diff --git a/src/reverse.jl b/src/reverse.jl
index 02f5723..70cec27 100644
--- a/src/reverse.jl
+++ b/src/reverse.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,138 @@
+# Reversing. Two regimes:
+#   * `dims=:` (default) reverses the whole array, a reversal of the column-major linear order,
+#     taken by the fast flat path below (swap mirrored pairs, no index arithmetic).
+#   * `dims=d` reverses only along those dimensions, via the general ND kernel below.
+
+
+# Index math for the `dims` reversal (same mapping as `Base.reverse`): maps element `i` to its
+# mirror. Layout-agnostic via LinearIndices/CartesianIndices, so reshaped/strided arrays work.
+@inline function _reverse_out_index(i, nd_idx, lin_idx, rev_dims, ref)
+    idx = Tuple(nd_idx[i])
+    idx_mirror = ifelse.(rev_dims, ref .- idx, idx)
+    lin_idx[idx_mirror...]
+end
+
+@inline function _reverse_swap_indices(i, nd_idx, lin_idx, rev_dims, ref)
+    idx = Tuple(nd_idx[i])
+    index_in = lin_idx[idx...]
+    idx_mirror = ifelse.(rev_dims, ref .- idx, idx)
+    index_out = lin_idx[idx_mirror...]
+    index_in, index_out
+end
+
+
+# GPU kernels for the `dims` reversal, one thread per element. The index math runs directly in the
+# kernel body, rather than through a `foreachindex` closure, so it inlines fully.
+@kernel inbounds=true cpu=false unsafe_indices=true function _reverse_oop_kernel!(
+    dst, src, nd_idx, lin_idx, rev_dims, ref, len,
+)
+    block_size = @groupsize()[1]
+    i = @index(Local, Linear) + (@index(Group, Linear) - 0x1) * block_size
+    if i <= len
+        dst[_reverse_out_index(i, nd_idx, lin_idx, rev_dims, ref)] = src[i]
+    end
+end
+
+@kernel inbounds=true cpu=false unsafe_indices=true function _reverse_inplace_kernel!(
+    v, nd_idx, lin_idx, rev_dims, ref, len,
+)
+    block_size = @groupsize()[1]
+    i = @index(Local, Linear) + (@index(Group, Linear) - 0x1) * block_size
+    if i <= len
+        index_in, index_out = _reverse_swap_indices(i, nd_idx, lin_idx, rev_dims, ref)
+        if index_in < index_out
+            temp = v[index_out]
+            v[index_out] = v[index_in]
+            v[index_in] = temp
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+
+# Validate `dims`: a `Colon`, an integer, or an iterable of integers within `1:ndims(A)`.
+function _check_reverse_dims(A, dims)
+    dims isa Colon && return
+    applicable(iterate, dims) || throw(ArgumentError("dimension $dims is not iterable"))
+    for d in dims                                       # an integer iterates once
+        d isa Integer ||
+            throw(ArgumentError("reversed dimension(s) must be integers, got $dims"))
+        1 <= d <= ndims(A) ||
+            throw(ArgumentError("dimension $dims is not 1 ≤ dims ≤ $(ndims(A))"))
+    end
+    return
+end
+
+
+# In-place: split along the last non-singleton reversed dim so only ~half the elements need a
+# thread, each swapping with its mirror.
+function _reverse_dims!(
+    v::AbstractArray{T, N}, dims, backend;
+    max_tasks=Threads.nthreads(), min_elems=1, prefer_threads=true, block_size=256,
+) where {T, N}
+    rev_dims = ntuple(d -> (d in dims) && size(v, d) > 1, N)
+    half_dim = findlast(rev_dims)
+    isnothing(half_dim) && return v         # all reversed dims are singletons
+
+    ref = size(v) .+ 1
+    lin_idx = LinearIndices(v)
+    reduced_size = ntuple(d -> ifelse(d == half_dim, cld(size(v, d), 2), size(v, d)), N)
+    nd_idx = CartesianIndices(reduced_size)
+    len = Base.prod(reduced_size)
+    len == 0 && return v
+
+    if use_gpu_algorithm(backend, prefer_threads)
+        _reverse_inplace_kernel!(backend, block_size)(
+            v, nd_idx, lin_idx, rev_dims, ref, len,
+            ndrange = block_size * cld(len, block_size),
+        )
+    else
+        foreachindex(1:len, backend; max_tasks, min_elems, prefer_threads) do i
+            index_in, index_out = _reverse_swap_indices(i, nd_idx, lin_idx, rev_dims, ref)
+            @inbounds if index_in < index_out
+                temp = v[index_out]
+                v[index_out] = v[index_in]
+                v[index_in] = temp
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    v
+end
+
+
+# Out-of-place: one thread per element copies `src[i]` to its mirror slot.
+function _reverse_dims!(
+    dst::AbstractArray{T, N}, src::AbstractArray{T, N}, dims, backend;
+    max_tasks=Threads.nthreads(), min_elems=1, prefer_threads=true, block_size=256,
+) where {T, N}
+    rev_dims = ntuple(d -> (d in dims) && size(src, d) > 1, N)
+    ref = size(src) .+ 1
+    lin_idx = LinearIndices(src)
+    nd_idx = CartesianIndices(src)
+    len = length(src)
+    len == 0 && return dst
+
+    if use_gpu_algorithm(backend, prefer_threads)
+        _reverse_oop_kernel!(backend, block_size)(
+            dst, src, nd_idx, lin_idx, rev_dims, ref, len,
+            ndrange = block_size * cld(len, block_size),
+        )
+    else
+        foreachindex(src, backend; max_tasks, min_elems, prefer_threads) do i
+            @inbounds dst[_reverse_out_index(i, nd_idx, lin_idx, rev_dims, ref)] = src[i]
+        end
+    end
+
+    dst
+end
+
+
 """
     reverse!(
         v::AbstractArray, backend::Backend=get_backend(v);
 
+        dims=:,
+
         # CPU settings
         max_tasks=Threads.nthreads(),
         min_elems=1,
@@ -10,12 +141,15 @@
         block_size=256,
     )
 
-Reverse `v` in-place and return it. The CPU and GPU settings are the same as for
-[`foreachindex`](@ref).
+Reverse `v` in-place and return it. With `dims=:` (the default) the whole array is reversed; pass
+`dims=d` (an integer or an iterable of integers) to reverse only along those dimensions, matching
+`Base.reverse!`. The CPU and GPU settings are the same as for [`foreachindex`](@ref).
+
+For the whole-array case each thread swaps one symmetric pair `v[i] <-> v[end - i + 1]`, so only
+`length(v) ÷ 2` threads are launched and no temporary array is allocated. Arrays of odd length keep
+their middle element in place.
 
-Each thread swaps one symmetric pair `v[i] <-> v[end - i + 1]`, so only `length(v) ÷ 2` threads
-are launched and no temporary array is allocated. Arrays of odd length keep their middle element
-in place.
+To reverse a contiguous sub-range of a vector, reverse a view: `AK.reverse!(@view v[lo:hi])`.
 
 # Examples
 ```julia
@@ -24,19 +158,27 @@ import AcceleratedKernels as AK
 
 v = CUDA.CuArray(1:100_000)
 AK.reverse!(v)
+
+m = CUDA.CuArray(reshape(1:12, 3, 4))
+AK.reverse!(m; dims=2)          # reverse the columns
 ```
 """
 function reverse!(
     v::AbstractArray, backend::Backend=get_backend(v);
-    kwargs...
+    dims=:, kwargs...
 )
+    _check_reverse_dims(v, dims)
+    if !(dims isa Colon)
+        return _reverse_dims!(v, dims, backend; kwargs...)
+    end
+
     len = length(v)
     len <= 1 && return v
 
     lo = firstindex(v)
     hi = lastindex(v)
 
-    # Only the lower half needs threads - each one swaps its mirrored partner too; for odd
+    # Only the lower half needs threads, each swapping its mirrored partner too; for odd
     # lengths the middle element is its own mirror, so it is correctly left untouched
     foreachindex(1:(len ÷ 2), backend; kwargs...) do i
         left = lo + i - 1
@@ -56,6 +198,8 @@ end
     reverse!(
         dst::AbstractArray, src::AbstractArray, backend::Backend=get_backend(src);
 
+        dims=:,
+
         # CPU settings
         max_tasks=Threads.nthreads(),
         min_elems=1,
@@ -65,13 +209,21 @@ end
     )
 
 Write the reverse of `src` into `dst` and return `dst`; `src` is left unchanged. `dst` and `src`
-must have the same length and must not alias. The CPU and GPU settings are the same as for
+must have the same size and must not alias. With `dims=:` (the default) the whole array is reversed;
+pass `dims=d` to reverse only along those dimensions. The CPU and GPU settings are the same as for
 [`foreachindex`](@ref).
 """
 function reverse!(
     dst::AbstractArray, src::AbstractArray, backend::Backend=get_backend(src);
-    kwargs...
+    dims=:, kwargs...
 )
+    _check_reverse_dims(src, dims)
+    if !(dims isa Colon)
+        @argcheck size(dst) == size(src)
+        length(src) == 0 && return dst
+        return _reverse_dims!(dst, src, dims, backend; kwargs...)
+    end
+
     @argcheck length(dst) == length(src)
     length(src) == 0 && return dst
 
@@ -90,6 +242,8 @@ end
     reverse(
         v::AbstractArray, backend::Backend=get_backend(v);
 
+        dims=:,
+
         # CPU settings
         max_tasks=Threads.nthreads(),
         min_elems=1,
@@ -98,15 +252,15 @@ end
         block_size=256,
     )
 
-Return a reversed copy of `v`, leaving `v` unchanged. The CPU and GPU settings are the same as for
-[`foreachindex`](@ref).
+Return a reversed copy of `v`, leaving `v` unchanged. With `dims=:` (the default) the whole array is
+reversed; pass `dims=d` to reverse only along those dimensions, matching `Base.reverse`. The CPU and
+GPU settings are the same as for [`foreachindex`](@ref).
 
-Prefer [`reverse!`](@ref) when you do not need to keep `v` - it avoids the allocation.
+Prefer [`reverse!`](@ref) when you do not need to keep `v`; it avoids the allocation.
 """
 function reverse(
     v::AbstractArray, backend::Backend=get_backend(v);
     kwargs...
 )
-    dst = similar(v)
-    reverse!(dst, v, backend; kwargs...)
+    reverse!(similar(v), v, backend; kwargs...)
 end
diff --git a/test/generic/reverse.jl b/test/generic/reverse.jl
index 4f32aad..42abc97 100644
--- a/test/generic/reverse.jl
+++ b/test/generic/reverse.jl
@@ -91,4 +91,78 @@
             @test Array(v) == reverse(h)
         end
     end
+
+    # N-dimensional reversal along a subset of dimensions (Base.reverse parity)
+    @testset "dims" begin
+        # Single dimension, including a degenerate size-1 dim and a large 3-D array
+        for shape in ([1, 2, 4, 3], [4, 2], [5], [8, 8, 8]),
+            dim in 1:length(shape)
+
+            h = rand(Float32, shape...)
+
+            v = array_from_host(h)
+            AK.reverse!(v; dims=dim, prefer_threads)
+            @test Array(v) == reverse(h; dims=dim)
+
+            src = array_from_host(h)
+            out = AK.reverse(src; dims=dim, prefer_threads)
+            @test Array(out) == reverse(h; dims=dim)
+            @test Array(src) == h                       # source left untouched
+
+            dst = array_from_host(zeros(Float32, shape...))
+            AK.reverse!(dst, src; dims=dim, prefer_threads)
+            @test Array(dst) == reverse(h; dims=dim)
+        end
+
+        # Multiple dimensions at once, plus dims=: (dispatches to the flat whole-array path).
+        # The odd sizes of [7, 6, 5] exercise the in-place middle-plane swaps, where only the
+        # index ordering guard stops a pair from being swapped twice
+        for shape in ([1, 2, 4, 3], [8, 8, 8], [7, 6, 5]),
+            dims in ((1, 2), (2, 3), (1, 3), :)
+
+            h = rand(Float32, shape...)
+
+            v = array_from_host(h)
+            AK.reverse!(v; dims=dims, prefer_threads)
+            @test Array(v) == reverse(h; dims=dims)
+
+            out = AK.reverse(array_from_host(h); dims=dims, prefer_threads)
+            @test Array(out) == reverse(h; dims=dims)
+
+            src = array_from_host(h)
+            dst = array_from_host(zeros(Float32, shape...))
+            AK.reverse!(dst, src; dims=dims, prefer_threads)
+            @test Array(dst) == reverse(h; dims=dims)
+        end
+
+        # Any iterable of integers works, e.g. a Vector (Base only accepts tuples)
+        h = rand(Float32, 4, 5, 6)
+        out = AK.reverse(array_from_host(h); dims=[1, 3], prefer_threads)
+        @test Array(out) == reverse(h; dims=(1, 3))
+
+        # Empty arrays are returned unchanged
+        h = zeros(Float32, 0, 5)
+        for dims in (1, 2, (1, 2))
+            v = array_from_host(h)
+            @test Array(AK.reverse!(v; dims, prefer_threads)) == reverse(h; dims)
+
+            dst = array_from_host(copy(h))
+            @test Array(AK.reverse!(dst, v; dims, prefer_threads)) == reverse(h; dims)
+
+            @test Array(AK.reverse(v; dims, prefer_threads)) == reverse(h; dims)
+        end
+    end
+
+    # Invalid dims arguments throw, matching Base/CUDA
+    @testset "dims errors" begin
+        v = array_from_host(rand(Float32, 2, 3, 4))
+        @test_throws ArgumentError AK.reverse!(v; dims=0, prefer_threads)
+        @test_throws ArgumentError AK.reverse!(v; dims=4, prefer_threads)
+        @test_throws ArgumentError AK.reverse(v; dims=0, prefer_threads)
+        @test_throws ArgumentError AK.reverse(v; dims=4, prefer_threads)
+
+        # Non-integer dims must throw rather than silently do nothing
+        @test_throws ArgumentError AK.reverse!(v; dims=1.5, prefer_threads)
+        @test_throws ArgumentError AK.reverse(v; dims=(1, 2.5), prefer_threads)
+    end
 end