diff --git a/javascript/_utils.js b/javascript/_utils.js
index 4050f29..de745f1 100644
--- a/javascript/_utils.js
+++ b/javascript/_utils.js
@@ -214,26 +214,35 @@ function observeElement(element, property, callback, delay = 0) {
 // Sort functions
 function getSortFunction() {
     let criterion = TAC_CFG.modelSortOrder || "Name";
+
+    const textSort = (a, b, reverse = false) => {
+        const textHolderA = a.type === ResultType.chant ? a.aliases : a.text;
+        const textHolderB = b.type === ResultType.chant ? b.aliases : b.text;
+
+        const aKey = a.sortKey || textHolderA;
+        const bKey = b.sortKey || textHolderB;
+        return reverse ? bKey.localeCompare(aKey) : aKey.localeCompare(bKey);
+    }
+    const numericSort = (a, b, reverse = false) => {
+        const noKey = reverse ? "-1" : Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
+        let aParsed = parseFloat(a.sortKey || noKey);
+        let bParsed = parseFloat(b.sortKey || noKey);
+
+        if (aParsed === bParsed) {
+            return textSort(a, b, false);
+        }
+        
+        return reverse ? bParsed - aParsed : aParsed - bParsed;
+    }
+
     return (a, b) => {
-        let textHolderA = a.type === ResultType.chant ? a.aliases : a.text;
-        let textHolderB = b.type === ResultType.chant ? b.aliases : b.text;
-
         switch (criterion) {
-            case "Date Modified":
-                let aParsed = parseFloat(a.sortKey || "-1");
-                let bParsed = parseFloat(b.sortKey || "-1");
-
-                if (aParsed === bParsed) {
-                    let aKey = a.sortKey || textHolderA;
-                    let bKey = b.sortKey || textHolderB;
-                    return aKey.localeCompare(bKey);
-                }
-                
-                return bParsed - aParsed;
+            case "Date Modified (newest first)":
+                return numericSort(a, b, true);
+            case "Date Modified (oldest first)":
+                return numericSort(a, b, false);
             default:
-                let aKey = a.sortKey || textHolderA;
-                let bKey = b.sortKey || textHolderB;
-                return aKey.localeCompare(bKey);
+                return textSort(a, b);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/tag_autocomplete_helper.py b/scripts/tag_autocomplete_helper.py
index 0af571a..2b6f69e 100644
--- a/scripts/tag_autocomplete_helper.py
+++ b/scripts/tag_autocomplete_helper.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ except Exception as e: # Not supported.
 # Sorting functions for extra networks / embeddings stuff
 sort_criteria = {
     "Name": lambda path, name, subpath: name.lower() if subpath else path.stem.lower(),
-    "Date Modified": lambda path, name, subpath: path.stat().st_mtime
+    "Date Modified (newest first)": lambda path, name, subpath: path.stat().st_mtime,
+    "Date Modified (oldest first)": lambda path, name, subpath: path.stat().st_mtime
 }
 
 def sort_models(model_list, sort_method = None, name_has_subpath = False):
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ def sort_models(model_list, sort_method = None, name_has_subpath = False):
         sort_method = getattr(shared.opts, "tac_modelSortOrder", "Name")
 
     # Get sorting method from dictionary
-    sorter = sort_criteria[sort_method] if sort_criteria[sort_method] else sort_criteria['Name']
+    sorter = sort_criteria.get(sort_method, sort_criteria["Name"])
 
     # During merging on the JS side we need to re-sort anyway, so here only the sort criteria are calculated.
     # The list itself doesn't need to get sorted at this point.
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ def on_ui_settings():
         "tac_useLycos": shared.OptionInfo(True, "Search for LyCORIS/LoHa"),
         "tac_showWikiLinks": shared.OptionInfo(False, "Show '?' next to tags, linking to its Danbooru or e621 wiki page").info("Warning: This is an external site and very likely contains NSFW examples!"),
         "tac_showExtraNetworkPreviews": shared.OptionInfo(True, "Show preview thumbnails for extra networks if available"),
-        "tac_modelSortOrder": shared.OptionInfo("Name", "Model sort order", gr.Dropdown, lambda: {"choices": ["Name", "Date Modified"]}).info("Order for extra network models and wildcards in dropdown"),
+        "tac_modelSortOrder": shared.OptionInfo("Name", "Model sort order", gr.Dropdown, lambda: {"choices": list(sort_criteria.keys())}).info("Order for extra network models and wildcards in dropdown"),
         # Insertion related settings
         "tac_replaceUnderscores": shared.OptionInfo(True, "Replace underscores with spaces on insertion"),
         "tac_escapeParentheses": shared.OptionInfo(True, "Escape parentheses on insertion"),