diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/DiscussionRestApiTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/DiscussionRestApiTest.java
index 6dbaf058fa..289dfd42b4 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/DiscussionRestApiTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/DiscussionRestApiTest.java
@@ -1008,26 +1008,26 @@ public class DiscussionRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
       
       
       // Check for recent (new)
-      // We should get all the topics
+      // We should get all the topics, with the newest one first (rather than last as with others)
       result = getPosts("new?numdays=2", Status.STATUS_OK);
       assertEquals(2, result.getInt("total"));
       assertEquals(2, result.getInt("itemCount"));
       assertEquals(2, result.getJSONArray("items").length());
-      assertEquals("SiteTitle1", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getString("title"));
-      assertEquals("SiteTitle2", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(1).getString("title"));
-      assertEquals(2, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getInt("replyCount"));
-      assertEquals(3, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(1).getInt("replyCount"));
+      assertEquals("SiteTitle2", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getString("title"));
+      assertEquals("SiteTitle1", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(1).getString("title"));
+      assertEquals(3, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getInt("replyCount"));
+      assertEquals(2, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(1).getInt("replyCount"));
       
       result = getPosts(FORUM_NODE, "new?numdays=2", Status.STATUS_OK);
       assertEquals(3, result.getInt("total"));
       assertEquals(3, result.getInt("itemCount"));
       assertEquals(3, result.getJSONArray("items").length());
-      assertEquals("NodeTitle1", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getString("title"));
+      assertEquals("NodeTitle3", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getString("title"));
       assertEquals("NodeTitle2", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(1).getString("title"));
-      assertEquals("NodeTitle3", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(2).getString("title"));
-      assertEquals(1, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getInt("replyCount"));
+      assertEquals("NodeTitle1", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(2).getString("title"));
+      assertEquals(0, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getInt("replyCount"));
       assertEquals(0, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(1).getInt("replyCount"));
-      assertEquals(0, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(2).getInt("replyCount"));
+      assertEquals(1, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(2).getInt("replyCount"));
       
       
       // Check for hot
@@ -1093,10 +1093,10 @@ public class DiscussionRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
       assertEquals(2, result.getInt("total"));
       assertEquals(2, result.getInt("itemCount"));
       assertEquals(2, result.getJSONArray("items").length());
-      assertEquals("NodeTitle3", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getString("title"));
-      assertEquals("NodeTitle1", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(1).getString("title"));
-      assertEquals(0, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getInt("replyCount"));
-      assertEquals(1, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(1).getInt("replyCount"));
+      assertEquals("NodeTitle1", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getString("title"));
+      assertEquals("NodeTitle3", result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(1).getString("title"));
+      assertEquals(1, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(0).getInt("replyCount"));
+      assertEquals(0, result.getJSONArray("items").getJSONObject(1).getInt("replyCount"));
       
       result = getPosts(FORUM_NODE, "new?numdays=2", Status.STATUS_OK);
       assertEquals(1, result.getInt("total"));
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsGet.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsGet.java
index 2f6eb0db26..cac538f920 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsGet.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsGet.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class ForumTopicsGet extends AbstractDiscussionWebScript
       }
       
       // Get the topics
+      boolean oldestTopicsFirst = true;
       PagingResults<TopicInfo> topics = null;
       PagingRequest paging = buildPagingRequest(req);
       if(tagSearch)
@@ -68,22 +69,22 @@ public class ForumTopicsGet extends AbstractDiscussionWebScript
          // Tag based is a search rather than a listing
          if(site != null)
          {
-            topics = discussionService.findTopics(site.getShortName(), null, tag, paging);
+            topics = discussionService.findTopics(site.getShortName(), null, tag, oldestTopicsFirst, paging);
          }
          else
          {
-            topics = discussionService.findTopics(nodeRef, null, tag, paging);
+            topics = discussionService.findTopics(nodeRef, null, tag, oldestTopicsFirst, paging);
          }
       }
       else
       {
          if(site != null)
          {
-            topics = discussionService.listTopics(site.getShortName(), paging);
+            topics = discussionService.listTopics(site.getShortName(), oldestTopicsFirst, paging);
          }
          else
          {
-            topics = discussionService.listTopics(nodeRef, buildPagingRequest(req));
+            topics = discussionService.listTopics(nodeRef, oldestTopicsFirst, buildPagingRequest(req));
          }
       }
       
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsMineGet.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsMineGet.java
index f4ba693e48..ba553ecab7 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsMineGet.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsMineGet.java
@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@ public class ForumTopicsMineGet extends AbstractDiscussionWebScript
       // Grab the current user to list for
       String username = AuthenticationUtil.getFullyAuthenticatedUser();
       
-      // Get the topics for the user
+      // Get the topics for the user, oldest first
       PagingResults<TopicInfo> topics = null;
       PagingRequest paging = buildPagingRequest(req);
       if(site != null)
       {
-         topics = discussionService.listTopics(site.getShortName(), username, paging);
+         topics = discussionService.listTopics(site.getShortName(), username, true, paging);
       }
       else
       {
-         topics = discussionService.listTopics(nodeRef, username, paging);
+         topics = discussionService.listTopics(nodeRef, username, true, paging);
       }
       
       
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsRecentGet.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsRecentGet.java
index d2ed946e91..5ecf0495c4 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsRecentGet.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumTopicsRecentGet.java
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ public class ForumTopicsRecentGet extends AbstractDiscussionWebScript
       Date from = new Date(now.getTime() - numDays*ONE_DAY_MS);
       Date to = new Date(now.getTime() + ONE_DAY_MS);
       
-      // Get the topics for the user
+      // Get the recent topics, newest first
       PagingResults<TopicInfo> topics = null;
       PagingRequest paging = buildPagingRequest(req);
       if(site != null)
       {
-         topics = discussionService.listTopics(site.getShortName(), from, to, paging);
+         topics = discussionService.listTopics(site.getShortName(), from, to, false, paging);
       }
       else
       {
-         topics = discussionService.listTopics(nodeRef, from, to, paging);
+         topics = discussionService.listTopics(nodeRef, from, to, false, paging);
       }