--- panel-plugin/view.c	2014-09-08 10:47:00.710778485 -0700
+++ panel-plugin/view-mod.c	2014-09-08 10:16:08.553289332 -0700
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@
 
         gtk_recent_chooser_set_show_icons(GTK_RECENT_CHOOSER(recent_menu), pd->cfg->show_icons);
         gtk_recent_chooser_set_limit(GTK_RECENT_CHOOSER(recent_menu), pd->cfg->show_recent_number);
+        gtk_recent_chooser_set_sort_type(GTK_RECENT_CHOOSER(recent_menu), GTK_RECENT_SORT_MRU);
 
         g_signal_connect(recent_menu, "item-activated", 
                          G_CALLBACK(pview_cb_recent_item_open), pd);