diff --git a/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
index dd7c46b4..3e580448 100644
--- a/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ class AccountsController < ApplicationController
   def show
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html do
-        @statuses = @account.statuses.permitted_for(@account, current_account).order(id: :desc).paginate_by_max_id(20, params[:max_id], params[:since_id])
+        @statuses = @account.statuses.permitted_for(@account, current_account).recent.paginate_by_max_id(20, params[:max_id], params[:since_id])
         @statuses = cache_collection(@statuses, Status)
       end
 
       format.atom do
-        @entries = @account.stream_entries.order(id: :desc).where(hidden: false).with_includes.paginate_by_max_id(20, params[:max_id], params[:since_id])
+        @entries = @account.stream_entries.recent.where(hidden: false).with_includes.paginate_by_max_id(20, params[:max_id], params[:since_id])
         render xml: AtomSerializer.render(AtomSerializer.new.feed(@account, @entries.to_a))
       end
 
diff --git a/app/models/status.rb b/app/models/status.rb
index d7304152..a3dbce9f 100644
--- a/app/models/status.rb
+++ b/app/models/status.rb
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ class Status < ApplicationRecord
   validates_with StatusLengthValidator
   validates :reblog, uniqueness: { scope: :account }, if: :reblog?
 
-  default_scope { order(id: :desc) }
+  default_scope { recent }
 
+  scope :recent, -> { reorder(id: :desc) }
   scope :remote, -> { where.not(uri: nil) }
   scope :local, -> { where(uri: nil) }
 
diff --git a/app/models/stream_entry.rb b/app/models/stream_entry.rb
index fb349f35..44aac39b 100644
--- a/app/models/stream_entry.rb
+++ b/app/models/stream_entry.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class StreamEntry < ApplicationRecord
   STATUS_INCLUDES = [:account, :stream_entry, :conversation, :media_attachments, :tags, mentions: :account, reblog: [:stream_entry, :account, :conversation, :media_attachments, :tags, mentions: :account], thread: [:stream_entry, :account]].freeze
 
   default_scope { where(activity_type: 'Status') }
+  scope :recent, -> { reorder(id: :desc) }
   scope :with_includes, -> { includes(:account, status: STATUS_INCLUDES) }
 
   delegate :target, :title, :content, :thread,
diff --git a/spec/controllers/accounts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/accounts_controller_spec.rb
index 94d10d78..447e2dd5 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/accounts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/accounts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -6,17 +6,29 @@ RSpec.describe AccountsController, type: :controller do
   let(:alice)  { Fabricate(:account, username: 'alice') }
 
   describe 'GET #show' do
+    let!(:status1) { Status.create!(account: alice, text: 'Hello world') }
+    let!(:status2) { Status.create!(account: alice, text: 'Boop', thread: status1) }
+    let!(:status3) { Status.create!(account: alice, text: 'Picture!') }
+    let!(:status4) { Status.create!(account: alice, text: 'Mentioning @alice') }
+
     before do
-      status1 = Status.create!(account: alice, text: 'Hello world')
-      Status.create!(account: alice, text: 'Boop', thread: status1)
-      status3 = Status.create!(account: alice, text: 'Picture!')
       status3.media_attachments.create!(account: alice, file: fixture_file_upload('files/attachment.jpg', 'image/jpeg'))
-      Status.create!(account: alice, text: 'Mentioning @alice')
     end
 
     context 'atom' do
       before do
-        get :show, params: { username: alice.username }, format: 'atom'
+        get :show, params: { username: alice.username, max_id: status4.stream_entry.id, since_id: status1.stream_entry.id }, format: 'atom'
+      end
+
+      it 'assigns @account' do
+        expect(assigns(:account)).to eq alice
+      end
+
+      it 'assigns @entries' do
+        entries = assigns(:entries).to_a
+        expect(entries.size).to eq 2
+        expect(entries[0].status).to eq status3
+        expect(entries[1].status).to eq status2
       end
 
       it 'returns http success with Atom' do
@@ -29,6 +41,10 @@ RSpec.describe AccountsController, type: :controller do
         get :show, params: { username: alice.username }, format: 'activitystreams2'
       end
 
+      it 'assigns @account' do
+        expect(assigns(:account)).to eq alice
+      end
+
       it 'returns http success with Activity Streams 2.0' do
         expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
       end
@@ -36,7 +52,18 @@ RSpec.describe AccountsController, type: :controller do
 
     context 'html' do
       before do
-        get :show, params: { username: alice.username }
+        get :show, params: { username: alice.username, max_id: status4.id, since_id: status1.id }
+      end
+
+      it 'assigns @account' do
+        expect(assigns(:account)).to eq alice
+      end
+
+      it 'assigns @statuses' do
+        statuses = assigns(:statuses).to_a
+        expect(statuses.size).to eq 2
+        expect(statuses[0]).to eq status3
+        expect(statuses[1]).to eq status2
       end
 
       it 'returns http success' do