diff --git a/homeassistant/components/flume/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/flume/coordinator.py
index 30e7962304c620..c75bffdc615c87 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/flume/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/flume/coordinator.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def _update_lists(self) -> None:
         # The related binary sensors (leak detected, high flow, low battery)
         # will be active until the notification is deleted in the Flume app.
         self.notifications = pyflume.FlumeNotificationList(
-            self.auth, read=None
+            self.auth, read=None, sort_direction="DESC"
         ).notification_list
         _LOGGER.debug("Notifications %s", self.notifications)