diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index f689c4bc1..b9b710bef 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ from languages import get_understood_languages
 from like import update_likes_collection
 from reaction import update_reaction_collection
 from utils import load_reverse_timeline
+from utils import save_reverse_timeline
 from utils import load_min_images_for_accounts
 from utils import set_minimize_all_images
 from utils import get_json_content_from_accept
@@ -7189,6 +7190,21 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                       'unable to delete ' +
                                       bold_reading_filename)
 
+                    # reverse timelines checkbox
+                    reverse = False
+                    if fields.get('reverseTimelines'):
+                        if fields['reverseTimelines'] == 'on':
+                            reverse = True
+                            if nickname not in self.server.reverse_sequence:
+                                self.server.reverse_sequence.append(nickname)
+                            save_reverse_timeline(base_dir,
+                                                  self.server.reverse_sequence)
+                    if not reverse:
+                        if nickname in self.server.reverse_sequence:
+                            self.server.reverse_sequence.remove(nickname)
+                            save_reverse_timeline(base_dir,
+                                                  self.server.reverse_sequence)
+
                     # notify about new Likes
                     if on_final_welcome_screen:
                         # default setting from welcome screen
@@ -15530,7 +15546,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                     self.server.lists_enabled,
                                     self.server.system_language,
                                     self.server.min_images_for_accounts,
-                                    self.server.max_recent_posts)
+                                    self.server.max_recent_posts,
+                                    self.server.reverse_sequence)
             if msg:
                 msg = msg.encode('utf-8')
                 msglen = len(msg)
diff --git a/translations/ar.json b/translations/ar.json
index 0d0bff38d..fa4713dbf 100644
--- a/translations/ar.json
+++ b/translations/ar.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "إرسال",
     "Minimize all images": "تصغير كل الصور",
     "Edit post": "تعديل المنشور",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "معاينة المشاركات على شاشة الملف الشخصي"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "معاينة المشاركات على شاشة الملف الشخصي",
+    "Reverse timelines": "عكس الجداول الزمنية"
 }
diff --git a/translations/bn.json b/translations/bn.json
index 609bbf823..7d29655b1 100644
--- a/translations/bn.json
+++ b/translations/bn.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "পাঠান",
     "Minimize all images": "সমস্ত ছবি ছোট করুন",
     "Edit post": "পোস্ট সম্পাদনা করুন",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "প্রোফাইল স্ক্রিনে পোস্টের পূর্বরূপ দেখুন"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "প্রোফাইল স্ক্রিনে পোস্টের পূর্বরূপ দেখুন",
+    "Reverse timelines": "বিপরীত সময়রেখা"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ca.json b/translations/ca.json
index 51d4620b2..d67b78592 100644
--- a/translations/ca.json
+++ b/translations/ca.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Enviar",
     "Minimize all images": "Minimitzar totes les imatges",
     "Edit post": "Edita la publicació",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Previsualitza les publicacions a la pantalla del perfil"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Previsualitza les publicacions a la pantalla del perfil",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Cronologia inversa"
 }
diff --git a/translations/cy.json b/translations/cy.json
index 42cf7e740..c12103107 100644
--- a/translations/cy.json
+++ b/translations/cy.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Anfon",
     "Minimize all images": "Lleihau pob delwedd",
     "Edit post": "Golygu post",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Rhagolwg postiadau ar sgrin proffil"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Rhagolwg postiadau ar sgrin proffil",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Gwrthdroi llinellau amser"
 }
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index e08e893ac..72c4c5bf3 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Senden",
     "Minimize all images": "Alle Bilder minimieren",
     "Edit post": "Beitrag bearbeiten",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Vorschau von Beiträgen auf dem Profilbildschirm"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Vorschau von Beiträgen auf dem Profilbildschirm",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Umgekehrte Zeitlinien"
 }
diff --git a/translations/el.json b/translations/el.json
index 081bd5784..cf04ff8d0 100644
--- a/translations/el.json
+++ b/translations/el.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Στείλετε",
     "Minimize all images": "Ελαχιστοποίηση όλων των εικόνων",
     "Edit post": "Επεξεργασία ανάρτησης",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Προεπισκόπηση αναρτήσεων στην οθόνη προφίλ"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Προεπισκόπηση αναρτήσεων στην οθόνη προφίλ",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Αντίστροφα χρονοδιαγράμματα"
 }
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 5161d3eeb..9799205e6 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Send",
     "Minimize all images": "Minimize all images",
     "Edit post": "Edit post",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Preview posts on profile screen"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Preview posts on profile screen",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Reverse timelines"
 }
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index 1031e2d86..5e8192763 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Enviar",
     "Minimize all images": "Minimizar todas las imágenes",
     "Edit post": "Editar post",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Vista previa de publicaciones en la pantalla de perfil"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Vista previa de publicaciones en la pantalla de perfil",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Líneas de tiempo inversas"
 }
diff --git a/translations/fa.json b/translations/fa.json
index de35e6f84..e7163e242 100644
--- a/translations/fa.json
+++ b/translations/fa.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "ارسال",
     "Minimize all images": "تمام تصاویر را به حداقل برسانید",
     "Edit post": "ویرایش پست",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "پیش نمایش پست ها در صفحه نمایه"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "پیش نمایش پست ها در صفحه نمایه",
+    "Reverse timelines": "جدول های زمانی معکوس"
 }
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index 4777480d5..fb339e044 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Envoyer",
     "Minimize all images": "Réduire toutes les images",
     "Edit post": "Modifier le message",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Prévisualiser les messages sur l'écran de profil"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Prévisualiser les messages sur l'écran de profil",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Chronologies inversées"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ga.json b/translations/ga.json
index 86caa7e1a..a79625165 100644
--- a/translations/ga.json
+++ b/translations/ga.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Seol",
     "Minimize all images": "Íoslaghdaigh gach íomhá",
     "Edit post": "Cuir postáil in eagar",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Réamhamhairc postálacha ar an scáileán próifíle"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Réamhamhairc postálacha ar an scáileán próifíle",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Amlínte droim ar ais"
 }
diff --git a/translations/hi.json b/translations/hi.json
index 603a02da1..deb79d897 100644
--- a/translations/hi.json
+++ b/translations/hi.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "भेजना",
     "Minimize all images": "सभी छवियों को छोटा करें",
     "Edit post": "संपादित पोस्ट",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "प्रोफ़ाइल स्क्रीन पर पोस्ट का पूर्वावलोकन करें"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "प्रोफ़ाइल स्क्रीन पर पोस्ट का पूर्वावलोकन करें",
+    "Reverse timelines": "रिवर्स टाइमलाइन"
 }
diff --git a/translations/it.json b/translations/it.json
index 0d1cc770c..c4ec40463 100644
--- a/translations/it.json
+++ b/translations/it.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Inviare",
     "Minimize all images": "Riduci a icona tutte le immagini",
     "Edit post": "Modifica post",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Visualizza l'anteprima dei post nella schermata del profilo"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Visualizza l'anteprima dei post nella schermata del profilo",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Invertire le tempistiche"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index 296f5d207..68b15e773 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "送信",
     "Minimize all images": "すべての画像を最小化",
     "Edit post": "投稿を編集",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "プロフィール画面で投稿をプレビュー"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "プロフィール画面で投稿をプレビュー",
+    "Reverse timelines": "逆タイムライン"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ko.json b/translations/ko.json
index 315018b2e..09722272a 100644
--- a/translations/ko.json
+++ b/translations/ko.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "보내기",
     "Minimize all images": "모든 이미지 최소화",
     "Edit post": "게시물 수정",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "프로필 화면에서 게시물 미리보기"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "프로필 화면에서 게시물 미리보기",
+    "Reverse timelines": "역방향 타임라인"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ku.json b/translations/ku.json
index 1c084849d..8e7b5ee3b 100644
--- a/translations/ku.json
+++ b/translations/ku.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Şandin",
     "Minimize all images": "Hemî wêneyan kêm bikin",
     "Edit post": "Biguherîne post",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Mesajên li ser ekrana profîlê pêşdîtin"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Mesajên li ser ekrana profîlê pêşdîtin",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Reverse timelines"
 }
diff --git a/translations/nl.json b/translations/nl.json
index 209ca3db5..933f1ecf3 100644
--- a/translations/nl.json
+++ b/translations/nl.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Versturen",
     "Minimize all images": "Alle afbeeldingen minimaliseren",
     "Edit post": "Bericht bewerken",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Bekijk berichten op het profielscherm"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Bekijk berichten op het profielscherm",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Omgekeerde tijdlijnen"
 }
diff --git a/translations/oc.json b/translations/oc.json
index 1c1df0cee..3fb7854f8 100644
--- a/translations/oc.json
+++ b/translations/oc.json
@@ -597,5 +597,6 @@
     "Send": "Send",
     "Minimize all images": "Minimize all images",
     "Edit post": "Edit post",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Preview posts on profile screen"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Preview posts on profile screen",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Reverse timelines"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pl.json b/translations/pl.json
index 003e756dc..8d2b72a20 100644
--- a/translations/pl.json
+++ b/translations/pl.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Wysłać",
     "Minimize all images": "Zminimalizuj wszystkie obrazy",
     "Edit post": "Edytuj post",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Podgląd postów na ekranie profilu"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Podgląd postów na ekranie profilu",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Odwróć ramy czasowe"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pt.json b/translations/pt.json
index 475036cef..23c0b6dbd 100644
--- a/translations/pt.json
+++ b/translations/pt.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Mandar",
     "Minimize all images": "Minimize todas as imagens",
     "Edit post": "Editar post",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Visualizar postagens na tela do perfil"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Visualizar postagens na tela do perfil",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Cronogramas reversos"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ru.json b/translations/ru.json
index bc1a2acd6..474607369 100644
--- a/translations/ru.json
+++ b/translations/ru.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Отправлять",
     "Minimize all images": "Свернуть все изображения",
     "Edit post": "Редактировать сообщение",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Предварительный просмотр сообщений на экране профиля"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Предварительный просмотр сообщений на экране профиля",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Обратные сроки"
 }
diff --git a/translations/sw.json b/translations/sw.json
index 48fd89928..6c2f0da49 100644
--- a/translations/sw.json
+++ b/translations/sw.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Tuma",
     "Minimize all images": "Punguza picha zote",
     "Edit post": "Badilisha chapisho",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Hakiki machapisho kwenye skrini ya wasifu"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Hakiki machapisho kwenye skrini ya wasifu",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Обратные сроки"
 }
diff --git a/translations/tr.json b/translations/tr.json
index 71d361767..0730e7864 100644
--- a/translations/tr.json
+++ b/translations/tr.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Göndermek",
     "Minimize all images": "Tüm görüntüleri simge durumuna küçült",
     "Edit post": "Gönderiyi düzenle",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Gönderileri profil ekranında önizleyin"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Gönderileri profil ekranında önizleyin",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Обратные сроки"
 }
diff --git a/translations/uk.json b/translations/uk.json
index a0ad0a3f1..2373f681c 100644
--- a/translations/uk.json
+++ b/translations/uk.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "Надіслати",
     "Minimize all images": "Згорнути всі зображення",
     "Edit post": "Редагувати пост",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Попередній перегляд дописів на екрані профілю"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "Попередній перегляд дописів на екрані профілю",
+    "Reverse timelines": "Обратные сроки"
 }
diff --git a/translations/yi.json b/translations/yi.json
index c82a98b21..57c12a08e 100644
--- a/translations/yi.json
+++ b/translations/yi.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "שיקן",
     "Minimize all images": "מינאַמייז אַלע בילדער",
     "Edit post": "רעדאַגירן פּאָסטן",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "פאָרויסיקע ווייַזונג אַרטיקלען אויף פּראָפיל פאַרשטעלן"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "פאָרויסיקע ווייַזונג אַרטיקלען אויף פּראָפיל פאַרשטעלן",
+    "Reverse timelines": "פאַרקערט טיימליינז"
 }
diff --git a/translations/zh.json b/translations/zh.json
index 1a5004dd9..92619799b 100644
--- a/translations/zh.json
+++ b/translations/zh.json
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@
     "Send": "发送",
     "Minimize all images": "最小化所有图像",
     "Edit post": "编辑帖子",
-    "Preview posts on profile screen": "在个人资料屏幕上预览帖子"
+    "Preview posts on profile screen": "在个人资料屏幕上预览帖子",
+    "Reverse timelines": "倒转时间线"
 }
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index b69cff578..34ca8912e 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -4040,3 +4040,33 @@ def load_reverse_timeline(base_dir: str) -> []:
                     reverse_sequence.append(nickname)
         break
     return reverse_sequence
+
+
+def save_reverse_timeline(base_dir: str, reverse_sequence: []) -> []:
+    """Saves flags for each user indicating whether they prefer to
+    see reversed timelines
+    """
+    for _, dirs, _ in os.walk(base_dir + '/accounts'):
+        for acct in dirs:
+            if not is_account_dir(acct):
+                continue
+            nickname = acct.split('@')[0]
+            domain = acct.split('@')[1]
+            reverse_filename = \
+                acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain) + '/.reverse_timeline'
+            if nickname in reverse_sequence:
+                if not os.path.isfile(reverse_filename):
+                    try:
+                        with open(reverse_filename, 'w+',
+                                  encoding='utf-8') as fp_reverse:
+                            fp_reverse.write('\n')
+                    except OSError:
+                        print('EX: failed to save reverse ' + reverse_filename)
+            else:
+                if os.path.isfile(reverse_filename):
+                    try:
+                        os.remove(reverse_filename)
+                    except OSError:
+                        print('EX: failed to delete reverse ' +
+                              reverse_filename)
+        break
diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index 6afcb15d2..188e93b5f 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -2157,7 +2157,8 @@ def _html_edit_profile_options(is_admin: bool,
                                hide_reaction_button: str,
                                translate: {}, bold_reading: bool,
                                nickname: str,
-                               min_images_for_accounts: []) -> str:
+                               min_images_for_accounts: [],
+                               reverse_sequence: []) -> str:
     """option checkboxes section of edit profile screen
     """
     edit_profile_form = '    <div class="container">\n'
@@ -2203,6 +2204,14 @@ def _html_edit_profile_options(is_admin: bool,
     edit_profile_form += \
         edit_check_box(minimize_all_images_str, 'minimizeAllImages',
                        minimize_all_images)
+    reverse = False
+    if nickname in reverse_sequence:
+        reverse = True
+    reverse_str = \
+        bold_reading_string(translate['Reverse timelines'])
+    edit_profile_form += \
+        edit_check_box(reverse_str, 'reverseTimelines', reverse)
+
     edit_profile_form += '    </div>\n'
     return edit_profile_form
 
@@ -2374,7 +2383,8 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
                       cw_lists: {}, lists_enabled: str,
                       system_language: str,
                       min_images_for_accounts: [],
-                      max_recent_posts: int) -> str:
+                      max_recent_posts: int,
+                      reverse_sequence: []) -> str:
     """Shows the edit profile screen
     """
     path = path.replace('/inbox', '').replace('/outbox', '')
@@ -2569,7 +2579,8 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
                                    notify_likes, notify_reactions,
                                    hide_like_button, hide_reaction_button,
                                    translate, bold_reading,
-                                   nickname, min_images_for_accounts)
+                                   nickname, min_images_for_accounts,
+                                   reverse_sequence)
 
     # Contact information
     edit_profile_form += \