diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/VersionableRepositoryBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/VersionableRepositoryBase.cs
index a29d3331fd..a7de116470 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/VersionableRepositoryBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/VersionableRepositoryBase.cs
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ WHERE EXISTS(
             // of ContentItemBasic instances) to the database field names.
             switch (orderBy.ToUpperInvariant())
             {
+                case "UPDATEDATE":
+                    return "cmsContentVersion.VersionDate";
                 case "NAME":
                     return "umbracoNode.text";
                 case "OWNER":