diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
index 322ddfea95..7a500c344c 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ Release 0.23.5 - UNRELEASED
     YARN-165. RM should point tracking URL to RM web page for app when AM fails
     (jlowe via bobby)
 
+    YARN-159. RM web ui applications page should be sorted to display last app
+    first (tgraves via bobby)
+
 Release 0.23.4 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/RmView.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/RmView.java
index cd26955c27..08b484a76b 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/RmView.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/RmView.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class RmView extends TwoColumnLayout {
         append("null,{sType:'title-numeric', bSearchable:false}, null]");
 
     // Sort by id upon page load
-    init.append(", aaSorting: [[0, 'asc']]");
+    init.append(", aaSorting: [[0, 'desc']]");
 
     String rows = $("rowlimit");
     int rowLimit = rows.isEmpty() ? MAX_DISPLAY_ROWS : Integer.parseInt(rows);