diff --git a/structlog-mode.el b/structlog-mode.el
index 9102fe0..ec92b44 100644
--- a/structlog-mode.el
+++ b/structlog-mode.el
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
   ":select [time event] :limit 100"
   "Default query for `structlog' command")
 
+(defvar structlog-time-field 'time
+  "The structlog field designating the log timestamp")
+
 (defun structlog--query-db (query)
   "Runs `query' against the database, returning a list of lists"
   (dolist (var '(structlog-db-username
@@ -110,10 +113,14 @@
   (let ((base (format "SELECT %s FROM %s"
                       structlog-db-record-field
                       structlog-db-table))
+        (order-by (format "ORDER BY %s->'%s'"
+                          structlog-db-record-field
+                          structlog-time-field))
         (limit (plist-get query :limit)))
-    (concat base
+    (concat base " "
+            order-by " "
             (when limit
-              (format " LIMIT %s" limit)))))
+              (format "LIMIT %s" limit)))))
 
 (defun structlog--make-list-entries ()
   "Makes the tabulated-list-mode entries list for structlog"