diff --git a/lib/widgets/autocomplete.dart b/lib/widgets/autocomplete.dart
index a1e5289b01..39dc67b8d3 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/autocomplete.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/autocomplete.dart
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class _AutocompleteFieldState<QueryT extends AutocompleteQuery, ResultT extends
               constraints: const BoxConstraints(maxHeight: 300), // TODO not hard-coded
               child: ListView.builder(
                 padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                reverse: true,
                 shrinkWrap: true,
                 itemCount: _resultsToDisplay.length,
                 itemBuilder: _buildItem))));
diff --git a/test/widgets/autocomplete_test.dart b/test/widgets/autocomplete_test.dart
index 8c6514f5ee..da14042e66 100644
--- a/test/widgets/autocomplete_test.dart
+++ b/test/widgets/autocomplete_test.dart
@@ -177,6 +177,38 @@ void main() {
 
       debugNetworkImageHttpClientProvider = null;
     });
+
+    testWidgets('options are shown in reversed order', (tester) async {
+      final users = List.generate(8, (i) => eg.user(fullName: 'A$i', avatarUrl: 'user$i.png'));
+      final composeInputFinder = await setupToComposeInput(tester, users: users);
+      final store = await testBinding.globalStore.perAccount(eg.selfAccount.id);
+
+      // TODO(#226): Remove this extra edit when this bug is fixed.
+      await tester.enterText(composeInputFinder, 'hello @');
+      await tester.enterText(composeInputFinder, 'hello @A');
+      await tester.pump();
+      // Add an extra pump to account for any potential frame delays introduced
+      // by the post frame callback in RawAutocomplete's implementation.
+      await tester.pump();
+      final initialPosition = tester.getTopLeft(find.text(users.first.fullName)).dy;
+      // Initially, all but the last autocomplete options are visible.
+      checkUserShown(users.last, store, expected: false);
+      users.take(7).forEach((user) => checkUserShown(user, store, expected: true));
+
+      // Can't scroll down because the options grow from the bottom.
+      await tester.drag(find.byType(ListView), const Offset(0, -50));
+      await tester.pump();
+      check(tester.getTopLeft(find.text(users.first.fullName)).dy)
+        .equals(initialPosition);
+
+      // The last autocomplete option becomes visible after scrolling up.
+      await tester.drag(find.byType(ListView), const Offset(0, 200));
+      await tester.pump();
+      users.skip(1).forEach((user) => checkUserShown(user, store, expected: true));
+      checkUserShown(users.first, store, expected: false);
+
+      debugNetworkImageHttpClientProvider = null;
+    });
   });
 
   group('emoji', () {
@@ -250,6 +282,66 @@ void main() {
       debugNetworkImageHttpClientProvider = null;
     });
 
+ testWidgets('emoji options appear in the reverse order and do not scroll down', (tester) async {
+    final composeInputFinder = await setupToComposeInput(tester);
+    final store = await testBinding.globalStore.perAccount(eg.selfAccount.id);
+
+    store.setServerEmojiData(
+      ServerEmojiData(
+        codeToNames: {
+          '1f4a4': ['zzz'], // Unicode emoji for "zzz"
+          '1f52a': ['biohazard'],
+          '1f92a': ['zany_face'],
+          '1f993': ['zebra'],
+          '0030-fe0f-20e3': ['zero'],
+          '1f9d0': ['zombie'],
+          }));
+
+    await store.handleEvent(
+      RealmEmojiUpdateEvent(
+        id: 1,
+        realmEmoji: {
+          '1': eg.realmEmojiItem(emojiCode: '1', emojiName: 'buzzing')}));
+
+    final emojiNames = ['zulip', 'zany_face', 'zebra', '💤', 'zombie', 'zero', 'buzzing', 'zzz', 'biohazard'];
+
+    // Enter a query; options appear, of all three emoji types.
+    // TODO(#226): Remove this extra edit when this bug is fixed.
+    await tester.enterText(composeInputFinder, 'hi :');
+    await tester.enterText(composeInputFinder, 'hi :z');
+    await tester.pump();
+    // Add an extra pump to account for any potential frame delays introduced
+    // by the post frame callback in RawAutocomplete's implementation.
+    await tester.pump();
+
+    final firstEmojiInitialPosition = tester.getTopLeft(find.text(emojiNames[0])).dy;
+    final listViewFinder = find.byType(ListView);
+
+    emojiNames.take(8).forEach((emojiName) => check(find.text(emojiName)).findsOne());
+    check(find.text(emojiNames.last)).findsNothing();
+
+    await tester.drag(listViewFinder, const Offset(0, -50));
+    await tester.pump();
+    final firstEmojiPositionAfterScrollDown = tester.getTopLeft(find.text(emojiNames[0])).dy;
+    check(
+      because: "ListView options should not scroll down further than initial position",
+      firstEmojiInitialPosition,
+    ).equals(firstEmojiPositionAfterScrollDown);
+
+    check(
+      because: "The last emoji should not be visible before scrolling up",
+      find.text(emojiNames.last),
+    ).findsNothing();
+
+    await tester.drag(listViewFinder, const Offset(0, 50));
+    await tester.pump();
+
+    check(because: "The last emoji should be visible after scrolling up",
+      find.text(emojiNames.last)).findsOne();
+
+    debugNetworkImageHttpClientProvider = null;
+  });
+
     testWidgets('text emoji means just show text', (tester) async {
       final composeInputFinder = await setupToComposeInput(tester);
       final store = await testBinding.globalStore.perAccount(eg.selfAccount.id);