diff --git a/docs/config.rst b/docs/config.rst
index 3b0be2ee..79bb5266 100644
--- a/docs/config.rst
+++ b/docs/config.rst
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ download strategy has its own set of parameters.
 url
 '''
 .. autoclass:: ytdl_sub.downloaders.generic.url.UrlDownloadOptions()
-  :members: url, playlist_thumbnails, source_thumbnails
+  :members: url, playlist_thumbnails, source_thumbnails, download_reverse
   :member-order: bysource
 
 multi_url
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/downloader.py b/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/downloader.py
index c20b6987..862d4927 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/downloader.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/downloader.py
@@ -476,10 +476,14 @@ class Downloader(DownloadArchiver, Generic[DownloaderOptionsT], ABC):
 
         return entry
 
-    def _download_entries(self, entries: List[Entry]) -> Generator[Entry, None, None]:
-        # Download entries in reverse order since they are scraped in the opposite direction.
-        # Helps deal with break_on_existing
-        for entry in reversed(entries):
+    def _download_entries(
+        self, url_validator: UrlValidator, entries: List[Entry]
+    ) -> Generator[Entry, None, None]:
+        entries_to_iterate = entries
+        if url_validator.download_reverse:
+            entries_to_iterate = reversed(entries)
+
+        for entry in entries_to_iterate:
             self._url_state.entries_downloaded += 1
 
             if self._is_downloaded(entry):
@@ -500,13 +504,19 @@ class Downloader(DownloadArchiver, Generic[DownloaderOptionsT], ABC):
             yield self._download_entry(entry)
             self._mark_downloaded(entry)
 
-    def _download_parent_entry(self, parent: EntryParent) -> Generator[Entry, None, None]:
-        for entry_child in self._download_entries(parent.entry_children()):
+    def _download_parent_entry(
+        self, url_validator: UrlValidator, parent: EntryParent
+    ) -> Generator[Entry, None, None]:
+        for entry_child in self._download_entries(
+            url_validator=url_validator, entries=parent.entry_children()
+        ):
             yield entry_child
 
         # Recursion the parent's parent entries
         for parent_child in reversed(parent.parent_children()):
-            for entry_child in self._download_parent_entry(parent=parent_child):
+            for entry_child in self._download_parent_entry(
+                url_validator=url_validator, parent=parent_child
+            ):
                 yield entry_child
 
     def _set_collection_variables(self, collection_url: UrlValidator, entry: Entry | EntryParent):
@@ -554,6 +564,7 @@ class Downloader(DownloadArchiver, Generic[DownloaderOptionsT], ABC):
 
     def _download(
         self,
+        url_validator: UrlValidator,
         parents: List[EntryParent],
         orphans: List[Entry],
     ) -> Generator[Entry, None, None]:
@@ -563,10 +574,12 @@ class Downloader(DownloadArchiver, Generic[DownloaderOptionsT], ABC):
         # Delete info json files afterwards so other collection URLs do not use them
         with self._separate_download_archives(clear_info_json_files=True):
             for parent in parents:
-                for entry_child in self._download_parent_entry(parent=parent):
+                for entry_child in self._download_parent_entry(
+                    url_validator=url_validator, parent=parent
+                ):
                     yield entry_child
 
-            for orphan in self._download_entries(orphans):
+            for orphan in self._download_entries(url_validator=url_validator, entries=orphans):
                 yield orphan
 
     def download(
@@ -585,7 +598,9 @@ class Downloader(DownloadArchiver, Generic[DownloaderOptionsT], ABC):
             download_logger.info(
                 "Beginning downloads for %s", self.overrides.apply_formatter(collection_url.url)
             )
-            for entry in self._download(parents=parents, orphans=orphan_entries):
+            for entry in self._download(
+                url_validator=collection_url, parents=parents, orphans=orphan_entries
+            ):
                 # Update thumbnails in case of last_entry
                 self._download_url_thumbnails(collection_url=collection_url, entry=entry)
                 yield entry
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/generic/url.py b/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/generic/url.py
index 9a3b1735..bf29ef59 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/generic/url.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/generic/url.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class UrlDownloadOptions(UrlValidator, DownloaderValidator):
                 uid: "avatar_uncropped"
               - name: "fanart.jpg"
                 uid: "banner_uncropped"
+            download_reverse: True
     """
 
     @property
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/generic/validators.py b/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/generic/validators.py
index 905c2f2a..5f94975c 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/generic/validators.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/generic/validators.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from ytdl_sub.validators.strict_dict_validator import StrictDictValidator
 from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import DictFormatterValidator
 from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import OverridesStringFormatterValidator
 from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import StringFormatterValidator
+from ytdl_sub.validators.validators import BoolValidator
 from ytdl_sub.validators.validators import ListValidator
 
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ class UrlThumbnailListValidator(ListValidator[UrlThumbnailValidator]):
 
 class UrlValidator(StrictDictValidator):
     _required_keys = {"url"}
-    _optional_keys = {"variables", "source_thumbnails", "playlist_thumbnails"}
+    _optional_keys = {"variables", "source_thumbnails", "playlist_thumbnails", "download_reverse"}
 
     @classmethod
     def partial_validate(cls, name: str, value: Any) -> None:
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ class UrlValidator(StrictDictValidator):
         self._playlist_thumbnails = self._validate_key_if_present(
             key="playlist_thumbnails", validator=UrlThumbnailListValidator, default=[]
         )
+        self._download_reverse = self._validate_key(
+            key="download_reverse", validator=BoolValidator, default=True
+        )
 
     @property
     def url(self) -> OverridesStringFormatterValidator:
@@ -134,6 +138,14 @@ class UrlValidator(StrictDictValidator):
         """
         return self._source_thumbnails
 
+    @property
+    def download_reverse(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Optional. Whether to download entries in the reverse order of the metadata downloaded.
+        Defaults to True.
+        """
+        return self._download_reverse.value
+
 
 class UrlListValidator(ListValidator[UrlValidator]):
     _inner_list_type = UrlValidator