diff --git a/lib/include/edapi/journal/file.h b/lib/include/edapi/journal/file.h
index 1a63ad0..0291408 100644
--- a/lib/include/edapi/journal/file.h
+++ b/lib/include/edapi/journal/file.h
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ gboolean ed_journal_file_has_entries_in_range(EDJournalFile *self,
                                               GDateTime *start,
                                               GDateTime *end);
 
-gint ed_journal_file_compare(EDJournalFile *lhs, EDJournalFile *rhs);
+gint ed_journal_file_compare_asc(EDJournalFile *lhs, EDJournalFile *rhs);
+gint ed_journal_file_compare_desc(EDJournalFile *lhs, EDJournalFile *rhs);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/lib/include/edapi/journal/journal.h b/lib/include/edapi/journal/journal.h
index 722b587..277edcd 100644
--- a/lib/include/edapi/journal/journal.h
+++ b/lib/include/edapi/journal/journal.h
@@ -15,9 +15,17 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE(
 
 EDJournal *ed_journal_new(void);
 
+EDJournal *ed_journal_new_with_location(gchar const *dir);
+
 gchar const *ed_journal_get_location(EDJournal *j);
 EDErrorCode ed_journal_set_location(EDJournal *j, gchar const *dir);
 
+/**
+ * Get a list of files. Files are sorted in descending order, with
+ * newer files first in the list.
+ */
+GList *ed_journal_get_files(EDJournal *self);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/src/journal/file.c b/lib/src/journal/file.c
index 2350df3..dda46ee 100644
--- a/lib/src/journal/file.c
+++ b/lib/src/journal/file.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ EDJournalEntry *ed_journal_file_get_last(EDJournalFile *self)
     return p->last;
 }
 
-gint ed_journal_file_compare(EDJournalFile *lhs, EDJournalFile *rhs)
+gint ed_journal_file_compare_asc(EDJournalFile *lhs, EDJournalFile *rhs)
 {
     return_if_true(lhs == NULL || rhs == NULL, 0);
 
@@ -602,6 +602,17 @@ gint ed_journal_file_compare(EDJournalFile *lhs, EDJournalFile *rhs)
     return g_date_time_compare(ldate, rdate);
 }
 
+gint ed_journal_file_compare_desc(EDJournalFile *lhs, EDJournalFile *rhs)
+{
+    return_if_true(lhs == NULL || rhs == NULL, 0);
+
+    GDateTime *ldate = ed_journal_file_get_datetime(lhs);
+    GDateTime *rdate = ed_journal_file_get_datetime(rhs);
+    return_if_true(ldate == NULL || rdate == NULL, 0);
+
+    return g_date_time_compare(rdate, ldate);
+}
+
 gboolean ed_journal_file_has_entries_in_range(EDJournalFile *self,
                                               GDateTime *start,
                                               GDateTime *end)
diff --git a/lib/src/journal/journal.c b/lib/src/journal/journal.c
index 4c00d87..25b29e2 100644
--- a/lib/src/journal/journal.c
+++ b/lib/src/journal/journal.c
@@ -90,6 +90,23 @@ EDJournal *ed_journal_new(void)
     return g_object_new(ED_TYPE_JOURNAL, NULL);
 }
 
+EDJournal *ed_journal_new_with_location(gchar const *dir)
+{
+    EDJournal *j = NULL;
+    EDErrorCode ret = ed_error_success;
+
+    j = ed_journal_new();
+    return_if_true(j == NULL, NULL);
+
+    ret = ed_journal_set_location(j, dir);
+    if (ED_ERROR(ret)) {
+        g_clear_object(&j);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return j;
+}
+
 static void ed_journal_load_files(EDJournal *self)
 {
     EDJournalPrivate *p = ed_journal_get_instance_private(self);
@@ -137,7 +154,7 @@ static void ed_journal_load_files(EDJournal *self)
     }
 
     p->files = g_list_sort(
-        p->files, (GCompareFunc)ed_journal_file_compare);
+        p->files, (GCompareFunc)ed_journal_file_compare_desc);
 
 done:
 
@@ -171,3 +188,10 @@ EDErrorCode ed_journal_set_location(EDJournal *self, gchar const *dir)
 
     return ed_error_success;
 }
+
+GList *ed_journal_get_files(EDJournal *self)
+{
+    return_if_true(self == NULL, NULL);
+    EDJournalPrivate *p = ed_journal_get_instance_private(self);
+    return p->files;
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/Saved Games/Frontier Developments/Elite Dangerous/Journal.2024-04-18T061507.01.log b/lib/tests/Saved Games/Frontier Developments/Elite Dangerous/Journal.2024-04-18T061507.01.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/lib/tests/Saved Games/Frontier Developments/Elite Dangerous/Journal.2025-04-18T061507.01.log b/lib/tests/Saved Games/Frontier Developments/Elite Dangerous/Journal.2025-04-18T061507.01.log
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/lib/tests/test-journal.c b/lib/tests/test-journal.c
index a31eb3a..d2f4c04 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test-journal.c
+++ b/lib/tests/test-journal.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <edapi/journal/journal.h>
+#include <edapi/journal/file.h>
 
 static void test_userprofile_location(void **state)
 {
@@ -22,10 +23,48 @@ static void test_userprofile_location(void **state)
     g_clear_object(&journal);
 }
 
+static void test_file_sorting(void **state)
+{
+    setenv("USERPROFILE", "./", 1);
+
+    EDJournal *journal = ed_journal_new();
+    assert_non_null(journal);
+
+    gchar const *location = ed_journal_get_location(journal);
+    assert_non_null(location);
+
+    GList *files = ed_journal_get_files(journal);
+    assert_non_null(files);
+    assert_non_null(files->data);
+
+    GDateTime *datetime = NULL;
+
+    datetime = ed_journal_file_get_datetime(
+        ED_JOURNALFILE(files->data)
+        );
+    assert_non_null(datetime);
+    assert_int_equal(g_date_time_get_year(datetime), 2025);
+
+    datetime = ed_journal_file_get_datetime(
+        ED_JOURNALFILE(files->next->data)
+        );
+    assert_non_null(datetime);
+    assert_int_equal(g_date_time_get_year(datetime), 2024);
+
+    datetime = ed_journal_file_get_datetime(
+        ED_JOURNALFILE(files->next->next->data)
+        );
+    assert_non_null(datetime);
+    assert_int_equal(g_date_time_get_year(datetime), 2023);
+
+    g_clear_object(&journal);
+}
+
 int main(int ac, char **av)
 {
     static const struct CMUnitTest tests[] = {
         cmocka_unit_test(test_userprofile_location),
+        cmocka_unit_test(test_file_sorting),
     };
 
     return cmocka_run_group_tests(tests, NULL, NULL);