diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.pt b/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.pt
index 64b77f4..60f4df0 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.pt
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.pt
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@
                         </tr>
                         <tr>
                             <th class="nosort"><input name="check_all" type="checkbox" value="0" /></th>
-                            <th i18n:translate="heading_author">Commenter</th>
-                            <th i18n:translate="heading_date">Date</th>
-                            <th i18n:translate="heading_context">In Response To</th>
-                            <th i18n:translate="heading_subject">Subject</th>
-                            <th i18n:translate="heading_comment">Comment</th>
+                            <th class="nosort" i18n:translate="heading_author">Commenter</th>
+                            <th class="nosort" i18n:translate="heading_date">Date</th>
+                            <th class="nosort" i18n:translate="heading_context">In Response To</th>
+                            <th class="nosort" i18n:translate="heading_subject">Subject</th>
+                            <th class="nosort" i18n:translate="heading_comment">Comment</th>
                             <th class="nosort" i18n:translate="heading_action">Action</th>
                         </tr>
                     </thead>
diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.py b/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.py
index 56a12b9..001e470 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.py
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/browser/moderation.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class View(BrowserView):
         return catalog(
                 portal_type='Discussion Item',
                 sort_on='created',
+                sort_order='reverse',
                 sort_limit=self.limit,
             )
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class View(BrowserView):
                 portal_type='Discussion Item',
                 review_state=self.state,
                 sort_on='created',
+                sort_order='reverse',
                 sort_limit=self.limit,
             )
 
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ class View(BrowserView):
                 portal_type='Discussion Item',
                 review_state='published',
                 sort_on='created',
+                sort_order='reverse',
                 sort_limit=self.limit,
             )