diff --git a/src/services/bookmarkController.ts b/src/services/bookmarkController.ts
index 71fded3a..42540f2f 100644
--- a/src/services/bookmarkController.ts
+++ b/src/services/bookmarkController.ts
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ class BookmarkController {
             urlReferences: extractUrlsFromContent(b.content)
           }))
           .sort((a, b) => {
-            // Sort by listUpdatedAt desc, nulls last
-            const aTs = a.listUpdatedAt ?? -Infinity
-            const bTs = b.listUpdatedAt ?? -Infinity
+            // Sort by display time: created_at, else listUpdatedAt. Newest first. Nulls last.
+            const aTs = (a.created_at ?? a.listUpdatedAt ?? -Infinity)
+            const bTs = (b.created_at ?? b.listUpdatedAt ?? -Infinity)
             return bTs - aTs
           })
         
diff --git a/src/utils/bookmarkUtils.tsx b/src/utils/bookmarkUtils.tsx
index 833a87c4..0f165293 100644
--- a/src/utils/bookmarkUtils.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/bookmarkUtils.tsx
@@ -87,13 +87,8 @@ export const renderParsedContent = (parsedContent: ParsedContent) => {
 
 // Sorting and grouping for bookmarks
 export const sortIndividualBookmarks = (items: IndividualBookmark[]) => {
-  return items
-    .slice()
-    .sort((a, b) => {
-      const aTs = a.listUpdatedAt ?? -Infinity
-      const bTs = b.listUpdatedAt ?? -Infinity
-      return bTs - aTs
-    })
+  const getSortTime = (b: IndividualBookmark) => b.created_at ?? b.listUpdatedAt ?? -Infinity
+  return items.slice().sort((a, b) => getSortTime(b) - getSortTime(a))
 }
 
 export function groupIndividualBookmarks(items: IndividualBookmark[]) {