diff --git a/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py b/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
index 0a35018..9a737eb 100644
--- a/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -16,20 +16,21 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import datetime
 import os
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_db import exception as dbexc
 from oslo_db.sqlalchemy import session as db_session
 from oslo_log import log
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
 import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy import desc as descending
 
 from ceilometer.event.storage import base
 from ceilometer.event.storage import models as api_models
 from ceilometer.i18n import _LE, _LI
 from ceilometer import storage
 from ceilometer.storage.sqlalchemy import models
 from ceilometer import utils
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -288,21 +289,22 @@ class Connection(base.Connection):
                     session.query(models.TraitText.event_id).filter(sa.and_(
                         models.TraitText.key == 'project_id',
                         models.TraitText.value == event_filter.admin_proj,
                         models.Event.id == models.TraitText.event_id))))
                 query = query.filter(sa.exists().where(
                     models.Event.id ==
                     admin_q.subquery().c.trait_text_event_id))
             if event_filter_conditions:
                 query = query.filter(sa.and_(*event_filter_conditions))
 
-            query = query.order_by(models.Event.generated).limit(limit)
+            query = \
+                query.order_by(descending(models.Event.generated)).limit(limit)
             event_list = {}
             # get a list of all events that match filters
             for (id_, generated, message_id,
                  desc, raw) in query.add_columns(
                      models.Event.generated, models.Event.message_id,
                      models.EventType.desc, models.Event.raw).all():
                 event_list[id_] = api_models.Event(message_id, desc,
                                                    generated, [], raw)
             # Query all traits related to events.
             # NOTE (gordc): cast is done because pgsql defaults to TEXT when