diff --git a/api/client-server/message_pagination.yaml b/api/client-server/message_pagination.yaml
index c9f9d0ae..9a24537c 100644
--- a/api/client-server/message_pagination.yaml
+++ b/api/client-server/message_pagination.yaml
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ paths:
               chunk:
                 type: array
                 description: |-
-                  A list of room events.
+                  A list of room events. The order depends on the ``dir`` parameter.
+                  For ``dir=b`` events will be in reverse-chronological order,
+                  for ``dir=f`` in chronological order, so that events start
+                  at the ``from`` point.
                 items:
                   type: object
                   title: RoomEvent
diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2069.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2069.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..127573a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2069.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clarify the order events in chunk are returned in for ``/messages``.