diff --git a/src/java/davmail/exchange/dav/DavExchangeSession.java b/src/java/davmail/exchange/dav/DavExchangeSession.java
index e3a2fe5a..b624e02c 100644
--- a/src/java/davmail/exchange/dav/DavExchangeSession.java
+++ b/src/java/davmail/exchange/dav/DavExchangeSession.java
@@ -2166,6 +2166,7 @@ public class DavExchangeSession extends ExchangeSession {
             searchRequest.append(" WHERE ");
             condition.appendTo(searchRequest);
         }
+        searchRequest.append(" ORDER BY ").append(Field.getRequestPropertyString("imapUid")).append(" DESC");
         DavGatewayTray.debug(new BundleMessage("LOG_SEARCH_QUERY", searchRequest));
         MultiStatusResponse[] responses = DavGatewayHttpClientFacade.executeSearchMethod(
                 httpClient, encodeAndFixUrl(folderUrl), searchRequest.toString(), maxCount);
diff --git a/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java b/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java
index 2ffafa4c..53bf19d6 100644
--- a/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java
+++ b/src/java/davmail/exchange/ews/EwsExchangeSession.java
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ public class EwsExchangeSession extends ExchangeSession {
             if (condition != null && !condition.isEmpty()) {
                 findItemMethod.setSearchExpression((SearchExpression) condition);
             }
+            findItemMethod.setFieldOrder(new FieldOrder(Field.get("imapUid"), FieldOrder.Order.Descending));
             executeMethod(findItemMethod);
             results.addAll(findItemMethod.getResponseItems());
             offset = results.size();