diff --git a/frappe/desk/search.py b/frappe/desk/search.py
index dbb71bf515..c8230fe4c0 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/search.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/search.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def search_widget(doctype, txt, query=None, searchfield=None, start=0,
 				filters=filters, fields=fields,
 				or_filters = or_filters, limit_start = start,
 				limit_page_length=page_len,
-				order_by="if(_relevance, _relevance, 99999), name asc".format(doctype),
+				order_by="if(_relevance, _relevance, 99999), modified desc".format(doctype),
 				ignore_permissions = True if doctype == "DocType" else False, # for dynamic links
 				as_list=True)