diff --git a/common/content/statusline.js b/common/content/statusline.js
index 3a5f3d2e..2e99d0fb 100644
--- a/common/content/statusline.js
+++ b/common/content/statusline.js
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ var StatusLine = Module("statusline", {
             if (uri.equals(buffer.uri) && window.getWebNavigation) {
                 let sh = window.getWebNavigation().sessionHistory;
                 if (sh && sh.index > 0)
-                    modified += "+";
-                if (sh && sh.index < sh.count - 1)
                     modified += "-";
+                if (sh && sh.index < sh.count - 1)
+                    modified += "+";
                 if (this.bookmarked)
                     modified += UTF8("❤");
             }
diff --git a/common/locale/en-US/gui.xml b/common/locale/en-US/gui.xml
index df112ab4..4c3d2001 100644
--- a/common/locale/en-US/gui.xml
+++ b/common/locale/en-US/gui.xml
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@
     </li>
     <li>
         <em>History and bookmark status</em> (<tt>[+-❤⋯]</tt>): The position
-        of the current page in the tab's session history; <tt>+</tt> and
-        <tt>-</tt> indicate that it is possible to move backwards and forwards
+        of the current page in the tab's session history; <tt>-</tt> and
+        <tt>+</tt> indicate that it is possible to move backwards and forwards
         through the history respectively. ❤ indicates that the current page is
         bookmarked. Any other character indicates a QuickMark matching the
         current page.