diff --git a/catalogue/detail.pl b/catalogue/detail.pl
index 459fe6433f..a5f2ede6ba 100755
--- a/catalogue/detail.pl
+++ b/catalogue/detail.pl
@@ -553,7 +553,11 @@ if (C4::Context->preference("FRBRizeEditions")==1) {
 
 if ( C4::Context->preference("LocalCoverImages") == 1 ) {
     my $images = $biblio->cover_images;
-    $template->param( localimages => $biblio->cover_images );
+    $template->param(
+        localimages => $biblio->cover_images->search(
+            {}, { order_by => [ \"COALESCE(itemnumber, 0, 1)", 'timestamp' ] }
+        ),
+    );
 }
 
 # HTML5 Media