diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index cfe61152..a41aa328 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -3707,6 +3707,24 @@ Note
     It is possible to use ``"all"`` instead of listing all values separately.
 
 
+extractor.itaku.order
+---------------------
+Type
+    ``string``
+Default
+    ``"desc"``
+Description
+    Controls the order in which
+    images/posts/users are returned.
+
+    ``"asc"`` | ``"reverse"``
+        Ascending order (oldest first)
+    ``"desc"``
+        Descending order (newest first)
+    any other ``string``
+        Custom result order
+
+
 extractor.itaku.videos
 ----------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 5090fe11..901b9be8 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@
         {
             "sleep-request": "0.5-1.5",
             "include": "gallery",
+            "order"  : "desc",
             "videos" : true
         },
         "iwara":
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/itaku.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/itaku.py
index 703a46d4..10579c1c 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/itaku.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/itaku.py
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ class ItakuUserExtractor(Dispatch, ItakuExtractor):
     def items(self):
         base = f"{self.root}/profile/{self.groups[0]}/"
         return self._dispatch_extractors((
-            (ItakuGalleryExtractor  , base + "gallery"),
-            (ItakuPostsExtractor    , base + "posts"),
-            (ItakuFollowersExtractor, base + "followers"),
-            (ItakuFollowingExtractor, base + "following"),
-            (ItakuStarsExtractor    , base + "stars"),
+            (ItakuGalleryExtractor  , f"{base}gallery"),
+            (ItakuPostsExtractor    , f"{base}posts"),
+            (ItakuFollowersExtractor, f"{base}followers"),
+            (ItakuFollowingExtractor, f"{base}following"),
+            (ItakuStarsExtractor    , f"{base}stars"),
         ), ("gallery",))
 
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class ItakuAPI():
 
     def __init__(self, extractor):
         self.extractor = extractor
-        self.root = extractor.root + "/api"
+        self.root = f"{extractor.root}/api"
         self.headers = {
             "Accept": "application/json, text/plain, */*",
         }
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class ItakuAPI():
             "cursor"    : None,
             "date_range": "",
             "maturity_rating": ("SFW", "Questionable", "NSFW"),
-            "ordering"  : "-date_added",
+            "ordering"  : self._order(),
             "page"      : "1",
             "page_size" : "30",
             "visibility": ("PUBLIC", "PROFILE_ONLY"),
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class ItakuAPI():
             "cursor"    : None,
             "date_range": "",
             "maturity_rating": ("SFW", "Questionable", "NSFW"),
-            "ordering"  : "-date_added",
+            "ordering"  : self._order(),
             "page"      : "1",
             "page_size" : "30",
             **params,
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class ItakuAPI():
         endpoint = "/user_profiles/"
         params = {
             "cursor"   : None,
-            "ordering" : "-date_added",
+            "ordering" : self._order(),
             "page"     : "1",
             "page_size": "50",
             "sfw_only" : "false",
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class ItakuAPI():
 
     def _call(self, endpoint, params=None):
         if not endpoint.startswith("http"):
-            endpoint = self.root + endpoint
+            endpoint = f"{self.root}{endpoint}"
         return self.extractor.request_json(
             endpoint, params=params, headers=self.headers)
 
@@ -328,3 +328,11 @@ class ItakuAPI():
                 return
 
             data = self._call(url_next)
+
+    def _order(self):
+        if order := self.extractor.config("order"):
+            if order in {"a", "asc", "r", "reverse"}:
+                return "date_added"
+            if order not in {"d", "desc"}:
+                return order
+        return "-date_added"
diff --git a/test/results/itaku.py b/test/results/itaku.py
index 28357d59..48dfe61e 100644
--- a/test/results/itaku.py
+++ b/test/results/itaku.py
@@ -49,6 +49,19 @@ __tests__ = (
     "sections" : ["Fanart/Pokemon"],
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"     : "https://itaku.ee/profile/piku/gallery/7391",
+    "#comment" : "'order' option",
+    "#class"   : itaku.ItakuGalleryExtractor,
+    "#options" : {"order": "reverse"},
+    "#results" : (
+        "https://itaku.ee/api/media/gallery_imgs/bea_alpha_N0YGfeT.png",
+        "https://itaku.ee/api/media/gallery_imgs/misty-psyduck_IWbYdwT.png",
+    ),
+
+    "sections" : ["Fanart/Pokemon"],
+},
+
 {
     "#url"     : "https://itaku.ee/profile/piku/posts",
     "#class"   : itaku.ItakuPostsExtractor,