diff --git a/lxqtgridlayout.cpp b/lxqtgridlayout.cpp
index ebe1ff2..c741bb6 100644
--- a/lxqtgridlayout.cpp
+++ b/lxqtgridlayout.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class LXQt::GridLayoutPrivate
     int mRowCount;
     int mColumnCount;
     GridLayout::Direction mDirection;
+    GridLayout::ItemsOrder mItemsOrder;
 
     bool mIsValid;
     QSize mCellSizeHint;
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ GridLayoutPrivate::GridLayoutPrivate()
     mColumnCount = 0;
     mRowCount = 0;
     mDirection = GridLayout::LeftToRight;
+    mItemsOrder = GridLayout::FirstToLast;
     mIsValid = false;
     mVisibleCount = 0;
     mStretch = GridLayout::StretchHorizontal | GridLayout::StretchVertical;
@@ -241,7 +243,14 @@ GridLayout::~GridLayout()
  ************************************************/
 void GridLayout::addItem(QLayoutItem *item)
 {
-    d_ptr->mItems.append(item);
+    if (d_ptr->mItemsOrder == GridLayout::ItemsOrder::FirstToLast)
+    {
+        d_ptr->mItems.append(item);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        d_ptr->mItems.prepend(item);
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -387,6 +396,31 @@ void GridLayout::setStretch(Stretch value)
 }
 
 
+/************************************************
+
+ ************************************************/
+GridLayout::ItemsOrder  GridLayout::itemsOrder() const
+{
+    Q_D(const GridLayout);
+    return d->mItemsOrder;
+}
+
+
+/************************************************
+
+ ************************************************/
+void GridLayout::setItemsOrder(GridLayout::ItemsOrder value)
+{
+    Q_D(GridLayout);
+    if (d->mItemsOrder != value)
+    {
+        d->mItemsOrder = value;
+        std::reverse(d->mItems.begin(), d->mItems.end());
+        invalidate();
+    }
+}
+
+
 /************************************************
 
  ************************************************/
diff --git a/lxqtgridlayout.h b/lxqtgridlayout.h
index 9d82282..8540ecb 100644
--- a/lxqtgridlayout.h
+++ b/lxqtgridlayout.h
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ class LXQT_API GridLayout: public QLayout
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(Stretch, StretchFlag)
 
+    /**
+      This enum type is used to describe the order of items.
+     **/
+    enum ItemsOrder
+    {
+        FirstToLast,   ///< The newest item comes last
+        LastToFirst    ///< The newest item comes first
+    };
+
 
 
     /**
@@ -140,6 +149,22 @@ class LXQT_API GridLayout: public QLayout
     **/
     void setDirection(Direction value);
 
+
+     /**
+     Returns the order of items.
+
+     \sa  GridLayout::ItemsOrder
+     **/
+     ItemsOrder itemsOrder() const;
+
+     /**
+      Sets the the order of items.
+
+     \sa  GridLayout::ItemsOrder
+     **/
+     void setItemsOrder(ItemsOrder value);
+
+
     /**
     Returns the stretch flags of this grid.