diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.js b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.js
index 977a8d0be40..1f029c7e787 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.js
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.js
@@ -1948,11 +1948,11 @@ var gSearchView = {
     var elements = [];
 
     function createSearchResults(aObjsList, aIsInstall, aIsRemote) {
-      aObjsList.forEach(function(aObj) {
-        let score = 0;
-        if (aQuery.length > 0) {
+      aObjsList.forEach(function(aObj, aIndex) {
+        let score = aObjsList.length - aIndex;
+        if (!aIsRemote && aQuery.length > 0) {
           score = self.getMatchScore(aObj, aQuery);
-          if (score == 0 && !aIsRemote)
+          if (score == 0)
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/test/browser/browser_searching.js b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/test/browser/browser_searching.js
index d5bffda77a9..960d8b4225a 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/test/browser/browser_searching.js
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/test/browser/browser_searching.js
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ function get_expected_results(aSortBy, aLocalExpected) {
   var expectedOrder = null, unknownOrder = null;
   switch (aSortBy) {
     case "relevancescore":
-      expectedOrder = [ "remote4" , "addon2", "remote1" , "remote2",
-                        "install2", "addon1", "install1", "remote3" ];
+      expectedOrder = [ "addon2"  , "remote1", "install2", "addon1",
+                        "install1", "remote2", "remote3" , "remote4" ];
       unknownOrder = [];
       break;
     case "name":