diff --git a/m-core.h b/m-core.h
index 48664eca..7e33b2c9 100644
--- a/m-core.h
+++ b/m-core.h
@@ -2666,10 +2666,15 @@ m_core_hash (const void *str, size_t length)
 
 
 /* Initialize the container 'dest' as per 'oplist'
-   and fill it with the given VA arguments */
+   and fill it with the given VA arguments.
+   NOTE: If the REVERSE operator exists, it is a list, 
+   so reverse the final order.
+*/
 #define M_INIT_VAI(oplist, dest, ...)                                   \
   (void)(M_GET_INIT oplist (dest) ,                                     \
-         M_MAP2_C(M_INIT_VAI_FUNC, (dest, M_GET_PUSH oplist) , __VA_ARGS__))
+         M_MAP2_C(M_INIT_VAI_FUNC, (dest, M_GET_PUSH oplist) , __VA_ARGS__) \
+         M_IF_METHOD(REVERSE, oplist)(M_DEFERRED_COMMA M_GET_REVERSE oplist (dest), ) \
+         )
 #define M_INIT_VAI_FUNC(d, a)                   \
   M_PAIR_2 d (M_PAIR_1 d, a)