diff --git a/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Trash/TrashManager.php b/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Trash/TrashManager.php
index 7f4be89efdc..cc73ce09ccb 100644
--- a/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Trash/TrashManager.php
+++ b/apps/files_trashbin/lib/Trash/TrashManager.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TrashManager implements ITrashManager {
 			return array_merge($items, $backend->listTrashRoot($user));
 		}, []);
 		usort($items, function (ITrashItem $a, ITrashItem $b) {
-			return $a->getDeletedTime() - $b->getDeletedTime();
+			return $b->getDeletedTime() - $a->getDeletedTime();
 		});
 		return $items;
 	}
diff --git a/apps/files_trashbin/src/filelist.js b/apps/files_trashbin/src/filelist.js
index 9bc8b459038..5386c69bdd6 100644
--- a/apps/files_trashbin/src/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files_trashbin/src/filelist.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 			this.$el.find('.undelete').click('click', _.bind(this._onClickRestoreSelected, this))
 
 			// Sort by most recently deleted first
-			this.setSort('mtime', 'asc')
+			this.setSort('mtime', 'desc')
 
 			/**
 			 * Override crumb making to add "Deleted Files" entry