diff -r c9d008861178 -r 7340c4255f1f src/linked_list.c
--- a/src/linked_list.c	Wed Feb 08 20:26:26 2023 +0100
+++ b/src/linked_list.c	Wed Feb 15 16:48:11 2023 +0100
@@ -764,6 +764,27 @@
     }
 }
 
+static void cx_ll_iter_prev(void *it) {
+    struct cx_iterator_base_s *itbase = it;
+    if (itbase->remove) {
+        itbase->remove = false;
+        struct cx_mut_iterator_s *iter = it;
+        cx_linked_list *ll = iter->src_handle;
+        cx_linked_list_node *node = iter->elem_handle;
+        iter->elem_handle = node->prev;
+        iter->index--;
+        cx_linked_list_remove((void **) &ll->begin, (void **) &ll->end,
+                              CX_LL_LOC_PREV, CX_LL_LOC_NEXT, node);
+        ll->base.size--;
+        cxFree(ll->base.allocator, node);
+    } else {
+        struct cx_iterator_s *iter = it;
+        iter->index--;
+        cx_linked_list_node *node = iter->elem_handle;
+        iter->elem_handle = node->prev;
+    }
+}
+
 static void *cx_ll_iter_current(void const *it) {
     struct cx_iterator_s const *iter = it;
     cx_linked_list_node *node = iter->elem_handle;
@@ -782,7 +803,8 @@
 
 static CxIterator cx_ll_iterator(
         struct cx_list_s const *list,
-        size_t index
+        size_t index,
+        bool backwards
 ) {
     CxIterator iter;
     iter.index = index;
@@ -790,7 +812,7 @@
     iter.elem_handle = cx_ll_node_at((cx_linked_list const *) list, index);
     iter.base.valid = cx_ll_iter_valid;
     iter.base.current = cx_ll_iter_current;
-    iter.base.next = cx_ll_iter_next;
+    iter.base.next = backwards ? cx_ll_iter_prev : cx_ll_iter_next;
     iter.base.flag_removal = cx_ll_iter_flag_rm;
     iter.base.mutating = false;
     iter.base.remove = false;