diff --git a/phpBB/index.php b/phpBB/index.php
index 7d4e46d613..6b63ee40f8 100644
--- a/phpBB/index.php
+++ b/phpBB/index.php
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ if($total_categories = $db->sql_numrows($q_categories))
 							WHERE p.post_id = f.forum_last_post_id  
 						)
 						$limit_forums
-					)";
+					)
+					ORDER BY f.cat_id, f.forum_order";
 			break;
 
 		case 'oracle':
@@ -472,4 +473,4 @@ $template->pparse("body");
 
 include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/page_tail.'.$phpEx);
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>