diff --git a/luigi/tools/range.py b/luigi/tools/range.py
index e1294d1bf8..f4e276fa84 100755
--- a/luigi/tools/range.py
+++ b/luigi/tools/range.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def requires(self):
         self._emit_metrics(missing_datetimes, finite_start, finite_stop)
 
         if self.reverse:
-            required_datetimes = missing_datetimes[-self.task_limit :]
+            required_datetimes = missing_datetimes[-self.task_limit :] if self.task_limit else []
         else:
             required_datetimes = missing_datetimes[: self.task_limit]
         if required_datetimes:
diff --git a/test/range_test.py b/test/range_test.py
index f9400aa1b0..b522277e45 100644
--- a/test/range_test.py
+++ b/test/range_test.py
@@ -354,6 +354,22 @@ def test_start_long_before_long_days_back_and_with_long_days_forward(self):
             },
         )
 
+    def test_reverse_with_zero_task_limit_requires_no_tasks(self):
+        class RangeDailyDerived(RangeDailyBase):
+            def missing_datetimes(self, finite_datetimes):
+                return finite_datetimes
+
+        task = RangeDailyDerived(
+            of=CommonDateTask,
+            now=datetime_to_epoch(datetime.datetime(2016, 1, 4)),
+            start=datetime.date(2016, 1, 1),
+            stop=datetime.date(2016, 1, 4),
+            task_limit=0,
+            reverse=True,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(task.requires(), [])
+
 
 class RangeHourlyBaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
     maxDiff = None