diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/dateTimeMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/dateTimeMiddleware.js
index 473dbf444..73b75070c 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/dateTimeMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/dateTimeMiddleware.js
@@ -1,44 +1,21 @@
+const setCreatedAt = (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
+  args.createdAt = (new Date()).toISOString()
+  return resolve(root, args, context, info)
+}
+const setUpdatedAt = (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
+  args.updatedAt = (new Date()).toISOString()
+  return resolve(root, args, context, info)
+}
+
 export default {
   Mutation: {
-    CreateUser: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
-      args.createdAt = (new Date()).toISOString()
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
-    },
-    CreatePost: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
-      args.createdAt = (new Date()).toISOString()
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
-    },
-    CreateComment: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
-      args.createdAt = (new Date()).toISOString()
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
-    },
-    CreateOrganization: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
-      args.createdAt = (new Date()).toISOString()
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
-    },
-    UpdateUser: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
-      args.updatedAt = (new Date()).toISOString()
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
-    },
-    UpdatePost: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
-      args.updatedAt = (new Date()).toISOString()
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
-    },
-    UpdateComment: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
-      args.updatedAt = (new Date()).toISOString()
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
-    },
-    UpdateOrganization: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
-      args.updatedAt = (new Date()).toISOString()
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
-    }
+    CreateUser: setCreatedAt,
+    CreatePost: setCreatedAt,
+    CreateComment: setCreatedAt,
+    CreateOrganization: setCreatedAt,
+    UpdateUser: setUpdatedAt,
+    UpdatePost: setUpdatedAt,
+    UpdateComment: setUpdatedAt,
+    UpdateOrganization: setUpdatedAt
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/includedFieldsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/includedFieldsMiddleware.js
index 6d8ccf8f1..5dd63cd3c 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/includedFieldsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/includedFieldsMiddleware.js
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ const includeFieldsRecursively = (includedFields) => {
 }
 
 export default {
-  Query: includeFieldsRecursively(['id', 'disabled', 'deleted']),
-  Mutation: includeFieldsRecursively(['id', 'disabled', 'deleted'])
+  Query: includeFieldsRecursively(['id', 'createdAt', 'disabled', 'deleted']),
+  Mutation: includeFieldsRecursively(['id', 'createdAt', 'disabled', 'deleted'])
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/index.js b/backend/src/middleware/index.js
index 8380316ff..8f86a88e6 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import xssMiddleware from './xssMiddleware'
 import permissionsMiddleware from './permissionsMiddleware'
 import userMiddleware from './userMiddleware'
 import includedFieldsMiddleware from './includedFieldsMiddleware'
+import orderByMiddleware from './orderByMiddleware'
 
 export default schema => {
   let middleware = [
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ export default schema => {
     fixImageUrlsMiddleware,
     softDeleteMiddleware,
     userMiddleware,
-    includedFieldsMiddleware
+    includedFieldsMiddleware,
+    orderByMiddleware
   ]
 
   // add permisions middleware at the first position (unless we're seeding)
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/orderByMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/orderByMiddleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f8aabb9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/orderByMiddleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep'
+
+const defaultOrderBy = (resolve, root, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
+  const copy = cloneDeep(resolveInfo)
+  const newestFirst = {
+    kind: 'Argument',
+    name: { kind: 'Name', value: 'orderBy' },
+    value: { kind: 'EnumValue', value: 'createdAt_desc' }
+  }
+  const [fieldNode] = copy.fieldNodes
+  if (fieldNode) fieldNode.arguments.push(newestFirst)
+  return resolve(root, args, context, copy)
+}
+
+export default {
+  Query: {
+    Post: defaultOrderBy
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/orderByMiddleware.spec.js b/backend/src/middleware/orderByMiddleware.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d85452e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/orderByMiddleware.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import Factory from '../seed/factories'
+import { host } from '../jest/helpers'
+import { GraphQLClient } from 'graphql-request'
+
+let client
+let headers
+let query
+const factory = Factory()
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  const userParams = { name: 'Author', email: 'author@example.org', password: '1234' }
+  await factory.create('User', userParams)
+  await factory.authenticateAs(userParams)
+  await factory.create('Post', { title: 'first' })
+  await factory.create('Post', { title: 'second' })
+  await factory.create('Post', { title: 'third' })
+  await factory.create('Post', { title: 'last' })
+  headers = {}
+  client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+})
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await factory.cleanDatabase()
+})
+
+describe('Query', () => {
+  describe('Post', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      query = '{ Post { title } }'
+    })
+
+    describe('orderBy', () => {
+      it('createdAt descending is default', async () => {
+        const posts = [
+          { title: 'last' },
+          { title: 'third' },
+          { title: 'second' },
+          { title: 'first' }
+        ]
+        const expected = { Post: posts }
+        await expect(client.request(query)).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+      })
+
+      describe('(orderBy: createdAt_asc)', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          query = '{ Post(orderBy: createdAt_asc) { title } }'
+        })
+
+        it('orders by createdAt ascending', async () => {
+          const posts = [
+            { title: 'first' },
+            { title: 'second' },
+            { title: 'third' },
+            { title: 'last' }
+          ]
+          const expected = { Post: posts }
+          await expect(client.request(query)).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})