diff --git a/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/Storage.constants.ts b/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/Storage.constants.ts
index c5af6131fa3..513504943c3 100644
--- a/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/Storage.constants.ts
+++ b/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/Storage.constants.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export const STORAGE_SORT_BY = {
   LAST_ACCESSED_AT: 'last_accessed_at',
 }
 
+export const STORAGE_SORT_BY_ORDER = {
+  ASC: 'asc',
+  DESC: 'desc',
+}
+
 export const STORAGE_ROW_TYPES = {
   BUCKET: 'BUCKET',
   FILE: 'FILE',
diff --git a/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/ColumnContextMenu.js b/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/ColumnContextMenu.js
index eb372839f15..93e3c5260ec 100644
--- a/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/ColumnContextMenu.js
+++ b/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/ColumnContextMenu.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Menu, Item, Separator, Submenu } from 'react-contexify'
 import 'react-contexify/dist/ReactContexify.css'
 
-import { STORAGE_VIEWS, STORAGE_SORT_BY } from '../Storage.constants'
+import { STORAGE_VIEWS, STORAGE_SORT_BY, STORAGE_SORT_BY_ORDER } from '../Storage.constants'
 
 const ColumnContextMenu = ({
   id = '',
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const ColumnContextMenu = ({
   onSelectAllItems = () => {},
   onSelectView = () => {},
   onSelectSort = () => {},
+  onSelectSortByOrder = () => {},
 }) => {
   return (
     <Menu id={id} animation="fade">
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ const ColumnContextMenu = ({
         <Item onClick={() => onSelectSort(STORAGE_SORT_BY.UPDATED_AT)}>Last modified</Item>
         <Item onClick={() => onSelectSort(STORAGE_SORT_BY.LAST_ACCESSED_AT)}>Last accessed</Item>
       </Submenu>
+      <Submenu label="Sort by order">
+        <Item onClick={() => onSelectSortByOrder(STORAGE_SORT_BY_ORDER.ASC)}>Asc</Item>
+        <Item onClick={() => onSelectSortByOrder(STORAGE_SORT_BY_ORDER.DESC)}>Desc</Item>
+      </Submenu>
     </Menu>
   )
 }
diff --git a/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/FileExplorer.js b/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/FileExplorer.js
index 3123b00ef11..c76f2d2a2e4 100644
--- a/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/FileExplorer.js
+++ b/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/FileExplorer.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const FileExplorer = ({
   onSelectCreateFolder = () => {},
   onChangeView = () => {},
   onChangeSortBy = () => {},
+  onChangeSortByOrder = () => {},
   onColumnLoadMore = () => {},
 }) => {
   const fileExplorerRef = useRef(null)
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ const FileExplorer = ({
         onSelectAllItems={onSelectAllItemsInColumn}
         onSelectView={onChangeView}
         onSelectSort={onChangeSortBy}
+        onSelectSortByOrder={onChangeSortByOrder}
       />
       <ItemContextMenu
         id={CONTEXT_MENU_KEYS.STORAGE_ITEM}
diff --git a/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/FileExplorerHeader.js b/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/FileExplorerHeader.js
index 68d512a1334..38e81fe71ee 100644
--- a/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/FileExplorerHeader.js
+++ b/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/FileExplorerHeader.js
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import {
   IconX,
   IconEdit2,
   IconLoader,
-  Typography,
+  Typography, IconChevronsUp,
 } from '@supabase/ui'
 import { useStorageStore } from 'localStores/storageExplorer/StorageExplorerStore'
-import { STORAGE_VIEWS, STORAGE_SORT_BY } from '../Storage.constants.ts'
+import { STORAGE_VIEWS, STORAGE_SORT_BY, STORAGE_SORT_BY_ORDER } from '../Storage.constants.ts'
 
 const HeaderPathEdit = ({ loading, breadcrumbs, togglePathEdit }) => {
   return (
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ const HeaderBreadcrumbs = ({ loading, breadcrumbs, selectBreadcrumb }) => {
 const FileExplorerHeader = ({
   view = STORAGE_VIEWS.COLUMNS,
   sortBy = STORAGE_SORT_BY.NAME,
+  sortByOrder = STORAGE_SORT_BY_ORDER.ASC,
   loading = {},
   breadcrumbs = [],
   backDisabled = false,
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ const FileExplorerHeader = ({
   onSetPathByString = () => {},
   onChangeView = () => {},
   onChangeSortBy = () => {},
+  onChangeSortByOrder = () => {},
   onToggleSearch = () => {},
   onFilesUpload = () => {},
   onSelectBack = () => {},
@@ -330,6 +332,23 @@ const FileExplorerHeader = ({
               Sort
             </Button>
           </Dropdown>
+          <Dropdown
+            overlay={[
+              <Dropdown.RadioGroup key="sortOrderOptions" value={sortByOrder} onChange={onChangeSortByOrder}>
+                <Dropdown.Radio value={STORAGE_SORT_BY_ORDER.ASC}>Asc</Dropdown.Radio>
+                <Dropdown.Radio value={STORAGE_SORT_BY_ORDER.DESC}>Desc</Dropdown.Radio>
+              </Dropdown.RadioGroup>,
+            ]}
+          >
+            <Button
+              as="span"
+              icon={sortByOrder === STORAGE_SORT_BY_ORDER.DESC ? <IconChevronsDown size={16} strokeWidth={2} />  : <IconChevronsUp size={16} strokeWidth={2} />}
+              type="text"
+              disabled={breadcrumbs.length === 0}
+            >
+              Sort Order
+            </Button>
+          </Dropdown>
         </div>
         <div className="border-panel-border-light dark:border-panel-border-dark h-6 border-r" />
         <div className="flex items-center space-x-1">
diff --git a/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/StorageExplorer.js b/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/StorageExplorer.js
index c746560dae9..0c3cb6101ea 100644
--- a/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/StorageExplorer.js
+++ b/studio/components/to-be-cleaned/Storage/StorageExplorer/StorageExplorer.js
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ const StorageExplorer = observer(({ bucket }) => {
     setView,
     sortBy,
     setSortBy,
+    sortByOrder,
+    setSortByOrder,
     currentBucketName,
     copyFileURLToClipboard,
     openBucket,
@@ -268,6 +270,8 @@ const StorageExplorer = observer(({ bucket }) => {
 
   const onChangeSortBy = (sortBy) => setSortBy(sortBy)
 
+  const onChangeSortByOrder = (sortByOrder) => setSortByOrder(sortByOrder)
+
   const onToggleSearch = (bool) => {
     setIsSearching(bool)
     if (bool === false) {
@@ -287,6 +291,7 @@ const StorageExplorer = observer(({ bucket }) => {
         <FileExplorerHeader
           view={view}
           sortBy={sortBy}
+          sortByOrder={sortByOrder}
           loading={loading}
           breadcrumbs={columns.map((column) => column.name)}
           backDisabled={columns.length <= 1}
@@ -295,6 +300,7 @@ const StorageExplorer = observer(({ bucket }) => {
           setItemSearchString={setItemSearchString}
           onChangeView={onChangeView}
           onChangeSortBy={onChangeSortBy}
+          onChangeSortByOrder={onChangeSortByOrder}
           onToggleSearch={onToggleSearch}
           onFilesUpload={onFilesUpload}
           onSelectBack={onSelectBack}
@@ -335,6 +341,7 @@ const StorageExplorer = observer(({ bucket }) => {
           onSelectCreateFolder={onSelectCreateFolder}
           onChangeView={onChangeView}
           onChangeSortBy={onChangeSortBy}
+          onChangeSortByOrder={onChangeSortByOrder}
           onColumnLoadMore={(index, column) =>
             fetchMoreFolderContents(index, column, itemSearchString)
           }
diff --git a/studio/localStores/storageExplorer/StorageExplorerStore.js b/studio/localStores/storageExplorer/StorageExplorerStore.js
index 229088768fb..202ce43bfd6 100644
--- a/studio/localStores/storageExplorer/StorageExplorerStore.js
+++ b/studio/localStores/storageExplorer/StorageExplorerStore.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class StorageExplorerStore {
   loaded = false
   view = STORAGE_VIEWS.COLUMNS
   sortBy = STORAGE_SORT_BY.NAME
+  sortByOrder = 'asc'
   buckets = []
   selectedBucket = {}
   selectedBucketToEdit = {}
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class StorageExplorerStore {
   selectedItemsToMove = []
   selectedFilePreview = {}
 
-  DEFAULT_OPTIONS = { limit: LIMIT, offset: OFFSET, sortBy: { column: this.sortBy, order: 'asc' } }
+  DEFAULT_OPTIONS = { limit: LIMIT, offset: OFFSET, sortBy: { column: this.sortBy, order: this.sortByOrder } }
 
   /* Supabase client */
   supabaseClient = null
@@ -208,6 +209,13 @@ class StorageExplorerStore {
     await this.refetchAllOpenedFolders()
   }
 
+  setSortByOrder = async (sortByOrder) => {
+    this.sortByOrder = sortByOrder
+    this.closeFilePreview()
+    this.updateExplorerPreferences()
+    await this.refetchAllOpenedFolders()
+  }
+
   clearColumns = () => {
     this.columns = []
   }
@@ -940,7 +948,7 @@ class StorageExplorerStore {
       limit: LIMIT,
       offset: OFFSET,
       search: searchString,
-      sortBy: { column: this.sortBy, order: 'asc' },
+      sortBy: { column: this.sortBy, order: this.sortByOrder },
     }
     const parameters = { signal: this.abortController.signal }
 
@@ -973,7 +981,7 @@ class StorageExplorerStore {
       limit: LIMIT,
       offset: column.items.length,
       search: searchString,
-      sortBy: { column: this.sortBy, order: 'asc' },
+      sortBy: { column: this.sortBy, order: this.sortByOrder },
     }
     const parameters = { signal: this.abortController.signal }
 
@@ -1012,7 +1020,7 @@ class StorageExplorerStore {
         const options = {
           limit: LIMIT,
           offset: OFFSET,
-          sortBy: { column: this.sortBy, order: 'asc' },
+          sortBy: { column: this.sortBy, order: this.sortByOrder },
         }
 
         const { data: items, error } = await this.supabaseClient.storage
@@ -1152,7 +1160,7 @@ class StorageExplorerStore {
     }
   }
 
-  /* 
+  /*
     Recursively returns a list of items along every directory within the specified base folder
     Each item has an extra property 'prefix' which has the prefix that leads to the item
     Used specifically for any operation that deals with every file along the folder
@@ -1174,7 +1182,7 @@ class StorageExplorerStore {
       formattedPathToFolder = `${prefix}/${name}`
     }
 
-    const options = { limit: LIMIT, offset: OFFSET, sortBy: { column: this.sortBy, order: 'asc' } }
+    const options = { limit: LIMIT, offset: OFFSET, sortBy: { column: this.sortBy, order: this.sortByOrder } }
     const { data: folderContents } = await this.supabaseClient.storage
       .from(this.selectedBucket.name)
       .list(formattedPathToFolder, options)
@@ -1338,6 +1346,7 @@ class StorageExplorerStore {
     const preferences = {
       view: this.view,
       sortBy: this.sortBy,
+      sortByOrder: this.sortByOrder,
     }
     localStorage.setItem(localStorageKey, JSON.stringify(preferences))
     return preferences
@@ -1347,13 +1356,15 @@ class StorageExplorerStore {
     const localStorageKey = this.getLocalStorageKey()
     const preferences = localStorage.getItem(localStorageKey)
     if (preferences) {
-      const { view, sortBy } = JSON.parse(preferences)
+      const { view, sortBy, sortByOrder } = JSON.parse(preferences)
       this.view = view
       this.sortBy = sortBy
+      this.sortByOrder = sortByOrder
     } else {
-      const { view, sortBy } = this.updateExplorerPreferences()
+      const { view, sortBy, sortByOrder } = this.updateExplorerPreferences()
       this.view = view
       this.sortBy = sortBy
+      this.sortByOrder = sortByOrder
     }
   }
 }