diff --git a/client/web/compose/src/components/PageBlocks/RecordListConfigurator.vue b/client/web/compose/src/components/PageBlocks/RecordListConfigurator.vue
index 73dbb3bfe..a15f77c82 100644
--- a/client/web/compose/src/components/PageBlocks/RecordListConfigurator.vue
+++ b/client/web/compose/src/components/PageBlocks/RecordListConfigurator.vue
@@ -857,6 +857,11 @@ export default {
           ...this.recordListModule.fields,
           ...this.recordListModule.systemFields().map(sf => {
             sf.label = this.$t(`field:system.${sf.name}`)
+
+            if (sf.name === 'recordID') {
+              sf.name = 'ID'
+            }
+
             return sf
           }),
         ].map(({ name, label }) => ({ name, label }))
diff --git a/lib/js/src/compose/types/page-block/record-list.ts b/lib/js/src/compose/types/page-block/record-list.ts
index bec4550cd..57e8ce7fa 100644
--- a/lib/js/src/compose/types/page-block/record-list.ts
+++ b/lib/js/src/compose/types/page-block/record-list.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ interface Options {
 const defaults: Readonly<Options> = Object.freeze({
   moduleID: NoID,
   prefilter: '',
-  presort: '',
+  presort: 'createdAt DESC',
   fields: [],
   hideHeader: false,
   hideAddButton: false,
diff --git a/locale/en/corteza-webapp-compose/field.yaml b/locale/en/corteza-webapp-compose/field.yaml
index 28db06183..a612e699e 100644
--- a/locale/en/corteza-webapp-compose/field.yaml
+++ b/locale/en/corteza-webapp-compose/field.yaml
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ privacy:
     label: Sensitive field usage disclosure (visible on data-privacy console)
 system:
   id: Record ID
+  ID: Record ID
   moduleID: Module ID
   namespaceID: Namespace ID
   revision: Record revision