diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-query-list.c b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-query-list.c
index 368ecfd43a..cf24e5c5c6 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-query-list.c
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-query-list.c
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ gnc_query_list_construct (GNCQueryList *list, GList *param_list, Query *query)
 
   /* Initialize the CList */
   gnc_query_list_init_clist(list);
+
+  /* Set initial sort order */
+  gnc_query_list_set_query_sort(list, TRUE);
 }