diff --git a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultHqlQuery.cs b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultHqlQuery.cs
index d9dd6338b..e5d8571a5 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultHqlQuery.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultHqlQuery.cs
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ namespace Orchard.ContentManagement {
                 }
             }
 
+            // no order clause was specified
+            if (firstSort) {
+                sb.Append("order by Id");
+            }
+
             return sb.ToString();
         }