3574,8 @@
      PyDoc_STR("default object formatter")},
     {"__sizeof__", object_sizeof, METH_NOARGS,
      PyDoc_STR("__sizeof__() -> size of object in memory, in bytes")},
+    {"__dir__", object_dir, METH_NOARGS,
+     PyDoc_STR("__dir__() -> default dir() implementation")},
     {0}
 };