diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb
index ef2107ad24..b292b35ff4 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb
@@ -373,22 +373,52 @@ module ActiveRecord
       @name       = name
       @version    = version
       @connection = nil
-      @reverting  = false
     end
 
     # instantiate the delegate object after initialize is defined
     self.verbose  = true
     self.delegate = new
 
+    # Reverses the migration commands for the given block.
+    #
+    # The following migration will remove the table 'horses'
+    # and create the table 'apples' on the way up, and the reverse
+    # on the way down.
+    #
+    #   class FixTLMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration
+    #     def change
+    #       revert do
+    #         create_table(:horses) do |t|
+    #           t.text :content
+    #           t.datetime :remind_at
+    #         end
+    #       end
+    #       create_table(:apples) do |t|
+    #         t.string :variety
+    #       end
+    #     end
+    #   end
+    #
+    # This command can be nested.
+    #
     def revert
-      @reverting = true
-      yield
-    ensure
-      @reverting = false
+        if @connection.respond_to? :revert
+          @connection.revert { yield }
+        else
+          recorder = CommandRecorder.new(@connection)
+          @connection = recorder
+          suppress_messages do
+            @connection.revert { yield }
+          end
+          @connection = recorder.delegate
+          recorder.commands.each do |cmd, args, block|
+            send(cmd, *args, &block)
+          end
+        end
     end
 
     def reverting?
-      @reverting
+      @connection.respond_to?(:reverting) && @connection.reverting
     end
 
     def up
@@ -414,29 +444,19 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
       time   = nil
       ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.with_connection do |conn|
-        @connection = conn
-        if respond_to?(:change)
-          if direction == :down
-            recorder = CommandRecorder.new(@connection)
-            suppress_messages do
-              @connection = recorder
+        time = Benchmark.measure do
+          @connection = conn
+          if respond_to?(:change)
+            if direction == :down
+              revert { change }
+            else
               change
             end
-            @connection = conn
-            time = Benchmark.measure {
-              self.revert {
-                recorder.inverse.each do |cmd, args|
-                  send(cmd, *args)
-                end
-              }
-            }
           else
-            time = Benchmark.measure { change }
+            send(direction)
           end
-        else
-          time = Benchmark.measure { send(direction) }
+          @connection = nil
         end
-        @connection = nil
       end
 
       case direction
@@ -483,7 +503,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       arg_list = arguments.map{ |a| a.inspect } * ', '
 
       say_with_time "#{method}(#{arg_list})" do
-        unless reverting?
+        unless @connection.respond_to? :revert
           unless arguments.empty? || method == :execute
             arguments[0] = Migrator.proper_table_name(arguments.first)
             arguments[1] = Migrator.proper_table_name(arguments.second) if method == :rename_table
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/command_recorder.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/command_recorder.rb
index 55c384ae41..a79428b69a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/command_recorder.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/command_recorder.rb
@@ -16,35 +16,54 @@ module ActiveRecord
     class CommandRecorder
       include JoinTable
 
-      attr_accessor :commands, :delegate
+      attr_accessor :commands, :delegate, :reverting
 
       def initialize(delegate = nil)
         @commands = []
         @delegate = delegate
+        @reverting = false
+      end
+
+      # While executing the given block, the recorded will be in reverting mode.
+      # All commands recorded will end up being recorded reverted
+      # and in reverse order.
+      # For example:
+      #
+      #   recorder.revert{ recorder.record(:rename_table, [:old, :new]) }
+      #   # same effect as recorder.record(:rename_table, [:new, :old])
+      def revert
+        @reverting = !@reverting
+        previous = @commands
+        @commands = []
+        yield
+      ensure
+        @commands = previous.concat(@commands.reverse)
+        @reverting = !@reverting
       end
 
       # record +command+. +command+ should be a method name and arguments.
       # For example:
       #
       #   recorder.record(:method_name, [:arg1, :arg2])
-      def record(*command)
-        @commands << command
+      def record(*command, &block)
+        if @reverting
+          @commands << inverse_of(*command, &block)
+        else
+          @commands << (command << block)
+        end
       end
 
-      # Returns a list that represents commands that are the inverse of the
-      # commands stored in +commands+. For example:
+      # Returns the inverse of the given command. For example:
       #
-      #   recorder.record(:rename_table, [:old, :new])
-      #   recorder.inverse # => [:rename_table, [:new, :old]]
+      #   recorder.inverse_of(:rename_table, [:old, :new])
+      #   # => [:rename_table, [:new, :old]]
       #
       # This method will raise an +IrreversibleMigration+ exception if it cannot
-      # invert the +commands+.
-      def inverse
-        @commands.reverse.map { |name, args|
-          method = :"invert_#{name}"
-          raise IrreversibleMigration unless respond_to?(method, true)
-          send(method, args)
-        }
+      # invert the +command+.
+      def inverse_of(command, args, &block)
+        method = :"invert_#{command}"
+        raise IrreversibleMigration unless respond_to?(method, true)
+        send(method, args, &block)
       end
 
       def respond_to?(*args) # :nodoc:
@@ -56,9 +75,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
         :change_column, :change_column_default, :add_reference, :remove_reference,
       ].each do |method|
         class_eval <<-EOV, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-          def #{method}(*args)          # def create_table(*args)
-            record(:"#{method}", args)  #   record(:create_table, args)
-          end                           # end
+          def #{method}(*args, &block)          # def create_table(*args, &block)
+            record(:"#{method}", args, &block)  #   record(:create_table, args, &block)
+          end                                   # end
         EOV
       end
       alias :add_belongs_to :add_reference
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/invertible_migration_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/invertible_migration_test.rb
index 8f1cdd47ea..6d285e23d7 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/invertible_migration_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/invertible_migration_test.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
     end
 
+    class InvertibleRevertMigration < SilentMigration
+      def change
+        revert do
+          create_table("horses") do |t|
+            t.column :content, :text
+            t.column :remind_at, :datetime
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     class NonInvertibleMigration < SilentMigration
       def change
         create_table("horses") do |t|
@@ -67,6 +78,18 @@ module ActiveRecord
       assert !migration.connection.table_exists?("horses")
     end
 
+    def test_migrate_revert
+      migration = InvertibleMigration.new
+      revert = InvertibleRevertMigration.new
+      migration.migrate :up
+      revert.migrate :up
+      assert !migration.connection.table_exists?("horses")
+      revert.migrate :down
+      assert migration.connection.table_exists?("horses")
+      migration.migrate :down
+      assert !migration.connection.table_exists?("horses")
+    end
+
     def test_legacy_up
       LegacyMigration.migrate :up
       assert ActiveRecord::Base.connection.table_exists?("horses"), "horses should exist"
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/migration/command_recorder_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/migration/command_recorder_test.rb
index f2213ee6aa..b222b5b75a 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/migration/command_recorder_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/migration/command_recorder_test.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         }.new)
         assert recorder.respond_to?(:create_table), 'respond_to? create_table'
         recorder.send(:create_table, :horses)
-        assert_equal [[:create_table, [:horses]]], recorder.commands
+        assert_equal [[:create_table, [:horses], nil]], recorder.commands
       end
 
       def test_unknown_commands_delegate
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       def test_unknown_commands_raise_exception_if_they_cannot_delegate
-        @recorder.record :execute, ['some sql']
         assert_raises(ActiveRecord::IrreversibleMigration) do
-          @recorder.inverse
+          @recorder.inverse_of :execute, ['some sql']
         end
       end
 
@@ -46,120 +45,124 @@ module ActiveRecord
         assert_equal 1, @recorder.commands.length
       end
 
-      def test_inverse
-        @recorder.record :create_table, [:system_settings]
-        assert_equal 1, @recorder.inverse.length
-
-        @recorder.record :rename_table, [:old, :new]
-        assert_equal 2, @recorder.inverse.length
-      end
-
-      def test_inverted_commands_are_reveresed
-        @recorder.record :create_table, [:hello]
-        @recorder.record :create_table, [:world]
-        tables = @recorder.inverse.map(&:last)
+      def test_inverted_commands_are_reversed
+        @recorder.revert do
+          @recorder.record :create_table, [:hello]
+          @recorder.record :create_table, [:world]
+        end
+        tables = @recorder.commands.map(&:last)
         assert_equal [[:world], [:hello]], tables
       end
 
+      def test_revert_order
+        block = Proc.new{|t| t.string :name }
+        @recorder.instance_eval do
+          create_table("apples", &block)
+          revert do
+            create_table("bananas", &block)
+            revert do
+              create_table("clementines")
+              create_table("dates")
+            end
+            create_table("elderberries")
+          end
+          revert do
+            create_table("figs")
+            create_table("grapes")
+          end
+        end
+        assert_equal [[:create_table, ["apples"], block], [:drop_table, ["elderberries"]],
+                      [:create_table, ["clementines"], nil], [:create_table, ["dates"], nil],
+                      [:drop_table, ["bananas"]], [:drop_table, ["grapes"]],
+                      [:drop_table, ["figs"]]], @recorder.commands
+      end
+
+
       def test_invert_create_table
-        @recorder.record :create_table, [:system_settings]
-        drop_table = @recorder.inverse.first
+        @recorder.revert do
+          @recorder.record :create_table, [:system_settings]
+        end
+        drop_table = @recorder.commands.first
         assert_equal [:drop_table, [:system_settings]], drop_table
       end
 
       def test_invert_create_table_with_options
-        @recorder.record :create_table, [:people_reminders, {:id => false}]
-        drop_table = @recorder.inverse.first
+        drop_table = @recorder.inverse_of :create_table, [:people_reminders, id: false]
         assert_equal [:drop_table, [:people_reminders]], drop_table
       end
 
       def test_invert_create_join_table
-        @recorder.record :create_join_table, [:musics, :artists]
-        drop_table = @recorder.inverse.first
+        drop_table = @recorder.inverse_of :create_join_table, [:musics, :artists]
         assert_equal [:drop_table, [:artists_musics]], drop_table
       end
 
       def test_invert_create_join_table_with_table_name
-        @recorder.record :create_join_table, [:musics, :artists, {:table_name => :catalog}]
-        drop_table = @recorder.inverse.first
+        drop_table = @recorder.inverse_of :create_join_table, [:musics, :artists, table_name: :catalog]
         assert_equal [:drop_table, [:catalog]], drop_table
       end
 
       def test_invert_rename_table
-        @recorder.record :rename_table, [:old, :new]
-        rename = @recorder.inverse.first
+        rename = @recorder.inverse_of :rename_table, [:old, :new]
         assert_equal [:rename_table, [:new, :old]], rename
       end
 
       def test_invert_add_column
-        @recorder.record :add_column, [:table, :column, :type, {}]
-        remove = @recorder.inverse.first
+        remove = @recorder.inverse_of :add_column, [:table, :column, :type, {}]
         assert_equal [:remove_column, [:table, :column]], remove
       end
 
       def test_invert_rename_column
-        @recorder.record :rename_column, [:table, :old, :new]
-        rename = @recorder.inverse.first
+        rename = @recorder.inverse_of :rename_column, [:table, :old, :new]
         assert_equal [:rename_column, [:table, :new, :old]], rename
       end
 
       def test_invert_add_index
-        @recorder.record :add_index, [:table, [:one, :two], {:options => true}]
-        remove = @recorder.inverse.first
+        remove = @recorder.inverse_of :add_index, [:table, [:one, :two], options: true]
         assert_equal [:remove_index, [:table, {:column => [:one, :two]}]], remove
       end
 
       def test_invert_add_index_with_name
-        @recorder.record :add_index, [:table, [:one, :two], {:name => "new_index"}]
-        remove = @recorder.inverse.first
+        remove = @recorder.inverse_of :add_index, [:table, [:one, :two], name: "new_index"]
         assert_equal [:remove_index, [:table, {:name => "new_index"}]], remove
       end
 
       def test_invert_add_index_with_no_options
-        @recorder.record :add_index, [:table, [:one, :two]]
-        remove = @recorder.inverse.first
+        remove = @recorder.inverse_of :add_index, [:table, [:one, :two]]
         assert_equal [:remove_index, [:table, {:column => [:one, :two]}]], remove
       end
 
       def test_invert_rename_index
-        @recorder.record :rename_index, [:table, :old, :new]
-        rename = @recorder.inverse.first
+        rename = @recorder.inverse_of :rename_index, [:table, :old, :new]
         assert_equal [:rename_index, [:table, :new, :old]], rename
       end
 
       def test_invert_add_timestamps
-        @recorder.record :add_timestamps, [:table]
-        remove = @recorder.inverse.first
+        remove = @recorder.inverse_of :add_timestamps, [:table]
         assert_equal [:remove_timestamps, [:table]], remove
       end
 
       def test_invert_remove_timestamps
-        @recorder.record :remove_timestamps, [:table]
-        add = @recorder.inverse.first
+        add = @recorder.inverse_of :remove_timestamps, [:table]
         assert_equal [:add_timestamps, [:table]], add
       end
 
       def test_invert_add_reference
-        @recorder.record :add_reference, [:table, :taggable, { polymorphic: true }]
-        remove = @recorder.inverse.first
+        remove = @recorder.inverse_of :add_reference, [:table, :taggable, { polymorphic: true }]
         assert_equal [:remove_reference, [:table, :taggable, { polymorphic: true }]], remove
       end
 
       def test_invert_add_belongs_to_alias
-        @recorder.record :add_belongs_to, [:table, :user]
-        remove = @recorder.inverse.first
+        remove = @recorder.inverse_of :add_belongs_to, [:table, :user]
         assert_equal [:remove_reference, [:table, :user]], remove
       end
 
       def test_invert_remove_reference
-        @recorder.record :remove_reference, [:table, :taggable, { polymorphic: true }]
-        add = @recorder.inverse.first
+        add = @recorder.inverse_of :remove_reference, [:table, :taggable, { polymorphic: true }]
         assert_equal [:add_reference, [:table, :taggable, { polymorphic: true }]], add
       end
 
       def test_invert_remove_belongs_to_alias
-        @recorder.record :remove_belongs_to, [:table, :user]
-        add = @recorder.inverse.first
+        add = @recorder.inverse_of :remove_belongs_to, [:table, :user]
         assert_equal [:add_reference, [:table, :user]], add
       end
     end