diff --git a/lib/Contracts/IMailSearch.php b/lib/Contracts/IMailSearch.php
index 161aadaa40..078bcf4bdd 100644
--- a/lib/Contracts/IMailSearch.php
+++ b/lib/Contracts/IMailSearch.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public function findMessage(Account $account,
 	/**
 	 * @param Account $account
 	 * @param Mailbox $mailbox
+	 * @param string $sortOrder
 	 * @param string|null $filter
 	 * @param int|null $cursor
 	 * @param int|null $limit
@@ -56,10 +57,11 @@ public function findMessage(Account $account,
 	 * @throws ServiceException
 	 */
 	public function findMessages(Account $account,
-		Mailbox $mailbox,
-		?string $filter,
-		?int $cursor,
-		?int $limit): array;
+								 Mailbox $mailbox,
+								 string $sortOrder,
+								 ?string $filter,
+								 ?int $cursor,
+								 ?int $limit): array;
 
 	/**
 	 * @param IUser $user
diff --git a/lib/Controller/MessagesController.php b/lib/Controller/MessagesController.php
index 70643270a4..2d993fa6d8 100755
--- a/lib/Controller/MessagesController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/MessagesController.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 use OCA\Mail\Contracts\IMailSearch;
 use OCA\Mail\Contracts\IMailTransmission;
 use OCA\Mail\Contracts\ITrustedSenderService;
+use OCA\Mail\Contracts\IUserPreferences;
 use OCA\Mail\Db\Message;
 use OCA\Mail\Exception\ClientException;
 use OCA\Mail\Exception\ServiceException;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ class MessagesController extends Controller {
 	private SmimeService $smimeService;
 	private IMAPClientFactory $clientFactory;
 	private IDkimService $dkimService;
+	private IUserPreferences $preferences;
 
 	public function __construct(string $appName,
 		IRequest $request,
@@ -104,7 +106,8 @@ public function __construct(string $appName,
 		IMailTransmission $mailTransmission,
 		SmimeService $smimeService,
 		IMAPClientFactory $clientFactory,
-		IDkimService $dkimService) {
+		IDkimService $dkimService,
+		IUserPreferences $preferences) {
 		parent::__construct($appName, $request);
 		$this->accountService = $accountService;
 		$this->mailManager = $mailManager;
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ public function __construct(string $appName,
 		$this->smimeService = $smimeService;
 		$this->clientFactory = $clientFactory;
 		$this->dkimService = $dkimService;
+		$this->preferences = $preferences;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -149,12 +153,14 @@ public function index(int $mailboxId,
 			return new JSONResponse([], Http::STATUS_FORBIDDEN);
 		}
 
-		$this->logger->debug("loading messages of folder <$mailboxId>");
+		$this->logger->debug("loading messages of mailbox <$mailboxId>");
 
+		$order = $this->preferences->getPreference($this->currentUserId, 'sort-order', 'newest') === 'newest' ? 'DESC': 'ASC';
 		return new JSONResponse(
 			$this->mailSearch->findMessages(
 				$account,
 				$mailbox,
+				$order,
 				$filter === '' ? null : $filter,
 				$cursor,
 				$limit
diff --git a/lib/Controller/PageController.php b/lib/Controller/PageController.php
index 2f9e27e492..c76dd4945f 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/PageController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/PageController.php
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ public function index(): TemplateResponse {
 			$this->tagMapper->getAllTagsForUser($this->currentUserId)
 		);
 
+		$this->initialStateService->provideInitialState(
+			'sort-order',
+			$this->preferences->getPreference($this->currentUserId, 'sort-order', 'newest')
+		);
+		
 		try {
 			$password = $this->credentialStore->getLoginCredentials()->getPassword();
 			$passwordIsUnavailable = $password === null || $password === '';
diff --git a/lib/Db/MessageMapper.php b/lib/Db/MessageMapper.php
index 82e21f2aec..17d63acc48 100644
--- a/lib/Db/MessageMapper.php
+++ b/lib/Db/MessageMapper.php
@@ -695,11 +695,11 @@ public function findByMessageId(Account $account, string $messageId): array {
 	 * @param Mailbox $mailbox
 	 * @param SearchQuery $query
 	 * @param int|null $limit
-	 * @param int[]|null $uids
+	 * @param int[]|null $uidsa
 	 *
 	 * @return int[]
 	 */
-	public function findIdsByQuery(Mailbox $mailbox, SearchQuery $query, ?int $limit, array $uids = null): array {
+	public function findIdsByQuery(Mailbox $mailbox, SearchQuery $query, string $sortOrder, ?int $limit, array $uids = null): array {
 		$qb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
 
 		if ($this->needDistinct($query)) {
@@ -820,7 +820,11 @@ public function findIdsByQuery(Mailbox $mailbox, SearchQuery $query, ?int $limit
 
 		$select->andWhere($qb->expr()->isNull('m2.id'));
 
-		$select->orderBy('m.sent_at', 'desc');
+		if ($sortOrder === 'ASC') {
+			$select->orderBy('sent_at', $sortOrder);
+		} else {
+			$select->orderBy('sent_at', 'DESC');
+		}
 
 		if ($limit !== null) {
 			$select->setMaxResults($limit);
@@ -1074,10 +1078,11 @@ public function findByMailboxAndIds(Mailbox $mailbox, string $userId, array $ids
 	/**
 	 * @param string $userId
 	 * @param int[] $ids
+	 * @param string $sortOrder
 	 *
 	 * @return Message[]
 	 */
-	public function findByIds(string $userId, array $ids): array {
+	public function findByIds(string $userId, array $ids, string $sortOrder): array {
 		if ($ids === []) {
 			return [];
 		}
@@ -1088,7 +1093,7 @@ public function findByIds(string $userId, array $ids): array {
 			->where(
 				$qb->expr()->in('id', $qb->createParameter('ids'))
 			)
-			->orderBy('sent_at', 'desc');
+			->orderBy('sent_at', $sortOrder);
 
 		$results = [];
 		foreach (array_chunk($ids, 1000) as $chunk) {
diff --git a/lib/Service/Search/MailSearch.php b/lib/Service/Search/MailSearch.php
index c6e25f653f..f325f34fe4 100644
--- a/lib/Service/Search/MailSearch.php
+++ b/lib/Service/Search/MailSearch.php
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public function findMessage(Account $account,
 	/**
 	 * @param Account $account
 	 * @param Mailbox $mailbox
+	 * @param string $sortOrder
 	 * @param string|null $filter
 	 * @param int|null $cursor
 	 * @param int|null $limit
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ public function findMessage(Account $account,
 	 */
 	public function findMessages(Account $account,
 		Mailbox $mailbox,
+		string $sortOrder,
 		?string $filter,
 		?int $cursor,
 		?int $limit): array {
@@ -130,7 +132,8 @@ public function findMessages(Account $account,
 			$account,
 			$mailbox,
 			$this->messageMapper->findByIds($account->getUserId(),
-				$this->getIdsLocally($account, $mailbox, $query, $limit)
+				$this->getIdsLocally($account, $mailbox, $query, $sortOrder, $limit),
+				$sortOrder,
 			)
 		);
 	}
@@ -164,9 +167,9 @@ public function findMessagesGlobally(IUser $user,
 	 *
 	 * @throws ServiceException
 	 */
-	private function getIdsLocally(Account $account, Mailbox $mailbox, SearchQuery $query, ?int $limit): array {
+	private function getIdsLocally(Account $account, Mailbox $mailbox, SearchQuery $query, string $sortOrder, ?int $limit): array {
 		if (empty($query->getTextTokens())) {
-			return $this->messageMapper->findIdsByQuery($mailbox, $query, $limit);
+			return $this->messageMapper->findIdsByQuery($mailbox, $query, $sortOrder, $limit);
 		}
 
 		$fromImap = $this->imapSearchProvider->findMatches(
@@ -174,7 +177,7 @@ private function getIdsLocally(Account $account, Mailbox $mailbox, SearchQuery $
 			$mailbox,
 			$query
 		);
-		return $this->messageMapper->findIdsByQuery($mailbox, $query, $limit, $fromImap);
+		return $this->messageMapper->findIdsByQuery($mailbox, $query, $sortOrder, $limit, $fromImap);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/components/AppSettingsMenu.vue b/src/components/AppSettingsMenu.vue
index 4029afa5cb..4eb0873721 100644
--- a/src/components/AppSettingsMenu.vue
+++ b/src/components/AppSettingsMenu.vue
@@ -99,6 +99,33 @@
 		</ButtonVue>
 		<SmimeCertificateModal v-if="displaySmimeCertificateModal"
 			@close="displaySmimeCertificateModal = false" />
+		<h2 class="section-title">
+			Sorting
+		</h2>
+		<div class="sorting">
+			<CheckboxRadioSwitch
+				class="sorting__switch"
+				:button-variant="true"
+				:checked="sortOrder"
+				value="newest"
+				name="order_radio"
+				type="radio"
+				button-variant-grouped="horizontal"
+				@update:checked="onSortByDate">
+				{{ t('mail', 'Newest') }}
+			</CheckboxRadioSwitch>
+			<CheckboxRadioSwitch
+				class="sorting__switch"
+				:button-variant="true"
+				:checked="sortOrder"
+				value="oldest"
+				name="order_radio"
+				type="radio"
+				button-variant-grouped="horizontal"
+				@update:checked="onSortByDate">
+				{{ t('mail', 'Oldest') }}
+			</CheckboxRadioSwitch>
+		</div>
 
 		<p class="mailvelope-section">
 			{{ t('mail', 'Looking for a way to encrypt your emails?') }}
@@ -116,7 +143,7 @@
 import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 
-import { NcButton as ButtonVue, NcLoadingIcon as IconLoading } from '@nextcloud/vue'
+import { NcButton as ButtonVue, NcLoadingIcon as IconLoading, NcCheckboxRadioSwitch as CheckboxRadioSwitch } from '@nextcloud/vue'
 
 import IconInfo from 'vue-material-design-icons/Information'
 import IconAdd from 'vue-material-design-icons/Plus'
@@ -137,6 +164,7 @@ export default {
 		IconLoading,
 		IconLock,
 		SmimeCertificateModal,
+		CheckboxRadioSwitch,
 	},
 	data() {
 		return {
@@ -152,6 +180,7 @@ export default {
 			autoTaggingText: t('mail', 'Automatically classify importance of new email'),
 			toggleAutoTagging: false,
 			displaySmimeCertificateModal: false,
+			sortOrder: 'newest',
 		}
 	},
 	computed: {
@@ -171,6 +200,9 @@ export default {
 			return this.$store.getters.getPreference('allow-new-accounts', true)
 		},
 	},
+	mounted() {
+		this.sortOrder = this.$store.getters.getPreference('sort-order', 'newest')
+	},
 	methods: {
 		onToggleButtonReplies(e) {
 			this.loadingReplySettings = true
@@ -211,6 +243,21 @@ export default {
 					this.loadingOptOutSettings = false
 				})
 		},
+		async onSortByDate(e) {
+			const previousValue = this.sortOrder
+			try {
+				this.sortOrder = e
+				await this.$store
+					.dispatch('savePreference', {
+						key: 'sort-order',
+						value: e,
+					})
+			} catch (error) {
+				Logger.error('could not save preferences', { error })
+				this.sortOrder = previousValue
+				showError(t('mail', 'Could not update preference'))
+			}
+		},
 		async onToggleAutoTagging(e) {
 			this.toggleAutoTagging = true
 
@@ -307,4 +354,15 @@ p.app-settings {
 	}
 
 }
+.section-title {
+	margin-top: 20px;
+	margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+.sorting {
+	display: flex;
+	width: 100%;
+	&__switch{
+		width: 50%;
+	}
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/EnvelopeList.vue b/src/components/EnvelopeList.vue
index 2f09b2fb6b..0d409005a3 100644
--- a/src/components/EnvelopeList.vue
+++ b/src/components/EnvelopeList.vue
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 		</transition>
 		<transition-group name="list">
 			<Envelope
-				v-for="(env, index) in envelopes"
+				v-for="(env, index) in sortedEnvelops"
 				:key="env.databaseId"
 				:data="env"
 				:mailbox="mailbox"
@@ -278,6 +278,18 @@ export default {
 		}
 	},
 	computed: {
+		sortOrder() {
+			return this.$store.getters.getPreference('sort-order', 'newest')
+		},
+
+		sortedEnvelops() {
+			if (this.sortOrder === 'oldest') {
+				return [...this.envelopes].sort((a, b) => {
+					return a.dateInt < b.dateInt ? -1 : 1
+				})
+			}
+			return [...this.envelopes]
+		},
 		selectMode() {
 			// returns true when in selection mode (where the user selects several emails at once)
 			return this.selection.length > 0
@@ -307,15 +319,15 @@ export default {
 			return this.selectedEnvelopes.every((env) => env.flags.flagged === true)
 		},
 		selectedEnvelopes() {
-			return this.envelopes.filter((env) => this.selection.includes(env.databaseId))
+			return this.sortedEnvelops.filter((env) => this.selection.includes(env.databaseId))
 		},
 		hasMultipleAccounts() {
-			const mailboxIds = this.envelopes.map(envelope => envelope.mailboxId)
+			const mailboxIds = this.sortedEnvelops.map(envelope => envelope.mailboxId)
 			return Array.from(new Set(mailboxIds)).length > 1
 		},
 	},
 	watch: {
-		envelopes(newVal, oldVal) {
+		sortedEnvelops(newVal, oldVal) {
 			// Unselect vanished envelopes
 			const newIds = newVal.map((env) => env.databaseId)
 			this.selection = this.selection.filter((id) => newIds.includes(id))
@@ -381,7 +393,7 @@ export default {
 			let nextEnvelopeToNavigate
 			let isAllSelected
 
-			if (this.selectedEnvelopes.length === this.envelopes.length) {
+			if (this.selectedEnvelopes.length === this.sortedEnvelops.length) {
 				isAllSelected = true
 			} else {
 				const indexSelectedEnvelope = this.selectedEnvelopes.findIndex((selectedEnvelope) =>
@@ -390,7 +402,7 @@ export default {
 				// one of threads is selected
 				if (indexSelectedEnvelope !== -1) {
 					const lastSelectedEnvelope = this.selectedEnvelopes[this.selectedEnvelopes.length - 1]
-					const diff = this.envelopes.filter(envelope => envelope === lastSelectedEnvelope || !this.selectedEnvelopes.includes(envelope))
+					const diff = this.sortedEnvelops.filter(envelope => envelope === lastSelectedEnvelope || !this.selectedEnvelopes.includes(envelope))
 					const lastIndex = diff.indexOf(lastSelectedEnvelope)
 					nextEnvelopeToNavigate = diff[lastIndex === 0 ? 1 : lastIndex - 1]
 				}
@@ -460,12 +472,12 @@ export default {
 			const end = Math.max(this.lastToggledIndex, index)
 			const selected = this.selection.includes(envelope.databaseId)
 			for (let i = start; i <= end; i++) {
-				this.setEnvelopeSelected(this.envelopes[i], !selected)
+				this.setEnvelopeSelected(this.sortedEnvelops[i], !selected)
 			}
 			this.lastToggledIndex = index
 		},
 		unselectAll() {
-			this.envelopes.forEach((env) => {
+			this.sortedEnvelops.forEach((env) => {
 				env.flags.selected = false
 			})
 			this.selection = []
diff --git a/src/components/Mailbox.vue b/src/components/Mailbox.vue
index ea095509ee..cee4999913 100644
--- a/src/components/Mailbox.vue
+++ b/src/components/Mailbox.vue
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ export default {
 		}
 	},
 	computed: {
+		sortOrder() {
+			return this.$store.getters.getPreference('sort-order', 'DESC')
+		},
 		envelopes() {
 			return this.$store.getters.getEnvelopes(this.mailbox.databaseId, this.searchQuery)
 		},
@@ -176,6 +179,9 @@ export default {
 		searchQuery() {
 			this.loadEnvelopes()
 		},
+		sortOrder() {
+			this.loadEnvelopes()
+		},
 	},
 	created() {
 		this.bus.$on('load-more', this.onScroll)
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 8cfde4903f..6e2ab597ec 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ store.commit('savePreference', {
 	key: 'ncVersion',
 	value: loadState('mail', 'ncVersion'),
 })
+
+store.commit('savePreference', {
+	key: 'sort-order',
+	value: loadState('mail', 'sort-order', 'newest'),
+})
+
 store.commit('savePreference', {
 	key: 'attachment-size-limit',
 	value: Number.parseInt(getPreferenceFromPage('attachment-size-limit'), 10),