diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/user-badges.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/user-badges.js
index 352691f234..3b8cfdb9c2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/user-badges.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/user-badges.js
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ export default Controller.extend({
   init() {
     this._super(...arguments);
 
-    this.badgeSortOrder = ["badge.badge_type.sort_order", "badge.name"];
+    this.badgeSortOrder = ["badge.badge_type.sort_order:desc", "badge.name"];
   },
 });