diff --git a/superset/connectors/druid/models.py b/superset/connectors/druid/models.py
index 6340331ba785a..4aadf06e4d19a 100644
--- a/superset/connectors/druid/models.py
+++ b/superset/connectors/druid/models.py
@@ -812,7 +812,8 @@ def run_query(  # noqa / druid
             orderby=None,
             extras=None,  # noqa
             select=None,  # noqa
-            columns=None, phase=2, client=None, form_data=None):
+            columns=None, phase=2, client=None, form_data=None,
+            order_desc=True):
         """Runs a query against Druid and returns a dataframe.
         """
         # TODO refactor into using a TBD Query object
@@ -882,12 +883,12 @@ def run_query(  # noqa / druid
         having_filters = self.get_having_filters(extras.get('having_druid'))
         if having_filters:
             qry['having'] = having_filters
-
+        order_direction = "descending" if order_desc else "ascending"
         orig_filters = filters
         if len(groupby) == 0 and not having_filters:
             del qry['dimensions']
             client.timeseries(**qry)
-        if not having_filters and len(groupby) == 1:
+        if not having_filters and len(groupby) == 1 and order_desc:
             qry['threshold'] = timeseries_limit or 1000
             if row_limit and granularity == 'all':
                 qry['threshold'] = row_limit
@@ -895,7 +896,7 @@ def run_query(  # noqa / druid
             del qry['dimensions']
             qry['metric'] = list(qry['aggregations'].keys())[0]
             client.topn(**qry)
-        elif len(groupby) > 1 or having_filters:
+        elif len(groupby) > 1 or having_filters or not order_desc:
             # If grouping on multiple fields or using a having filter
             # we have to force a groupby query
             if timeseries_limit and is_timeseries:
@@ -913,7 +914,7 @@ def run_query(  # noqa / druid
                         inner_to_dttm.isoformat()),
                     "columns": [{
                         "dimension": order_by,
-                        "direction": "descending",
+                        "direction": order_direction,
                     }],
                 }
                 client.groupby(**pre_qry)
@@ -956,7 +957,7 @@ def run_query(  # noqa / druid
                     "columns": [{
                         "dimension": (
                             metrics[0] if metrics else self.metrics[0]),
-                        "direction": "descending",
+                        "direction": order_direction,
                     }],
                 }
             client.groupby(**qry)
diff --git a/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py b/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py
index 96ef575986bfd..03c8c54a6c92f 100644
--- a/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py
+++ b/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py
@@ -364,7 +364,8 @@ def get_sqla_query(  # sqla
             orderby=None,
             extras=None,
             columns=None,
-            form_data=None):
+            form_data=None,
+            order_desc=True):
         """Querying any sqla table from this common interface"""
         template_kwargs = {
             'from_dttm': from_dttm,
@@ -512,7 +513,8 @@ def get_sqla_query(  # sqla
             qry = qry.where(and_(*where_clause_and))
         qry = qry.having(and_(*having_clause_and))
         if groupby:
-            qry = qry.order_by(desc(main_metric_expr))
+            direction = desc if order_desc else asc
+            qry = qry.order_by(direction(main_metric_expr))
         elif orderby:
             for col, ascending in orderby:
                 direction = asc if ascending else desc
@@ -539,7 +541,8 @@ def get_sqla_query(  # sqla
             ob = inner_main_metric_expr
             if timeseries_limit_metric_expr is not None:
                 ob = timeseries_limit_metric_expr
-            subq = subq.order_by(desc(ob))
+            direction = desc if order_desc else asc
+            subq = subq.order_by(direction(ob))
             subq = subq.limit(timeseries_limit)
             on_clause = []
             for i, gb in enumerate(groupby):
diff --git a/superset/viz.py b/superset/viz.py
index 3f973c7ed9bb5..7a2b22ac7f2e7 100644
--- a/superset/viz.py
+++ b/superset/viz.py
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ def query_obj(self):
         row_limit = int(
             form_data.get("row_limit") or config.get("ROW_LIMIT"))
 
+        # default order direction
+        order_desc = form_data.get("order_desc", True)
+
         # __form and __to are special extra_filters that target time
         # boundaries. The rest of extra_filters are simple
         # [column_name in list_of_values]. `__` prefix is there to avoid
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ def query_obj(self):
             'extras': extras,
             'timeseries_limit_metric': timeseries_limit_metric,
             'form_data': form_data,
+            'order_desc': order_desc
         }
         return d