diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
index c216911..19362c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/preferences/LauncherPreferences$Config.java
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ import eu.jonahbauer.android.preference.annotations.Preferences;
                         @Preference(name = "hide_private_space_apps", type = boolean.class, defaultValue = "false"),
                 }),
                 @PreferenceGroup(name = "list", prefix = "settings_list_", suffix = "_key", value = {
-                        @Preference(name = "layout", type = ListLayout.class, defaultValue = "DEFAULT")
+                        @Preference(name = "layout", type = ListLayout.class, defaultValue = "DEFAULT"),
+                        @Preference(name = "reverse_layout", type = boolean.class, defaultValue = "false")
                 }),
                 @PreferenceGroup(name = "gestures", prefix = "settings_gesture_", suffix = "_key", value = {
                 }),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/ListFragmentApps.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/ListFragmentApps.kt
index 3a6e403..a02c50f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/ListFragmentApps.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jrpie/android/launcher/ui/list/apps/ListFragmentApps.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.GridLayoutManager
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.R
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.apps.AppFilter
 import de.jrpie.android.launcher.databinding.ListAppsBinding
@@ -79,11 +81,18 @@ class ListFragmentApps : Fragment(), UIObject {
                 layout = LauncherPreferences.list().layout()
             )
 
+
         // set up the list / recycler
         binding.listAppsRview.apply {
             // improve performance (since content changes don't change the layout size)
             setHasFixedSize(true)
             layoutManager = LauncherPreferences.list().layout().layoutManager(context)
+                .also {
+                    if (LauncherPreferences.list().reverseLayout()) {
+                        (it as? LinearLayoutManager)?.reverseLayout = true
+                        (it as? GridLayoutManager)?.reverseLayout = true
+                    }
+                }
             adapter = appsRecyclerAdapter
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
index 6ebdf63..9dd7402 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/donottranslate.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         <string name="settings_apps_hide_paused_apps_key" translatable="false">apps.hide_paused_apps</string>
         <string name="settings_apps_hide_private_space_apps_key" translatable="false">apps.hide_private_space_apps</string>
         <string name="settings_list_layout_key" translatable="false">list.layout</string>
+        <string name="settings_list_reverse_layout_key" translatable="false">list.reverse_layout</string>
         <string name="settings_general_choose_home_screen_key" translatable="false">general.select_launcher</string>
 
         <!-- values of de.jrpie.android.launcher.preferences.ListLayout -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 95dc9d4..fc5f883 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
     <string name="settings_apps_hide_paused_apps">Hide paused apps</string>
     <string name="settings_apps_hide_private_space_apps">Hide private space from app list</string>
     <string name="settings_list_layout">Layout of app list</string>
+    <string name="settings_list_reverse_layout">Reverse app list</string>
 
     <string name="settings_list_layout_item_default">Default</string>
     <string name="settings_list_layout_item_text">Text</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 406f81a..a90debd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@
             android:summary="%s"
             android:defaultValue="DEFAULT"/>
 
+        <SwitchPreference
+            android:key="@string/settings_list_reverse_layout_key"
+            android:title="@string/settings_list_reverse_layout"
+            android:defaultValue="false"/>
+
+
     </PreferenceCategory>
     <PreferenceCategory
         android:title="@string/settings_launcher_section_display"