diff --git a/core/modules/comment/config/views.view.comments_recent.yml b/core/modules/comment/config/views.view.comments_recent.yml
index 52e939b..7650bf4 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/config/views.view.comments_recent.yml
+++ b/core/modules/comment/config/views.view.comments_recent.yml
@@ -184,6 +184,18 @@ display:
             operator: false
           group: 1
       sorts:
+        created:
+          id: created
+          table: comment
+          field: created
+          relationship: none
+          group_type: group
+          admin_label: ''
+          order: DESC
+          exposed: false
+          expose:
+            label: ''
+          plugin_id: date
         cid:
           id: cid
           table: comment
@@ -195,7 +207,7 @@ display:
           exposed: false
           expose:
             label: ''
-          plugin_id: date
+          plugin_id: standard
       title: 'Recent comments'
       empty:
         area_text_custom:
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/CommentBlockTest.php b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/CommentBlockTest.php
index c60e153..9fa5ea8 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/CommentBlockTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Tests/CommentBlockTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 namespace Drupal\comment\Tests;
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
 
 /**
  * Tests the Comment module blocks.
@@ -51,9 +52,12 @@ function testRecentCommentBlock() {
     // Add some test comments, with and without subjects. Because the 10 newest
     // comments should be shown by the block, we create 11 to test that behavior
     // below.
+    $timestamp = REQUEST_TIME;
     for ($i = 0; $i < 11; ++$i) {
       $subject = ($i % 2) ? $this->randomName() : '';
       $comments[$i] = $this->postComment($this->node, $this->randomName(), $subject);
+      $comments[$i]->created->value = $timestamp--;
+      $comments[$i]->save();
     }
 
     // Test that a user without the 'access comments' permission cannot see the
@@ -74,13 +78,13 @@ function testRecentCommentBlock() {
     $this->assertText(t('Recent comments'));
 
     // Test the only the 10 latest comments are shown and in the proper order.
-    $this->assertNoText($comments[0]->subject->value, 'Comment 11 not found in block.');
-    for ($i = 1; $i < 11; $i++) {
-      $this->assertText($comments[$i]->subject->value, format_string('Comment @number found in block.', array('@number' => 11 - $i)));
+    $this->assertNoText($comments[10]->subject->value, 'Comment 11 not found in block.');
+    for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
+      $this->assertText($comments[$i]->subject->value, String::format('Comment @number found in block.', array('@number' => 10 - $i)));
       if ($i > 1) {
         $previous_position = $position;
         $position = strpos($this->drupalGetContent(), $comments[$i]->subject->value);
-        $this->assertTrue($position < $previous_position, format_string('Comment @a appears before comment @b', array('@a' => 11 - $i, '@b' => 12 - $i)));
+        $this->assertTrue($position > $previous_position, String::format('Comment @a appears after comment @b', array('@a' => 10 - $i, '@b' => 11 - $i)));
       }
       $position = strpos($this->drupalGetContent(), $comments[$i]->subject->value);
     }
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ function testRecentCommentBlock() {
     // Test that links to comments work when comments are across pages.
     $this->setCommentsPerPage(1);
 
-    for ($i = 1; $i < 11; $i++) {
+    for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
       $this->clickLink($comments[$i]->subject->value);
       $this->assertText($comments[$i]->subject->value, 'Comment link goes to correct page.');
       $this->assertRaw('<link rel="canonical"', 'Canonical URL was found in the HTML head');