diff --git a/src/downloadwidget.cpp b/src/downloadwidget.cpp
--- a/src/downloadwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/downloadwidget.cpp
@@ -133,10 +133,12 @@
 
 void DownloadWidgetPrivate::sortingChanged()
 {
-    KNSCore::Provider::SortMode sortMode = KNSCore::Provider::Newest;
+    KNSCore::Provider::SortMode sortMode = KNSCore::Provider::Rating;
     KNSCore::Provider::Filter filter = KNSCore::Provider::None;
     if (ui.ratingRadio->isChecked()) {
         sortMode = KNSCore::Provider::Rating;
+    } else if (ui.newestRadio->isChecked()) {
+        sortMode = KNSCore::Provider::Newest;
     } else if (ui.mostDownloadsRadio->isChecked()) {
         sortMode = KNSCore::Provider::Downloads;
     } else if (ui.installedRadio->isChecked()) {
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@
                model, &KNSCore::ItemsModel::slotEntryPreviewLoaded);
 
     engine->init(configFile);
+    engine->setSortMode(KNSCore::Provider::Rating);
 
     delegate = new ItemsViewDelegate(ui.m_listView, engine, q);
     ui.m_listView->setItemDelegate(delegate);
diff --git a/src/downloadwidget.ui b/src/downloadwidget.ui
--- a/src/downloadwidget.ui
+++ b/src/downloadwidget.ui
@@ -79,28 +79,28 @@
           <widget class="KComboBox" name="m_categoryCombo"/>
          </item>
          <item row="8" column="1" colspan="3">
-          <widget class="QRadioButton" name="newestRadio">
+          <widget class="QRadioButton" name="ratingRadio">
            <property name="sizePolicy">
             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
             </sizepolicy>
            </property>
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Newest</string>
+            <string>Rating</string>
            </property>
            <property name="checked">
             <bool>true</bool>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="9" column="1" colspan="3">
-          <widget class="QRadioButton" name="ratingRadio">
+          <widget class="QRadioButton" name="newestRadio">
            <property name="enabled">
             <bool>true</bool>
            </property>
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Rating</string>
+            <string>Newest</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>