diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/pagination.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/pagination.rs
index 16b131c183..7a74514daa 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/pagination.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/pagination.rs
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ impl RoomPagination {
     /// Otherwise, it will immediately skip.
     #[doc(hidden)]
     pub async fn get_or_wait_for_token(&self, wait_time: Option<Duration>) -> Option<String> {
-        fn get_oldest(events: &RoomEvents) -> Option<String> {
-            events.chunks().find_map(|chunk| match chunk.content() {
+        fn get_latest(events: &RoomEvents) -> Option<String> {
+            events.rchunks().find_map(|chunk| match chunk.content() {
                 ChunkContent::Gap(gap) => Some(gap.prev_token.clone()),
                 ChunkContent::Items(..) => None,
             })
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl RoomPagination {
             // Scope for the lock guard.
             let state = self.inner.state.read().await;
             // Fast-path: we do have a previous-batch token already.
-            if let Some(found) = get_oldest(state.events()) {
+            if let Some(found) = get_latest(state.events()) {
                 return Some(found);
             }
             // If we've already waited for an initial previous-batch token before,
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ impl RoomPagination {
         let _ = timeout(wait_time, self.inner.pagination_batch_token_notifier.notified()).await;
 
         let mut state = self.inner.state.write().await;
-        let token = get_oldest(state.events());
+        let token = get_latest(state.events());
         state.waited_for_initial_prev_token = true;
         token
     }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/room/events.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/room/events.rs
index 6313ac3d3f..f52de50e60 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/room/events.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/room/events.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use eyeball_im::VectorDiff;
 pub use matrix_sdk_base::event_cache::{Event, Gap};
 use matrix_sdk_base::{
     event_cache::store::DEFAULT_CHUNK_CAPACITY,
-    linked_chunk::{AsVector, ObservableUpdates},
+    linked_chunk::{AsVector, IterBackward, ObservableUpdates},
 };
 use matrix_sdk_common::linked_chunk::{
     Chunk, ChunkIdentifier, EmptyChunk, Error, Iter, LinkedChunk, Position,
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ impl RoomEvents {
         self.chunks.chunk_identifier(predicate)
     }
 
-    /// Iterate over the chunks, forward.
+    /// Iterate over the chunks, backward.
     ///
-    /// The oldest chunk comes first.
-    pub fn chunks(&self) -> Iter<'_, DEFAULT_CHUNK_CAPACITY, Event, Gap> {
-        self.chunks.chunks()
+    /// The most recent chunk comes first.
+    pub fn rchunks(&self) -> IterBackward<'_, DEFAULT_CHUNK_CAPACITY, Event, Gap> {
+        self.chunks.rchunks()
     }
 
     /// Iterate over the events, backward.