diff --git a/bugout/__init__.py b/bugout/__init__.py
index 4c4ba5f..df5ba4b 100644
--- a/bugout/__init__.py
+++ b/bugout/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 __email__ = "engineering@bugout.dev"
 __license__ = "MIT"
-__version__ = "0.1.16"
+__version__ = "0.1.17"
 
 __all__ = (
     "__author__",
diff --git a/bugout/app.py b/bugout/app.py
index f44982f..91c9efe 100644
--- a/bugout/app.py
+++ b/bugout/app.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from .calls import ping
 from .group import Group
 from .humbug import Humbug
-from .journal import Journal
+from .journal import Journal, SearchOrder
 from .resource import Resource
 from .user import User
 from .settings import BUGOUT_BROOD_URL, BUGOUT_SPIRE_URL, REQUESTS_TIMEOUT
@@ -685,10 +685,11 @@ def search(
         offset: int = 0,
         content: bool = True,
         timeout: float = REQUESTS_TIMEOUT,
+        order: SearchOrder = SearchOrder.DESCENDING,
     ) -> data.BugoutSearchResults:
         self.journal.timeout = timeout
         return self.journal.search(
-            token, journal_id, query, filters, limit, offset, content
+            token, journal_id, query, filters, limit, offset, content, order=order
         )
 
     # Public
diff --git a/bugout/journal.py b/bugout/journal.py
index f19bf60..125db11 100644
--- a/bugout/journal.py
+++ b/bugout/journal.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, Union
 import uuid
 
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@
 from .settings import REQUESTS_TIMEOUT
 
 
+class SearchOrder(Enum):
+    ASCENDING = "asc"
+    DESCENDING = "desc"
+
+
 class Journal:
     """
     Represent a journal from Bugout.
@@ -410,6 +416,7 @@ def search(
         limit: int = 10,
         offset: int = 0,
         content: bool = True,
+        order: SearchOrder = SearchOrder.DESCENDING,
     ) -> BugoutSearchResults:
         search_path = f"journals/{journal_id}/search"
         headers = {
@@ -421,6 +428,7 @@ def search(
             "limit": limit,
             "offset": offset,
             "content": content,
+            "order": order.value,
         }
         result = self._call(
             method=Method.get, path=search_path, params=query_params, headers=headers