diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
index 682ffda32..c3e068b3c 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ function FileManager:init()
         path = self.root_path,
         focused_path = self.focused_file,
         collate = G_reader_settings:readSetting("collate") or "strcoll",
+        reverse_collate = G_reader_settings:isTrue("reverse_collate"),
         show_parent = self.show_parent,
         show_hidden = show_hidden,
         width = Screen:getWidth(),