diff --git a/src/main/linear/linear-issue-comments.test.ts b/src/main/linear/linear-issue-comments.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89427dcdf43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/linear/linear-issue-comments.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+const rawRequest = vi.fn()
+const getClients = vi.fn()
+
+vi.mock('./linear-request-concurrency', () => ({
+  acquire: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+  release: vi.fn()
+}))
+
+vi.mock('./linear-token-store', () => ({
+  clearToken: vi.fn()
+}))
+
+vi.mock('./client', () => ({
+  getClients: (...args: unknown[]) => getClients(...args),
+  getPublicFileUrlClient: () => ({ client: { rawRequest } }),
+  isAuthError: () => false
+}))
+
+function rawComment(id: string, body: string, createdAt: string) {
+  return { id, body, createdAt, user: { displayName: 'Ada', avatarUrl: null } }
+}
+
+describe('getIssueComments', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    getClients.mockReturnValue([
+      { workspace: { id: 'workspace-1' }, client: { client: { rawRequest } } }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('returns comments oldest first, although Linear sends them newest first', async () => {
+    rawRequest.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      data: {
+        issue: {
+          comments: {
+            nodes: [
+              rawComment('comment-3', 'Third', '2026-01-02T03:06:05.000Z'),
+              rawComment('comment-2', 'Second', '2026-01-02T03:05:05.000Z'),
+              rawComment('comment-1', 'First', '2026-01-02T03:04:05.000Z')
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    const { getIssueComments } = await import('./linear-issue-comments')
+
+    const comments = await getIssueComments('issue-uuid', 'workspace-1')
+
+    expect(comments.map((comment) => comment.body)).toEqual(['First', 'Second', 'Third'])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/main/linear/linear-issue-comments.ts b/src/main/linear/linear-issue-comments.ts
index 5cba1ec0db5..69051e09c72 100644
--- a/src/main/linear/linear-issue-comments.ts
+++ b/src/main/linear/linear-issue-comments.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export async function getIssueComments(
       LinearRawVariables
     >(ISSUE_COMMENTS_QUERY, { id: issueId })
     const nodes = result.data?.issue?.comments?.nodes ?? []
-    return nodes.map((node) => ({
+    const comments = nodes.map((node) => ({
       id: node.id,
       body: node.body ?? '',
       createdAt: node.createdAt ?? '',
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ export async function getIssueComments(
           }
         : undefined
     }))
+    // Why: Linear sends newest first; oldest-first matches linear.app and where new comments land.
+    return comments.sort((a, b) => a.createdAt.localeCompare(b.createdAt))
   } catch (error) {
     if (isAuthError(error)) {
       clearToken(entry.workspace.id)