diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/View/StatehistoryView.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/View/StatehistoryView.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Icinga\Monitoring\View;
+
+class StatehistoryView extends AbstractView
+{
+    protected $availableColumns = array(
+        'raw_timestamp',
+        'timestamp',
+        'state',
+        'attempt',
+        'max_attempts',
+        'output',
+        'type'
+    );
+
+    protected $sortDefaults = array(
+        'timestamp' => array(
+            'columns' => array('raw_timestamp'),
+            'default_dir' => self::SORT_DESC
+        ),
+    );
+}