diff --git a/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py b/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py
index 916cc4bc562..80346b124f0 100755
--- a/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py
+++ b/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.py
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@ def get_potentially_billable_sales_orders(
 
 	query = frappe.qb.get_query(
 		so,
-		fields=[so.name, so.customer, so.transaction_date],
+		fields=[so.name, so.customer, so.transaction_date, so.creation],
 		filters=filters,
 		or_filters=or_filters,
 		ignore_permissions=False,
@@ -2296,7 +2296,8 @@ def get_potentially_billable_sales_orders(
 		.on(item.name == so_item.item_code)
 		.where(get_potentially_billable_item_criterion(so, so_item, item))
 		.distinct()
-		.orderby(so.transaction_date, order=Order.desc)
+		.orderby(so.transaction_date, order=Order.asc)
+		.orderby(so.creation, order=Order.asc)
 		.limit(cint(page_len))
 		.offset(cint(start))
 		.run(as_dict=True)