diff --git a/internal/processing/timeline/tag.go b/internal/processing/timeline/tag.go
index 5a771431f..579d1cea9 100644
--- a/internal/processing/timeline/tag.go
+++ b/internal/processing/timeline/tag.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 
 	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
@@ -71,6 +72,12 @@ func (p *Processor) TagTimelineGet(
 		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
+	if page.Order().Ascending() {
+		// Returned statuses always
+		// need to be in DESC order.
+		slices.Reverse(statuses)
+	}
+
 	return p.packageTagResponse(
 		ctx,
 		requestingAcct,