diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/provider/BrowserProvider2.java b/src/com/android/browser/provider/BrowserProvider2.java
index 5b87d0f..8d9f1fe 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/provider/BrowserProvider2.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/provider/BrowserProvider2.java
@@ -99,8 +99,12 @@
 
     public static final long FIXED_ID_ROOT = 1;
 
-    // BookmarkListWidgetService.ORDER_BY_CLAUSE has a copy of this default sort order
-    static final String DEFAULT_BOOKMARKS_SORT_ORDER = "position ASC, _id ASC";
+    // Default sort order for unsync'd bookmarks
+    static final String DEFAULT_BOOKMARKS_SORT_ORDER =
+            Bookmarks.IS_FOLDER + " DESC, position ASC, _id ASC";
+
+    // Default sort order for sync'd bookmarks
+    static final String DEFAULT_BOOKMARKS_SORT_ORDER_SYNC = "position ASC, _id ASC";
 
     static final UriMatcher URI_MATCHER = new UriMatcher(UriMatcher.NO_MATCH);
 
@@ -604,7 +608,12 @@
 
                 // Set a default sort order if one isn't specified
                 if (TextUtils.isEmpty(sortOrder)) {
-                    sortOrder = DEFAULT_BOOKMARKS_SORT_ORDER;
+                    if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(accountType)
+                            && !TextUtils.isEmpty(accountName)) {
+                        sortOrder = DEFAULT_BOOKMARKS_SORT_ORDER_SYNC;
+                    } else {
+                        sortOrder = DEFAULT_BOOKMARKS_SORT_ORDER;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 qb.setProjectionMap(BOOKMARKS_PROJECTION_MAP);
@@ -630,8 +639,13 @@
                 qb.setTables(TABLE_BOOKMARKS_JOIN_IMAGES);
                 String[] args;
                 String query;
+                // Set a default sort order if one isn't specified
                 if (TextUtils.isEmpty(sortOrder)) {
-                    sortOrder = DEFAULT_BOOKMARKS_SORT_ORDER;
+                    if (useAccount) {
+                        sortOrder = DEFAULT_BOOKMARKS_SORT_ORDER_SYNC;
+                    } else {
+                        sortOrder = DEFAULT_BOOKMARKS_SORT_ORDER;
+                    }
                 }
                 if (!useAccount) {
                     qb.setProjectionMap(BOOKMARKS_PROJECTION_MAP);
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/widget/BookmarkListWidgetService.java b/src/com/android/browser/widget/BookmarkListWidgetService.java
index 893d3f5..1120536 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/widget/BookmarkListWidgetService.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/widget/BookmarkListWidgetService.java
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@
             BrowserContract.Bookmarks.PARENT,
             BrowserContract.Bookmarks.POSITION};
 
-    // Ordering merged with DEFAULT_BOOKMARK_SORT_ORDER from BrowserProvider2
-    private static final String ORDER_BY_CLAUSE =
-            Bookmarks.IS_FOLDER + " DESC, position ASC, _id ASC";
-
     private Map<Integer, BookmarkFactory> mFactories;
     private Handler mUiHandler;
     private BookmarksObserver mBookmarksObserver;
@@ -310,7 +306,7 @@
             Cursor c = null;
             try {
                 c = mContext.getContentResolver().query(uri, PROJECTION,
-                        where, null, ORDER_BY_CLAUSE);
+                        where, null, null);
                 if (c != null) {
                     mBookmarks = new ArrayList<RenderResult>(c.getCount() + 1);
                     if (folder != null) {