diff --git a/modules/setting/ui.go b/modules/setting/ui.go
index 056d670ba6..40f1812839 100644
--- a/modules/setting/ui.go
+++ b/modules/setting/ui.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ var UI = struct {
 	Reactions:               []string{`+1`, `-1`, `laugh`, `hooray`, `confused`, `heart`, `rocket`, `eyes`},
 	CustomEmojis:            []string{`git`, `gitea`, `codeberg`, `gitlab`, `github`, `gogs`, `forgejo`},
 	CustomEmojisMap:         map[string]string{"git": ":git:", "gitea": ":gitea:", "codeberg": ":codeberg:", "gitlab": ":gitlab:", "github": ":github:", "gogs": ":gogs:", "forgejo": ":forgejo:"},
+	ExploreDefaultSort:      "recentupdate",
 	PreferredTimestampTense: "mixed",
 
 	AmbiguousUnicodeDetection: true,