diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/openfoodnetwork.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/openfoodnetwork.css.scss
index 8f429e4431..2e03a9e2eb 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/openfoodnetwork.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/openfoodnetwork.css.scss
@@ -98,6 +98,20 @@ form.order_cycle {
   */
 }
 
+table#listing_order_cycles {
+  tr.open td {
+    background-color: #d9fccb;
+  }
+
+  tr.upcoming td {
+    background-color: #fbfccb;
+  }
+
+  tr.closed td {
+    background-color: #eee;
+  }
+}
+
 table#listing_payment_methods {
   table-layout: fixed;
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/order_cycles_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/order_cycles_controller.rb
index bfca1a347d..26627caeed 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/order_cycles_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/order_cycles_controller.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ module Admin
 
     protected
     def collection
-      OrderCycle.managed_by(spree_current_user)
+      ocs = OrderCycle.managed_by(spree_current_user)
+
+      ocs.soonest_closing +
+        ocs.soonest_opening +
+        ocs.most_recently_closed
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/app/helpers/order_cycles_helper.rb b/app/helpers/order_cycles_helper.rb
index f8706329da..af5f16e10c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/order_cycles_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/order_cycles_helper.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ module OrderCyclesHelper
     end
   end
 
+  def order_cycle_status_class(order_cycle)
+    if order_cycle.upcoming?
+      'upcoming'
+    elsif order_cycle.open?
+      'open'
+    elsif order_cycle.closed?
+      'closed'
+    end
+  end
+
+
   def distributor_options(distributors, current_distributor, order_cycle)
     options = distributors.map { |d| [d.name, d.id, {:class => order_cycle_local_remote_class(d, order_cycle).strip}] }
     options_for_select(options, current_distributor)
diff --git a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/index.html.haml b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/index.html.haml
index 26316a7af6..570d23f677 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/index.html.haml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     %tbody
       = f.fields_for :collection do |order_cycle_form|
         - order_cycle = order_cycle_form.object
-        %tr
+        - klass = "order-cycle-#{order_cycle.id} #{order_cycle_status_class order_cycle}"
+        %tr{class: klass}
           %td= link_to order_cycle.name, main_app.edit_admin_order_cycle_path(order_cycle)
           %td= order_cycle_form.text_field :orders_open_at, :class => 'datetimepicker', :value => order_cycle.orders_open_at
           %td= order_cycle_form.text_field :orders_close_at, :class => 'datetimepicker', :value => order_cycle.orders_close_at
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/order_cycles_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/order_cycles_spec.rb
index ac111b70b2..efbbda00aa 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/order_cycles_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/order_cycles_spec.rb
@@ -18,26 +18,50 @@ feature %q{
 
 
   scenario "listing order cycles" do
-    # Given an order cycle
-    oc = create(:order_cycle)
+    # Given some order cycles (created in an arbitrary order)
+    oc4 = create(:simple_order_cycle, name: '4',
+                 orders_open_at: 2.day.from_now, orders_close_at: 1.month.from_now)
+    oc2 = create(:simple_order_cycle, name: '2', orders_close_at: 1.month.from_now)
+    oc6 = create(:simple_order_cycle, name: '6',
+                 orders_open_at: 1.month.ago, orders_close_at: 3.weeks.ago)
+    oc3 = create(:simple_order_cycle, name: '3',
+                 orders_open_at: 1.day.from_now, orders_close_at: 1.month.from_now)
+    oc5 = create(:simple_order_cycle, name: '5',
+                 orders_open_at: 1.month.ago, orders_close_at: 2.weeks.ago)
+    oc1 = create(:order_cycle, name: '1')
 
     # When I go to the admin order cycles page
     login_to_admin_section
     click_link 'Order Cycles'
 
-    # Then I should see the basic fields
-    page.should have_selector 'a', text: oc.name
+    # Then the order cycles should be ordered correctly
+    page.all('#listing_order_cycles tr td:first-child').map(&:text).should ==
+      ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6']
 
-    page.should have_selector "input[value='#{oc.orders_open_at}']"
-    page.should have_selector "input[value='#{oc.orders_close_at}']"
-    page.should have_content oc.coordinator.name
+    # And the rows should have the correct classes
+    page.should have_selector "#listing_order_cycles tr.order-cycle-#{oc1.id}.open"
+    page.should have_selector "#listing_order_cycles tr.order-cycle-#{oc2.id}.open"
+    page.should have_selector "#listing_order_cycles tr.order-cycle-#{oc3.id}.upcoming"
+    page.should have_selector "#listing_order_cycles tr.order-cycle-#{oc4.id}.upcoming"
+    page.should have_selector "#listing_order_cycles tr.order-cycle-#{oc5.id}.closed"
+    page.should have_selector "#listing_order_cycles tr.order-cycle-#{oc6.id}.closed"
 
-    # And I should see the suppliers and distributors
-    oc.suppliers.each    { |s| page.should have_content s.name }
-    oc.distributors.each { |d| page.should have_content d.name }
+    # And I should see all the details for an order cycle
+    within('table#listing_order_cycles tbody tr:first-child') do
+      # Then I should see the basic fields
+      page.should have_selector 'a', text: oc1.name
 
-    # And I should see the number of variants
-    page.should have_selector 'td.products', text: '2 variants'
+      page.should have_selector "input[value='#{oc1.orders_open_at}']"
+      page.should have_selector "input[value='#{oc1.orders_close_at}']"
+      page.should have_content oc1.coordinator.name
+
+      # And I should see the suppliers and distributors
+      oc1.suppliers.each    { |s| page.should have_content s.name }
+      oc1.distributors.each { |d| page.should have_content d.name }
+
+      # And I should see the number of variants
+      page.should have_selector 'td.products', text: '2 variants'
+    end
   end
 
   scenario "creating an order cycle", js: true do