diff --git a/actions/subscribed.php b/actions/subscribed.php
index e8df331ee6..634ca41022 100644
--- a/actions/subscribed.php
+++ b/actions/subscribed.php
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 if (!defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
 
+# XXX: make distinct from similar definitions in showstream.php
+
+define('SUBSCRIPTIONS_PER_ROW', 10);
+define('SUBSCRIPTIONS_PER_PAGE', 80);
+
 class SubscribedAction extends Action {
 
 	# Who is subscribed to a given user?
@@ -47,6 +52,8 @@ class SubscribedAction extends Action {
 		$subs = DB_DataObject::factory('subscription');
 		$subs->subscribed = $profile->id;
 
+		$subs->orderBy('created DESC');
+
 		# We ask for an extra one to know if we need to do another page
 
 		$subs->limit((($page-1)*SUBSCRIPTIONS_PER_PAGE), SUBSCRIPTIONS_PER_PAGE + 1);
diff --git a/actions/subscriptions.php b/actions/subscriptions.php
index 3ec7a01220..51f35750c3 100644
--- a/actions/subscriptions.php
+++ b/actions/subscriptions.php
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 if (!defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
 
+# XXX: make distinct from similar definitions in showstream.php
+
+define('SUBSCRIPTIONS_PER_ROW', 10);
+define('SUBSCRIPTIONS_PER_PAGE', 80);
+
 class SubscriptionsAction extends Action {
 
 	function handle($args) {
@@ -43,6 +48,8 @@ class SubscriptionsAction extends Action {
 		$subs = DB_DataObject::factory('subscription');
 		$subs->subscriber = $profile->id;
 
+		$subs->orderBy('created DESC');
+
 		# We ask for an extra one to know if we need to do another page
 
 		$subs->limit((($page-1)*SUBSCRIPTIONS_PER_PAGE), SUBSCRIPTIONS_PER_PAGE + 1);