diff --git a/dvc/commands/dag.py b/dvc/commands/dag.py
index 8d4f87bfe..585e870ca 100644
--- a/dvc/commands/dag.py
+++ b/dvc/commands/dag.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def _show_dot(G):
 
     from networkx.drawing.nx_pydot import write_dot
 
+    G = G.reverse()
     dot_file = io.StringIO()
     write_dot(G, dot_file)
     return dot_file.getvalue()
diff --git a/tests/unit/command/test_dag.py b/tests/unit/command/test_dag.py
index 7a23d1167..d5ea26a23 100644
--- a/tests/unit/command/test_dag.py
+++ b/tests/unit/command/test_dag.py
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ def test_show_dot(repo):
         "stage;\n"
         "stage;\n"
         "stage;\n"
-        "\"stage: '1'\" -> \"stage: 'a.dvc'\";\n"
-        "\"stage: '2'\" -> \"stage: 'b.dvc'\";\n"
-        "\"stage: '3'\" -> \"stage: 'a.dvc'\";\n"
-        "\"stage: '3'\" -> \"stage: 'b.dvc'\";\n"
-        "\"stage: '4'\" -> \"stage: 'a.dvc'\";\n"
-        "\"stage: '4'\" -> \"stage: '3'\";\n"
+        "\"stage: 'b.dvc'\" -> \"stage: '2'\";\n"
+        "\"stage: 'b.dvc'\" -> \"stage: '3'\";\n"
+        "\"stage: 'a.dvc'\" -> \"stage: '1'\";\n"
+        "\"stage: 'a.dvc'\" -> \"stage: '3'\";\n"
+        "\"stage: 'a.dvc'\" -> \"stage: '4'\";\n"
+        "\"stage: '3'\" -> \"stage: '4'\";\n"
         "}\n"
     )