diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index 6cc08d997..22044beab 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ async function list(filters, page, perPage) {
 
     let query = `SELECT ${NOTIFICATION_FIELDS} FROM notifications`;
     if (where.length) query += ' WHERE ' + where.join(' AND ');
-    query += ' ORDER BY creationTime DESC LIMIT ?,?';
+    query += ' ORDER BY acknowledged ASC, creationTime DESC LIMIT ?,?';
 
     args.push((page-1)*perPage);
     args.push(perPage);