diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 3ec01de6f17..fc6fc35262f 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ export class Repository {
 	}
 
 	async getRefs(): Promise<Ref[]> {
-		const result = await this.run(['for-each-ref', '--format', '%(refname) %(objectname)']);
+		const result = await this.run(['for-each-ref', '--format', '%(refname) %(objectname)', '--sort', '-committerdate']);
 
 		const fn = (line: string): Ref | null => {
 			let match: RegExpExecArray | null;