diff --git a/test/collections.js b/test/collections.js
index 6e000993d..6ebd51251 100644
--- a/test/collections.js
+++ b/test/collections.js
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     });
 
     deepEqual(actual, collection, 'sortBy should be stable');
+
+    var otherPeople = [{name: 'Harry', age: 35}, {name: 'Sally', age: 25}];
+    var otherPeople = _.sortBy(otherPeople, function(person){ return person.age; }, true);
+    equal(_.pluck(otherPeople, 'name').join(', '), 'Harry, Sally', 'characters sorted by age in reverse');
+      
   });
 
   test('groupBy', function() {
diff --git a/underscore.js b/underscore.js
index 1105f6012..69011a52d 100644
--- a/underscore.js
+++ b/underscore.js
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
   };
 
   // Sort the object's values by a criterion produced by an iterator.
-  _.sortBy = function(obj, value, context) {
+  _.sortBy = function(obj, value, reverse, context) {
     var iterator = lookupIterator(value);
     return _.pluck(_.map(obj, function(value, index, list) {
       return {
@@ -308,8 +308,12 @@
       var a = left.criteria;
       var b = right.criteria;
       if (a !== b) {
-        if (a > b || a === void 0) return 1;
-        if (a < b || b === void 0) return -1;
+        if (a > b || a === void 0) {
+          return reverse ? -1 : 1;
+        }
+        if (a < b || b === void 0) {
+          return reverse ? 1 : -1;
+        }
       }
       return left.index < right.index ? -1 : 1;
     }), 'value');