diff --git a/e2e/test/scenarios/onboarding/command-palette.cy.spec.js b/e2e/test/scenarios/onboarding/command-palette.cy.spec.js
index 979830c3037ce26ee913350d7f0e0d7023adf9e4..a22fc6f4e07ae6d7ceb1b2161319f7541177a57c 100644
--- a/e2e/test/scenarios/onboarding/command-palette.cy.spec.js
+++ b/e2e/test/scenarios/onboarding/command-palette.cy.spec.js
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ describe("command palette", () => {
       // Check that we are not filtering search results by action name
       commandPaletteInput().clear().type("Company");
       cy.findByRole("option", { name: /View and filter/ }).should("exist");
-      cy.findByRole("option", { name: "PEOPLE" }).should(
+      cy.findByRole("option", { name: "REVIEWS" }).should(
         "have.attr",
         "aria-selected",
         "true",
       );
-      cy.findByRole("option", { name: "REVIEWS" }).should("exist");
+      cy.findByRole("option", { name: "PEOPLE" }).should("exist");
       cy.findByRole("option", { name: "PRODUCTS" }).should("exist");
       commandPaletteInput().clear();
 
@@ -139,6 +139,29 @@ describe("command palette", () => {
       .should("have.attr", "aria-selected", "true");
   });
 
+  it("should display search results in the order returned by the API", () => {
+    cy.visit("/");
+
+    cy.findByRole("button", { name: /Search/ }).click();
+    cy.intercept("/api/search?*").as("searchData");
+
+    commandPalette().within(() => {
+      commandPaletteInput().type("Cou");
+      cy.wait("@searchData");
+      cy.findByText("Loading...").should("not.exist");
+
+      cy.get("@searchData").then(({ response }) => {
+        const results = response.body.data;
+
+        results.forEach((result, index) => {
+          cy.findAllByRole("option")
+            .eq(index + 2)
+            .should("contain.text", result.name);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   it("should render links to site settings in settings pages", () => {
     cy.visit("/admin");
     cy.findByRole("heading", { name: "Getting set up" }).should("exist");
diff --git a/frontend/src/metabase/palette/hooks/useCommandPalette.tsx b/frontend/src/metabase/palette/hooks/useCommandPalette.tsx
index 25f335518715c2423c9b5499b15510d8d258da36..90c506f22611e8950cb566ade9928c76cef80b61 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metabase/palette/hooks/useCommandPalette.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/metabase/palette/hooks/useCommandPalette.tsx
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export const useCommandPalette = ({
               icon: icon.name,
               section: "search",
               keywords: debouncedSearchText,
-              priority: Priority.NORMAL,
+              priority: Priority.NORMAL - index,
               perform: () => {
                 trackSearchClick("item", index, "command-palette");
               },