diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-date-sort-opt-get_test_runs_by_test_test_id-ba65e97d27fb7dd8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-date-sort-opt-get_test_runs_by_test_test_id-ba65e97d27fb7dd8.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f376604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-date-sort-opt-get_test_runs_by_test_test_id-ba65e97d27fb7dd8.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - A new option get_test_runs_by_test_test_id, most_recent_first, which ensures
+    the response list is ordered by date in descending order.
diff --git a/subunit2sql/db/api.py b/subunit2sql/db/api.py
index a19c337..feffd35 100644
--- a/subunit2sql/db/api.py
+++ b/subunit2sql/db/api.py
@@ -788,7 +788,8 @@ def get_test_runs_by_test_id(test_id, session=None):
 
 
 def get_test_runs_by_test_test_id(test_id, start_date=None, stop_date=None,
-                                  session=None, key=None, value=None):
+                                  session=None, key=None, value=None,
+                                  most_recent_first=False):
     """Get all test runs for a specific test by the test'stest_id column
 
     :param str test_id: The test's test_id (the test_id column in the test
@@ -805,6 +806,8 @@ def get_test_runs_by_test_test_id(test_id, start_date=None, stop_date=None,
     :param str value: An optional value for run metadata to filter the test
                       runs on. Must be specified with a key otherwise it does
                       nothing.
+    :param bool most_recent_first: If true order the results list by date of
+                                   test_run start_time in descending order.
 
     :return list: The list of test run objects for the specified test
     :rtype: subunit2sql.models.TestRun
@@ -827,6 +830,9 @@ def get_test_runs_by_test_test_id(test_id, start_date=None, stop_date=None,
             models.TestRun.run_id == models.RunMetadata.run_id).filter(
                 models.RunMetadata.key == key,
                 models.RunMetadata.value == value)
+    if most_recent_first:
+        test_runs_query = test_runs_query.order_by(
+            models.TestRun.start_time.desc())
     test_runs = test_runs_query.all()
     return test_runs