diff --git a/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs b/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
index 2b3292288ae866036db70e2b832af9fc06d443e0..a0753d9549a292f274a84acb5e08f5ac7ab5c09f 100644
--- a/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
+++ b/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
@@ -328,7 +328,12 @@ impl PickerDelegate for RecentProjectsDelegate {
             &Default::default(),
             cx.background_executor().clone(),
         ));
-        self.matches.sort_unstable_by_key(|m| m.candidate_id);
+        self.matches.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| {
+            b.score
+                .partial_cmp(&a.score) // Descending score
+                .unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal)
+                .then_with(|| a.candidate_id.cmp(&b.candidate_id)) // Ascending candidate_id for ties
+        });
 
         if self.reset_selected_match_index {
             self.selected_match_index = self