diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp
index 01247100b..40014cfae 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@
 
 #include <Base/Exception.h>
 #include "App/Document.h"
+#include "App/Plane.h"
 #include "Body.h"
 #include "Feature.h"
+#include "Mod/Part/App/DatumFeature.h"
 
 #include <Base/Console.h>
 
@@ -106,4 +108,10 @@ const TopoDS_Shape& Feature::getBaseShape() const {
     return result;
 }
 
+bool Feature::isDatum(const App::DocumentObject* feature)
+{
+    return feature->getTypeId().isDerivedFrom(App::Plane::getClassTypeId()) ||
+           feature->getTypeId().isDerivedFrom(Part::Datum::getClassTypeId());
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.h b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.h
index 3fe92e761..050a73cea 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.h
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ protected:
     /// Grab any point from the given face
     static const gp_Pnt getPointFromFace(const TopoDS_Face& f);
 
+    /// Check whether the given feature is a datum feature
+    static bool isDatum(const App::DocumentObject* feature);
 };
 
 } //namespace PartDesign
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePocket.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePocket.cpp
index 35b739117..17374f5e8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePocket.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePocket.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Pocket::execute(void)
             TopoDS_Face supportface = getSupportFace();
             supportface.Move(invObjLoc);
 
+            if (Reversed.getValue())
+                dir.Reverse();
+
             // Find a valid face to extrude up to
             TopoDS_Face upToFace;
             if (method == "UpToFace") {
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureSketchBased.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureSketchBased.cpp
index 3a46b1994..2114d447d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureSketchBased.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureSketchBased.cpp
@@ -930,6 +930,14 @@ bool SketchBased::isParallelPlane(const TopoDS_Shape& s1, const TopoDS_Shape& s2
     return false;
 }
 
+bool SketchBased::isSupportDatum() const
+{
+    Part::Feature* SupportObject = getSupport();
+    if (SupportObject == NULL)
+        throw Base::Exception("No support in Sketch!");
+    return isDatum(SupportObject);
+}
+
 TopoDS_Shape SketchBased::refineShapeIfActive(const TopoDS_Shape& oldShape) const
 {
     Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureSketchBased.h b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureSketchBased.h
index 7284df649..7bce5fb2a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureSketchBased.h
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureSketchBased.h
@@ -73,15 +73,17 @@ public:
     Part::Feature* getSupport() const;
     /// Returns the sketch support shape (if any)
     const TopoDS_Shape& getSupportShape() const;
+    /// Check whether the sketch support is a datum plane
+    bool isSupportDatum() const;
 
     /// retrieves the number of axes in the linked sketch (defined as construction lines)
-    int getSketchAxisCount(void) const;
+    int getSketchAxisCount(void) const;    
 
 protected:
     void onChanged(const App::Property* prop);
     TopoDS_Face validateFace(const TopoDS_Face&) const;
     TopoDS_Shape makeFace(const std::vector<TopoDS_Wire>&) const;
-    TopoDS_Shape makeFace(std::list<TopoDS_Wire>&) const; // for internal use only
+    TopoDS_Shape makeFace(std::list<TopoDS_Wire>&) const; // for internal use only    
     bool isInside(const TopoDS_Wire&, const TopoDS_Wire&) const;
     bool isParallelPlane(const TopoDS_Shape&, const TopoDS_Shape&) const;
     bool isEqualGeometry(const TopoDS_Shape&, const TopoDS_Shape&) const;
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.cpp
index 4e9bce7f8..20c1967d6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ TaskPocketParameters::TaskPocketParameters(ViewProviderPocket *PocketView,QWidge
     ui->changeMode->insertItem(2, tr("To first"));
     ui->changeMode->insertItem(3, tr("Up to face"));
     ui->changeMode->setCurrentIndex(index);
-    ui->checkBoxMidplane->setChecked(midplane);
 
     // Bind input fields to properties
     ui->pocketLength->bind(pcPocket->Length);
@@ -131,6 +130,10 @@ TaskPocketParameters::TaskPocketParameters(ViewProviderPocket *PocketView,QWidge
     ui->buttonFace->blockSignals(false);
     ui->lineFaceName->blockSignals(false);
     ui->changeMode->blockSignals(false);
+
+    // Activate the Reverse option only if the support is a datum plane
+    ui->checkBoxReversed->setVisible(pcPocket->isSupportDatum());
+
     updateUI(index);
  
     //// check if the sketch has support
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ void TaskPocketParameters::updateUI(int index)
         ui->pocketLength->selectAll();
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(ui->pocketLength, "setFocus", Qt::QueuedConnection);
         ui->checkBoxMidplane->setEnabled(true);
+        // Reverse only makes sense if Midplane is not true
         ui->checkBoxReversed->setEnabled(!ui->checkBoxMidplane->isChecked()); // Will flip direction of dimension
         ui->buttonFace->setEnabled(false);
         ui->lineFaceName->setEnabled(false);
@@ -167,8 +171,8 @@ void TaskPocketParameters::updateUI(int index)
         ui->pocketLength->setEnabled(false);
         ui->checkBoxMidplane->setEnabled(false); // Can't have a midplane to a single face
         ui->checkBoxReversed->setEnabled(false); // Will change the direction it seeks for its first face? 
-						 // Doesnt work so is currently disabled. Fix probably lies 
-						 // somwhere in IF block on line 125 of FeaturePocket.cpp
+                                                 // Doesnt work so is currently disabled. Fix probably lies 
+                                                 // somwhere in IF block on line 125 of FeaturePocket.cpp
         ui->buttonFace->setEnabled(false);
         ui->lineFaceName->setEnabled(false);
         onButtonFace(false);
@@ -366,6 +370,11 @@ double TaskPocketParameters::getLength(void) const
     return ui->pocketLength->value().getValue();
 }
 
+bool   TaskPocketParameters::getReversed(void) const
+{
+    return ui->checkBoxReversed->isChecked();
+}
+
 int TaskPocketParameters::getMode(void) const
 {
     return ui->changeMode->currentIndex();
@@ -434,6 +443,7 @@ void TaskPocketParameters::apply()
         Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc,"App.ActiveDocument.%s.UpToFace = %s", name.c_str(), buf.toStdString().c_str());
     } else
         Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc,"App.ActiveDocument.%s.UpToFace = None", name.c_str());
+    Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc,"App.ActiveDocument.%s.Reversed = %i",name.c_str(),getReversed()?1:0);
     Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc,"App.ActiveDocument.recompute()");
     if (!PocketView->getObject()->isValid())
         throw Base::Exception(PocketView->getObject()->getStatusString());
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.h b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.h
index ad5ef90de..43e4a3126 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.h
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
     TaskPocketParameters(ViewProviderPocket *PocketView,QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~TaskPocketParameters();
 
+    bool getReversed(void) const;
     QByteArray getFaceName(void) const;
     const bool updateView() const;
     void apply();
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.ui b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.ui
index 43a78e376..5a1f41c07 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>241</width>
-    <height>192</height>
+    <height>188</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">