diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index 6aca206a2..fcac6e4d6 100644
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -862,15 +862,12 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 
 		$override_order = false;
 
-		if (get_pref($this->link, "SORT_HEADLINES_BY_FEED_DATE", $owner_uid)) {
-			$date_sort_field = "updated";
-		} else {
-			$date_sort_field = "date_entered";
-		}
-
 		switch ($order_by) {
 			case "date_reverse":
-				$override_order = "$date_sort_field, updated";
+				$override_order = "date_entered DESC, updated";
+				break;
+			case "feed_dates":
+				$override_order = "updated DESC";
 				break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/classes/handler/public.php b/classes/handler/public.php
index 5adb3ab6e..32e40657d 100644
--- a/classes/handler/public.php
+++ b/classes/handler/public.php
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ class Handler_Public extends Handler {
 
 		if (!$limit) $limit = 100;
 
-		if (get_pref($this->link, "SORT_HEADLINES_BY_FEED_DATE", $owner_uid)) {
-			$date_sort_field = "updated";
-		} else {
-			$date_sort_field = "date_entered";
-		}
+		$date_sort_field = "date_entered DESC, updated DESC";
 
 		if ($feed == -2)
 			$date_sort_field = "last_published";
@@ -27,7 +23,7 @@ class Handler_Public extends Handler {
 
 		$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines($this->link, $feed,
 			$limit, $view_mode, $is_cat, $search, $search_mode,
-			"$date_sort_field DESC", $offset, $owner_uid,
+			$date_sort_field, $offset, $owner_uid,
 			false, 0, false, true);
 
 		$result = $qfh_ret[0];
diff --git a/classes/pref/prefs.php b/classes/pref/prefs.php
index be8b94447..ad5dff4ad 100644
--- a/classes/pref/prefs.php
+++ b/classes/pref/prefs.php
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ class Pref_Prefs extends Handler_Protected {
 
 		global $access_level_names;
 
-		$prefs_blacklist = array("STRIP_UNSAFE_TAGS", "REVERSE_HEADLINES");
+		$prefs_blacklist = array("STRIP_UNSAFE_TAGS", "REVERSE_HEADLINES",
+			"SORT_HEADLINES_BY_FEED_DATE");
 
 		/* "FEEDS_SORT_BY_UNREAD", "HIDE_READ_FEEDS", "REVERSE_HEADLINES" */
 
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 963e5940c..e9db16bb9 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
 			dojoType="dijit.form.Select" name="order_by">
 			<option selected="selected" value="default"><?php echo __('Default') ?></option>
 			<option value="date_reverse"><?php echo __('Oldest first') ?></option>
+			<option value="feed_dates"><?php echo __('Newest first') ?></option>
 		</select>
 
 		<!-- deprecated -->