diff --git a/gtk/gtklistbase.c b/gtk/gtklistbase.c
index 85827363ced093ffcf94597a5ce02b405a380965..b23e5a58078915319045102e83e254929c75df03 100644
--- a/gtk/gtklistbase.c
+++ b/gtk/gtklistbase.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct _GtkListBasePrivate
   GtkListItemManager *item_manager;
   GtkSelectionModel *model;
   GtkOrientation orientation;
+  gboolean reversed;
   GtkAdjustment *adjustment[2];
   GtkScrollablePolicy scroll_policy[2];
 
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ enum
   PROP_HADJUSTMENT,
   PROP_HSCROLL_POLICY,
   PROP_ORIENTATION,
+  PROP_REVERSED,
   PROP_VADJUSTMENT,
   PROP_VSCROLL_POLICY,
 
@@ -145,10 +147,23 @@ static gboolean
 gtk_list_base_adjustment_is_flipped (GtkListBase    *self,
                                      GtkOrientation  orientation)
 {
-  if (orientation == GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL)
-    return FALSE;
+  GtkListBasePrivate *priv = gtk_list_base_get_instance_private (self);
+  gboolean rtl = gtk_widget_get_direction (GTK_WIDGET (self)) == GTK_TEXT_DIR_RTL;
 
-  return gtk_widget_get_direction (GTK_WIDGET (self)) == GTK_TEXT_DIR_RTL;
+  if (priv->orientation == GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL)
+    {
+      if (orientation == GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL)
+        return priv->reversed;
+      else
+        return rtl;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (orientation == GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL)
+        return rtl ^ priv->reversed;
+      else
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 
 static void
@@ -317,8 +332,7 @@ gtk_list_base_move_focus (GtkListBase    *self,
 {
   GtkListBasePrivate *priv = gtk_list_base_get_instance_private (self);
 
-  if (orientation == GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL &&
-      gtk_widget_get_direction (GTK_WIDGET (self)) == GTK_TEXT_DIR_RTL)
+  if (gtk_list_base_adjustment_is_flipped (self, orientation))
     steps = -steps;
 
   if (orientation == priv->orientation)
@@ -620,6 +634,10 @@ gtk_list_base_get_property (GObject    *object,
       g_value_set_enum (value, priv->scroll_policy[GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL]);
       break;
 
+    case PROP_REVERSED:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, priv->reversed);
+      break;
+
     case PROP_ORIENTATION:
       g_value_set_enum (value, priv->orientation);
       break;
@@ -683,6 +701,22 @@ gtk_list_base_set_scroll_policy (GtkListBase         *self,
                             : properties[PROP_VSCROLL_POLICY]);
 }
 
+static void
+gtk_list_base_set_reversed (GtkListBase *self,
+                            gboolean     reversed)
+{
+  GtkListBasePrivate *priv = gtk_list_base_get_instance_private (self);
+
+  if (priv->reversed == reversed)
+    return;
+
+  priv->reversed = reversed;
+
+  gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_REVERSED]);
+}
+
 static void
 gtk_list_base_set_property (GObject      *object,
                             guint         property_id,
@@ -702,6 +736,10 @@ gtk_list_base_set_property (GObject      *object,
       gtk_list_base_set_scroll_policy (self, GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, g_value_get_enum (value));
       break;
 
+    case PROP_REVERSED:
+      gtk_list_base_set_reversed (self, g_value_get_boolean (value));
+      break;
+
     case PROP_ORIENTATION:
       {
         GtkOrientation orientation = g_value_get_enum (value);
@@ -1141,6 +1179,18 @@ gtk_list_base_class_init (GtkListBaseClass *klass)
       g_param_spec_override ("vscroll-policy",
                              g_object_interface_find_property (iface, "vscroll-policy"));
 
+  /**
+   * GtkListBase:reversed:
+   *
+   * Whether to show the list in reverse or not.
+   *
+   * Since: 4.8
+   */
+  properties[PROP_REVERSED] =
+    g_param_spec_boolean ("reversed", NULL, NULL,
+                          FALSE,
+                          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY);
+
   /**
    * GtkListBase:orientation:
    *
@@ -1318,7 +1368,7 @@ update_autoscroll (GtkListBase *self,
   else
     delta_x = 0;
 
-  if (gtk_widget_get_direction (GTK_WIDGET (self)) == GTK_TEXT_DIR_RTL)
+  if (gtk_list_base_adjustment_is_flipped (self, GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL))
     delta_x = - delta_x;
 
   height = gtk_widget_get_height (GTK_WIDGET (self));
@@ -1330,6 +1380,9 @@ update_autoscroll (GtkListBase *self,
   else
     delta_y = 0;
 
+  if (gtk_list_base_adjustment_is_flipped (self, GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL))
+    delta_y = - delta_y;
+
   if (delta_x != 0 || delta_y != 0)
     add_autoscroll (self, delta_x, delta_y);
   else
@@ -1365,14 +1418,20 @@ gtk_list_base_size_allocate_child (GtkListBase *self,
 
   if (gtk_list_base_get_orientation (GTK_LIST_BASE (self)) == GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL)
     {
-      if (_gtk_widget_get_direction (GTK_WIDGET (self)) == GTK_TEXT_DIR_LTR)
+      if (gtk_list_base_adjustment_is_flipped(self, GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL))
+        {
+          child_allocation.x = self_width - x - width;
+        }
+      else
         {
           child_allocation.x = x;
-          child_allocation.y = y;
+        }
+      if (gtk_list_base_adjustment_is_flipped(self, GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL))
+        {
+          child_allocation.y = self_height - y - height;
         }
       else
         {
-          child_allocation.x = self_width - x - width;
           child_allocation.y = y;
         }
       child_allocation.width = width;
@@ -1380,14 +1439,20 @@ gtk_list_base_size_allocate_child (GtkListBase *self,
     }
   else
     {
-      if (_gtk_widget_get_direction (GTK_WIDGET (self)) == GTK_TEXT_DIR_LTR)
+      if (gtk_list_base_adjustment_is_flipped(self, GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL))
+        {
+          child_allocation.x = self_width - y - height;
+        }
+      else
         {
           child_allocation.x = y;
-          child_allocation.y = x;
+        }
+      if (gtk_list_base_adjustment_is_flipped(self, GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL))
+        {
+          child_allocation.y = self_height - x - width;
         }
       else
         {
-          child_allocation.x = self_width - y - height;
           child_allocation.y = x;
         }
       child_allocation.width = height;
@@ -1423,8 +1488,10 @@ gtk_list_base_widget_to_list (GtkListBase *self,
   GtkListBasePrivate *priv = gtk_list_base_get_instance_private (self);
   GtkWidget *widget = GTK_WIDGET (self);
 
-  if (gtk_widget_get_direction (widget) == GTK_TEXT_DIR_RTL)
+  if (gtk_list_base_adjustment_is_flipped (self, GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL))
     x_widget = gtk_widget_get_width (widget) - x_widget;
+  if (gtk_list_base_adjustment_is_flipped (self, GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL))
+    y_widget = gtk_widget_get_height (widget) - y_widget;
 
   gtk_list_base_get_adjustment_values (self, OPPOSITE_ORIENTATION (priv->orientation), across_out, NULL, NULL);
   gtk_list_base_get_adjustment_values (self, priv->orientation, along_out, NULL, NULL);