diff --git a/src/MessageQueryInterface.php b/src/MessageQueryInterface.php
index 72b79ba..98199e9 100644
--- a/src/MessageQueryInterface.php
+++ b/src/MessageQueryInterface.php
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ public function setFetchOrderAsc(): MessageQueryInterface;
      */
     public function setFetchOrderDesc(): MessageQueryInterface;
 
+    /**
+     * Set the fetch order to show oldest messages first (ascending).
+     */
+    public function oldest(): MessageQueryInterface;
+
+    /**
+     * Set the fetch order to show newest messages first (descending).
+     */
+    public function newest(): MessageQueryInterface;
+
     /**
      * Count all available messages matching the current search criteria.
      */
diff --git a/src/QueriesMessages.php b/src/QueriesMessages.php
index 3620699..be825fc 100644
--- a/src/QueriesMessages.php
+++ b/src/QueriesMessages.php
@@ -272,4 +272,20 @@ public function setFetchOrderDesc(): MessageQueryInterface
     {
         return $this->setFetchOrder('desc');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function oldest(): MessageQueryInterface
+    {
+        return $this->setFetchOrder('asc');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function newest(): MessageQueryInterface
+    {
+        return $this->setFetchOrder('desc');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/MessageQueryTest.php b/tests/Unit/MessageQueryTest.php
index 5d87941..77f0bff 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/MessageQueryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/MessageQueryTest.php
@@ -67,3 +67,26 @@ function query(?Mailbox $mailbox = null): MessageQuery
 
     $stream->assertWritten('TAG2 UID STORE 1,2,3 +FLAGS.SILENT (\Deleted)');
 });
+
+test('oldest sets fetch order to asc', function () {
+    $query = query();
+
+    $query->oldest();
+
+    expect($query->getFetchOrder())->toBe('asc');
+});
+
+test('newest sets fetch order to desc', function () {
+    $query = query();
+
+    $query->newest();
+
+    expect($query->getFetchOrder())->toBe('desc');
+});
+
+test('oldest and newest return query instance for chaining', function () {
+    $query = query();
+
+    expect($query->oldest())->toBe($query);
+    expect($query->newest())->toBe($query);
+});