diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
index b36f3309..29751946 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
   }
 
   const onEditPrevious = () => {
-    const prev = $events.find(e => e.pubkey === $pubkey)
+    const prev = $events.toReversed().find(e => e.pubkey === $pubkey)
 
     if (prev && canEditEvent(prev)) {
       onEditEvent(prev)
diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
index ed98c4b7..a3d265ac 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/chat/+page.svelte
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
   }
 
   const onEditPrevious = () => {
-    const prev = $events.find(e => e.pubkey === $pubkey)
+    const prev = $events.toReversed().find(e => e.pubkey === $pubkey)
 
     if (prev && canEditEvent(prev)) {
       onEditEvent(prev)