diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index 61e22234d..62f1c2592 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -289,9 +289,10 @@ class RPC:
         """ Returns the X last trades """
         if limit > 0:
             trades = Trade.get_trades([Trade.is_open.is_(False)]).order_by(
-                Trade.id.desc()).limit(limit)
+                Trade.close_date.desc()).limit(limit)
         else:
-            trades = Trade.get_trades([Trade.is_open.is_(False)]).order_by(Trade.id.desc()).all()
+            trades = Trade.get_trades([Trade.is_open.is_(False)]).order_by(
+                Trade.close_date.desc()).all()
 
         output = [trade.to_json() for trade in trades]
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 037e40983..759d40197 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -637,13 +637,13 @@ class Telegram(RPCHandler):
                 nrecent
             )
             trades_tab = tabulate(
-                [[arrow.get(trade['open_date']).humanize(),
-                  trade['pair'],
+                [[arrow.get(trade['close_date']).humanize(),
+                  trade['pair'] + " (#" + str(trade['trade_id']) + ")",
                   f"{(100 * trade['close_profit']):.2f}% ({trade['close_profit_abs']})"]
                  for trade in trades['trades']],
                 headers=[
-                    'Open Date',
-                    'Pair',
+                    'Close Date',
+                    'Pair (ID)',
                     f'Profit ({stake_cur})',
                 ],
                 tablefmt='simple')
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
index 25b7e35cf..924490821 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
@@ -1128,8 +1128,10 @@ def test_telegram_trades(mocker, update, default_conf, fee):
     msg_mock.call_count == 1
     assert "2 recent trades</b>:" in msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0]
     assert "Profit (" in msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0]
-    assert "Open Date" in msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0]
+    assert "Close Date" in msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0]
     assert "<pre>" in msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0]
+    assert bool(re.search("just now[ ]*XRP\\/BTC \\(#3\\)  1.00% \\(None\\)",
+                msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0]))
 
 
 def test_telegram_delete_trade(mocker, update, default_conf, fee):