diff --git a/lib/awful/util.lua.in b/lib/awful/util.lua.in
index ad43f6ef1..9f0cdc406 100644
--- a/lib/awful/util.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/util.lua.in
@@ -316,4 +316,22 @@ function table.keys_filter(t, ...)
     return keys_filtered
 end
 
+--- Reverse a table
+-- @param t the table to reverse
+-- @return the reversed table
+function table.reverse(t)
+    local tr = { }
+    -- reverse all elements with integer keys
+    for _, v in ipairs(t) do
+        rtable.insert(tr, 1, v)
+    end
+    -- add the remaining elements
+    for k, v in pairs(t) do
+        if type(v) ~= "number" then
+            tr[k] = v
+        end
+    end
+    return tr
+end
+
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