diff --git a/examples/basic_usage.py b/examples/basic_usage.py
index 8164b5f..5e29d8f 100755
--- a/examples/basic_usage.py
+++ b/examples/basic_usage.py
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ def main():
             print(f"  - Materials: {len(scene.materials)}")
             print()
 
+            # Coordinate axes (right, up, front)
+            axes = scene.axes
+            print("Coordinate axes:")
+            print(f"  - right: {axes.right.name}")
+            print(f"  - up: {axes.up.name}")
+            print(f"  - front: {axes.front.name}")
+            print()
+
             # Root node info
             root = scene.root_node
             if root:
diff --git a/tests/test_axes.py b/tests/test_axes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65376d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+"""
+Tests for CoordinateAxis, CoordinateAxes, and Scene.axes
+"""
+
+import os
+
+import pytest
+
+import ufbx
+
+
+def test_coordinate_axis_enum():
+    """CoordinateAxis has all 7 values matching ufbx C API."""
+    assert hasattr(ufbx.CoordinateAxis, "COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_X")
+    assert hasattr(ufbx.CoordinateAxis, "COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_X")
+    assert hasattr(ufbx.CoordinateAxis, "COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_Y")
+    assert hasattr(ufbx.CoordinateAxis, "COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_Y")
+    assert hasattr(ufbx.CoordinateAxis, "COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_Z")
+    assert hasattr(ufbx.CoordinateAxis, "COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_Z")
+    assert hasattr(ufbx.CoordinateAxis, "COORDINATE_AXIS_UNKNOWN")
+
+    assert ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_X == 0
+    assert ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_X == 1
+    assert ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_Y == 2
+    assert ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_Y == 3
+    assert ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_Z == 4
+    assert ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_Z == 5
+    assert ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_UNKNOWN == 6
+
+    assert isinstance(ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_X, int)
+
+
+def test_coordinate_axes():
+    """CoordinateAxes construction, .right/.up/.front, clamping, __repr__."""
+    from ufbx._ufbx import CoordinateAxes
+
+    ax = CoordinateAxes(0, 2, 4)
+    assert ax.right == ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_X
+    assert ax.up == ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_Y
+    assert ax.front == ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_Z
+
+    ax2 = CoordinateAxes(1, 3, 5)
+    assert ax2.right == ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_X
+    assert ax2.up == ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_Y
+    assert ax2.front == ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_Z
+
+    # Out-of-range -> UNKNOWN
+    ax3 = CoordinateAxes(99, -1, 7)
+    assert ax3.right == ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_UNKNOWN
+    assert ax3.up == ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_UNKNOWN
+    assert ax3.front == ufbx.CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_UNKNOWN
+
+    assert "CoordinateAxes" in repr(ax)
+    assert "right=" in repr(ax) and "up=" in repr(ax) and "front=" in repr(ax)
+
+
+def test_scene_has_axes_property():
+    """Scene exposes axes property."""
+    assert hasattr(ufbx.Scene, "axes")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def fbx_path():
+    p = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "fixtures", "maya_cube.fbx")
+    return p if os.path.exists(p) else None
+
+
+def test_scene_axes(fbx_path):
+    """Scene.axes returns CoordinateAxes with right/up/front as CoordinateAxis."""
+    if fbx_path is None:
+        pytest.skip("maya_cube.fbx not found (see tests/fixtures/README.md)")
+
+    with ufbx.load_file(fbx_path) as scene:
+        ax = scene.axes
+        assert ax is not None
+        assert hasattr(ax, "right") and hasattr(ax, "up") and hasattr(ax, "front")
+        assert isinstance(ax.right, ufbx.CoordinateAxis)
+        assert isinstance(ax.up, ufbx.CoordinateAxis)
+        assert isinstance(ax.front, ufbx.CoordinateAxis)
+        assert "CoordinateAxes" in repr(ax)
+
+
+def test_scene_axes_after_close(fbx_path):
+    """Accessing axes after scene.close() raises RuntimeError."""
+    if fbx_path is None:
+        pytest.skip("maya_cube.fbx not found (see tests/fixtures/README.md)")
+
+    scene = ufbx.load_file(fbx_path)
+    scene.close()
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="closed"):
+        _ = scene.axes
diff --git a/ufbx/__init__.pyi b/ufbx/__init__.pyi
index ffa1a8d..8943b5c 100644
--- a/ufbx/__init__.pyi
+++ b/ufbx/__init__.pyi
@@ -52,9 +52,22 @@ class MirrorAxis(IntEnum):
     MIRROR_AXIS_Z: int
 
 class CoordinateAxis(IntEnum):
-    COORDINATE_AXIS_X: int
-    COORDINATE_AXIS_Y: int
-    COORDINATE_AXIS_Z: int
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_X: int
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_X: int
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_Y: int
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_Y: int
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_Z: int
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_Z: int
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_UNKNOWN: int
+
+class CoordinateAxes:
+    """Scene coordinate axes (right, up, front)."""
+
+    right: CoordinateAxis
+    up: CoordinateAxis
+    front: CoordinateAxis
+    def __init__(self, right: int, up: int, front: int) -> None: ...
+    def __repr__(self) -> str: ...
 
 class SubdivisionDisplayMode(IntEnum):
     SUBDIVISION_DISPLAY_MODE_OFF: int
@@ -203,6 +216,8 @@ class Scene:
     def materials(self) -> list[Material]: ...
     @property
     def root_node(self) -> Node | None: ...
+    @property
+    def axes(self) -> CoordinateAxes: ...
     def find_node(self, name: str) -> Node | None: ...
     def find_material(self, name: str) -> Material | None: ...
     @property
diff --git a/ufbx/_ufbx.pyx b/ufbx/_ufbx.pyx
index 58656bb..14c44ad 100644
--- a/ufbx/_ufbx.pyx
+++ b/ufbx/_ufbx.pyx
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ cdef extern from "ufbx_wrapper.h":
     size_t ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_num_meshes(const ufbx_scene *scene)
     size_t ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_num_materials(const ufbx_scene *scene)
     ufbx_node* ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_root_node(const ufbx_scene *scene)
+    int ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_right(const ufbx_scene *scene)
+    int ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_up(const ufbx_scene *scene)
+    int ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_front(const ufbx_scene *scene)
 
     # Node access
     ufbx_node* ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_node(const ufbx_scene *scene, size_t index)
@@ -130,9 +133,28 @@ class MirrorAxis(IntEnum):
 
 
 class CoordinateAxis(IntEnum):
-    COORDINATE_AXIS_X = 0
-    COORDINATE_AXIS_Y = 1
-    COORDINATE_AXIS_Z = 2
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_X = 0
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_X = 1
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_Y = 2
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_Y = 3
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_POSITIVE_Z = 4
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_NEGATIVE_Z = 5
+    COORDINATE_AXIS_UNKNOWN = 6
+
+
+class CoordinateAxes:
+    """Scene coordinate axes (right, up, front). Maps X/Y/Z to world-space directions."""
+
+    __slots__ = ("right", "up", "front")
+
+    def __init__(self, right: int, up: int, front: int):
+        unk = CoordinateAxis.COORDINATE_AXIS_UNKNOWN
+        self.right = CoordinateAxis(right) if 0 <= right <= 6 else unk
+        self.up = CoordinateAxis(up) if 0 <= up <= 6 else unk
+        self.front = CoordinateAxis(front) if 0 <= front <= 6 else unk
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"CoordinateAxes(right={self.right!r}, up={self.up!r}, front={self.front!r})"
 
 
 class SubdivisionDisplayMode(IntEnum):
@@ -497,6 +519,16 @@ cdef class Scene:
             return Node._create(self, node)
         return None
 
+    @property
+    def axes(self):
+        """Scene coordinate axes (right, up, front). Returns CoordinateAxes with CoordinateAxis members."""
+        if self._closed:
+            raise RuntimeError("Scene is closed")
+        cdef int r = ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_right(self._scene)
+        cdef int u = ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_up(self._scene)
+        cdef int f = ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_front(self._scene)
+        return CoordinateAxes(r, u, f)
+
     cdef Node _get_node(self, size_t index):
         """Internal: get node by index"""
         cdef ufbx_node* node = ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_node(self._scene, index)
diff --git a/ufbx/src/ufbx_wrapper.c b/ufbx/src/ufbx_wrapper.c
index 8cdbe92..b934b82 100644
--- a/ufbx/src/ufbx_wrapper.c
+++ b/ufbx/src/ufbx_wrapper.c
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ ufbx_node* ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_root_node(const ufbx_scene *scene) {
     return scene ? scene->root_node : NULL;
 }
 
+int ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_right(const ufbx_scene *scene) {
+    return scene ? (int)scene->settings.axes.right : (int)UFBX_COORDINATE_AXIS_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+int ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_up(const ufbx_scene *scene) {
+    return scene ? (int)scene->settings.axes.up : (int)UFBX_COORDINATE_AXIS_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+int ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_front(const ufbx_scene *scene) {
+    return scene ? (int)scene->settings.axes.front : (int)UFBX_COORDINATE_AXIS_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
 // Node access
 ufbx_node* ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_node(const ufbx_scene *scene, size_t index) {
     if (!scene || index >= scene->nodes.count) return NULL;
diff --git a/ufbx/src/ufbx_wrapper.h b/ufbx/src/ufbx_wrapper.h
index 2b9dc79..eede020 100644
--- a/ufbx/src/ufbx_wrapper.h
+++ b/ufbx/src/ufbx_wrapper.h
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ size_t ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_num_meshes(const ufbx_scene *scene);
 size_t ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_num_materials(const ufbx_scene *scene);
 ufbx_node* ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_root_node(const ufbx_scene *scene);
 
+// Scene settings.axes (CoordinateAxis: 0-6)
+int ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_right(const ufbx_scene *scene);
+int ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_up(const ufbx_scene *scene);
+int ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_axes_front(const ufbx_scene *scene);
+
 // Node access
 ufbx_node* ufbx_wrapper_scene_get_node(const ufbx_scene *scene, size_t index);
 const char* ufbx_wrapper_node_get_name(const ufbx_node *node);