diff --git a/_examples/reverseBar/main.go b/_examples/reverseBar/main.go
index 2ea06c7..216e77f 100644
--- a/_examples/reverseBar/main.go
+++ b/_examples/reverseBar/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		name := fmt.Sprintf("Bar#%d:", i)
 		bar := p.Add(int64(total),
 			// reverse Bar#1
-			mpb.NewBarFillerRev("", func() bool { return i == 1 }),
+			mpb.PickBarFiller("", i == 1),
 			mpb.PrependDecorators(
 				// simple name decorator
 				decor.Name(name),
diff --git a/bar_filler_bar.go b/bar_filler_bar.go
index 0904d17..3802c03 100644
--- a/bar_filler_bar.go
+++ b/bar_filler_bar.go
@@ -55,17 +55,32 @@
 }
 
 // NewBarFiller returns a BarFiller implementation which renders a
-// classic progress bar. To be used with *Progress.Add(...) *Bar method.
+// progress bar in regular direction. If style is empty string,
+// BarDefaultStyle is applied. To be used with `*Progress.Add(...)
+// *Bar` method.
 func NewBarFiller(style string) BarFiller {
-	return NewBarFillerRev(style, func() bool { return false })
+	return newBarFiller(style, false)
 }
 
-// NewBarFillerRev same as NewBarFiller but with explicit reverse option.
-func NewBarFillerRev(style string, rev func() bool) BarFiller {
+// NewBarFillerRev returns a BarFiller implementation which renders a
+// progress bar in reverse direction. If style is empty string,
+// BarDefaultStyle is applied. To be used with `*Progress.Add(...)
+// *Bar` method.
+func NewBarFillerRev(style string) BarFiller {
+	return newBarFiller(style, true)
+}
+
+// PickBarFiller pick between regular and reverse BarFiller implementation
+// based on rev param. To be used with `*Progress.Add(...) *Bar` method.
+func PickBarFiller(style string, rev bool) BarFiller {
+	return newBarFiller(style, rev)
+}
+
+func newBarFiller(style string, rev bool) BarFiller {
 	bf := &barFiller{
-		reverse: rev(),
 		format:  make([][]byte, len(BarDefaultStyle)),
 		rwidth:  make([]int, len(BarDefaultStyle)),
+		reverse: rev,
 	}
 	bf.parse(BarDefaultStyle)
 	if style != "" && style != BarDefaultStyle {
diff --git a/draw_test.go b/draw_test.go
index a3c194d..7efb650 100644
--- a/draw_test.go
+++ b/draw_test.go
@@ -367,12 +367,9 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func newTestState(style string, reverse bool) *bState {
-	if style == "" {
-		style = DefaultBarStyle
-	}
+func newTestState(style string, rev bool) *bState {
 	s := &bState{
-		filler: NewBarFiller(style, reverse),
+		filler: PickBarFiller(style, rev),
 		bufP:   new(bytes.Buffer),
 		bufB:   new(bytes.Buffer),
 		bufA:   new(bytes.Buffer),