diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
index 32a2013bcd4..076004cd7d6 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ Release 0.23.1 - Unreleased
 
     MAPREDUCE-3238. Small cleanup in SchedulerApp. (Todd Lipcon via mahadev)
 
+    MAPREDUCE-3413. RM web ui applications not sorted in any order by default.
+    (Jonathan Eagles via mahadev)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/AppView.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/AppView.java
index 613bda5097d..e4fd7f43311 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/AppView.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/AppView.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public class AppView extends TwoColumnLayout {
 
   private String jobsTableInit() {
     return tableInit().
+        // Sort by id upon page load
+        append(", aaSorting: [[0, 'asc']]").
         append(",aoColumns:[{sType:'title-numeric'},").
         append("null,null,{sType:'title-numeric', bSearchable:false},null,").
         append("null,{sType:'title-numeric',bSearchable:false}, null, null]}").
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/TaskPage.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/TaskPage.java
index 5acc77053fc..c5f581ac463 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/TaskPage.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/TaskPage.java
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ public class TaskPage extends AppView {
   }
 
   private String attemptsTableInit() {
-    return tableInit().append("}").toString();
+    return tableInit().
+        // Sort by id upon page load
+        append(", aaSorting: [[0, 'asc']]").
+        append("}").toString();
   }
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/TasksPage.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/TasksPage.java
index 607f92df591..3cdac512a3c 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/TasksPage.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/app/webapp/TasksPage.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public class TasksPage extends AppView {
 
   private String tasksTableInit() {
     return tableInit().
+        // Sort by id upon page load
+        append(", aaSorting: [[0, 'asc']]").
         append(",aoColumns:[{sType:'title-numeric'},{sType:'title-numeric',").
         append("bSearchable:false},null,{sType:'title-numeric'},").
         append("{sType:'title-numeric'},{sType:'title-numeric'}]}").toString();
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTaskPage.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTaskPage.java
index ce7d2b51ec2..5927a9f5304 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTaskPage.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTaskPage.java
@@ -296,8 +296,12 @@ public class HsTaskPage extends HsView {
     } else { //MAP
       b.append(", 5");
     }
-    b.append(" ] }");
-    b.append("]}");
+    b.append(" ] }]");
+
+    // Sort by id upon page load
+    b.append(", aaSorting: [[0, 'asc']]");
+
+    b.append("}");
     return b.toString();
   }
   
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTasksPage.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTasksPage.java
index d7956fda5ed..13a6aed3732 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTasksPage.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTasksPage.java
@@ -74,8 +74,12 @@ public class HsTasksPage extends HsView {
     } else { //MAP
       b.append(", 7");
     }
-    b.append(" ] }");
-    b.append("]}");
+    b.append(" ] }]");
+
+    // Sort by id upon page load
+    b.append(", aaSorting: [[0, 'asc']]");
+
+    b.append("}");
     return b.toString();
   }
   
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 ddb904da3d5..630c541fc97 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
@@ -84,11 +84,17 @@ public class HsView extends TwoColumnLayout {
    */
   private String jobsTableInit() {
     return tableInit().
-        append(",aoColumnDefs:[").
-        append("{'sType':'numeric', 'bSearchable': false, 'aTargets': [ 6 ] }").
-        append(",{'sType':'numeric', 'bSearchable': false, 'aTargets': [ 7 ] }").
+        // Sort by id upon page load
+        append(", aaSorting: [[2, 'asc']]").
+        append(", aoColumnDefs:[").
+        // Maps Total
+        append("{'sType':'numeric', 'bSearchable': false, 'aTargets': [ 7 ] }").
+        // Maps Completed
         append(",{'sType':'numeric', 'bSearchable': false, 'aTargets': [ 8 ] }").
+        // Reduces Total
         append(",{'sType':'numeric', 'bSearchable': false, 'aTargets': [ 9 ] }").
+        // Reduces Completed
+        append(",{'sType':'numeric', 'bSearchable': false, 'aTargets': [ 10 ] }").
         append("]}").
         toString();
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/webapp/view/JQueryUI.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/webapp/view/JQueryUI.java
index 1c61a8571c5..a007f4c28d4 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/webapp/view/JQueryUI.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/webapp/view/JQueryUI.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public class JQueryUI extends HtmlBlock {
   }
 
   public static StringBuilder tableInit() {
-    return new StringBuilder("{bJQueryUI:true, aaSorting:[], ").
+    return new StringBuilder("{bJQueryUI:true, ").
         append("sPaginationType: 'full_numbers', iDisplayLength:20, ").
         append("aLengthMenu:[20, 40, 60, 80, 100]");
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/webapp/AllApplicationsPage.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/webapp/AllApplicationsPage.java
index 49b75373d78..8d8f09c0386 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/webapp/AllApplicationsPage.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/webapp/AllApplicationsPage.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public class AllApplicationsPage extends NMView {
 
   private String appsTableInit() {
     return tableInit().
+        // Sort by id upon page load
+        append(", aaSorting: [[0, 'asc']]").
         // applicationid, applicationstate
         append(", aoColumns:[null, null]} ").toString();
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/RmView.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/RmView.java
index 7c175d1317c..131952eb04b 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/RmView.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/resourcemanager/webapp/RmView.java
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ public class RmView extends TwoColumnLayout {
     StringBuilder init = tableInit().
         append(", aoColumns:[{sType:'title-numeric'}, null, null, null, null,").
         append("null,{sType:'title-numeric', bSearchable:false}, null, null]");
+
+    // Sort by id upon page load
+    init.append(", aaSorting: [[0, 'asc']]");
+
     String rows = $("rowlimit");
     int rowLimit = rows.isEmpty() ? MAX_DISPLAY_ROWS : Integer.parseInt(rows);
     if (list.apps.size() < rowLimit) {