diff --git a/components/com_content/models/articles.php b/components/com_content/models/articles.php
index beaf681d3ec26..16348e742832e 100644
--- a/components/com_content/models/articles.php
+++ b/components/com_content/models/articles.php
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ protected function getListQuery()
 				$query->where('a.featured = 1');
 			}
 		}
-		elseif ($orderby_sec == 'front')
+		elseif ($orderby_sec == 'front' || $this->getState('list.ordering') == 'fp.ordering')
 		{
 			$query->join('LEFT', '#__content_frontpage AS fp ON fp.content_id = a.id');
 		}