diff --git a/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/whatsapp/WhatsAppParser.java b/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/whatsapp/WhatsAppParser.java
index 247510dbe5..f61f3454d0 100644
--- a/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/whatsapp/WhatsAppParser.java
+++ b/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/whatsapp/WhatsAppParser.java
@@ -735,6 +735,11 @@ public int compare(WhatsAppContext o1, WhatsAppContext o2) {
                 logger.info("Creating separate report for {}", DB.getPath()); //$NON-NLS-1$
             }
 
+            // sort messages
+            for (Chat chat : dbChatList) {
+                Message.sort(chat.getMessages());
+            }
+
             // create report for main dbs and backups which main db was not found
             createReport(dbChatList, searcher, contacts, handler, extractor, account, tmpDB, context);