diff --git a/lib/federation/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/federation/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 12ab02376..6a23293db 100644
--- a/lib/federation/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/federation/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub do
 
     %Page{total: total_events, elements: events} =
       if actor_id == relay_actor_id do
-        Events.list_public_local_events(page, limit)
+        Events.list_public_local_events(page, limit, :publish_at, :desc)
       else
         Events.list_public_events_for_actor(actor, page, limit)
       end
diff --git a/lib/mobilizon/events/events.ex b/lib/mobilizon/events/events.ex
index 8796ae442..3fa4cbaf9 100644
--- a/lib/mobilizon/events/events.ex
+++ b/lib/mobilizon/events/events.ex
@@ -387,13 +387,15 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Events do
     |> Repo.stream()
   end
 
-  @spec list_public_local_events(integer | nil, integer | nil) :: Page.t(Event.t())
-  def list_public_local_events(page \\ nil, limit \\ nil) do
+  @spec list_public_local_events(integer | nil, integer | nil, atom | nil, atom | nil) ::
+          Page.t(Event.t())
+  def list_public_local_events(page \\ nil, limit \\ nil, sort \\ nil, direction \\ nil) do
     Event
     |> filter_public_visibility()
     |> filter_draft()
     |> filter_local()
     |> preload_for_event()
+    |> event_order_by(sort, direction)
     |> Page.build_page(page, limit)
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/mobilizon/posts/posts.ex b/lib/mobilizon/posts/posts.ex
index 5fe60b433..97387b709 100644
--- a/lib/mobilizon/posts/posts.ex
+++ b/lib/mobilizon/posts/posts.ex
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Posts do
     :private
   ])
 
-  @spec list_public_local_posts(integer | nil, integer | nil) :: Page.t(Post.t())
-  def list_public_local_posts(page \\ nil, limit \\ nil) do
+  @spec list_public_local_posts(integer | nil, integer | nil, atom | nil, atom | nil) ::
+          Page.t(Post.t())
+  def list_public_local_posts(page \\ nil, limit \\ nil, sort \\ nil, direction \\ nil) do
     Post
     |> filter_public()
     |> filter_local()
+    |> order_posts(sort, direction)
     |> preload_post_associations()
     |> Page.build_page(page, limit)
   end
@@ -171,4 +173,13 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Posts do
   defp preload_post_associations(query, associations \\ @post_preloads) do
     preload(query, ^associations)
   end
+
+  @spec order_posts(Ecto.Queryable.t(), atom | nil, atom | nil) :: Ecto.Queryable.t()
+  def order_posts(query, nil, _direction), do: query
+  def order_posts(query, _sort, nil), do: query
+
+  def order_posts(query, sort, direction) do
+    order_by_param = Keyword.new([{direction, sort}])
+    order_by(query, ^order_by_param)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/service/export/common.ex b/lib/service/export/common.ex
index 14da864de..149055e31 100644
--- a/lib/service/export/common.ex
+++ b/lib/service/export/common.ex
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Service.Export.Common do
 
   @spec fetch_instance_public_content(integer()) :: {:ok, list(Event.t()), list(Post.t())}
   def fetch_instance_public_content(limit) do
-    %Page{elements: events} = Events.list_public_local_events(1, limit)
-    %Page{elements: posts} = Posts.list_public_local_posts(1, limit)
+    %Page{elements: events} = Events.list_public_local_events(1, limit, :begins_on, :desc)
+    %Page{elements: posts} = Posts.list_public_local_posts(1, limit, :publish_at, :desc)
     {:ok, events, posts}
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/service/export/feed.ex b/lib/service/export/feed.ex
index 80ec7dcb4..cc1a0294a 100644
--- a/lib/service/export/feed.ex
+++ b/lib/service/export/feed.ex
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Service.Export.Feed do
 
   @behaviour Cachable
 
-  @item_limit 500
+  @item_limit 5000
 
   @spec version :: String.t()
   defp version, do: Config.instance_version()