diff --git a/bumblebee-status b/bumblebee-status
index 460df0e..c516fdd 100755
--- a/bumblebee-status
+++ b/bumblebee-status
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ def main():
 
     for module in config.modules():
         modules.append(core.module.load(module, config, theme))
+
+    if config.reverse():
+        modules.reverse()
+
     output.modules(modules)
     core.event.trigger('start')
     while True:
diff --git a/core/config.py b/core/config.py
index a9a684c..f1d48cb 100644
--- a/core/config.py
+++ b/core/config.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class Config(util.store.Store):
         parser.add_argument('-d', '--debug', action='store_true',
             help='Add debug fields to i3 output')
         parser.add_argument('-f', '--logfile', help='destination for the debug log file, if -d|--debug is specified; defaults to stderr')
+        parser.add_argument('-r', '--right-to-left', action='store_true', help='Draw widgets from right to left, rather than left to right (which is the default)')
+
         self.__args = parser.parse_args(args)
 
         parameters = [ item for sub in self.__args.parameters for item in sub ]
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ class Config(util.store.Store):
     def debug(self):
         return self.__args.debug
 
+    def reverse(self):
+        return self.__args.right_to_left
+
     def logfile(self):
         return self.__args.logfile