diff --git a/common/locales/en/settings.json b/common/locales/en/settings.json
index 1b931140d8..1f11fbd684 100644
--- a/common/locales/en/settings.json
+++ b/common/locales/en/settings.json
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     "newTaskEditPop": "With this option set, new tasks will immediately open for you to add details like notes and tags.",
     "dailyDueDefaultView": "Set Dailies default to 'due' tab",
     "dailyDueDefaultViewPop": "With this option set, the Dailies tasks will default to 'due' instead of 'all'",
+    "reverseChatOrder": "Show chat messages in reverse order",
+    "reverseChatOrderPop": "Show the messages in the Tarvern, Guild, and Party chats in reverse order, so that the oldest are on top.",
     "startCollapsed": "Tag list in tasks starts collapsed",
     "startCollapsedPop": "With this option set, the list of task tags will be hidden when you first open a task for editing.",
     "startAdvCollapsed": "Advanced Options in tasks start collapsed",
diff --git a/website/src/models/user.js b/website/src/models/user.js
index cca59d7719..06e3ae1bde 100644
--- a/website/src/models/user.js
+++ b/website/src/models/user.js
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ var UserSchema = new Schema({
     tagsCollapsed: {type: Boolean, 'default': false},
     advancedCollapsed: {type: Boolean, 'default': false},
     toolbarCollapsed: {type:Boolean, 'default':false},
+    reverseChatOrder: {type:Boolean, 'default':false},
     background: String,
     displayInviteToPartyWhenPartyIs1: { type:Boolean, 'default':true},
     webhooks: {type: Schema.Types.Mixed, 'default': {}},
diff --git a/website/views/options/social/chat-message.jade b/website/views/options/social/chat-message.jade
index de63f5cd98..3231726e82 100644
--- a/website/views/options/social/chat-message.jade
+++ b/website/views/options/social/chat-message.jade
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 mixin chatMessages(inbox)
   ul.list-unstyled.tavern-chat
-    - var ngRepeat = inbox ? 'message in user.inbox.messages | toArray:true | orderBy:"sort":true' : 'message in group.chat track by message.id'
+    -
+      var ngRepeat = inbox ?
+        'message in user.inbox.messages | toArray:true | orderBy:"sort":true' :
+        'message in group.chat | orderBy:"timestamp":!user.preferences.reverseChatOrder track by message.id'
     li.chat-message(ng-repeat=ngRepeat, ng-class=':: {highlight: isUserMentioned(user,message) || message.uuid=="system", "own-message": user._id == message.uuid}')
       span.pull-right.text-danger(ng-if="user.contributor.admin && message.flagCount > 0")
         | {{message.flagCount > 1 ? "Message Hidden" : "1 flag"}}