diff --git a/src/animation/Animation.js b/src/animation/Animation.js
index 9aaf5c1de..7ed8227cc 100644
--- a/src/animation/Animation.js
+++ b/src/animation/Animation.js
@@ -252,6 +252,19 @@ Phaser.Animation.prototype = {
         this.reversed = !this.reversed;
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Reverses the animation direction for the current/next animation only
+     * Once the onComplete event is called this method will be called again and revert
+     * the reversed state.
+     *
+     * @method Phaser.Animation#reverseOnce
+     * */
+    reverseOnce: function () {
+        this.reverse();
+
+        this.onComplete.addOnce(this.reverse.bind(this))
+    },
+
     /**
     * Sets this animations playback to a given frame with the given ID.
     *