diff --git a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
index 8539ca77..b467b06b 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from django.http import FileResponse
 from rest_framework import (
     decorators,
     exceptions,
+    filters,
     mixins,
     pagination,
     status,
@@ -138,6 +139,10 @@ class UserViewSet(
 class ResourceViewsetMixin:
     """Mixin with methods common to all resource viewsets that are managed with accesses."""
 
+    filter_backends = [filters.OrderingFilter]
+    ordering_fields = ["created_at"]
+    ordering = ["-created_at"]
+
     def get_queryset(self):
         """Custom queryset to get user related resources."""
         queryset = super().get_queryset()
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/documents/test_api_documents_list.py b/src/backend/core/tests/documents/test_api_documents_list.py
index 561214ff..97ccb417 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/tests/documents/test_api_documents_list.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/documents/test_api_documents_list.py
@@ -164,3 +164,59 @@ def test_api_documents_list_authenticated_distinct():
     content = response.json()
     assert len(content["results"]) == 1
     assert content["results"][0]["id"] == str(document.id)
+
+
+def test_api_documents_order():
+    """
+    Test that the endpoint GET documents is sorted in 'created_at' descending order by default.
+    """
+    user = factories.UserFactory()
+    client = APIClient()
+    client.force_login(user)
+
+    document_ids = [
+        str(document.id)
+        for document in factories.DocumentFactory.create_batch(5, is_public=True)
+    ]
+
+    response = client.get(
+        "/api/v1.0/documents/",
+    )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    response_data = response.json()
+    response_document_ids = [document["id"] for document in response_data["results"]]
+
+    document_ids.reverse()
+    assert (
+        response_document_ids == document_ids
+    ), "created_at values are not sorted from newest to oldest"
+
+
+def test_api_documents_order_param():
+    """
+    Test that the 'created_at' field is sorted in ascending order
+    when the 'ordering' query parameter is set.
+    """
+    user = factories.UserFactory()
+    client = APIClient()
+    client.force_login(user)
+
+    documents_ids = [
+        str(document.id)
+        for document in factories.DocumentFactory.create_batch(5, is_public=True)
+    ]
+
+    response = APIClient().get(
+        "/api/v1.0/documents/?ordering=created_at",
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    response_data = response.json()
+
+    response_document_ids = [document["id"] for document in response_data["results"]]
+
+    assert (
+        response_document_ids == documents_ids
+    ), "created_at values are not sorted from oldest to newest"
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/templates/test_api_templates_list.py b/src/backend/core/tests/templates/test_api_templates_list.py
index c63e7b73..4b8a39f4 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/tests/templates/test_api_templates_list.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/templates/test_api_templates_list.py
@@ -164,3 +164,59 @@ def test_api_templates_list_authenticated_distinct():
     content = response.json()
     assert len(content["results"]) == 1
     assert content["results"][0]["id"] == str(template.id)
+
+
+def test_api_templates_order():
+    """
+    Test that the endpoint GET templates is sorted in 'created_at' descending order by default.
+    """
+    user = factories.UserFactory()
+    client = APIClient()
+    client.force_login(user)
+
+    template_ids = [
+        str(template.id)
+        for template in factories.TemplateFactory.create_batch(5, is_public=True)
+    ]
+
+    response = APIClient().get(
+        "/api/v1.0/templates/",
+    )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    response_data = response.json()
+    response_template_ids = [template["id"] for template in response_data["results"]]
+
+    template_ids.reverse()
+    assert (
+        response_template_ids == template_ids
+    ), "created_at values are not sorted from newest to oldest"
+
+
+def test_api_templates_order_param():
+    """
+    Test that the 'created_at' field is sorted in ascending order
+    when the 'ordering' query parameter is set.
+    """
+    user = factories.UserFactory()
+    client = APIClient()
+    client.force_login(user)
+
+    templates_ids = [
+        str(template.id)
+        for template in factories.TemplateFactory.create_batch(5, is_public=True)
+    ]
+
+    response = APIClient().get(
+        "/api/v1.0/templates/?ordering=created_at",
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    response_data = response.json()
+
+    response_template_ids = [template["id"] for template in response_data["results"]]
+
+    assert (
+        response_template_ids == templates_ids
+    ), "created_at values are not sorted from oldest to newest"