diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
index 0bb889d00..bef390357 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class JdbcJobExecutionDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements
 			+ " STATUS = ?, CONTINUABLE = ?, EXIT_CODE = ?, EXIT_MESSAGE = ?, VERSION = ?, CREATE_TIME = ?, LAST_UPDATED = ? where JOB_EXECUTION_ID = ?";
 
 	private static final String FIND_JOB_EXECUTIONS = "SELECT JOB_EXECUTION_ID, START_TIME, END_TIME, STATUS, CONTINUABLE, EXIT_CODE, EXIT_MESSAGE, CREATE_TIME, LAST_UPDATED" +
-			" from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_INSTANCE_ID = ?";
+			" from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_INSTANCE_ID = ? order by JOB_EXECUTION_ID";
 
 	private static final String GET_LAST_EXECUTION = "SELECT JOB_EXECUTION_ID, START_TIME, END_TIME, STATUS, CONTINUABLE, EXIT_CODE, EXIT_MESSAGE, CREATE_TIME, LAST_UPDATED " +
 			"from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_INSTANCE_ID = ? and CREATE_TIME = (SELECT max(CREATE_TIME) from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_INSTANCE_ID = ?)";
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class JdbcJobExecutionDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements
 			" from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where JOB_EXECUTION_ID = ?";
 
 	private static final String GET_RUNNING_EXECUTIONS = "SELECT JOB_EXECUTION_ID, START_TIME, END_TIME, STATUS, CONTINUABLE, EXIT_CODE, EXIT_MESSAGE, CREATE_TIME, LAST_UPDATED, " +
-			"JOB_INSTANCE_ID from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where END_TIME is NULL";
+			"JOB_INSTANCE_ID from %PREFIX%JOB_EXECUTION where END_TIME is NULL order by JOB_EXECUTION_ID";
 
 	private int exitMessageLength = DEFAULT_EXIT_MESSAGE_LENGTH;
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JobExecutionDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JobExecutionDao.java
index d160aa4d9..214e735e7 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JobExecutionDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JobExecutionDao.java
@@ -35,15 +35,14 @@ public interface JobExecutionDao {
 	void updateJobExecution(JobExecution jobExecution);
 
 	/**
-	 * Return all {@link JobExecution} for given {@link JobInstance}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param jobInstance
-	 * @return list of jobExecutions.
+	 * Return all {@link JobExecution} for given {@link JobInstance}, sorted
+	 * backwards by creation order (so the first element is the most recent).
 	 */
 	List<JobExecution> findJobExecutions(JobInstance jobInstance);
 
 	/**
-	 * Find the last {@link JobExecution} to have been created for a given {@link JobInstance}.
+	 * Find the last {@link JobExecution} to have been created for a given
+	 * {@link JobInstance}.
 	 * @param jobInstance the {@link JobInstance}
 	 * @return the last {@link JobExecution} to execute for this instance
 	 */
@@ -59,10 +58,11 @@ public interface JobExecutionDao {
 	 * @return the {@link JobExecution} for given identifier.
 	 */
 	JobExecution getJobExecution(Long executionId);
-	
+
 	/**
-	 * Because it may be possible that the status of a JobExecution is updated while running,
-	 * the following method while synchronize only the status field.
+	 * Because it may be possible that the status of a JobExecution is updated
+	 * while running, the following method while synchronize only the status
+	 * field.
 	 * 
 	 * @param jobExecution to be updated.
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapJobExecutionDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapJobExecutionDao.java
index 37d24a29d..5384b6fd5 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapJobExecutionDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/MapJobExecutionDao.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package org.springframework.batch.core.repository.dao;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -39,6 +41,20 @@ public class MapJobExecutionDao implements JobExecutionDao {
 				executions.add(exec);
 			}
 		}
+		Collections.sort(executions, new Comparator<JobExecution>() {
+
+			public int compare(JobExecution e1, JobExecution e2) {
+				long result = (e1.getId() - e2.getId());
+				if (result > 0) {
+					return 1;
+				} else if (result < 0) {
+					return -1;
+				} else {
+					return 0;
+				}
+			}
+			
+		});
 		return executions;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java
index bb274b5f8..9dae2f755 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobInstance;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParameters;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;
+import org.springframework.batch.repeat.ExitStatus;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.AbstractTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests extends AbstractTransactional
 
 		execution.setStartTime(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));
 		execution.setLastUpdated(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));
+		execution.setExitStatus(ExitStatus.UNKNOWN);
+		execution.setEndTime(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()));
 		dao.saveJobExecution(execution);
 
 		List<JobExecution> executions = dao.findJobExecutions(jobInstance);
@@ -58,6 +62,30 @@ public abstract class AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests extends AbstractTransactional
 		assertEquals(execution, executions.get(0));
 		assertExecutionsAreEqual(execution, executions.get(0));
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Executions should be returned in the same order they were saved.
+	 */
+	@Transactional
+	@Test
+	public void testFindExecutionsOrdering() {
+		
+		List<JobExecution> execs = new ArrayList<JobExecution>();
+		
+		for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+			JobExecution exec = new JobExecution(jobInstance);
+			exec.setCreateTime(new Date(i));
+			execs.add(exec);
+			dao.saveJobExecution(exec);
+		}
+		
+		List<JobExecution> retrieved = dao.findJobExecutions(jobInstance);
+		
+		for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+			assertExecutionsAreEqual(execs.get(i), retrieved.get(i));
+		}
+		
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Save and find a job execution.