diff --git a/src/Propel/Common/Config/PropelConfiguration.php b/src/Propel/Common/Config/PropelConfiguration.php
index 48d84b4f76..9ce0ddedf9 100644
--- a/src/Propel/Common/Config/PropelConfiguration.php
+++ b/src/Propel/Common/Config/PropelConfiguration.php
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ protected function addReverseSection(ArrayNodeDefinition $node)
                 ->arrayNode('reverse')
                     ->children()
                         ->scalarNode('connection')->end()
+                        ->scalarNode('namespace')->defaultNull()->end()
                         ->scalarNode('parserClass')->end()
                     ->end()
                 ->end() //reverse
diff --git a/src/Propel/Generator/Command/DatabaseReverseCommand.php b/src/Propel/Generator/Command/DatabaseReverseCommand.php
index dadc2ac196..37a64c65e5 100644
--- a/src/Propel/Generator/Command/DatabaseReverseCommand.php
+++ b/src/Propel/Generator/Command/DatabaseReverseCommand.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ protected function configure()
                 'connection',
                 InputArgument::OPTIONAL,
                 'Connection name or dsn to use. Example: \'mysql:host=127.0.0.1;dbname=test;user=root;password=foobar\' (don\'t forget the quote for dsn)',
-                'default'
+                NULL
             )
             ->setName('database:reverse')
             ->setAliases(['reverse'])
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
     {
         $configOptions = [];
 
-        $connection = (string)$input->getArgument('connection');
-        if (strpos($connection, ':') === false) {
+        $connection = (string) $input->getArgument('connection');
+        if ($connection !== NULL && false === strpos($connection, ':')) {
             //treat it as connection name
             $configOptions['propel']['reverse']['connection'] = $connection;
             if (!$input->getOption('database-name')) {
                 $input->setOption('database-name', $connection);
             }
-        } else {
+        } else if ($connection !== NULL) {
             //probably a dsn
             $configOptions += $this->connectionToProperties('reverseconnection=' . $connection, 'reverse');
             $configOptions['propel']['reverse']['parserClass'] = sprintf(
@@ -73,9 +73,46 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
                 $input->setOption('database-name', self::DEFAULT_DATABASE_NAME);
             }
         }
+
+        if ($input->getOption('namespace')) {
+            $configOptions['propel']['reverse']['namespace'] = $input->getOption('namespace');
+        }
+        if ($input->getOption('output-dir') !== self::DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY) {
+            $configOptions['propel']['paths']['schemaDir'] = $input->getOption('output-dir');
+        }
+
+        if ($input->getOption('schema-name') !== self::DEFAULT_SCHEMA_NAME) {
+            $configOptions['propel']['generator']['schema']['basename'] = $input->getOption('schema-name');
+        }
+
         $generatorConfig = $this->getGeneratorConfig($configOptions, $input);
 
-        $this->createDirectory($input->getOption('output-dir'));
+        $outputDir = $generatorConfig->getConfigProperty('paths.schemaDir');
+        $shemaName = $generatorConfig->getConfigProperty('generator.schema.basename');
+        if (empty($outputDir) || empty($shemaName)) {
+            // if output dir or shema name is still empty, we have to set them
+            // to his default values, in order to keep the previous
+            // behaviour of the script
+            if (empty($outputDir)) {
+                $configOptions['propel']['paths']['schemaDir'] = $input->getOption('output-dir');
+            }
+            if (empty($shemaName)) {
+                $configOptions['propel']['generator']['schema']['basename'] = $input->getOption('schema-name');
+            }
+
+            // regenerate config with the new options
+            $generatorConfig = $this->getGeneratorConfig($configOptions, $input);exit(1);
+        }
+
+        if (!$connection) {
+            $connection = $generatorConfig->getConfigProperty('reverse.connection');
+            if ($connection && !$input->getOption('database-name')) {
+                $input->setOption('database-name', $connection);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->createDirectory(
+            $generatorConfig->getConfigProperty('paths.schemaDir'));
 
         $manager = new ReverseManager(new XmlDumper());
         $manager->setGeneratorConfig($generatorConfig);
@@ -84,9 +121,13 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
                 $output->writeln($message);
             }
         });
-        $manager->setWorkingDirectory($input->getOption('output-dir'));
+        $manager->setWorkingDirectory(
+            $generatorConfig->getConfigProperty('paths.schemaDir'));
         $manager->setDatabaseName($input->getOption('database-name'));
-        $manager->setSchemaName($input->getOption('schema-name'));
+        $manager->setSchemaName(
+            $generatorConfig->getConfigProperty('generator.schema.basename'));
+
+        $namespace = $generatorConfig->getConfigProperty('reverse.namespace');
 
         $namespace = $input->getOption('namespace');
 
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/bookstore/propel.yaml.dist b/tests/Fixtures/bookstore/propel.yaml.dist
index 5c371f8445..b24e0b003b 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/bookstore/propel.yaml.dist
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/bookstore/propel.yaml.dist
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ propel:
   general:
     project: bookstore
 
+  paths:
+    schemaDir: ../../reversecommand
+
   database:
     connections:
       bookstore:
@@ -45,6 +48,10 @@ propel:
         settings:
           charset: utf8
 
+  reverse:
+    connection: bookstore
+    namespace: \ReverseVendor\ReversePackageWithConfDir
+
   generator:
     defaultConnection: bookstore
     connections:
diff --git a/tests/Propel/Tests/Generator/Command/DatabaseReverseTest.php b/tests/Propel/Tests/Generator/Command/DatabaseReverseTest.php
index d6f0b6d26a..2ea69a89e1 100644
--- a/tests/Propel/Tests/Generator/Command/DatabaseReverseTest.php
+++ b/tests/Propel/Tests/Generator/Command/DatabaseReverseTest.php
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@
  */
 class DatabaseReverseTest extends TestCaseFixturesDatabase
 {
+    protected $configDir;
+    protected $outputDir;
+
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->configDir = __DIR__ . '/../../../../Fixtures/bookstore';
+        $this->outputDir = __DIR__ . '/../../../../reversecommand';
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return void
      */
@@ -31,14 +44,13 @@ public function testCommandWithoutNamespace()
         $app->add($command);
 
         $currentDir = getcwd();
-        $outputDir = __DIR__ . '/../../../../reversecommand';
 
         chdir(__DIR__ . '/../../../../Fixtures/bookstore');
 
         $input = new ArrayInput([
             'command' => 'database:reverse',
             '--database-name' => 'reverse-test',
-            '--output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            '--output-dir' => $this->outputDir,
             '--verbose' => true,
             '--platform' => ucfirst($this->getDriver()) . 'Platform',
             'connection' => $this->getConnectionDsn('bookstore-schemas', true),
@@ -56,7 +68,7 @@ public function testCommandWithoutNamespace()
         }
         $this->assertSame(AbstractCommand::CODE_SUCCESS, $result, 'database:reverse tests exited successfully');
 
-        $databaseXml = simplexml_load_file($outputDir . '/schema.xml');
+        $databaseXml = simplexml_load_file($this->outputDir . '/schema.xml');
         $this->assertEquals('reverse-test', $databaseXml['name']);
 
         $this->assertGreaterThan(20, $databaseXml->xpath('table'));
@@ -79,7 +91,6 @@ public function testCommandWithNamespace()
         $app->add($command);
 
         $currentDir = getcwd();
-        $outputDir = __DIR__ . '/../../../../reversecommand';
         $testNamespace = '\ReverseVendor\ReversePackage';
 
         chdir(__DIR__ . '/../../../../Fixtures/bookstore');
@@ -87,7 +98,7 @@ public function testCommandWithNamespace()
         $input = new ArrayInput([
             'command' => 'database:reverse',
             '--database-name' => 'reverse-test',
-            '--output-dir' => $outputDir,
+            '--output-dir' => $this->outputDir,
             '--verbose' => true,
             '--platform' => ucfirst($this->getDriver()) . 'Platform',
             '--namespace' => $testNamespace,
@@ -106,7 +117,79 @@ public function testCommandWithNamespace()
         }
         $this->assertEquals(0, $result, 'database:reverse tests exited successfully');
 
-        $databaseXml = simplexml_load_file($outputDir . '/schema.xml');
+        $databaseXml = simplexml_load_file($this->outputDir . '/schema.xml');
+        $this->assertEquals($testNamespace, $databaseXml['namespace']);
+    }
+
+    public function testCommandWithConfigDirAndAllParams()
+    {
+        $app = new Application('Propel', Propel::VERSION);
+        $command = new DatabaseReverseCommand();
+        $app->add($command);
+
+        $currentDir = getcwd();
+        $testNamespace = '\ReverseVendor\ReversePackage';
+
+        chdir(__DIR__ . '/../../../../Fixtures/bookstore');
+
+        $input = new \Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArrayInput([
+            'command' => 'database:reverse',
+            '--config-dir' => $this->configDir,
+            '--database-name' => 'reverse-test',
+            '--output-dir' => $this->outputDir,
+            '--verbose' => true,
+            '--platform' => ucfirst($this->getDriver()) . 'Platform',
+            '--namespace' => $testNamespace,
+            'connection' => $this->getConnectionDsn('bookstore-schemas', true)
+        ]);
+
+        $output = new \Symfony\Component\Console\Output\StreamOutput(fopen("php://temp", 'r+'));
+        $app->setAutoExit(false);
+        $result = $app->run($input, $output);
+
+        chdir($currentDir);
+
+        if (0 !== $result) {
+            rewind($output->getStream());
+            echo stream_get_contents($output->getStream());
+        }
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $result, 'database:reverse tests exited successfully');
+
+        $databaseXml = simplexml_load_file($this->outputDir . '/schema.xml');
+        $this->assertEquals($testNamespace, $databaseXml['namespace']);
+    }
+
+    public function testCommandWithConfigDirAndNoParams()
+    {
+        $app = new Application('Propel', Propel::VERSION);
+        $command = new DatabaseReverseCommand();
+        $app->add($command);
+
+        $currentDir = getcwd();
+        $testNamespace = '\ReverseVendor\ReversePackageWithConfDir';
+
+        chdir(__DIR__ . '/../../../../Fixtures/bookstore');
+
+        $input = new \Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArrayInput([
+            'command' => 'database:reverse',
+            '--config-dir' => $this->configDir,
+            '--verbose' => true,
+            '--platform' => ucfirst($this->getDriver()) . 'Platform'
+        ]);
+
+        $output = new \Symfony\Component\Console\Output\StreamOutput(fopen("php://temp", 'r+'));
+        $app->setAutoExit(false);
+        $result = $app->run($input, $output);
+
+        chdir($currentDir);
+
+        if (0 !== $result) {
+            rewind($output->getStream());
+            echo stream_get_contents($output->getStream());
+        }
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $result, 'database:reverse tests exited successfully');
+
+        $databaseXml = simplexml_load_file($this->outputDir . '/schema.xml');
         $this->assertEquals($testNamespace, $databaseXml['namespace']);
     }
 }