diff --git a/src/core/keybindings.c b/src/core/keybindings.c
index 6c7463579..089b582fe 100644
--- a/src/core/keybindings.c
+++ b/src/core/keybindings.c
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ meta_key_binding_get_modifiers (MetaKeyBinding *binding)
   return binding->modifiers;
 }
 
+gboolean
+meta_key_binding_is_reversed (MetaKeyBinding *binding)
+{
+  return (binding->handler->flags & META_KEY_BINDING_IS_REVERSED) != 0;
+}
+
 guint
 meta_key_binding_get_mask (MetaKeyBinding *binding)
 {
@@ -2970,7 +2976,7 @@ handle_switch (MetaDisplay     *display,
                MetaKeyBinding  *binding,
                gpointer         dummy)
 {
-  gint backwards = (binding->handler->flags & META_KEY_BINDING_IS_REVERSED) != 0;
+  gboolean backwards = meta_key_binding_is_reversed (binding);
   do_choose_window (display, screen, event_window, event, binding, backwards);
 }
 
@@ -2982,7 +2988,7 @@ handle_cycle (MetaDisplay     *display,
               MetaKeyBinding  *binding,
               gpointer         dummy)
 {
-  gint backwards = (binding->handler->flags & META_KEY_BINDING_IS_REVERSED) != 0;
+  gboolean backwards = meta_key_binding_is_reversed (binding);
   do_choose_window (display, screen, event_window, event, binding, backwards);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/meta/keybindings.h b/src/meta/keybindings.h
index 4eeb27e81..679bd206a 100644
--- a/src/meta/keybindings.h
+++ b/src/meta/keybindings.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const char          *meta_key_binding_get_name      (MetaKeyBinding *binding);
 MetaVirtualModifier  meta_key_binding_get_modifiers (MetaKeyBinding *binding);
 guint                meta_key_binding_get_mask      (MetaKeyBinding *binding);
 gboolean             meta_key_binding_is_builtin    (MetaKeyBinding *binding);
+gboolean             meta_key_binding_is_reversed   (MetaKeyBinding *binding);
+
 
 gboolean meta_keybindings_set_custom_handler (const gchar        *name,
 					      MetaKeyHandlerFunc  handler,