diff --git a/res/values/cherish_arrays.xml b/res/values/cherish_arrays.xml
index 0adee60..e30d411 100644
--- a/res/values/cherish_arrays.xml
+++ b/res/values/cherish_arrays.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@
         <item>2</item>
     </string-array>
 
+    <string-array name="pulse_ambient_light_repeat_direction_entries">
+        <item>@string/pulse_ambient_light_repeat_direction_restart</item>
+        <item>@string/pulse_ambient_light_repeat_direction_reverse</item>
+    </string-array>
+    <string-array name="pulse_ambient_light_repeat_direction_values" translatable="false">
+        <item>0</item>
+        <item>1</item>
+    </string-array>
+
     <string-array name="torch_long_press_power_timeout_entries" translatable="false">
         <item>@string/torch_long_press_power_timeout_never</item>
         <item>@string/torch_long_press_power_timeout_1min</item>
diff --git a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
index 54e3b3a..6b425dd 100644
--- a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
@@ -889,6 +889,9 @@
     <string name="pulse_ambient_light_category">Screen edge lighting</string>
     <string name="pulse_ambient_light_title">Show on new notifcation</string>
     <string name="pulse_ambient_light_summary">Show light pulse on new notification</string>
+    <string name="pulse_ambient_light_repeat_direction_title">Light repeat mode</string>
+    <string name="pulse_ambient_light_repeat_direction_restart">Restart</string>
+    <string name="pulse_ambient_light_repeat_direction_reverse">Reverse</string>
     <string name="ambient_notification_light_enabled_title">Show on always on</string>
     <string name="ambient_notification_light_enabled_summary">Show light pulse on new notification using always on</string>
     <string name="ambient_notification_light_color_title">Custom color</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/cherish_settings_notifications.xml b/res/xml/cherish_settings_notifications.xml
index ab84b6d..02ec6d9 100644
--- a/res/xml/cherish_settings_notifications.xml
+++ b/res/xml/cherish_settings_notifications.xml
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@
             settings:interval="1"
             android:dependency="pulse_ambient_light" />
 
+        <com.cherish.settings.preferences.SystemSettingListPreference
+            android:key="ambient_light_repeat_direction"
+            android:title="@string/pulse_ambient_light_repeat_direction_title"
+            android:entries="@array/pulse_ambient_light_repeat_direction_entries"
+            android:entryValues="@array/pulse_ambient_light_repeat_direction_values"
+            android:defaultValue="0" />
+
     </PreferenceCategory>