diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index ad847f4a46..3f6b76ef57 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
   relevant.
 - Add support for the fillcolor argument to the rotate
   transformation.
+- Sort documents by label.
 
 3.0.3 (2018-08-17)
 ==================
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/models.py b/mayan/apps/documents/models.py
index e3a154f717..5a75bd390e 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/models.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/models.py
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ class Document(models.Model):
     trash = TrashCanManager()
 
     class Meta:
+        ordering = ('label',)
         verbose_name = _('Document')
         verbose_name_plural = _('Documents')
-        ordering = ('-date_added',)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.label or ugettext('Document stub, id: %d') % self.pk