diff --git a/hbd/server/templates/live.html b/hbd/server/templates/live.html
index 4db57f0..1b39b65 100644
--- a/hbd/server/templates/live.html
+++ b/hbd/server/templates/live.html
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
             if (msg.service) html += '<span class="log-service">' + msg.service + '</span>';
             html += '<span class="log-msg">' + msg.message + '</span>';
             html += '</div>';
-            msgs.insertAdjacentHTML("afterbegin", html);
+            msgs.insertAdjacentHTML(state.history ? "beforeend" : "afterbegin", html);
             applyLogFilters();
           }
           cnt++;
diff --git a/hbd/server/ws.py b/hbd/server/ws.py
index d073479..f8f9d6c 100644
--- a/hbd/server/ws.py
+++ b/hbd/server/ws.py
@@ -85,13 +85,15 @@ async def handler(request):
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error("Error sending initial hosts: %s", e)
 
-        # Send recent messages, filtered to hosts this user may see
+        # Send recent messages newest-first so the client can append them in
+        # display order without reordering on arrival (tagged history=True so
+        # the client knows to append rather than prepend).
         if data.msgs:
             try:
-                for m in data.msgs:
+                for m in reversed(data.msgs):
                     host_name = m.get("host") if isinstance(m, dict) else None
                     if not host_name or _user_can_see_host(user, host_name):
-                        await ws.send_str(json.dumps({"type": "message", "data": m}))
+                        await ws.send_str(json.dumps({"type": "message", "data": m, "history": True}))
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error("Error sending initial messages: %s", e)