diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js b/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
index ef2707138..a28faa0d2 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ type OptionalProps<ItemT> = {
    * `getItemLayout` to be implemented.
    */
   initialScrollIndex?: ?number,
+  /**
+   * Reverses the direction of scroll. Uses scale transforms of -1.
+   */
+  inverted?: ?boolean,
   /**
    * Used to extract a unique key for a given item at the specified index. Key is used for caching
    * and as the react key to track item re-ordering. The default extractor checks `item.key`, then
diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/SectionList.js b/Libraries/Lists/SectionList.js
index 48a8a9e06..f351b8112 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/SectionList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/SectionList.js
@@ -124,12 +124,15 @@ type OptionalProps<SectionT: SectionBase<any>> = {
    * to improve perceived performance of scroll-to-top actions.
    */
   initialNumToRender: number,
+  /**
+   * Reverses the direction of scroll. Uses scale transforms of -1.
+   */
+  inverted?: ?boolean,
   /**
    * Used to extract a unique key for a given item at the specified index. Key is used for caching
    * and as the react key to track item re-ordering. The default extractor checks item.key, then
    * falls back to using the index, like react does.
    */
-
   keyExtractor: (item: Item, index: number) => string,
   /**
    * Called once when the scroll position gets within `onEndReachedThreshold` of the rendered
diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
index 596e9467a..9009b58c1 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const React = require('React');
 const ReactNative = require('ReactNative');
 const RefreshControl = require('RefreshControl');
 const ScrollView = require('ScrollView');
+const StyleSheet = require('StyleSheet');
 const View = require('View');
 const ViewabilityHelper = require('ViewabilityHelper');
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ const warning = require('fbjs/lib/warning');
 
 const {computeWindowedRenderLimits} = require('VirtualizeUtils');
 
+import type {StyleObj} from 'StyleSheetTypes';
 import type {ViewabilityConfig, ViewToken} from 'ViewabilityHelper';
 
 type Item = any;
@@ -87,6 +89,10 @@ type OptionalProps = {
    * `getItemLayout` to be implemented.
    */
   initialScrollIndex?: ?number,
+  /**
+   * Reverses the direction of scroll. Uses scale transforms of -1.
+   */
+  inverted?: ?boolean,
   keyExtractor: (item: Item, index: number) => string,
   /**
    * Rendered when the list is empty. Can be a React Component Class, a render function, or
@@ -424,6 +430,7 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<OptionalProps, Props, State> {
     stickyIndicesFromProps: Set<number>,
     first: number,
     last: number,
+    inversionStyle: ?StyleObj,
   ) {
     const {
       ItemSeparatorComponent,
@@ -449,6 +456,7 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<OptionalProps, Props, State> {
           cellKey={key}
           fillRateHelper={this._fillRateHelper}
           index={ii}
+          inversionStyle={inversionStyle}
           item={item}
           key={key}
           prevCellKey={prevCellKey}
@@ -501,6 +509,11 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<OptionalProps, Props, State> {
     } = this.props;
     const {data, horizontal} = this.props;
     const isVirtualizationDisabled = this._isVirtualizationDisabled();
+    const inversionStyle = this.props.inverted
+      ? this.props.horizontal
+          ? styles.horizontallyInverted
+          : styles.verticallyInverted
+      : null;
     const cells = [];
     const stickyIndicesFromProps = new Set(this.props.stickyHeaderIndices);
     const stickyHeaderIndices = [];
@@ -509,7 +522,10 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<OptionalProps, Props, State> {
         ? ListHeaderComponent // $FlowFixMe
         : <ListHeaderComponent />;
       cells.push(
-        <View key="$header" onLayout={this._onLayoutHeader}>
+        <View
+          key="$header"
+          onLayout={this._onLayoutHeader}
+          style={inversionStyle}>
           {element}
         </View>,
       );
@@ -528,6 +544,7 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<OptionalProps, Props, State> {
         stickyIndicesFromProps,
         0,
         lastInitialIndex,
+        inversionStyle,
       );
       const firstAfterInitial = Math.max(lastInitialIndex + 1, first);
       if (!isVirtualizationDisabled && first > lastInitialIndex + 1) {
@@ -550,6 +567,7 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<OptionalProps, Props, State> {
                 stickyIndicesFromProps,
                 ii,
                 ii,
+                inversionStyle,
               );
               const trailSpace =
                 this._getFrameMetricsApprox(first).offset -
@@ -578,6 +596,7 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<OptionalProps, Props, State> {
         stickyIndicesFromProps,
         firstAfterInitial,
         last,
+        inversionStyle,
       );
       if (!this._hasWarned.keys && _usedIndexForKey) {
         console.warn(
@@ -608,7 +627,10 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<OptionalProps, Props, State> {
         ? ListEmptyComponent // $FlowFixMe
         : <ListEmptyComponent />;
       cells.push(
-        <View key="$empty" onLayout={this._onLayoutEmpty}>
+        <View
+          key="$empty"
+          onLayout={this._onLayoutEmpty}
+          style={inversionStyle}>
           {element}
         </View>,
       );
@@ -618,7 +640,10 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<OptionalProps, Props, State> {
         ? ListFooterComponent // $FlowFixMe
         : <ListFooterComponent />;
       cells.push(
-        <View key="$footer" onLayout={this._onLayoutFooter}>
+        <View
+          key="$footer"
+          onLayout={this._onLayoutFooter}
+          style={inversionStyle}>
           {element}
         </View>,
       );
@@ -634,6 +659,9 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<OptionalProps, Props, State> {
       scrollEventThrottle: this.props.scrollEventThrottle, // TODO: Android support
       stickyHeaderIndices,
     };
+    if (inversionStyle) {
+      scrollProps.style = [inversionStyle, this.props.style];
+    }
     const ret = React.cloneElement(
       (this.props.renderScrollComponent || this._defaultRenderScrollComponent)(
         scrollProps,
@@ -1086,6 +1114,7 @@ class CellRenderer extends React.Component {
     cellKey: string,
     fillRateHelper: FillRateHelper,
     index: number,
+    inversionStyle: ?StyleObj,
     item: Item,
     onLayout: (event: Object) => void, // This is extracted by ScrollViewStickyHeader
     onUnmount: (cellKey: string) => void,
@@ -1144,6 +1173,7 @@ class CellRenderer extends React.Component {
       fillRateHelper,
       item,
       index,
+      inversionStyle,
       parentProps,
     } = this.props;
     const {renderItem, getItemLayout} = parentProps;
@@ -1161,7 +1191,7 @@ class CellRenderer extends React.Component {
     // NOTE: that when this is a sticky header, `onLayout` will get automatically extracted and
     // called explicitly by `ScrollViewStickyHeader`.
     return (
-      <View onLayout={onLayout}>
+      <View onLayout={onLayout} style={inversionStyle}>
         {element}
         {ItemSeparatorComponent &&
           <ItemSeparatorComponent {...this.state.separatorProps} />}
@@ -1170,4 +1200,13 @@ class CellRenderer extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  verticallyInverted: {
+    transform: [{scaleY: -1}],
+  },
+  horizontallyInverted: {
+    transform: [{scaleX: -1}],
+  },
+});
+
 module.exports = VirtualizedList;
diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/VirtualizedList-test.js b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/VirtualizedList-test.js
index 5c6829591..057a940ff 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/VirtualizedList-test.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/VirtualizedList-test.js
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ describe('VirtualizedList', () => {
         data={new Array(5).fill().map((_, ii) => ({id: String(ii)}))}
         getItem={(data, index) => data[index]}
         getItemCount={data => data.length}
-        keyExtractor={(item, index) => item.id}
         getItemLayout={({index}) => ({length: 50, offset: index * 50})}
-        refreshing={false}
+        inverted={true}
+        keyExtractor={(item, index) => item.id}
         onRefresh={jest.fn()}
+        refreshing={false}
         renderItem={({item}) => <item value={item.id} />}
       />,
     );
diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/FlatList-test.js.snap b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/FlatList-test.js.snap
index a8ed472ce..59e719584 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/FlatList-test.js.snap
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/FlatList-test.js.snap
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ exports[`FlatList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <header />
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={undefined}
+      style={null}
     >
       <View
         style={
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ exports[`FlatList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={undefined}
+      style={null}
     >
       <View
         style={
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ exports[`FlatList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={undefined}
+      style={null}
     >
       <View
         style={
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ exports[`FlatList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <footer />
     </View>
@@ -233,6 +238,7 @@ exports[`FlatList renders simple list 1`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         value="i1"
@@ -240,6 +246,7 @@ exports[`FlatList renders simple list 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         value="i2"
@@ -247,6 +254,7 @@ exports[`FlatList renders simple list 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         value="i3"
diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/SectionList-test.js.snap b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/SectionList-test.js.snap
index fafd42c26..cd0e25eeb 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/SectionList-test.js.snap
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/SectionList-test.js.snap
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ exports[`SectionList rendering empty section headers is fine 1`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     />
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         v="i1"
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ exports[`SectionList rendering empty section headers is fine 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         v="i2"
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ exports[`SectionList rendering empty section headers is fine 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     />
   </View>
 </RCTScrollView>
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders a footer when there is no data 1`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <sectionHeader
         v="section:s1"
@@ -142,6 +147,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders a footer when there is no data 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <sectionFooter
         v="section:s1"
@@ -200,9 +206,11 @@ exports[`SectionList renders a footer when there is no data and no header 1`] =
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     />
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <sectionFooter
         v="section:s1"
@@ -342,6 +350,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <header
         v=""
@@ -349,6 +358,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <sectionHeader
         v="section:s1"
@@ -356,6 +366,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <View>
         <sectionSeparator
@@ -371,6 +382,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <View>
         <itemForSection1
@@ -383,6 +395,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <sectionFooter
         v="section:s1"
@@ -390,6 +403,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <sectionHeader
         v="section:s2"
@@ -397,6 +411,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <View>
         <sectionSeparator
@@ -412,6 +427,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <View>
         <defaultItem
@@ -424,6 +440,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <sectionFooter
         v="section:s2"
@@ -431,6 +448,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <sectionHeader
         v="section:s3"
@@ -438,6 +456,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <View>
         <sectionSeparator
@@ -453,6 +472,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <View>
         <defaultItem
@@ -465,6 +485,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <sectionFooter
         v="section:s3"
@@ -472,6 +493,7 @@ exports[`SectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <footer
         v=""
diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedList-test.js.snap b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedList-test.js.snap
index e62fe97c9..191e7f77c 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedList-test.js.snap
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedList-test.js.snap
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles nested lists 1`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <View
         data={
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles nested lists 1`] = `
       >
         <View
           onLayout={[Function]}
+          style={null}
         >
           <item
             title="outer0:inner0"
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles nested lists 1`] = `
         </View>
         <View
           onLayout={[Function]}
+          style={null}
         >
           <item
             title="outer0:inner1"
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles nested lists 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <RCTScrollView
         data={
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles nested lists 1`] = `
         <View>
           <View
             onLayout={[Function]}
+            style={null}
           >
             <item
               title="outer1:inner0"
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles nested lists 1`] = `
           </View>
           <View
             onLayout={[Function]}
+            style={null}
           >
             <item
               title="outer1:inner1"
@@ -178,6 +184,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles separators correctly 1`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         title="i0"
@@ -193,6 +200,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles separators correctly 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         title="i1"
@@ -208,6 +216,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles separators correctly 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         title="i2"
@@ -256,6 +265,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles separators correctly 2`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         title="i0"
@@ -271,6 +281,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles separators correctly 2`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         title="i1"
@@ -286,6 +297,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles separators correctly 2`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         title="i2"
@@ -334,6 +346,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles separators correctly 3`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         title="i0"
@@ -349,6 +362,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles separators correctly 3`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         title="i1"
@@ -365,6 +379,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList handles separators correctly 3`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         title="i2"
@@ -405,6 +420,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
   getItemLayout={[Function]}
   horizontal={false}
   initialNumToRender={10}
+  inverted={true}
   keyExtractor={[Function]}
   maxToRenderPerBatch={10}
   onContentSizeChange={[Function]}
@@ -426,6 +442,18 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
   renderItem={[Function]}
   scrollEventThrottle={50}
   stickyHeaderIndices={Array []}
+  style={
+    Array [
+      Object {
+        "transform": Array [
+          Object {
+            "scaleY": -1,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      undefined,
+    ]
+  }
   updateCellsBatchingPeriod={50}
   windowSize={21}
 >
@@ -433,11 +461,29 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "transform": Array [
+            Object {
+              "scaleY": -1,
+            },
+          ],
+        }
+      }
     >
       <header />
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={undefined}
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "transform": Array [
+            Object {
+              "scaleY": -1,
+            },
+          ],
+        }
+      }
     >
       <item
         value="0"
@@ -446,6 +492,15 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={undefined}
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "transform": Array [
+            Object {
+              "scaleY": -1,
+            },
+          ],
+        }
+      }
     >
       <item
         value="1"
@@ -454,6 +509,15 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={undefined}
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "transform": Array [
+            Object {
+              "scaleY": -1,
+            },
+          ],
+        }
+      }
     >
       <item
         value="2"
@@ -462,6 +526,15 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={undefined}
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "transform": Array [
+            Object {
+              "scaleY": -1,
+            },
+          ],
+        }
+      }
     >
       <item
         value="3"
@@ -470,6 +543,15 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={undefined}
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "transform": Array [
+            Object {
+              "scaleY": -1,
+            },
+          ],
+        }
+      }
     >
       <item
         value="4"
@@ -477,6 +559,15 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "transform": Array [
+            Object {
+              "scaleY": -1,
+            },
+          ],
+        }
+      }
     >
       <footer />
     </View>
@@ -540,16 +631,19 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders empty list with empty component 1`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <header />
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <empty />
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <footer />
     </View>
@@ -590,6 +684,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders list with empty component 1`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         value="hello"
@@ -664,6 +759,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders simple list 1`] = `
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         value="i1"
@@ -671,6 +767,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders simple list 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         value="i2"
@@ -678,6 +775,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList renders simple list 1`] = `
     </View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         value="i3"
@@ -719,6 +817,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList test getItem functionality where data is not an Array 1
   <View>
     <View
       onLayout={[Function]}
+      style={null}
     >
       <item
         value="item_0"
diff --git a/RNTester/js/FlatListExample.js b/RNTester/js/FlatListExample.js
index 8a2403d8c..07ca90be8 100644
--- a/RNTester/js/FlatListExample.js
+++ b/RNTester/js/FlatListExample.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class FlatListExample extends React.PureComponent {
     data: genItemData(100),
     debug: false,
     horizontal: false,
+    inverted: false,
     filterText: '',
     fixedHeight: true,
     logViewable: false,
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ class FlatListExample extends React.PureComponent {
               {renderSmallSwitchOption(this, 'horizontal')}
               {renderSmallSwitchOption(this, 'fixedHeight')}
               {renderSmallSwitchOption(this, 'logViewable')}
+              {renderSmallSwitchOption(this, 'inverted')}
               {renderSmallSwitchOption(this, 'debug')}
               <Spindicator value={this._scrollPos} />
             </View>
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ class FlatListExample extends React.PureComponent {
               undefined
             }
             horizontal={this.state.horizontal}
+            inverted={this.state.inverted}
             key={(this.state.horizontal ? 'h' : 'v') +
               (this.state.fixedHeight ? 'f' : 'd')
             }