diff --git a/frappe/desk/doctype/event/event.py b/frappe/desk/doctype/event/event.py
index 79442c4bdb5f043697140648e51f2b6d8a8fe310..8d11bf727ca6f479ec6f27a84337683a39037c2a 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/doctype/event/event.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/doctype/event/event.py
@@ -308,13 +308,34 @@ def get_list_context(context=None):
 
 
 def get_events_list(doctype, txt, filters, limit_start, limit_page_length=20, order_by="starts_on"):
-	return get_prepared_events(
-		"1900-01-01",
-		add_days(nowdate(), 365),
+	events = get_prepared_events(
+		"0001-01-01",
+		"9999-01-0",
 		limit_start,
 		limit_page_length,
 		merge_recurrences=True,
 	)
+	# First, split the events into past and future
+	past_events = []
+	future_events = []
+	for event in events:
+		if event.get("event_status") == "past":
+			past_events.append(event)
+		else:
+			future_events.append(event)
+
+	# Then, sort the past events in descending order
+	past_events = sorted(past_events, key=lambda x: x["starts_on"], reverse=True)
+
+	# And the future events in ascending order
+	future_events = sorted(future_events, key=lambda x: x["starts_on"])
+
+	# Finally, return the past events first, then the future events
+	if not past_events:
+		return future_events
+
+	title_past = frappe._dict(list_split=True, title=_("Past Event"))
+	return future_events + [title_past] + past_events
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
@@ -468,13 +489,14 @@ def get_events(
 				)
 			)
 		{additional_condition}
-		ORDER BY `tabEvent`.starts_on
+		ORDER BY {order_by}
 		{limit_condition}""".format(
 			additional_fields=additional_fields,
 			tables=", ".join(tables),
 			filter_condition=filter_condition,
 			reminder_condition="AND coalesce(`tabEvent`.send_reminder, 0)=1" if for_reminder else "",
 			limit_condition=f"LIMIT {limit_page_length} OFFSET {limit_start}" if limit_page_length else "",
+			order_by="`tabEvent`.starts_on desc" if limit_page_length else "`tabEvent`.starts_on",
 			additional_condition=additional_condition or "",
 		),
 		{
diff --git a/frappe/desk/doctype/event/templates/event_row.html b/frappe/desk/doctype/event/templates/event_row.html
index a69fb053de11b17ccd9344a1ca6bb879022ca7a8..afae2cc05d909e05f75ac85415fe5aab96160578 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/doctype/event/templates/event_row.html
+++ b/frappe/desk/doctype/event/templates/event_row.html
@@ -1,48 +1,51 @@
+{% if doc.list_split %}
+	<h4>
+		{{ doc.title }}
+	</h4>
+{% else %}
 <div class="web-list-item" id="{{ doc.name }}">
 	<a class="w-100" href="{{ "/" + doc.route }}">
 		<div class="flex {% if doc.event_status == 'past' %}past-event{% endif %}">
-			<div
-				{% if doc.image -%}
-				style="background: url(&quot;{{ frappe.utils.quoted(doc.image) | abs_url }}&quot;) center/contain no-repeat;min-width: 10%;"
-				{%- endif %}>
-			</div>
-			<div class="event-row-content {% if doc.image %}pl-2{% endif %}">
-				<div>
-					<div>{{ doc.title or doc.name }}
-						{% if doc.event_status == 'past' %}
-						<span class="indicator-pill small darkgrey">
-							{{ _("Past Event") }}
-						</span>
-						{% else %}
-						<span class="indicator-pill small {{ "red" if doc.status == "Cancelled" else ("darkgrey" if doc.status == "Closed" else "green") }}">
-							{{ _(doc.status) }}
-						</span>
-						{% endif %}
-					</div>
-					<div class="small text-muted transaction-time"
-						title="{{ frappe.utils.format_datetime(doc.starts_on, "medium") }}">
-						{% if doc.ends_on and frappe.utils.getdate(doc.starts_on) != frappe.utils.getdate(doc.ends_on) %}
-							{{ frappe.utils.global_date_format(doc.starts_on) }}
-							&ndash;
-							{{ frappe.utils.global_date_format(doc.ends_on) }}
-						{% else %}
-							{{ frappe.utils.global_date_format(doc.starts_on) }}
-						{% endif %}
-					</div>
-					<div class="small text-muted transaction-time">
-						{% if doc.all_day %}
-							{{ _("All Day") }}
-						{% elif doc.ends_on %}
-							{{ frappe.utils.get_time(doc.starts_on).strftime("%H:%M") }}
-							&ndash;
-							{{ frappe.utils.get_time(doc.ends_on).strftime("%H:%M") }}
-						{% else %}
-							{{ frappe.utils.get_time(doc.starts_on).strftime("%H:%M") }}
-						{% endif %}
-						{% if doc.repeat %}
-						<span>{{ doc.repeat }}</span>
-						{% endif %}
-					</div>
+			{% if doc.image %}
+			<img src="{{ doc.image | abs_url | e }}" width="72" height="72" style="object-fit: contain;" />
+			{% endif %}
+			<div class="row {% if doc.image %}pl-2{% endif %}">
+				<div class="col-12">
+					{{ doc.title or doc.name }}
+
+					{% if doc.event_status == 'past' %}
+					{# <span class="indicator-pill no-indicator-dot darkgrey">
+						{{ _("Past Event") }}
+					</span> #}
+					{% else %}
+					<span class="indicator-pill no-indicator-dot {{ "red" if doc.status == "Cancelled" else ("darkgrey" if doc.status == "Closed" else "green") }}">
+						{{ _(doc.status) }}
+					</span>
+					{% endif %}
+				</div>
+				<div class="col-12 small text-muted transaction-time"
+					title="{{ frappe.utils.format_datetime(doc.starts_on, "medium") }}">
+					{% if doc.ends_on and frappe.utils.getdate(doc.starts_on) != frappe.utils.getdate(doc.ends_on) %}
+						{{ frappe.utils.global_date_format(doc.starts_on) }}
+						&ndash;
+						{{ frappe.utils.global_date_format(doc.ends_on) }}
+					{% else %}
+						{{ frappe.utils.global_date_format(doc.starts_on) }}
+					{% endif %}
+				</div>
+				<div class="col-12 small text-muted transaction-time">
+					{% if doc.all_day %}
+						{{ _("All Day") }}
+					{% elif doc.ends_on %}
+						{{ frappe.utils.get_time(doc.starts_on).strftime("%H:%M") }}
+						&ndash;
+						{{ frappe.utils.get_time(doc.ends_on).strftime("%H:%M") }}
+					{% else %}
+						{{ frappe.utils.get_time(doc.starts_on).strftime("%H:%M") }}
+					{% endif %}
+					{% if doc.repeat %}
+					<span>{{ doc.repeat }}</span>
+					{% endif %}
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
@@ -61,9 +64,9 @@
 	{% endif %}
 </div>
 
-
 <style>
 	.past-event {
 		color: var(--gray-700);
 	}
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+</style>
+{% endif %}