diff --git a/common/common.go b/common/common.go
index 24c5530..b0889ad 100644
--- a/common/common.go
+++ b/common/common.go
@@ -409,8 +409,19 @@ func GetBlock(cache *BlockCache, height int) (*walletrpc.CompactBlock, error) {
 // GetBlockRange returns a sequence of consecutive blocks in the given range.
 func GetBlockRange(cache *BlockCache, blockOut chan<- *walletrpc.CompactBlock, errOut chan<- error, start, end int) {
 	// Go over [start, end] inclusive
-	for i := start; i <= end; i++ {
-		block, err := GetBlock(cache, i)
+	low := start
+	high := end
+	if start > end {
+		// reverse the order
+		low, high = end, start
+	}
+	for i := low; i <= high; i++ {
+		j := i
+		if start > end {
+			// reverse the order
+			j = high - (i - low)
+		}
+		block, err := GetBlock(cache, j)
 		if err != nil {
 			errOut <- err
 			return
diff --git a/common/common_test.go b/common/common_test.go
index 4adb0de..58d4f6c 100644
--- a/common/common_test.go
+++ b/common/common_test.go
@@ -325,12 +325,87 @@ func TestGetBlockRange(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("reading height 22 should have failed")
 	}
 
-	// check goroutine GetBlockRange() reaching the end of the range (and exiting)
-	go GetBlockRange(testcache, blockChan, errChan, 1, 0)
-	err := <-errChan
+	step = 0
+	os.RemoveAll(unitTestPath)
+}
+
+// There are four test blocks, 0..3
+func getblockStubReverse(method string, params []json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessage, error) {
+	var height string
+	err := json.Unmarshal(params[0], &height)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("unexpected err return")
+		testT.Fatal("could not unmarshal height")
 	}
+
+	step++
+	switch step {
+	case 1:
+		if height != "380642" {
+			testT.Error("unexpected height")
+		}
+		// Sunny-day
+		return blocks[2], nil
+	case 2:
+		if height != "380641" {
+			testT.Error("unexpected height")
+		}
+		// Sunny-day
+		return blocks[1], nil
+	case 3:
+		if height != "380640" {
+			testT.Error("unexpected height")
+		}
+		// Sunny-day
+		return blocks[0], nil
+	}
+	testT.Error("getblockStub called too many times")
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func TestGetBlockRangeReverse(t *testing.T) {
+	testT = t
+	RawRequest = getblockStubReverse
+	os.RemoveAll(unitTestPath)
+	testcache := NewBlockCache(unitTestPath, unitTestChain, 380640, true)
+	blockChan := make(chan *walletrpc.CompactBlock)
+	errChan := make(chan error)
+
+	// Request the blocks in reverse order by specifying start greater than end
+	go GetBlockRange(testcache, blockChan, errChan, 380642, 380640)
+
+	// read in block 380642
+	select {
+	case err := <-errChan:
+		// this will also catch context.DeadlineExceeded from the timeout
+		t.Fatal("unexpected error:", err)
+	case cBlock := <-blockChan:
+		if cBlock.Height != 380642 {
+			t.Fatal("unexpected Height:", cBlock.Height)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// read in block 380641
+	select {
+	case err := <-errChan:
+		// this will also catch context.DeadlineExceeded from the timeout
+		t.Fatal("unexpected error:", err)
+	case cBlock := <-blockChan:
+		if cBlock.Height != 380641 {
+			t.Fatal("unexpected Height:", cBlock.Height)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// read in block 380640
+	select {
+	case err := <-errChan:
+		// this will also catch context.DeadlineExceeded from the timeout
+		t.Fatal("unexpected error:", err)
+	case cBlock := <-blockChan:
+		if cBlock.Height != 380640 {
+			t.Fatal("unexpected Height:", cBlock.Height)
+		}
+	}
+	step = 0
 	os.RemoveAll(unitTestPath)
 }