diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/sessionHistoryMenu.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/sessionHistoryMenu.js
index 4522b9abb..771963880 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/sessionHistoryMenu.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/directives/views/sessionHistoryMenu.js
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@ class SessionHistoryMenu {
     $scope.autoOptimize = sessionHistory.autoOptimize;
 
     $scope.reloadHistory = function() {
-      $scope.history = sessionHistory.historyForItem($scope.item);
+      let history = sessionHistory.historyForItem($scope.item);
+      // make copy as not to sort inline
+      $scope.entries = history.entries.slice(0).sort((a, b) => {
+        return a.item.updated_at < b.item.updated_at ? 1 : -1;
+      })
+      $scope.history = history;
     }
+    
     $scope.reloadHistory();
 
     $scope.openRevision = function(revision) {
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/directives/session-history-menu.html.haml b/app/assets/templates/directives/session-history-menu.html.haml
index 9625f79c5..fd994a9a6 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/directives/session-history-menu.html.haml
+++ b/app/assets/templates/directives/session-history-menu.html.haml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         .sublabel
           Saving to disk may increase app loading time and memory footprint.
 
-    %menu-row{"ng-repeat" => "revision in history.entries",
+    %menu-row{"ng-repeat" => "revision in entries",
       "action" => "openRevision(revision);",
       "label" => "revision.previewTitle()"}
       .sublabel.opaque{"ng-class" => "classForRevision(revision)"}