diff --git a/damus/Features/Search/Views/PullDownSearch.swift b/damus/Features/Search/Views/PullDownSearch.swift
index de61d05b..7732d0f3 100644
--- a/damus/Features/Search/Views/PullDownSearch.swift
+++ b/damus/Features/Search/Views/PullDownSearch.swift
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ struct PullDownSearchView: View {
             }
         }
 
-        let res_ = res
+        // Text search can return keys in a mixed order; enforce newest-first here
+        let sorted = res.sorted { $0.created_at > $1.created_at }
 
-        Task { @MainActor [res_] in
-            results = res_
+        Task { @MainActor [sorted] in
+            results = sorted
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/damus/Features/Search/Views/SearchResultsView.swift b/damus/Features/Search/Views/SearchResultsView.swift
index 55a05250..1bee985e 100644
--- a/damus/Features/Search/Views/SearchResultsView.swift
+++ b/damus/Features/Search/Views/SearchResultsView.swift
@@ -169,10 +169,11 @@ struct SearchResultsView: View {
             }
         }
 
-        let res_ = res
+        // Text search can return keys in a mixed order; enforce newest-first here
+        let sorted = res.sorted { $0.created_at > $1.created_at }
 
-        Task { @MainActor [res_] in
-            results = res_
+        Task { @MainActor [sorted] in
+            results = sorted
         }
     }