diff --git a/cmd/helm/list_test.go b/cmd/helm/list_test.go
index 08dff52aa..e017265d6 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/list_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/list_test.go
@@ -26,14 +26,19 @@ import (
 
 func TestListCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	defaultNamespace := "default"
-	timestamp1 := time.Unix(1452902400, 0).UTC()
-	timestamp2 := time.Unix(1452902401, 0).UTC()
+
+	sampleTimeSeconds := int64(1452902400)
+	timestamp1 := time.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+1, 0).UTC()
+	timestamp2 := time.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+2, 0).UTC()
+	timestamp3 := time.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+3, 0).UTC()
+	timestamp4 := time.Unix(sampleTimeSeconds+4, 0).UTC()
 	chartInfo := &chart.Chart{
 		Metadata: &chart.Metadata{
 			Name:    "chickadee",
 			Version: "1.0.0",
 		},
 	}
+
 	releaseFixture := []*release.Release{
 		{
 			Name:      "starlord",
@@ -105,6 +110,26 @@ func TestListCmd(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Chart: chartInfo,
 		},
+		{
+			Name:      "hummingbird",
+			Version:   1,
+			Namespace: defaultNamespace,
+			Info: &release.Info{
+				LastDeployed: timestamp3,
+				Status:       release.StatusDeployed,
+			},
+			Chart: chartInfo,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "iguana",
+			Version:   2,
+			Namespace: defaultNamespace,
+			Info: &release.Info{
+				LastDeployed: timestamp4,
+				Status:       release.StatusDeployed,
+			},
+			Chart: chartInfo,
+		},
 	}
 
 	tests := []cmdTestCase{{
@@ -152,6 +177,11 @@ func TestListCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		cmd:    "list --reverse",
 		golden: "output/list-reverse.txt",
 		rels:   releaseFixture,
+	}, {
+		name:   "list releases sorted by reversed release date",
+		cmd:    "list --date --reverse",
+		golden: "output/list-date-reversed.txt",
+		rels:   releaseFixture,
 	}, {
 		name:   "list releases in short output format",
 		cmd:    "list --short",
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/list-date-reversed.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/list-date-reversed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46126f82e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/list-date-reversed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+NAME    	NAMESPACE	REVISION	UPDATED                      	STATUS  	CHART          
+rocket  	default  	1       	2016-01-16 00:00:01 +0000 UTC	failed  	chickadee-1.0.0
+starlord	default  	2       	2016-01-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC	deployed	chickadee-1.0.0
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/list.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/list.txt
index 46126f82e..55a4ac8af 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/list.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/list.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-NAME    	NAMESPACE	REVISION	UPDATED                      	STATUS  	CHART          
-rocket  	default  	1       	2016-01-16 00:00:01 +0000 UTC	failed  	chickadee-1.0.0
-starlord	default  	2       	2016-01-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC	deployed	chickadee-1.0.0
+NAME       	NAMESPACE	REVISION	UPDATED                      	STATUS  	CHART          
+hummingbird	default  	1       	2016-01-16 00:00:03 +0000 UTC	deployed	chickadee-1.0.0
+iguana     	default  	2       	2016-01-16 00:00:04 +0000 UTC	deployed	chickadee-1.0.0
+rocket     	default  	1       	2016-01-16 00:00:02 +0000 UTC	failed  	chickadee-1.0.0
+starlord   	default  	2       	2016-01-16 00:00:01 +0000 UTC	deployed	chickadee-1.0.0