diff --git a/static/js/recent_topics_ui.js b/static/js/recent_topics_ui.js
index 784be7ba95..0b3c384790 100644
--- a/static/js/recent_topics_ui.js
+++ b/static/js/recent_topics_ui.js
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ let col_focus = 1;
 export const COLUMNS = {
     stream: 0,
     topic: 1,
-    mute: 2,
-    read: 3,
+    read: 2,
+    mute: 3,
 };
 
 // The number of selectable actions in a recent_topics.  Used to