diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/transactions.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/transactions.ts
index cf2006406..72c67b153 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/transactions.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/transactions.ts
@@ -1291,10 +1291,12 @@ export async function getTransactions(
   const txNotPending = transactions.filter((x) => !isPending(x));
 
   const txCmp = (h1: Transaction, h2: Transaction) => {
-    const tsCmp = AbsoluteTime.cmp(
+    // Order transactions by timestamp.  Newest transactions come first.
+    const tsCmp = -AbsoluteTime.cmp(
       AbsoluteTime.fromPreciseTimestamp(h1.timestamp),
       AbsoluteTime.fromPreciseTimestamp(h2.timestamp),
     );
+    // If the timestamp is exactly the same, order by transaction type.
     if (tsCmp === 0) {
       return Math.sign(txOrder[h1.type] - txOrder[h2.type]);
     }