diff --git a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/notifications@cinnamon.org/applet.js b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/notifications@cinnamon.org/applet.js
index 8aa2d6778a..7828533c34 100644
--- a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/notifications@cinnamon.org/applet.js
+++ b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/notifications@cinnamon.org/applet.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class CinnamonNotificationsApplet extends Applet.TextIconApplet {
         this.settings.bind("keyOpen", "keyOpen", this._setKeybinding);
         this.settings.bind("keyClear", "keyClear", this._setKeybinding);
         this.settings.bind("showNotificationCount", "showNotificationCount", this.update_list);
+        this.settings.bind("showNewestFirst", "showNewestFirst", this.update_list);
         this._setKeybinding();
 
         // Layout
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ class CinnamonNotificationsApplet extends Applet.TextIconApplet {
                 this.actor.show();
                 this.clear_action.actor.show();
                 this.set_applet_label(count.toString());
+                this._reorderNotifications();
                 // Find max urgency and derive list icon.
                 let max_urgency = -1;
                 for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
@@ -224,6 +226,25 @@ class CinnamonNotificationsApplet extends Applet.TextIconApplet {
         this.update_list();
     }
 
+    _reorderNotifications() {
+        let orderedNotifications = this.notifications.slice();
+
+        if (this.showNewestFirst) {
+            orderedNotifications.reverse();
+        }
+
+        // Remove all children without destroying them.
+        let children = this._notificationbin.get_children();
+        for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+            this._notificationbin.remove_child(children[i]);
+        }
+
+        // Add them back in desired order.
+        for (let i = 0; i < orderedNotifications.length; i++) {
+            this._notificationbin.add_child(orderedNotifications[i].actor);
+        }
+    }
+
     _show_hide_tray() { // Show or hide the notification tray.
         if(!global.settings.get_boolean(PANEL_EDIT_MODE_KEY)) {
             if (this.notifications.length || this.showEmptyTray) {
diff --git a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/notifications@cinnamon.org/settings-schema.json b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/notifications@cinnamon.org/settings-schema.json
index 5285b3bcaa..575fa98e37 100644
--- a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/notifications@cinnamon.org/settings-schema.json
+++ b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/notifications@cinnamon.org/settings-schema.json
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
         "default": true,
         "description": "Show the number of notifications"
     },
+    "showNewestFirst": {
+        "type": "switch",
+        "default": false,
+        "description": "Show newest notifications first"
+    },
     "section3": {
         "type": "section",
         "description": "Keyboard shortcuts"