diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/item_group/item_group.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/item_group/item_group.py
index 14a478d7e4e..0ff7c2b3aa4 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/item_group/item_group.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/item_group/item_group.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def get_product_list_for_group(product_group=None, start=0, limit=10, search=Non
 				or I.name like %(search)s)"""
 		search = "%" + cstr(search) + "%"
 
-	query += """order by I.weightage desc, in_stock desc, I.item_name limit %s, %s""" % (start, limit)
+	query += """order by I.weightage desc, in_stock desc, I.modified desc limit %s, %s""" % (start, limit)
 
 	data = frappe.db.sql(query, {"product_group": product_group,"search": search, "today": nowdate()}, as_dict=1)
 
diff --git a/erpnext/templates/pages/product_search.py b/erpnext/templates/pages/product_search.py
index a872f195109..f2fd60024a1 100644
--- a/erpnext/templates/pages/product_search.py
+++ b/erpnext/templates/pages/product_search.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def get_product_list(search=None, start=0, limit=12):
 		search = "%" + cstr(search) + "%"
 
 	# order by
-	query += """ order by I.weightage desc, in_stock desc, I.item_name limit %s, %s""" % (cint(start), cint(limit))
+	query += """ order by I.weightage desc, in_stock desc, I.modified desc limit %s, %s""" % (cint(start), cint(limit))
 
 	data = frappe.db.sql(query, {
 		"search": search,