diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.test.ts
index 7e79b212f69cb..b02a82f98af91 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.test.ts
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ describe('Exceptions Lists API', () => {
           namespace_type: 'single,single',
           page: '1',
           per_page: '20',
+          sort_field: 'created_at',
+          sort_order: 'desc',
         },
         signal: abortCtrl.signal,
       });
@@ -406,6 +408,8 @@ describe('Exceptions Lists API', () => {
           namespace_type: 'single',
           page: '1',
           per_page: '20',
+          sort_field: 'created_at',
+          sort_order: 'desc',
         },
         signal: abortCtrl.signal,
       });
@@ -437,6 +441,8 @@ describe('Exceptions Lists API', () => {
           namespace_type: 'agnostic',
           page: '1',
           per_page: '20',
+          sort_field: 'created_at',
+          sort_order: 'desc',
         },
         signal: abortCtrl.signal,
       });
@@ -468,6 +474,8 @@ describe('Exceptions Lists API', () => {
           namespace_type: 'agnostic',
           page: '1',
           per_page: '20',
+          sort_field: 'created_at',
+          sort_order: 'desc',
         },
         signal: abortCtrl.signal,
       });
@@ -500,6 +508,8 @@ describe('Exceptions Lists API', () => {
           namespace_type: 'agnostic',
           page: '1',
           per_page: '20',
+          sort_field: 'created_at',
+          sort_order: 'desc',
         },
         signal: abortCtrl.signal,
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.ts
index 203c84b2943fd..3f5ec80320503 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/api.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ export const fetchExceptionListsItemsByListIds = async ({
     namespace_type: namespaceTypes.join(','),
     page: pagination.page ? `${pagination.page}` : '1',
     per_page: pagination.perPage ? `${pagination.perPage}` : '20',
+    sort_field: 'created_at',
+    sort_order: 'desc',
     ...(filters.trim() !== '' ? { filter: filters } : {}),
   };
   const [validatedRequest, errorsRequest] = validate(query, findExceptionListItemSchema);