diff --git a/mercurial/templatefilters.py b/mercurial/templatefilters.py
--- a/mercurial/templatefilters.py
+++ b/mercurial/templatefilters.py
@@ -390,6 +390,14 @@ def person(author):
     return stringutil.person(author)
 
 
+@templatefilter(b'reverse')
+def reverse(list_):
+    """List. Reverses the order of list items."""
+    if isinstance(list_, list):
+        return templateutil.hybridlist(list_[::-1], name=b'item')
+    raise error.ParseError(_(b'not reversible'))
+
+
 @templatefilter(b'revescape', intype=bytes)
 def revescape(text):
     """Any text. Escapes all "special" characters, except @.
diff --git a/tests/test-template-functions.t b/tests/test-template-functions.t
--- a/tests/test-template-functions.t
+++ b/tests/test-template-functions.t
@@ -1718,4 +1718,19 @@ read config options:
   $ hg log -T "{config('templateconfig', 'knob', if(true, 'foo', 'bar'))}\n"
   foo
 
+reverse filter:
+
+  $ hg log -T "{'abc\ndef\nghi'|splitlines|reverse}\n"
+  ghi def abc
+
+  $ hg log -T "{'abc'|reverse}\n"
+  hg: parse error: not reversible
+  (incompatible use of template filter 'reverse')
+  [10]
+
+  $ hg log -T "{date|reverse}\n"
+  hg: parse error: not reversible
+  (template filter 'reverse' is not compatible with keyword 'date')
+  [10]
+
   $ cd ..