diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 5d744a493dc..3eb569296ac 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -473,6 +473,9 @@ Release 0.23.5 - UNRELEASED
 
     MAPREDUCE-4748. Invalid event: T_ATTEMPT_SUCCEEDED at SUCCEEDED. (jlowe)
 
+    MAPREDUCE-4724. job history 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-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsView.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsView.java
index 630c541fc97..23e5d9120f6 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsView.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsView.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ protected Class<? extends SubView> content() {
   private String jobsTableInit() {
     return tableInit().
         // Sort by id upon page load
-        append(", aaSorting: [[2, 'asc']]").
+        append(", aaSorting: [[2, 'desc']]").
         append(", aoColumnDefs:[").
         // Maps Total
         append("{'sType':'numeric', 'bSearchable': false, 'aTargets': [ 7 ] }").