diff --git a/includes/class-feed.php b/includes/class-feed.php
index 89ad1f2d..dc971074 100644
--- a/includes/class-feed.php
+++ b/includes/class-feed.php
@@ -557,6 +557,14 @@ public function process_incoming_feed_items( array $items, User_Feed $user_feed
 		$post_formats    = get_post_format_strings();
 		$feed_post_format = $user_feed->get_post_format();
 
+		// Sort items by date asc so that older posts will have lower ids than newer posts.
+		usort(
+			$items,
+			function ( $a, $b ) {
+				return strtotime( $a->date ) - strtotime( $b->date );
+			}
+		);
+
 		// Limit this as a safety measure.
 		add_filter( 'wp_revisions_to_keep', array( $this, 'revisions_to_keep' ) );
 		$new_posts = array();