diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 4917ac8..e1dad58 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ def get_linkable_events(exclude_id: int | None = None):
                       END
                   ) >= CURRENT_DATE
                   {exclude_clause}
-                ORDER BY start_datetime DESC
+                ORDER BY start_datetime ASC, id ASC
                 """,
                 parameters,
             )
diff --git a/app/tests/test_notifications.py b/app/tests/test_notifications.py
index 4038fdd..9fee4ad 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_notifications.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_notifications.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 """Local PostgreSQL and simulated Firebase tests. Never contacts Firebase."""
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import hashlib
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+import re
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 from uuid import uuid4
@@ -192,6 +193,62 @@ class NotificationDatabaseTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.clients[0].post(f'/concerts/{concert}/edit', data=form, follow_redirects=False)
         self.assertEqual(self.scalar("SELECT count(*) FROM push_notifications WHERE state='pending'"), 1)
 
+    def test_linkable_events_are_chronological_in_create_and_edit_forms(self):
+        with main.get_db_connection() as db:
+            rows = db.execute("""
+                INSERT INTO concerts(artist, start_datetime, end_datetime, event_type, visibility, created_by)
+                VALUES
+                    ('Active festival', date_trunc('day', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) - INTERVAL '1 day' + INTERVAL '18 hours', date_trunc('day', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) + INTERVAL '23 hours 59 minutes', 'festival', 'public', 1),
+                    ('Near concert', date_trunc('day', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) + INTERVAL '2 days 20 hours', NULL, 'concert', 'public', 1),
+                    ('Same-time concert', date_trunc('day', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) + INTERVAL '2 days 20 hours', NULL, 'concert', 'public', 1),
+                    ('Upcoming festival', date_trunc('day', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) + INTERVAL '3 days 10 hours', date_trunc('day', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) + INTERVAL '4 days 23 hours', 'festival', 'public', 1),
+                    ('Later concert', date_trunc('day', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) + INTERVAL '6 days 20 hours', NULL, 'concert', 'public', 1),
+                    ('Past concert', date_trunc('day', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) - INTERVAL '1 day', NULL, 'concert', 'public', 1),
+                    ('Finished festival', date_trunc('day', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) - INTERVAL '3 days', date_trunc('day', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) - INTERVAL '1 day', 'festival', 'public', 1)
+                RETURNING id
+            """).fetchall()
+            active_festival, near_concert, same_time_concert, upcoming_festival, later_concert, _, _ = [row[0] for row in rows]
+            edit_event_id = db.execute("""
+                INSERT INTO concerts(artist, start_datetime, event_type, visibility, created_by)
+                VALUES ('Test pre-show', date_trunc('day', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) + INTERVAL '5 days', 'other', 'public', 1)
+                RETURNING id
+            """).fetchone()[0]
+
+        expected_ids = [active_festival, near_concert, same_time_concert, upcoming_festival, later_concert]
+        for language in ('de', 'en'):
+            self.clients[0].get('/language/' + language, follow_redirects=False)
+            create_page = self.clients[0].get('/concerts/new')
+            self.assertEqual(create_page.status_code, 200)
+            create_select = re.search(r'<select name="parent_event_id".*?</select>', create_page.text, re.S).group()
+            create_ids = [int(value) for value in re.findall(r'<option value="(\d+)"', create_select)]
+            self.assertEqual(create_ids, expected_ids)
+
+            edit_page = self.clients[0].get(f'/concerts/{edit_event_id}/edit')
+            self.assertEqual(edit_page.status_code, 200)
+            edit_select = re.search(r'<select name="parent_event_id".*?</select>', edit_page.text, re.S).group()
+            edit_ids = [int(value) for value in re.findall(r'<option value="(\d+)"', edit_select)]
+            self.assertEqual(edit_ids, expected_ids)
+
+        submitted = self.clients[0].post('/concerts', data={
+            'artist': 'Linked pre-show test',
+            'event_type': 'other',
+            'parent_event_id': str(upcoming_festival),
+            'visibility': 'public',
+            'start_datetime': (datetime.now() + timedelta(days=2)).strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M'),
+        }, follow_redirects=False)
+        self.assertEqual(submitted.status_code, 303)
+        linked_id = int(submitted.headers['location'].rsplit('/', 1)[1])
+        self.assertEqual(self.scalar('SELECT parent_event_id FROM concerts WHERE id=%s', (linked_id,)), upcoming_festival)
+
+        self.clients[0].post(f'/concerts/{edit_event_id}/edit', data={
+            'artist': 'Test pre-show',
+            'event_type': 'other',
+            'parent_event_id': str(near_concert),
+            'visibility': 'public',
+            'start_datetime': (datetime.now() + timedelta(days=5)).strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M'),
+        }, follow_redirects=False)
+        self.assertEqual(self.scalar('SELECT parent_event_id FROM concerts WHERE id=%s', (edit_event_id,)), near_concert)
+
     def test_profile_preferences_and_alpha_render_in_both_languages(self):
         for language, label in [('de', 'Push-Benachrichtigungen'), ('en', 'Push notifications')]:
             self.clients[1].get('/language/'+language, follow_redirects=False)