diff --git a/js/twister_directmsg.js b/js/twister_directmsg.js
index d4a358f..48d1153 100644
--- a/js/twister_directmsg.js
+++ b/js/twister_directmsg.js
@@ -19,8 +19,24 @@ function processDMsnippet(dmUsers, dmThreadList) {
 
     for( var u in dmUsers ) {
         if( dmUsers.hasOwnProperty(u) ) {
+            // convert snipped to html and add it to date-sorted list
             var dmItem = dmDataToSnippetItem(dmUsers[u][0], u);
-            dmThreadList.append(dmItem);
+            var timeDmItem = parseInt(dmItem.attr("data-time"));
+            var existingItems = dmThreadList.children();
+            var j = 0;
+            for( j = 0; j < existingItems.length; j++) {
+                var streamItem = existingItems.eq(j);
+                var timeExisting = streamItem.attr("data-time");
+                if( timeExisting == undefined ||
+                    timeDmItem > parseInt(timeExisting) ) {
+                    // this post in stream is older, so post must be inserted above
+                    streamItem.before(dmItem);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if( j == existingItems.length ) {
+                dmThreadList.append(dmItem);
+            }
         }
     }
     $.MAL.dmThreadListLoaded();
diff --git a/js/twister_formatpost.js b/js/twister_formatpost.js
index 36a5468..f85f630 100644
--- a/js/twister_formatpost.js
+++ b/js/twister_formatpost.js
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ function dmDataToSnippetItem(dmData, remoteUser) {
     dmItem.removeAttr('id');
     dmItem.attr("data-dm-screen-name",remoteUser);
     dmItem.attr("data-last_id", dmData.id);
-
+    dmItem.attr("data-time", dmData.time);
+    
     dmItem.find(".post-info-tag").text("@" + remoteUser);
     dmItem.find("a.post-info-name").attr("href", $.MAL.userUrl(remoteUser));
     dmItem.find("a.dm-chat-link").attr("href", $.MAL.dmchatUrl(remoteUser));