diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 1ce75cb7..4b156a1e 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -1834,6 +1834,24 @@ Description
     To enumerate files in reverse order, use ``count - num + 1``.
 
 
+extractor.instagram.order-posts
+-------------------------------
+Type
+    ``string``
+Default
+    ``"asc"``
+Description
+    Controls the order in which posts are returned.
+
+    * ``"asc"``: Same order as displayed
+    * ``"desc"``: Reverse order as displayed
+    * ``"id"`` or ``"id_asc"``: Ascending order by ID
+    * ``"id_desc"``: Descending order by ID
+    * ``"reverse"``: Same as ``"desc"``
+
+    Note: This option only affects ``highlights``.
+
+
 extractor.instagram.previews
 ----------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 92451fda..b47a02ff 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@
             "api": "rest",
             "cookies": null,
             "include": "posts",
+            "order-files": "asc",
+            "order-posts": "asc",
+            "previews": false,
             "sleep-request": [6.0, 12.0],
             "videos": true
         },
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
index 3f760ebb..1e1de944 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
@@ -761,10 +761,20 @@ class InstagramRestAPI():
         endpoint = "/v1/guides/guide/{}/".format(guide_id)
         return self._pagination_guides(endpoint)
 
-    def highlights_media(self, user_id):
-        chunk_size = 5
+    def highlights_media(self, user_id, chunk_size=5):
         reel_ids = [hl["id"] for hl in self.highlights_tray(user_id)]
 
+        order = self.extractor.config("order-posts")
+        if order:
+            if order in ("desc", "reverse"):
+                reel_ids.reverse()
+            elif order in ("id", "id_asc"):
+                reel_ids.sort(key=lambda r: int(r[10:]))
+            elif order == "id_desc":
+                reel_ids.sort(key=lambda r: int(r[10:]), reverse=True)
+            elif order != "asc":
+                self.extractor.log.warning("Unknown posts order '%s'", order)
+
         for offset in range(0, len(reel_ids), chunk_size):
             yield from self.reels_media(
                 reel_ids[offset : offset+chunk_size])