diff --git a/ghost/members-api/lib/repositories/event/index.js b/ghost/members-api/lib/repositories/event/index.js
index 173d0c4c30..1a6a7cb57a 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/lib/repositories/event/index.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/lib/repositories/event/index.js
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ module.exports = class EventRepository {
             options.limit = 10;
         }
 
+        options.order = 'created_at desc';
+
         const allEventPages = await Promise.all([
             this.getNewsletterSubscriptionEvents(options),
             this.getSubscriptionEvents(options),