diff --git a/modules/ve/test/ve.Range.test.js b/modules/ve/test/ve.Range.test.js
index f6bea87bbf..c65ce51fee 100644
--- a/modules/ve/test/ve.Range.test.js
+++ b/modules/ve/test/ve.Range.test.js
@@ -9,22 +9,26 @@ QUnit.module( 've.Range' );
 
 /* Tests */
 
-QUnit.test( 'Basic usage', 8, function ( assert ) {
+QUnit.test( 'Basic usage', 12, function ( assert ) {
 	var range;
 
 	range = new ve.Range( 100 , 200 );
 	assert.equal( range.isCollapsed(), false );
+	assert.equal( range.isBackwards(), false );
 	assert.equal( range.getLength(), 100 );
 
 	range = new ve.Range( 200 , 100 );
 	assert.equal( range.isCollapsed(), false );
+	assert.equal( range.isBackwards(), true );
 	assert.equal( range.getLength(), 100 );
 
 	range = new ve.Range( 100 , 100 );
 	assert.equal( range.isCollapsed(), true );
+	assert.equal( range.isBackwards(), false );
 	assert.equal( range.getLength(), 0 );
 
 	range = new ve.Range( 200 );
 	assert.equal( range.isCollapsed(), true );
+	assert.equal( range.isBackwards(), false );
 	assert.equal( range.getLength(), 0 );
 } );
diff --git a/modules/ve/ve.Range.js b/modules/ve/ve.Range.js
index f23fa0b11b..1ac948f652 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ve.Range.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ve.Range.js
@@ -146,3 +146,13 @@ ve.Range.prototype.truncate = function ( length ) {
 ve.Range.prototype.isCollapsed = function () {
 	return this.from === this.to;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Check if the range is backwards, i.e. from > to
+ *
+ * @method
+ * @returns {boolean} Range is backwards
+ */
+ve.Range.prototype.isBackwards = function () {
+	return this.from > this.to;
+};
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