diff --git a/docs/api/navigators/StackNavigator.md b/docs/api/navigators/StackNavigator.md
index cb4ca922..29abce0f 100644
--- a/docs/api/navigators/StackNavigator.md
+++ b/docs/api/navigators/StackNavigator.md
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ Object to override the distance of touch start from the edge of the screen to re
 - `horizontal` - *number* - Distance for horizontal direction. Defaults to 25.
 - `vertical` - *number* - Distance for vertical direction. Defaults to 135.
 
+#### `gestureDirection`
+
+String to override the direction for dismiss gesture. `default` for normal behaviour or `inverted` for right-to-left swipes.
+
 ### Navigator Props
 
 The navigator component created by `StackNavigator(...)` takes the following props:
diff --git a/src/TypeDefinition.js b/src/TypeDefinition.js
index e343860c..9602bca3 100644
--- a/src/TypeDefinition.js
+++ b/src/TypeDefinition.js
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ export type NavigationStackScreenOptions = NavigationScreenOptions & {
   headerStyle?: ViewStyleProp,
   gesturesEnabled?: boolean,
   gestureResponseDistance?: { vertical?: number, horizontal?: number },
+  gestureDirection?: 'default' | 'inverted',
 };
 
 export type NavigationStackRouterConfig = {
diff --git a/src/views/CardStack/CardStack.js b/src/views/CardStack/CardStack.js
index 942713bd..d11aa712 100644
--- a/src/views/CardStack/CardStack.js
+++ b/src/views/CardStack/CardStack.js
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ class CardStack extends React.Component<Props> {
     const { navigation, position, layout, scene, scenes, mode } = this.props;
     const { index } = navigation.state;
     const isVertical = mode === 'modal';
+    const { options } = this._getScreenDetails(scene);
+    const gestureDirectionInverted = options.gestureDirection === 'inverted';
 
     const responder = PanResponder.create({
       onPanResponderTerminate: () => {
@@ -270,7 +272,9 @@ class CardStack extends React.Component<Props> {
         const axisHasBeenMeasured = !!axisLength;
 
         // Measure the distance from the touch to the edge of the screen
-        const screenEdgeDistance = currentDragPosition - currentDragDistance;
+        const screenEdgeDistance = gestureDirectionInverted
+          ? axisLength - (currentDragPosition - currentDragDistance)
+          : currentDragPosition - currentDragDistance;
         // Compare to the gesture distance relavant to card or modal
         const {
           gestureResponseDistance: userGestureResponseDistance = {},
@@ -302,7 +306,7 @@ class CardStack extends React.Component<Props> {
           ? layout.height.__getValue()
           : layout.width.__getValue();
         const currentValue =
-          I18nManager.isRTL && axis === 'dx'
+          (I18nManager.isRTL && axis === 'dx') !== gestureDirectionInverted
             ? startValue + gesture[axis] / axisDistance
             : startValue - gesture[axis] / axisDistance;
         const value = clamp(index - 1, currentValue, index);
@@ -325,12 +329,19 @@ class CardStack extends React.Component<Props> {
         const axisDistance = isVertical
           ? layout.height.__getValue()
           : layout.width.__getValue();
-        const movedDistance = gesture[isVertical ? 'dy' : 'dx'];
-        const gestureVelocity = gesture[isVertical ? 'vy' : 'vx'];
+        const movementDirection = gestureDirectionInverted ? -1 : 1;
+        const movedDistance =
+          movementDirection * gesture[isVertical ? 'dy' : 'dx'];
+        const gestureVelocity =
+          movementDirection * gesture[isVertical ? 'vy' : 'vx'];
         const defaultVelocity = axisDistance / ANIMATION_DURATION;
         const velocity = Math.max(Math.abs(gestureVelocity), defaultVelocity);
-        const resetDuration = movedDistance / velocity;
-        const goBackDuration = (axisDistance - movedDistance) / velocity;
+        const resetDuration = gestureDirectionInverted
+          ? (axisDistance - movedDistance) / velocity
+          : movedDistance / velocity;
+        const goBackDuration = gestureDirectionInverted
+          ? movedDistance / velocity
+          : (axisDistance - movedDistance) / velocity;
 
         // To asyncronously get the current animated value, we need to run stopAnimation:
         position.stopAnimation((value: number) => {
@@ -356,7 +367,6 @@ class CardStack extends React.Component<Props> {
       },
     });
 
-    const { options } = this._getScreenDetails(scene);
     const gesturesEnabled =
       typeof options.gesturesEnabled === 'boolean'
         ? options.gesturesEnabled