diff --git a/addons/project/models/project_task.py b/addons/project/models/project_task.py
index f94f43f36b8..1230b8123d8 100644
--- a/addons/project/models/project_task.py
+++ b/addons/project/models/project_task.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Task(models.Model):
     _date_name = "date_assign"
     _inherit = ['portal.mixin', 'mail.thread.cc', 'mail.activity.mixin', 'rating.mixin']
     _mail_post_access = 'read'
-    _order = "priority desc, date_deadline asc, sequence, id desc"
+    _order = "priority desc, sequence, date_deadline asc, id desc"
     _primary_email = 'email_from'
     _check_company_auto = True
 
diff --git a/addons/project/views/project_task_views.xml b/addons/project/views/project_task_views.xml
index edefef3d680..81997cbd626 100644
--- a/addons/project/views/project_task_views.xml
+++ b/addons/project/views/project_task_views.xml
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
                     quick_create_view="project.quick_create_task_form"
                     examples="project"
                     js_class="project_task_kanban" sample="1"
-                    default_order="priority desc, state, date_deadline asc, sequence, id desc"
+                    default_order="priority desc, sequence, state, date_deadline asc, id desc"
                 >
                     <field name="color"/>
                     <field name="priority"/>
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@
             <field name="name">project.task.view.tree.main.base</field>
             <field name="model">project.task</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <tree string="Tasks" sample="1" default_order="priority desc, state, date_deadline asc, sequence, id desc">
+                <tree string="Tasks" sample="1" default_order="priority desc, sequence, state, date_deadline asc, id desc">
                     <field name="company_id" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="is_private" invisible="1" />
                     <field name="sequence" invisible="1" readonly="1"/>