diff --git a/src/Fetch/Server.php b/src/Fetch/Server.php
index 17f572a..4fca523 100644
--- a/src/Fetch/Server.php
+++ b/src/Fetch/Server.php
@@ -374,6 +374,23 @@ class Server
         return $messages;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the emails in the current mailbox as an array of ImapMessage objects
+     * ordered by some ordering
+     *
+     * @see    http://php.net/manual/en/function.imap-sort.php
+     * @param  int       $orderBy
+     * @param  bool      $reverse
+     * @param  int       $limit
+     * @return Message[]
+     */
+    public function getOrdered($orderBy, $reverse, $limit)
+    {
+        $msgIds = imap_sort($this->getImapStream(), $orderBy, $reverse ? 1 : 0, SE_UID);
+
+        return array_map(array($this, 'getMessageByUid'), array_slice($msgIds, 0, $limit));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the requested email or false if it is not found.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Fetch/Test/ServerTest.php b/tests/Fetch/Test/ServerTest.php
index 0d854ad..4255ed2 100644
--- a/tests/Fetch/Test/ServerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Fetch/Test/ServerTest.php
@@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ class ServerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         }
     }
 
+    public function testGetMessagesOrderedByDateAsc()
+    {
+        $server = Static::getServer();
+        $messages = $server->getOrdered(SORTDATE, false, 2);
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $messages, 'Two messages returned');
+        $this->assertGreaterThan($messages[0]->getDate(), $messages[1]->getDate(), 'Messages in ascending order');
+    }
+
+    public function testGetMessagesOrderedByDateDesc()
+    {
+        $server = Static::getServer();
+        $messages = $server->getOrdered(SORTDATE, true, 2);
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $messages, 'Two messages returned');
+        $this->assertLessThan($messages[0]->getDate(), $messages[1]->getDate(), 'Messages in descending order');
+    }
+
     public function testGetMailBox()
     {
         $server = Static::getServer();