diff --git a/serde/build.rs b/serde/build.rs
index 82129bc72..e27e2f34f 100644
--- a/serde/build.rs
+++ b/serde/build.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ fn main() {
         println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=collections_bound");
     }
 
+    // core::cmp::Reverse stabilized in Rust 1.19:
+    // https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/core/cmp/struct.Reverse.html
+    if minor >= 19 {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=core_reverse");
+    }
+
     // CString::into_boxed_c_str stabilized in Rust 1.20:
     // https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ffi/struct.CString.html#method.into_boxed_c_str
     if minor >= 20 {
diff --git a/serde/src/de/impls.rs b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
index 13c8b5a7c..1c18fd969 100644
--- a/serde/src/de/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
@@ -578,6 +578,9 @@ macro_rules! forwarded_impl {
 #[cfg(all(feature = "std", de_boxed_c_str))]
 forwarded_impl!((), Box<CStr>, CString::into_boxed_c_str);
 
+#[cfg(core_reverse)]
+forwarded_impl!((T), Reverse<T>, Reverse);
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 struct OptionVisitor<T> {
diff --git a/serde/src/lib.rs b/serde/src/lib.rs
index 1d953d846..17d07dc3f 100644
--- a/serde/src/lib.rs
+++ b/serde/src/lib.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ mod lib {
 
     pub use self::core::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
     pub use self::core::clone::{self, Clone};
+    #[cfg(core_reverse)]
+    pub use self::core::cmp::Reverse;
     pub use self::core::convert::{self, From, Into};
     pub use self::core::default::{self, Default};
     pub use self::core::fmt::{self, Debug, Display};
diff --git a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
index 8b40bda31..46d406b23 100644
--- a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
@@ -824,3 +824,17 @@ where
         self.0.serialize(serializer)
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(core_reverse)]
+impl<T> Serialize for Reverse<T>
+    where
+        T: Serialize,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+        where
+            S: Serializer,
+    {
+        self.0.serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}