diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76aa8d2..9df176d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ You should now be able to use the plugin.
 
 Put `set -g @urlview-key 'x'` in `tmux.conf`.
 
+> How can I reverse the order of the URLs?
+
+The program which is used to read the contents of the pane into the URL
+extractor defaults to `cat`, but is configurable. To reverse the order, read
+the contents with `tac` by placing `set -g @urlview-reader 'tac'` in
+`tmux.conf`.
+
 ### Other goodies
 
 `tmux-urlview` works great with:
diff --git a/urlview.tmux b/urlview.tmux
index 88752ce..ff2770e 100755
--- a/urlview.tmux
+++ b/urlview.tmux
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ find_executable() {
 }
 
 readonly key="$(get_tmux_option "@urlview-key" "u")"
+readonly reader="$(get_tmux_option "@urlview-reader" "cat")"
 readonly cmd="$(find_executable)"
 
 if [ -z "$cmd" ]; then
@@ -28,5 +29,5 @@ else
   tmux bind-key "$key" capture-pane -J \\\; \
     save-buffer "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/tmux-buffer" \\\; \
     delete-buffer \\\; \
-    split-window -l 10 "$cmd '${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/tmux-buffer'"
+    split-window -l 10 "$reader '${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/tmux-buffer' | $cmd"
 fi