diff --git a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-check.c b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-check.c
index c8cb0bcb7e..197785dc77 100644
--- a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-check.c
+++ b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-check.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
   GError *err = NULL;
   guint count = -1;
 
-  gboolean playback = FALSE, seekable = FALSE;
+  gboolean playback = FALSE, seekable = FALSE, reverse_playback = FALSE;
   gint64 filesize = 0, filesize_tolerance = 0, duration_arg =
       0, duration_tolerance = 0;
   GstClockTime duration = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
     {"playback", 'p', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,
           &playback, "If the file should be tested for playback",
         NULL},
+    {"reverse-playback", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,
+          &reverse_playback,
+          "If the file should be tested for reverse playback",
+        NULL},
     {"file-size", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT64, &filesize,
         "The expected file size in bytes", NULL},
     {"file-size-tolerance", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT64, &filesize_tolerance,
@@ -212,6 +216,7 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
   fc = g_object_new (GST_TYPE_QA_FILE_CHECKER, "uri",
       argv[1], "profile", encoding_profile, "qa-runner", runner,
       "is-seekable", seekable, "test-playback", playback,
+      "test-reverse-playback", reverse_playback,
       "file-size", (guint64) filesize, "file-size-tolerance", (guint64)
       filesize_tolerance, "duration", (guint64) duration,
       "duration-tolerance", (guint64) duration_tolerance, NULL);
diff --git a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-checker.c b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-checker.c
index 0466c61614..fb05f6602b 100644
--- a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-checker.c
+++ b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-checker.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ enum
   PROP_FILE_SIZE_TOLERANCE,
   PROP_SEEKABLE,
   PROP_TEST_PLAYBACK,
+  PROP_TEST_REVERSE_PLAYBACK,
   PROP_LAST
 };
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ enum
 #define DEFAULT_FILE_SIZE_TOLERANCE 0
 #define DEFAULT_SEEKABLE FALSE
 #define DEFAULT_PLAYBACK FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_REVERSE_PLAYBACK FALSE
 
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_qa_file_checker_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_qa_file_checker_debug
@@ -153,6 +155,11 @@ gst_qa_file_checker_class_init (GstQaFileCheckerClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_boolean ("test-playback", "test playback",
           "If the file should be tested for playback", DEFAULT_PLAYBACK,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME));
+
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_TEST_REVERSE_PLAYBACK,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("test-reverse-playback", "test reverse playback",
+          "If the file should be tested for reverse playback",
+          DEFAULT_REVERSE_PLAYBACK, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -166,6 +173,7 @@ gst_qa_file_checker_init (GstQaFileChecker * fc)
   fc->file_size_tolerance = DEFAULT_FILE_SIZE_TOLERANCE;
   fc->seekable = DEFAULT_SEEKABLE;
   fc->test_playback = DEFAULT_PLAYBACK;
+  fc->test_reverse_playback = DEFAULT_REVERSE_PLAYBACK;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -208,6 +216,9 @@ gst_qa_file_checker_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_TEST_PLAYBACK:
       fc->test_playback = g_value_get_boolean (value);
       break;
+    case PROP_TEST_REVERSE_PLAYBACK:
+      fc->test_reverse_playback = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -251,6 +262,9 @@ gst_qa_file_checker_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_TEST_PLAYBACK:
       g_value_set_boolean (value, fc->test_playback);
       break;
+    case PROP_TEST_REVERSE_PLAYBACK:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, fc->test_reverse_playback);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -583,8 +597,10 @@ check_encoding_profile (GstQaFileChecker * fc, GstDiscovererInfo * info)
   return ret;
 }
 
+typedef gboolean (*GstElementConfigureFunc) (GstQaFileChecker *, GstElement *);
 static gboolean
-check_playback (GstQaFileChecker * fc)
+check_playback_scenario (GstQaFileChecker * fc,
+    GstElementConfigureFunc configure_function, const gchar * messages_prefix)
 {
   GstElement *playbin;
   GstElement *videosink, *audiosink;
@@ -592,9 +608,6 @@ check_playback (GstQaFileChecker * fc)
   GstMessage *msg;
   gboolean ret = TRUE;
 
-  if (!fc->test_playback)
-    return TRUE;
-
   playbin = gst_element_factory_make ("playbin2", "fc-playbin");
   videosink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "fc-videosink");
   audiosink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "fc-audiosink");
@@ -615,6 +628,11 @@ check_playback (GstQaFileChecker * fc)
     goto end;
   }
 
+  if (configure_function) {
+    if (!configure_function (fc, playbin))
+      return FALSE;
+  }
+
   bus = gst_pipeline_get_bus (GST_PIPELINE (playbin));
   msg =
       gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE,
@@ -627,8 +645,9 @@ check_playback (GstQaFileChecker * fc)
       gchar *debug = NULL;
 
       gst_message_parse_error (msg, &error, &debug);
-      GST_QA_REPORT (fc, GST_QA_ISSUE_ID_FILE_PLAYBACK_ERROR, "File %s failed "
-          "during playback. Error: %s : %s", fc->uri, error->message, debug);
+      GST_QA_REPORT (fc, GST_QA_ISSUE_ID_FILE_PLAYBACK_ERROR,
+          "%s - File %s failed " "during playback. Error: %s : %s",
+          messages_prefix, fc->uri, error->message, debug);
       g_error_free (error);
       g_free (debug);
 
@@ -638,8 +657,8 @@ check_playback (GstQaFileChecker * fc)
     }
     gst_message_unref (msg);
   } else {
-    GST_QA_REPORT (fc, GST_QA_ISSUE_ID_FILE_PLAYBACK_ERROR, "File playback "
-        "finished unexpectedly");
+    GST_QA_REPORT (fc, GST_QA_ISSUE_ID_FILE_PLAYBACK_ERROR, "%s - "
+        "File playback finished unexpectedly", messages_prefix);
   }
   gst_object_unref (bus);
 
@@ -650,6 +669,37 @@ end:
   return ret;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+check_playback (GstQaFileChecker * fc)
+{
+  if (!fc->test_playback)
+    return TRUE;
+  return check_playback_scenario (fc, NULL, "Playback");
+}
+
+static gboolean
+send_reverse_seek (GstQaFileChecker * fc, GstElement * pipeline)
+{
+  gboolean ret;
+
+  ret = gst_element_seek (pipeline, -1.0, GST_FORMAT_TIME,
+      GST_SEEK_FLAG_FLUSH, GST_SEEK_TYPE_SET, 0, GST_SEEK_TYPE_SET, -1);
+
+  if (!ret) {
+    GST_QA_REPORT (fc, GST_QA_ISSUE_ID_FILE_PLAYBACK_ERROR,
+        "Reverse playback seek failed");
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+check_reverse_playback (GstQaFileChecker * fc)
+{
+  if (!fc->test_reverse_playback)
+    return TRUE;
+  return check_playback_scenario (fc, send_reverse_seek, "Reverse playback");
+}
+
 gboolean
 gst_qa_file_checker_run (GstQaFileChecker * fc)
 {
@@ -680,6 +730,7 @@ gst_qa_file_checker_run (GstQaFileChecker * fc)
   ret = check_seekable (fc, info) & ret;
   ret = check_encoding_profile (fc, info) & ret;
   ret = check_playback (fc) & ret;
+  ret = check_reverse_playback (fc) & ret;
 
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-checker.h b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-checker.h
index fde4dc56a1..6e7f728c79 100644
--- a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-checker.h
+++ b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-file-checker.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct _GstQaFileChecker {
   gboolean seekable; /* TODO should we care about disabling this check? */
 
   gboolean test_playback;
+  gboolean test_reverse_playback;
 
   gchar *uri;