diff --git a/docs/web_api.md b/docs/web_api.md
index b30e05e..c7bfd07 100644
--- a/docs/web_api.md
+++ b/docs/web_api.md
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ The APIs below are avilable when the `[history]` component has been configured.
 #### Get job list
 HTTP request:
 ```http
-GET /server/history/list?limit=50&start=50&since=1&before=5
+GET /server/history/list?limit=50&start=50&since=1&before=5&order=asc
 ```
 JSON-RPC request:
 ```json
@@ -2316,7 +2316,8 @@ JSON-RPC request:
         "limit": 50,
         "start": 10,
         "since": 464.54,
-        "before": 1322.54
+        "before": 1322.54,
+        "order": "asc"
     },
     "id": 5656
 }
@@ -2325,9 +2326,10 @@ JSON-RPC request:
 All arguments are optional. Arguments are as follows:
 
 - `start` Record number to start from (i.e. 10 would start at the 10th print)
-- `limit` Maximum Number of prints to return
+- `limit` Maximum Number of prints to return (default: 50)
 - `before` All jobs before this UNIX timestamp
 - `since` All jobs after this UNIX timestamp
+- `order` Define return order `asc` or `desc` (default)
 
 Returns:
 
diff --git a/moonraker/components/history.py b/moonraker/components/history.py
index eb1fb9d..5618fdc 100644
--- a/moonraker/components/history.py
+++ b/moonraker/components/history.py
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ class History:
 
     async def _handle_jobs_list(self, web_request):
         i = 0
-        end_num = len(self.history_ns)
+        count = 0
+        end_num = len(self.cached_job_ids)
         jobs = []
         start_num = 0
 
@@ -96,26 +97,49 @@ class History:
         since = web_request.get_float("since", -1)
         limit = web_request.get_int("limit", 50)
         start = web_request.get_int("start", 0)
-        if start >= end_num or end_num == 0:
+        order = web_request.get_str("order", "desc")
+
+        if not order in ["asc", "desc"]:
+            raise self.server.error(f"Invalid `order` value: {order}", 400)
+
+        reverse_order = (order == "desc")
+
+        # cached jobs is asc order, find lower and upper boundary
+        if since != -1:
+            while start_num < end_num:
+                job_id = self.cached_job_ids[start_num]
+                job = self.history_ns[job_id]
+                if job.get('start_time') > since:
+                    break
+                start_num += 1
+
+        if before != -1:
+            while end_num > 0:
+                job_id = self.cached_job_ids[end_num-1]
+                job = self.history_ns[job_id]
+                if job.get('end_time') < before:
+                    break
+                end_num -= 1
+
+        if start_num >= end_num or end_num == 0:
             return {"count": 0, "jobs": []}
 
-        for job_id in self.cached_job_ids:
+        i = start
+        count = end_num - start_num
+
+        if limit == 0:
+            limit = MAX_JOBS
+
+        while i < count and len(jobs) < limit:
+            if reverse_order:
+                job_id = self.cached_job_ids[end_num - i - 1]
+            else:
+                job_id = self.cached_job_ids[start_num + i]
             job = self.history_ns[job_id]
-            if since != -1 and since > job.get('start_time'):
-                start_num += 1
-                continue
-            if before != -1 and before < job.get('end_time'):
-                end_num -= 1
-                continue
-            if limit != 0 and i >= limit:
-                continue
-            if start != 0:
-                start -= 1
-                continue
             jobs.append(self._prep_requested_job(job, job_id))
             i += 1
 
-        return {"count": end_num - start_num, "jobs": jobs}
+        return {"count": count, "jobs": jobs}
 
     async def _handle_job_totals(self, web_request):
         return {'job_totals': self.job_totals}