diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 629de261696..6453d91ac8e 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
         "logic"
       ]
     },
+    {
+      "uuid": "d39f86fe-db56-461c-8a93-d87058af8366",
+      "slug": "reverse-string",
+      "core": false,
+      "unlocked_by": null,
+      "difficulty": 1,
+      "topics": [
+        "strings"
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "uuid": "d1a98c79-d3cc-4035-baab-0e334d2b6a57",
       "slug": "isogram",
diff --git a/exercises/reverse-string/README.md b/exercises/reverse-string/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6e1654e2c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/reverse-string/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Reverse String
+Reverse a string
+
+For example:
+input: "cool"
+output: "looc"
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
diff --git a/exercises/reverse-string/example.py b/exercises/reverse-string/example.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85dcb263009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/reverse-string/example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def reverse(input=''):
+    return input[::-1]
diff --git a/exercises/reverse-string/reverse_string.py b/exercises/reverse-string/reverse_string.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0150cb76887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/reverse-string/reverse_string.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def reverse(input=''):
+    pass
diff --git a/exercises/reverse-string/reverse_string_test.py b/exercises/reverse-string/reverse_string_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5b934dbcbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/reverse-string/reverse_string_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import unittest
+
+from reverse_string import reverse
+
+
+# Tests adapted from `problem-specifications//canonical-data.json` @ v1.0.1
+
+class ReverseStringTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def empty_string(self):
+            self.assertEqual(reverse(''), '')
+
+    def a_word(self):
+            self.assertEqual(reverse('robot'), 'tobor')
+
+    def a_capitalized_word(self):
+            self.assertEqual(reverse('Ramen'), 'nemaR')
+
+    def a_sentence_with_punctuation(self):
+            self.assertEqual(reverse('I\'m hungry!'), '!yrgnuh m\'I')
+
+    def a_palindrome(self):
+            self.assertEqual(reverse('racecar'), 'racecar')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()