diff --git a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
index e4bd2107c..032b9d529 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
@@ -473,8 +473,7 @@ const InputSourceIndicator = new Lang.Class({
 
         let popup = new InputSourcePopup(this._mruSources, this._keybindingAction, this._keybindingActionBackward);
         let modifiers = binding.get_modifiers();
-        let backwards = modifiers & Meta.VirtualModifier.SHIFT_MASK;
-        if (!popup.show(backwards, binding.get_name(), binding.get_mask()))
+        if (!popup.show(binding.is_reversed(), binding.get_name(), binding.get_mask()))
             popup.destroy();
     },
 
diff --git a/js/ui/windowManager.js b/js/ui/windowManager.js
index da4d780bb..101f9a8d7 100644
--- a/js/ui/windowManager.js
+++ b/js/ui/windowManager.js
@@ -1385,9 +1385,7 @@ const WindowManager = new Lang.Class({
 
         let tabPopup = new AltTab.AppSwitcherPopup();
 
-        let modifiers = binding.get_modifiers();
-        let backwards = modifiers & Meta.VirtualModifier.SHIFT_MASK;
-        if (!tabPopup.show(backwards, binding.get_name(), binding.get_mask()))
+        if (!tabPopup.show(binding.is_reversed(), binding.get_name(), binding.get_mask()))
             tabPopup.destroy();
     },
 
@@ -1398,16 +1396,12 @@ const WindowManager = new Lang.Class({
 
         let tabPopup = new AltTab.WindowSwitcherPopup();
 
-        let modifiers = binding.get_modifiers();
-        let backwards = modifiers & Meta.VirtualModifier.SHIFT_MASK;
-        if (!tabPopup.show(backwards, binding.get_name(), binding.get_mask()))
+        if (!tabPopup.show(binding.is_reversed(), binding.get_name(), binding.get_mask()))
             tabPopup.destroy();
     },
 
     _startA11ySwitcher : function(display, screen, window, binding) {
-        let modifiers = binding.get_modifiers();
-        let backwards = modifiers & Meta.VirtualModifier.SHIFT_MASK;
-        Main.ctrlAltTabManager.popup(backwards, binding.get_name(), binding.get_mask());
+        Main.ctrlAltTabManager.popup(binding.is_reversed(), binding.get_name(), binding.get_mask());
     },
 
     _toggleAppMenu : function(display, screen, window, event, binding) {