2 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
index e852f50d86..317af8a15d 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     JoinOperation = Struct.new(:relation, :join_class, :on)
     ASSOCIATION_METHODS = [:includes, :eager_load, :preload]
     MULTI_VALUE_METHODS = [:select, :group, :order, :joins, :where, :having, :bind]
-    SINGLE_VALUE_METHODS = [:limit, :offset, :lock, :readonly, :create_with, :from, :reorder]
+    SINGLE_VALUE_METHODS = [:limit, :offset, :lock, :readonly, :create_with, :from, :reorder, :reverse_order]
 
     include FinderMethods, Calculations, SpawnMethods, QueryMethods, Batches
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
index 94aa999715..739363415c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
                   :select_values, :group_values, :order_values, :joins_values,
                   :where_values, :having_values, :bind_values,
                   :limit_value, :offset_value, :lock_value, :readonly_value, :create_with_value,
-                  :from_value, :reorder_value
+                  :from_value, :reorder_value, :reverse_order_value
 
     def includes(*args)
       args.reject! {|a| a.blank? }
@@ -158,13 +158,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
     end
 
     def reverse_order
-      order_clause = arel.order_clauses
-
-      order = order_clause.empty? ?
-        "#{table_name}.#{primary_key} DESC" :
-        reverse_sql_order(order_clause).join(', ')
-
-      except(:order).order(Arel.sql(order))
+      relation = clone
+      relation.reverse_order_value = !relation.reverse_order_value
+      relation
     end
 
     def arel
@@ -186,6 +182,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       arel.group(*@group_values.uniq.reject{|g| g.blank?}) unless @group_values.empty?
 
       order = @reorder_value ? @reorder_value : @order_values
+      order = reverse_sql_order(order) if @reverse_order_value
       arel.order(*order.uniq.reject{|o| o.blank?}) unless order.empty?
 
       build_select(arel, @select_values.uniq)
@@ -306,6 +303,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
     end
 
     def reverse_sql_order(order_query)
+      order_query = ["#{quoted_table_name}.#{quoted_primary_key} ASC"] if order_query.empty?
+
       order_query.join(', ').split(',').collect do |s|
         s.gsub!(/\sasc\Z/i, ' DESC') || s.gsub!(/\sdesc\Z/i, ' ASC') || s.concat(' DESC')
       end