diff --git a/src/cmap/_colormap.py b/src/cmap/_colormap.py
index c20371cbd..4821f2895 100644
--- a/src/cmap/_colormap.py
+++ b/src/cmap/_colormap.py
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ def reversed(self) -> ColorStops:
                 rev_lutfunc = partial(self._reverser, lut_func)
             return type(self)(lut_func=rev_lutfunc)
         # invert the positions in the stops
-        rev_stops = self._stops[::-1]
+        rev_stops = self._stops[::-1].copy()
         rev_stops[:, 0] = 1 - rev_stops[:, 0]
         return type(self)(rev_stops, interpolation=self._interpolation)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_colormap.py b/tests/test_colormap.py
index d1550136b..62911f808 100644
--- a/tests/test_colormap.py
+++ b/tests/test_colormap.py
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ def test_colorstops() -> None:
     assert reversed(cmap.color_stops) == ColorStops.parse(["b", "m", "r"])
 
 
+def test_colorstops_reversed_does_not_mutate_source() -> None:
+    stops = ColorStops.parse(["red", "green", "blue"])
+    before = np.asarray(stops).copy()
+
+    stops.reversed()
+
+    npt.assert_array_equal(np.asarray(stops), before)
+
+
 def test_colormap_copy() -> None:
     """Test Colormap copy."""
     import pickle