diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
index 0f678b8e2b..4f3cf065f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryPresenter.kt
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ class LibraryPresenter(
             db.getLatestChapterManga().executeAsBlocking().associate { it.id!! to counter++ }
         }
 
+        val sortAscending = preferences.librarySortingAscending().get()
         val sortFn: (LibraryItem, LibraryItem) -> Int = { i1, i2 ->
             when (sortingMode) {
                 LibrarySort.ALPHA -> i1.manga.title.compareTo(i2.manga.title, true)
@@ -246,7 +247,13 @@ class LibraryPresenter(
                     manga1LastRead.compareTo(manga2LastRead)
                 }
                 LibrarySort.LAST_CHECKED -> i2.manga.last_update.compareTo(i1.manga.last_update)
-                LibrarySort.UNREAD -> i1.manga.unread.compareTo(i2.manga.unread)
+                LibrarySort.UNREAD -> when {
+                    // Ensure unread content comes first
+                    i1.manga.unread == i2.manga.unread -> 0
+                    i1.manga.unread == 0 -> if (sortAscending) 1 else -1
+                    i2.manga.unread == 0 -> if (sortAscending) -1 else 1
+                    else -> i1.manga.unread.compareTo(i2.manga.unread)
+                }
                 LibrarySort.TOTAL -> {
                     val manga1TotalChapter = totalChapterManga[i1.manga.id!!] ?: 0
                     val mange2TotalChapter = totalChapterManga[i2.manga.id!!] ?: 0
@@ -264,7 +271,7 @@ class LibraryPresenter(
             }
         }
 
-        val comparator = if (preferences.librarySortingAscending().get()) {
+        val comparator = if (sortAscending) {
             Comparator(sortFn)
         } else {
             Collections.reverseOrder(sortFn)