diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3af18912b..e41ee89854 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ # OPTIONS
 ## Video Selection:
     --playlist-start NUMBER          playlist video to start at (default is 1)
     --playlist-end NUMBER            playlist video to end at (default is last)
+    --playlist-reverse               Download playlist videos in reverse order
     --match-title REGEX              download only matching titles (regex or
                                      caseless sub-string)
     --reject-title REGEX             skip download for matching titles (regex or
diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index e7abb7e0b2..578c8daf25 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
     nooverwrites:      Prevent overwriting files.
     playliststart:     Playlist item to start at.
     playlistend:       Playlist item to end at.
+    playlistreverse:   Download playlist items in reverse order.
     matchtitle:        Download only matching titles.
     rejecttitle:       Reject downloads for matching titles.
     logger:            Log messages to a logging.Logger instance.
@@ -670,6 +671,9 @@ def process_ie_result(self, ie_result, download=True, extra_info={}):
                     "[%s] playlist %s: Downloading %d videos" %
                     (ie_result['extractor'], playlist, n_entries))
 
+            if self.params.get('playlistreverse', False):
+                entries = entries[::-1]
+
             for i, entry in enumerate(entries, 1):
                 self.to_screen('[download] Downloading video #%s of %s' % (i, n_entries))
                 extra = {
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 77b3384a05..70c4f25b16 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
         'progress_with_newline': opts.progress_with_newline,
         'playliststart': opts.playliststart,
         'playlistend': opts.playlistend,
+        'playlistreverse': opts.playlist_reverse,
         'noplaylist': opts.noplaylist,
         'logtostderr': opts.outtmpl == '-',
         'consoletitle': opts.consoletitle,
diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 041ca83d88..7654d1a4ec 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -349,6 +349,10 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
         '--test',
         action='store_true', dest='test', default=False,
         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--playlist-reverse',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Download playlist videos in reverse order')
 
     workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')
     workarounds.add_option(