diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index a41aa328..566786e0 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -4444,6 +4444,32 @@ Available Formats
     * ``thumbnail_small`` (``"h":100,"w":100``)
 
 
+extractor.patreon.order-posts
+-----------------------------
+Type
+    ``string``
+Default
+    ``collection``
+        ``"asc"``
+    otherwise
+        ``"desc"``
+Example
+    * ``"-published_at"``
+    * ``"collection_order"``
+Description
+    Controls the order in which
+    posts are returned and processed.
+
+    ``"asc"``
+        Ascending order (oldest first)
+    ``"desc"``
+        Descending order (newest first)
+    ``"reverse"``
+        Reverse order
+    any other ``string``
+        Custom ``sort`` order
+
+
 extractor.patreon.user.date-max
 -------------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 901b9be8..9c64bf17 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -585,7 +585,11 @@
             "cursor"       : true,
             "files"        : ["images", "image_large", "attachments", "postfile", "content"],
             "format-images": "download_url",
+            "order-posts"  : "desc",
 
+            "collection": {
+                "order-posts": "asc"
+            },
             "user": {
                 "date-max" : 0
             }
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py
index 760a7e1d..44d42cbe 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class PatreonExtractor(Extractor):
                 return part
         return ""
 
-    def _build_url(self, endpoint, query):
+    def _build_url(self, endpoint, sort, query):
         return (
             f"https://www.patreon.com/api/{endpoint}"
 
@@ -288,11 +288,20 @@ class PatreonExtractor(Extractor):
             "preview_views,video_duration"
 
             f"&page[cursor]={self._init_cursor()}"
-            f"{query}"
+            f"{query}{self._order(sort)}"
 
             "&json-api-version=1.0"
         )
 
+    def _order(self, sort):
+        if order := self.config("order-posts"):
+            if order in {"d", "desc"}:
+                order = "-published_at"
+            elif order in {"a", "asc", "r", "reverse"}:
+                order = "published_at"
+            return f"&sort={order}"
+        return f"&sort={sort}" if sort else ""
+
     def _build_file_generators(self, filetypes):
         if filetypes is None:
             return (self._images, self._image_large,
@@ -355,17 +364,26 @@ class PatreonCollectionExtractor(PatreonExtractor):
         campaign_id = text.extr(
             collection["thumbnail"]["url"], "/campaign/", "/")
 
-        url = self._build_url("posts", (
+        url = self._build_url("posts", "collection_order", (
             # patreon returns '400 Bad Request' without campaign_id filter
             f"&filter[campaign_id]={campaign_id}"
             "&filter[contains_exclusive_posts]=true"
             "&filter[is_draft]=false"
             f"&filter[collection_id]={collection_id}"
             "&filter[include_drops]=true"
-            "&sort=collection_order"
         ))
         return self._pagination(url)
 
+    def _order(self, sort):
+        if order := self.config("order-posts"):
+            if order in {"a", "asc"}:
+                order = "collection_order"
+            elif order in {"d", "desc", "r", "reverse"}:
+                # "-collection_order" results in a '400 Bad Request' error
+                order = "-published_at"
+            return f"&sort={order}"
+        return f"&sort={sort}" if sort else ""
+
 
 class PatreonCreatorExtractor(PatreonExtractor):
     """Extractor for a creator's works"""
@@ -384,12 +402,11 @@ class PatreonCreatorExtractor(PatreonExtractor):
         campaign_id = self._get_campaign_id(creator, params)
         self.log.debug("campaign_id: %s", campaign_id)
 
-        url = self._build_url("posts", (
+        url = self._build_url("posts", params.get("sort", "-published_at"), (
             f"&filter[campaign_id]={campaign_id}"
             "&filter[contains_exclusive_posts]=true"
             "&filter[is_draft]=false"
             f"{self._get_filters(params)}"
-            f"&sort={params.get('sort', '-published_at')}"
         ))
         return self._pagination(url)
 
@@ -445,7 +462,7 @@ class PatreonUserExtractor(PatreonExtractor):
             self._cursor = cursor = dt.from_ts(date_max).isoformat()
             self._init_cursor = lambda: cursor
 
-        url = self._build_url("stream", (
+        url = self._build_url("stream", None, (
             "&filter[is_following]=true"
             "&json-api-use-default-includes=false"
         ))