diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/jobs/StagePage.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/jobs/StagePage.scala
index ea7acc4734dff..4b3913cdc4e16 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/jobs/StagePage.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/jobs/StagePage.scala
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ private[ui] class StagePage(parent: StagesTab) extends WebUIPage("stage") {
       val taskPage = Option(parameterTaskPage).map(_.toInt).getOrElse(1)
       val taskSortColumn = Option(parameterTaskSortColumn).map { sortColumn =>
         UIUtils.decodeURLParameter(sortColumn)
-      }.getOrElse("Index")
+      }.getOrElse("Status")
       val taskSortDesc = Option(parameterTaskSortDesc).map(_.toBoolean).getOrElse(false)
       val taskPageSize = Option(parameterTaskPageSize).map(_.toInt).getOrElse(100)
       val taskPrevPageSize = Option(parameterTaskPrevPageSize).map(_.toInt).getOrElse(taskPageSize)