diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/contract_method.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/contract_method.ex
index c4716cde00..8d1c381571 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/contract_method.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/contract_method.ex
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.ContractMethod do
     from(
       contract_method in __MODULE__,
       where: contract_method.identifier == ^method_id,
+      order_by: [asc: contract_method.inserted_at],
       limit: ^limit
     )
   end
diff --git a/apps/explorer/priv/repo/migrations/20240806162644_add_contract_methods_inserted_at_index.exs b/apps/explorer/priv/repo/migrations/20240806162644_add_contract_methods_inserted_at_index.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b025f59ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/explorer/priv/repo/migrations/20240806162644_add_contract_methods_inserted_at_index.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+defmodule Explorer.Repo.Migrations.AddContractMethodsInsertedAtIndex do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    create(index(:contract_methods, [:inserted_at]))
+  end
+end