diff --git a/moto/dynamodb2/responses.py b/moto/dynamodb2/responses.py
index 9c960ef48..8f90e8b04 100644
--- a/moto/dynamodb2/responses.py
+++ b/moto/dynamodb2/responses.py
@@ -243,6 +243,10 @@ class DynamoHandler(BaseResponse):
         if limit:
             items = items[:limit]
 
+        reversed = self.body.get("ScanIndexForward")
+        if reversed != False:
+            items.reverse()
+
         result = {
             "Count": len(items),
             "Items": [item.attrs for item in items],
diff --git a/tests/test_dynamodb2/test_dynamodb_table_with_range_key.py b/tests/test_dynamodb2/test_dynamodb_table_with_range_key.py
index b879600f8..47d283396 100644
--- a/tests/test_dynamodb2/test_dynamodb_table_with_range_key.py
+++ b/tests/test_dynamodb2/test_dynamodb_table_with_range_key.py
@@ -256,6 +256,15 @@ def test_query():
 
     table.count().should.equal(4)
 
+    results = table.query(forum_name__eq='the-key', subject__gt='1',consistent=True)
+    expected = ["123", "456", "789"]
+    for index, item in enumerate(results):
+        item["subject"].should.equal(expected[index])
+
+    results = table.query(forum_name__eq="the-key", subject__gt='1', reverse=True)
+    for index, item in enumerate(results):
+        item["subject"].should.equal(expected[len(expected)-1-index])
+
     results = table.query(forum_name__eq='the-key', subject__gt='1',consistent=True)
     sum(1 for _ in results).should.equal(3)