diff --git a/damus/Views/MediaPicker.swift b/damus/Views/MediaPicker.swift
index 44336435..e70a2d42 100644
--- a/damus/Views/MediaPicker.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/MediaPicker.swift
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct MediaPicker: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
         var configuration = PHPickerConfiguration(photoLibrary: .shared())
         configuration.selectionLimit = 0 // Allows multiple media selection
         configuration.filter = imagesOnly ? .images : .any(of: [.images, .videos])
-        
+        configuration.selection = .ordered // images are returned in the order they were selected + numbered badge displayed
         let picker = PHPickerViewController(configuration: configuration)
         picker.delegate = context.coordinator as any PHPickerViewControllerDelegate
         return picker