diff --git a/core/code/chat.js b/core/code/chat.js
index 8a7d39cc7..1c8108d81 100644
--- a/core/code/chat.js
+++ b/core/code/chat.js
@@ -76,18 +76,21 @@ window.chat.genPostData = function(channel, storageHash, getOlderMsgs) {
     // after the request is finished – i.e. there would be one almost
     // useless request.
     chat._faction.data = {};
+    chat._faction.guids = [];
     chat._faction.oldestTimestamp = -1;
     chat._faction.newestTimestamp = -1;
     delete chat._faction.oldestGUID;
     delete chat._faction.newestGUID;
 
     chat._public.data = {};
+    chat._public.guids = [];
     chat._public.oldestTimestamp = -1;
     chat._public.newestTimestamp = -1;
     delete chat._public.oldestGUID;
     delete chat._public.newestGUID;
 
     chat._alerts.data = {};
+    chat._alerts.guids = [];
     chat._alerts.oldestTimestamp = -1;
     chat._alerts.newestTimestamp = -1;
     delete chat._alerts.oldestGUID;
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ window.chat.requestFaction = function(getOlderMsgs, isRetry) {
 }
 
 
-window.chat._faction = {data:{}, oldestTimestamp:-1, newestTimestamp:-1};
+window.chat._faction = {data:{}, guids: [], oldestTimestamp:-1, newestTimestamp:-1};
 window.chat.handleFaction = function(data, olderMsgs, ascendingTimestampOrder) {
   chat._requestFactionRunning = false;
   $("#chatcontrols a:contains('faction')").removeClass('loading');
@@ -186,7 +189,7 @@ window.chat.handleFaction = function(data, olderMsgs, ascendingTimestampOrder) {
 }
 
 window.chat.renderFaction = function(oldMsgsWereAdded) {
-  chat.renderData(chat._faction.data, 'chatfaction', oldMsgsWereAdded);
+  chat.renderData(chat._faction.data, 'chatfaction', oldMsgsWereAdded, chat._faction.guids);
 }
 
 
@@ -212,7 +215,7 @@ window.chat.requestPublic = function(getOlderMsgs, isRetry) {
   );
 }
 
-window.chat._public = {data:{}, oldestTimestamp:-1, newestTimestamp:-1};
+window.chat._public = {data:{}, guids: [], oldestTimestamp:-1, newestTimestamp:-1};
 window.chat.handlePublic = function(data, olderMsgs, ascendingTimestampOrder) {
   chat._requestPublicRunning = false;
   $("#chatcontrols a:contains('all')").removeClass('loading');
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ window.chat.handlePublic = function(data, olderMsgs, ascendingTimestampOrder) {
 }
 
 window.chat.renderPublic = function(oldMsgsWereAdded) {
-  chat.renderData(chat._public.data, 'chatall', oldMsgsWereAdded);
+  chat.renderData(chat._public.data, 'chatall', oldMsgsWereAdded, chat._public.guids);
 }
 
 
@@ -262,7 +265,7 @@ window.chat.requestAlerts = function(getOlderMsgs, isRetry) {
 }
 
 
-window.chat._alerts = {data:{}, oldestTimestamp:-1, newestTimestamp:-1};
+window.chat._alerts = {data:{}, guids: [], oldestTimestamp:-1, newestTimestamp:-1};
 window.chat.handleAlerts = function(data, olderMsgs, ascendingTimestampOrder) {
   chat._requestAlertsRunning = false;
   $("#chatcontrols a:contains('alerts')").removeClass('loading');
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ window.chat.handleAlerts = function(data, olderMsgs, ascendingTimestampOrder) {
 }
 
 window.chat.renderAlerts = function(oldMsgsWereAdded) {
-  chat.renderData(chat._alerts.data, 'chatalerts', oldMsgsWereAdded);
+  chat.renderData(chat._alerts.data, 'chatalerts', oldMsgsWereAdded, chat._alerts.guids);
 }
 
 
@@ -401,6 +404,10 @@ window.chat.writeDataToHash = function(newData, storageHash, isPublicChannel, is
 
     // format: timestamp, autogenerated, HTML message, nick, additional data (parsed, plugin specific data...)
     storageHash.data[parsedData.guid] = [parsedData.time, parsedData.auto, chat.renderMsgRow(parsedData), parsedData.player.name, parsedData];
+    if (isAscendingOrder)
+      storageHash.guids.push(parsedData.guid);
+    else
+      storageHash.guids.unshift(parsedData.guid);
   });
 }
 
@@ -562,19 +569,24 @@ window.chat.renderDivider = function(text) {
 // renders data from the data-hash to the element defined by the given
 // ID. Set 3rd argument to true if it is likely that old data has been
 // added. Latter is only required for scrolling.
-window.chat.renderData = function(data, element, likelyWereOldMsgs) {
+window.chat.renderData = function(data, element, likelyWereOldMsgs, sortedGuids) {
   var elm = $('#'+element);
   if(elm.is(':hidden')) return;
 
   // discard guids and sort old to new
 //TODO? stable sort, to preserve server message ordering? or sort by GUID if timestamps equal?
-  var vals = $.map(data, function(v, k) { return [v]; });
-  vals = vals.sort(function(a, b) { return a[0]-b[0]; });
+  var vals = sortedGuids;
+  if (vals === undefined) {
+    vals = $.map(data, function(v, k) { return [[v[0], k]]; });
+    vals = vals.sort(function(a, b) { return a[0]-b[0]; });
+    vals = vals.map(function(v) { return v[1]});
+  }
 
   // render to string with date separators inserted
   var msgs = '';
   var prevTime = null;
-  $.each(vals, function(ind, msg) {
+  vals.forEach(function(guid) {
+    var msg = data[guid];
     var nextTime = new Date(msg[0]).toLocaleDateString();
     if(prevTime && prevTime !== nextTime)
       msgs += chat.renderDivider(nextTime);