diff --git a/addons/account/views/account_bank_statement_views.xml b/addons/account/views/account_bank_statement_views.xml
index 3588a3853b0..321ec61e743 100644
--- a/addons/account/views/account_bank_statement_views.xml
+++ b/addons/account/views/account_bank_statement_views.xml
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
             <field name="model">account.bank.statement.line</field>
             <field name="priority">8</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <tree string="Statement lines" create="false">
+                <tree string="Statement lines" create="false" default_order="date desc, statement_id desc, sequence desc, id desc">
                     <!-- Invisible fields -->
                     <field name="state" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="sequence" readonly="1" invisible="1"/>