diff --git a/bigtable/internal/testproxy/proxy.go b/bigtable/internal/testproxy/proxy.go
index b4e2eddcd565..f2d51a817521 100644
--- a/bigtable/internal/testproxy/proxy.go
+++ b/bigtable/internal/testproxy/proxy.go
@@ -573,6 +573,12 @@ func (s *goTestProxyServer) ReadRows(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ReadRowsReques
 	var c int32
 	var rowsPb []*btpb.Row
 	lim := req.GetCancelAfterRows()
+
+	reversed := req.GetRequest().GetReversed()
+	opts := []bigtable.ReadOption{}
+	if reversed {
+		opts = append(opts, bigtable.ReverseScan())
+	}
 	err = t.ReadRows(ctx, rs, func(r bigtable.Row) bool {
 
 		c++
@@ -585,7 +591,7 @@ func (s *goTestProxyServer) ReadRows(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ReadRowsReques
 		}
 		rowsPb = append(rowsPb, rpb)
 		return true
-	})
+	}, opts...)
 
 	res := &pb.RowsResult{
 		Status: &statpb.Status{