diff --git a/src/graphics/material.cpp b/src/graphics/material.cpp
index 5501fd6b4..e0de3cd7c 100644
--- a/src/graphics/material.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/material.cpp
@@ -84,21 +84,19 @@ Material::Material(const XMLNode *node, bool deprecated)
 
 
     std::string s;
-    //node->get("adjust-image",     &s                   );
-    //if(s=="premultiply")
-    //    m_adjust_image = ADJ_PREMUL;
-    //else if (s=="divide")
-    //    m_adjust_image = ADJ_DIV;
-    //else if (s=="" || s=="none")
-    //    m_adjust_image = ADJ_NONE;
-    //else
-    //    Log::warn("material",
-    //              "Incorrect adjust-image specification: '%s' - ignored.",
-    //              s.c_str());
-
-    node->get("high-adhesion",    &m_high_tire_adhesion);
-    node->get("reset",            &m_drive_reset       );
 
+    node->get("high-adhesion",    &m_high_tire_adhesion      );
+    node->get("reset",            &m_drive_reset             );
+    s = "";
+    node->get("mirror-axis", &s);
+    if (s == "u")
+        s = "U";
+    else if (s == "v")
+        s = "V";
+    if (s != "U" && s != "V")
+        m_mirror_axis_when_reverse = ' ';
+    else
+        m_mirror_axis_when_reverse = s[0];
     // backwards compatibility
     bool crash_reset = false;
     node->get("crash-reset",      &crash_reset         );
@@ -433,6 +431,7 @@ void Material::init()
     m_surface                   = false;
     m_ignore                    = false;
     m_drive_reset               = false;
+    m_mirror_axis_when_reverse  = ' ';
     m_collision_reaction        = NORMAL;
     m_disable_z_write           = false;
     m_water_shader_speed_1      = 6.6667f;
diff --git a/src/graphics/material.hpp b/src/graphics/material.hpp
index 692adfb57..2fa7cb2ac 100644
--- a/src/graphics/material.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/material.hpp
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ private:
 
     bool             m_fog;
 
+    /** Either ' ' (no mirroring), 'U' or 'V' if a texture needs to be 
+     *  mirrored when driving in reverse. Typically used for arrows indicating
+     *  the direction. */
+    char             m_mirror_axis_when_reverse;
+
     ParticleKind*    m_particles_effects[EMIT_KINDS_COUNT];
 
     /** For normal maps */
@@ -373,6 +378,9 @@ public:
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     ShaderType getShaderType() const { return m_shader_type; }
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /** True if this texture should have the U coordinates mirrored. */
+    char getMirrorAxisInReverse() const { return m_mirror_axis_when_reverse; }
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 } ;
 
 
diff --git a/src/tracks/track.cpp b/src/tracks/track.cpp
index 9880be647..dc6e9538b 100644
--- a/src/tracks/track.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/track.cpp
@@ -885,6 +885,18 @@ void Track::convertTrackToBullet(scene::ISceneNode *node)
         if (mb->getVertexType() == video::EVT_STANDARD)
         {
             irr::video::S3DVertex* mbVertices=(video::S3DVertex*)mb->getVertices();
+            if (race_manager->getReverseTrack() &&
+                material->getMirrorAxisInReverse() != ' ')
+            {
+                for (unsigned int i = 0; i < mb->getVertexCount(); i++)
+                {
+                    core::vector2df &tc = mb->getTCoords(i);
+                    if (material->getMirrorAxisInReverse() == 'V')
+                        tc.Y = 1 - tc.Y;
+                    else
+                        tc.X = 1 - tc.X;
+                }
+            }   // reverse track and texture needs mirroring
             for (unsigned int matrix_index = 0; matrix_index < matrices.size(); matrix_index++)
             {
                 for (unsigned int j = 0; j < mb->getIndexCount(); j += 3)