1 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 2d735b90597..824175c8a6c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   end
 
   def set_filters_params
-    params[:sort] ||= 'id_desc'
+    set_default_sort
+
     params[:scope] = 'all' if params[:scope].blank?
     params[:state] = 'opened' if params[:state].blank?
 
@@ -405,4 +406,24 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
     current_user.nil? && root_path == request.path
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def set_default_sort
+    key = if is_a_listing_page_for?('issues') || is_a_listing_page_for?('merge_requests')
+            'issuable_sort'
+          end
+
+    cookies[key]  = params[:sort] if key && params[:sort].present?
+    params[:sort] = cookies[key] if key
+    params[:sort] ||= 'id_desc'
+  end
+
+  def is_a_listing_page_for?(page_type)
+    controller_name, action_name = params.values_at(:controller, :action)
+
+    (controller_name == "projects/#{page_type}" && action_name == 'index') ||
+    (controller_name == 'groups' && action_name == page_type) ||
+    (controller_name == 'dashboard' && action_name == page_type)
+  end
 end