diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a13f85f73..29ad5032d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ $Id$
   Philip Frank.
 - patch #2983960 [interface] Add javascript validation of datetime input,
   thanks to Sutharshan Balachandren.
+- rfe #2981999 [interface] Default sort order is now SMART.
 
 3.3.3.0 (not yet released)
 - patch #2982480 [navi] Do not group if there would be one table in group,
diff --git a/libraries/config.default.php b/libraries/config.default.php
index d1426d521..ad07feed6 100644
--- a/libraries/config.default.php
+++ b/libraries/config.default.php
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ $cfg['MaxRows'] = 30;
  *
  * @global string $cfg['Order']
  */
-$cfg['Order'] = 'ASC';
+$cfg['Order'] = 'SMART';
 
 /**
  * default for 'Show binary contents as HEX'