diff --git a/tests/test_apk_search.py b/tests/test_apk_search.py
index 3e249da..2629d90 100644
--- a/tests/test_apk_search.py
+++ b/tests/test_apk_search.py
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ class SearchTests(SettingsTest):
         self.assertEqual(len(search.group(ENTRIES, vr=False)), 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(search.group(ENTRIES, installable=True)), 1)
 
+    def test_unknown_vr_counts_as_flat(self):
+        entries = [dict(ENTRIES[3], id='a', name='Flat', vr=False), dict(ENTRIES[3], id='b', name='Unknown', vr=None),
+                   dict(ENTRIES[3], id='c', name='Headset', vr=True)]
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(a['name'] for a in search.group(entries, vr=False)), ['Flat', 'Unknown'])
+        self.assertEqual([a['name'] for a in search.group(entries, vr=True)], ['Headset'])
+
+    def test_browse_puts_unknown_fit_vr_first_and_blocked_last(self):
+        entries = [dict(source='s', id='flat', name='Flat', package='a.flat', vr=False, min_sdk=21, abis=[]),
+                   dict(source='s', id='vr', name='Headset', package='a.vr', vr=True),
+                   dict(source='s', id='bad', name='Blocked', package='a.bad', vr=True, min_sdk=34, abis=[])]
+        self.assertEqual([a['name'] for a in search.group(entries)], ['Headset', 'Flat', 'Blocked'])
+
     def test_fit_unknown_and_native_free_and_vr_hints(self):
         self.assertIsNone(search.fit({})['installable'])
         self.assertTrue(search.fit({'min_sdk': 23, 'abis': []})['installable'])
diff --git a/ui/apk_sources/search.py b/ui/apk_sources/search.py
index 8af14d1..d0b8962 100644
--- a/ui/apk_sources/search.py
+++ b/ui/apk_sources/search.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def group(entries, query='', vr=None, installable=False):
     groups = {}
     for entry in entries:
         entry = decorate(entry)
-        if vr is not None and entry.get('vr') is not vr:
+        if vr is not None and (entry.get('vr') is True) != vr:  # unknown counts as flat
             continue
         if installable and entry['fit']['installable'] is not True:
             continue
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ def group(entries, query='', vr=None, installable=False):
         return (o.get('vr') is not True, not art.get('banner'), not art.get('screenshots'),
                 ''.join(chr(0x10ffff - ord(c)) for c in str(o.get('updated') or '')))
     if not q:
-        result.sort(key=lambda a: (not any(o['fit']['installable'] is True for o in a['offers']),) + browse(a))
+        # Unknown fit stays in the VR-first order; only apps known not to install sink.
+        result.sort(key=lambda a: (all(o['fit']['installable'] is False for o in a['offers']),) + browse(a))
         return result
     result.sort(key=lambda a: (not any(normalise(o.get('name')) == q for o in a['offers']),
                                not any(o['fit']['installable'] is True for o in a['offers']),