diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c9bbae..534b2d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,15 +79,12 @@ Must be one of the following:
 - **refactor**: A code change that neither fixes a bug or adds a feature
 - **test**: Adding missing tests or correcting existing tests
 - **chore**: Changes to the build process or auxiliary tools and libraries such as distribution generation
-- **revert**: Reverts a previous commit
 
 ### Scope
 
 The scope could be anything specifying place of the commit change. For example `notification', 'dropdown', etc.
 The scope must be written in [kebab-case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case#Special_case_styles).
 
-If the commit reverts a previous commit, it should contains the reverted commit SHA1.
-
 ### Subject
 
 A brief but meaningfull description of the change.
@@ -97,12 +94,9 @@ Here are some recommandation for writing your subject:
 - don't capitalize first letter
 - no "." (dot) at the end
 
-If the commit reverts a previous commit, it should contains the title of the reverted commit.
-
 ### Body
 
 The body should include the motivation for the change and contrast this with previous behavior.
-If the commit reverts a previous commit, explain why you reverted it.
 
 ### Footer
 
@@ -125,6 +119,28 @@ first thing broken
 second thing broken
 ```
 
+### Revert
+
+The proper for revert based on Angular commit message convention should be:
+
+```
+revert: feat(toto-service): provide toto for all
+
+This reverts commit <sha1>.
+```
+
+However, the default git behavior, that cannot be easily overiden is:
+
+```
+Revert "feat(toto-service): provide toto for all"
+
+This reverts commit <sha1>.
+```
+
+Thus we won't enforce one or the other, we will only enfore:
+* starting the commit title with revert (with a capitalized letter or not)
+* having the sentence "This reverts commit <sha1>"
+
 ### Built With
 
 - [bash](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/)
@@ -198,7 +214,7 @@ See the [open issues](https://github.com/lumapps/commit-msg-validator/issues) fo
 - [x] enforce the JIRA reference
 - [x] enforce the BROKEN part length
 - [x] avoid trailing space
-- [ ] allow automated revert commit
+- [x] allow automated revert commit
 - [ ] allow fixup! and squash! commit with an option
 
 <!-- CONTRIBUTING -->
diff --git a/validator.bats b/validator.bats
index 9e0b0cc..e377e8f 100644
--- a/validator.bats
+++ b/validator.bats
@@ -264,6 +264,16 @@ BROKEN:
   [ "$status" -eq $ERROR_HEADER ]
 }
 
+@test "header overall should allow 'revert: type(scope): message'" {
+  validate_header "revert: type(scope): message"
+  [[ $GLOBAL_TYPE == "revert" ]]
+}
+
+@test "header overall should allow 'Revert \#type(scope): message\"'" {
+  validate_header "Revert \"type(scope): message\""
+  [[ $GLOBAL_TYPE == "revert" ]]
+}
+
 @test "header overall should allow 'type(scope): message'" {
   validate_header "type(scope): message"
   [[ $GLOBAL_TYPE == "type" ]]
@@ -425,6 +435,26 @@ LUM-2345'
   [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
 }
 
+@test "revert body without commit sha1 should be refused" {
+  MESSAGE='rerer
+
+LUM-2345'
+
+  run validate_revert "$MESSAGE"
+  [[ "$status" -eq $ERROR_REVERT ]]
+}
+
+@test "revert body with commit sha1 should be valid" {
+  MESSAGE='rerer
+
+This reverts commit 1234567890.
+
+LUM-2345'
+
+  run validate_revert "$MESSAGE"
+  [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
+}
+
 @test "features and fixes commits need jira reference" {
   [[ `need_jira "feat"` -eq 1 ]]
   [[ `need_jira "fix"` -eq 1 ]]
@@ -578,3 +608,21 @@ BROKEN:
   run validate "$MESSAGE"
   [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
 }
+
+@test "overall revert validation" {
+  MESSAGE='Revert "feat(scope1): subject"
+
+This reverts commit 12345678900.
+Commit about stuff\"plop \" dezd
+
+12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
+12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
+
+LUM-2345
+BROKEN:
+- plop
+- plop'
+
+  run validate "$MESSAGE"
+  [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
+}
diff --git a/validator.sh b/validator.sh
index d790867..ff28738 100644
--- a/validator.sh
+++ b/validator.sh
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ if [[ $ZSH_NAME != "" ]]; then
 fi
 
 readonly HEADER_PATTERN="^([^\(]+)\(([^\)]+)\): (.+)$"
-readonly TYPE_PATTERN="^(feat|fix|docs|refactor|test|chore|revert)$"
+readonly TYPE_PATTERN="^(feat|fix|docs|refactor|test|chore)$"
 readonly SCOPE_PATTERN="^([a-z][a-z0-9]*)(-[a-z0-9]+)*$"
 readonly SUBJECT_PATTERN="^([a-z0-9].*[^ ^\.])$"
 readonly JIRA_PATTERN="^([A-Z]{2,4}-[0-9]{1,6} ?)+$"
 readonly BROKE_PATTERN="^BROKEN:$"
 readonly TRAILING_SPACE_PATTERN=" +$"
+readonly REVERT_HEADER_PATTERN="^[R|r]evert[: ].*$"
+readonly REVERT_COMMIT_PATTERN="^This reverts commit ([a-f0-9]+)"
 
 readonly ERROR_STRUCTURE=1
 readonly ERROR_HEADER=2
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ readonly ERROR_SUBJECT=6
 readonly ERROR_BODY_LENGTH=7
 readonly ERROR_TRAILING_SPACE=8
 readonly ERROR_JIRA=9
+readonly ERROR_REVERT=10
 
 GLOBAL_HEADER=""
 GLOBAL_BODY=""
@@ -123,7 +126,9 @@ validate_overall_structure() {
 validate_header() {
   local HEADER="$1"
 
-  if [[ $HEADER =~ $HEADER_PATTERN ]]; then
+  if [[ $HEADER =~ $REVERT_HEADER_PATTERN ]]; then
+     GLOBAL_TYPE="revert"
+  elif [[ $HEADER =~ $HEADER_PATTERN ]]; then
      GLOBAL_TYPE=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
      GLOBAL_SCOPE=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}
      GLOBAL_SUBJECT=${BASH_REMATCH[3]}
@@ -223,6 +228,24 @@ validate_jira() {
   fi
 }
 
+validate_revert() {
+  local BODY=$1
+  local LINE=""
+  local REVERTED_COMMIT=""
+
+  while IFS= read -r LINE ;
+  do
+    if [[ $LINE =~ $REVERT_COMMIT_PATTERN ]]; then
+	REVERTED_COMMIT=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+    fi
+  done <<< "$BODY"
+
+  if [[ "$REVERTED_COMMIT" = "" ]]; then
+    echo -e "revert commit should contain the reverted sha1"
+    exit $ERROR_REVERT
+  fi
+}
+
 validate() {
    local COMMIT_MSG="$1"
 
@@ -234,21 +257,26 @@ validate() {
    local FOOTER="$GLOBAL_FOOTER"
 
    validate_header "$HEADER"
-   validate_header_length "$HEADER"
 
    local TYPE="$GLOBAL_TYPE"
    local SCOPE="$GLOBAL_SCOPE"
    local SUBJECT="$GLOBAL_SUBJECT"
 
-   validate_type "$TYPE"
-   validate_scope "$SCOPE"
-   validate_subject "$SUBJECT"
+   if [[ $TYPE = "revert" ]]; then
+     validate_revert "$BODY"
+   else
+     validate_header_length "$HEADER"
+
+     validate_type "$TYPE"
+     validate_scope "$SCOPE"
+     validate_subject "$SUBJECT"
 
-   validate_body_length "$BODY"
-   validate_body_length "$FOOTER"
+     validate_body_length "$BODY"
+     validate_body_length "$FOOTER"
 
-   validate_trailing_space "$BODY"
-   validate_trailing_space "$FOOTER"
+     validate_trailing_space "$BODY"
+     validate_trailing_space "$FOOTER"
 
-   validate_jira "$TYPE" "$JIRA"
+     validate_jira "$TYPE" "$JIRA"
+   fi
 }