diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 0aa725b0bf..35f7431905 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -394,4 +394,15 @@ describe('loadBlog', () => {
       truncated: false,
     });
   });
+
+  test('test ascending sort direction of blog post', async () => {
+    const siteDir = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__', 'website');
+    const normalOrder = await getBlogPosts(siteDir);
+    const reversedOrder = await getBlogPosts(siteDir, {
+      sortPosts: 'ascending',
+    });
+    expect(normalOrder.reverse().map((x) => x.metadata.date)).toEqual(
+      reversedOrder.map((x) => x.metadata.date),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/blogUtils.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/blogUtils.ts
index 39c98ecea3..7d250d4d1d 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/blogUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/blogUtils.ts
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ export async function generateBlogPosts(
     (a, b) => b.metadata.date.getTime() - a.metadata.date.getTime(),
   );
 
+  if (options.sortPosts === 'ascending') {
+    return blogPosts.reverse();
+  }
   return blogPosts;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/pluginOptionSchema.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/pluginOptionSchema.ts
index 00ede624e0..e231ea36bf 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/pluginOptionSchema.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/pluginOptionSchema.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: PluginOptions = {
   editLocalizedFiles: false,
   authorsMapPath: 'authors.yml',
   readingTime: ({content, defaultReadingTime}) => defaultReadingTime({content}),
+  sortPosts: 'descending',
 };
 
 export const PluginOptionSchema = Joi.object<PluginOptions>({
@@ -115,4 +116,7 @@ export const PluginOptionSchema = Joi.object<PluginOptions>({
   }).default(DEFAULT_OPTIONS.feedOptions),
   authorsMapPath: Joi.string().default(DEFAULT_OPTIONS.authorsMapPath),
   readingTime: Joi.function().default(() => DEFAULT_OPTIONS.readingTime),
+  sortPosts: Joi.string()
+    .valid('descending', 'ascending')
+    .default(DEFAULT_OPTIONS.sortPosts),
 });
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/types.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/types.ts
index e8990d5437..15d129bcca 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-blog/src/types.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export type PluginOptions = RemarkAndRehypePluginOptions & {
   admonitions: Record<string, unknown>;
   authorsMapPath: string;
   readingTime: ReadingTimeFunctionOption;
+  sortPosts: 'ascending' | 'descending';
 };
 
 // Options, as provided in the user config (before normalization)
diff --git a/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-content-blog.md b/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-content-blog.md
index f769ab10b3..cc08420d03 100644
--- a/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-content-blog.md
+++ b/website/docs/api/plugins/plugin-content-blog.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Accepted fields:
 | `feedOptions.description` | `string` | <code>\`${siteConfig.title} Blog\`</code> | Description of the feed. |
 | `feedOptions.copyright` | `string` | `undefined` | Copyright message. |
 | `feedOptions.language` | `string` (See [documentation](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/dirlang.html#langcodes) for possible values) | `undefined` | Language metadata of the feed. |
+| `sortPosts` | <code>'descending' \| 'ascending' </code> | `'descending'` | Governs the direction of blog post sorting. |
 
 </small>