diff --git a/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/error.rs b/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/error.rs
index 19fb885ce..60876758b 100644
--- a/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/error.rs
+++ b/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/error.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ pub enum ParseError {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     #[error("Invalid cursor")]
     BadPagingState,
+    #[error("Invalid sort order descriptor")]
+    BadSortDescriptor,
     #[cfg(feature = "stardust")]
     #[error(transparent)]
     BeeBlockStardust(#[from] bee_block_stardust::Error),
diff --git a/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/stardust/history/extractors.rs b/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/stardust/history/extractors.rs
index 7740a5e67..557f160fb 100644
--- a/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/stardust/history/extractors.rs
+++ b/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/stardust/history/extractors.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,54 @@
 // Copyright 2022 IOTA Stiftung
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use axum::extract::{FromRequest, Query};
-use chronicle::types::stardust::block::OutputId;
+use chronicle::{db::collections::SortOrder, types::stardust::block::OutputId};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::api::{error::ParseError, ApiError};
 
 const DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE: usize = 100;
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum Sort {
+    Ascending,
+    Descending,
+}
+
+impl Default for Sort {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Ascending
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Sort {
+    type Err = ParseError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s {
+            "asc" => Ok(Self::Ascending),
+            "desc" => Ok(Self::Descending),
+            _ => Err(ParseError::BadSortDescriptor),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Sort> for SortOrder {
+    fn from(sort: Sort) -> Self {
+        match sort {
+            Sort::Ascending => Self::Oldest,
+            Sort::Descending => Self::Newest,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct HistoryByAddressPagination {
     pub page_size: usize,
+    pub sort: Sort,
     pub start_milestone_index: Option<u32>,
     pub start_output_id: Option<OutputId>,
 }
@@ -22,6 +58,7 @@ pub struct HistoryByAddressPagination {
 pub struct HistoryByAddressPaginationQuery {
     #[serde(rename = "pageSize")]
     pub page_size: Option<usize>,
+    pub sort: Option<String>,
     #[serde(rename = "startMilestoneIndex")]
     pub start_milestone_index: Option<u32>,
     pub cursor: Option<String>,
@@ -34,6 +71,7 @@ impl<B: Send> FromRequest<B> for HistoryByAddressPagination {
     async fn from_request(req: &mut axum::extract::RequestParts<B>) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
         let Query(HistoryByAddressPaginationQuery {
             mut page_size,
+            sort,
             mut start_milestone_index,
             cursor,
         }) = Query::<HistoryByAddressPaginationQuery>::from_request(req)
@@ -52,6 +90,11 @@ impl<B: Send> FromRequest<B> for HistoryByAddressPagination {
         }
         Ok(HistoryByAddressPagination {
             page_size: page_size.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE),
+            sort: if let Some(sort) = sort {
+                sort.parse().map_err(ApiError::bad_parse)?
+            } else {
+                Sort::default()
+            },
             start_milestone_index,
             start_output_id,
         })
@@ -61,6 +104,7 @@ impl<B: Send> FromRequest<B> for HistoryByAddressPagination {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct HistoryByMilestonePagination {
     pub page_size: usize,
+    pub sort: Sort,
     pub start_output_id: Option<OutputId>,
 }
 
@@ -69,6 +113,7 @@ pub struct HistoryByMilestonePagination {
 pub struct HistoryByMilestonePaginationQuery {
     #[serde(rename = "pageSize")]
     pub page_size: Option<usize>,
+    pub sort: Option<String>,
     pub cursor: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -77,10 +122,13 @@ impl<B: Send> FromRequest<B> for HistoryByMilestonePagination {
     type Rejection = ApiError;
 
     async fn from_request(req: &mut axum::extract::RequestParts<B>) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
-        let Query(HistoryByMilestonePaginationQuery { mut page_size, cursor }) =
-            Query::<HistoryByMilestonePaginationQuery>::from_request(req)
-                .await
-                .map_err(ApiError::QueryError)?;
+        let Query(HistoryByMilestonePaginationQuery {
+            mut page_size,
+            sort,
+            cursor,
+        }) = Query::<HistoryByMilestonePaginationQuery>::from_request(req)
+            .await
+            .map_err(ApiError::QueryError)?;
         let mut start_output_id = None;
         if let Some(cursor) = cursor {
             let parts = cursor.split('.').collect::<Vec<_>>();
@@ -93,6 +141,11 @@ impl<B: Send> FromRequest<B> for HistoryByMilestonePagination {
         }
         Ok(HistoryByMilestonePagination {
             page_size: page_size.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE),
+            sort: if let Some(sort) = sort {
+                sort.parse().map_err(ApiError::bad_parse)?
+            } else {
+                Sort::default()
+            },
             start_output_id,
         })
     }
diff --git a/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/stardust/history/routes.rs b/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/stardust/history/routes.rs
index 3859a0860..df8ab4050 100644
--- a/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/stardust/history/routes.rs
+++ b/bin/inx-chronicle/src/api/stardust/history/routes.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use axum::{extract::Path, routing::get, Extension, Router};
 use chronicle::{
-    db::{collections::SortOrder, MongoDb},
+    db::MongoDb,
     types::{stardust::block::Address, tangle::MilestoneIndex},
 };
 use futures::{StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ async fn transactions_by_address_history(
     Path(address): Path<String>,
     HistoryByAddressPagination {
         page_size,
+        sort,
         start_milestone_index,
         start_output_id,
     }: HistoryByAddressPagination,
@@ -45,8 +46,7 @@ async fn transactions_by_address_history(
             page_size + 1,
             start_milestone_index.map(Into::into),
             start_output_id,
-            // TODO: Allow specifying sort in query
-            SortOrder::Newest,
+            sort.into(),
         )
         .await?;
 
@@ -83,13 +83,14 @@ async fn transactions_by_milestone_history(
     Path(milestone_index): Path<String>,
     HistoryByMilestonePagination {
         page_size,
+        sort,
         start_output_id,
     }: HistoryByMilestonePagination,
 ) -> ApiResult<TransactionsPerMilestoneResponse> {
     let milestone_index = MilestoneIndex::from_str(&milestone_index).map_err(ApiError::bad_parse)?;
 
     let mut record_stream = database
-        .stream_ledger_updates_at_index_paginated(milestone_index, page_size + 1, start_output_id, SortOrder::Newest)
+        .stream_ledger_updates_at_index_paginated(milestone_index, page_size + 1, start_output_id, sort.into())
         .await?;
 
     // Take all of the requested records first