diff --git a/app/api/routes/resource_retrieval.py b/app/api/routes/resource_retrieval.py
index fca1db44..d84ac9e5 100644
--- a/app/api/routes/resource_retrieval.py
+++ b/app/api/routes/resource_retrieval.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from dateutil import parser
 from flask import redirect, request
-from sqlalchemy import func, or_
+from sqlalchemy import func, or_, text
 
 from app import utils as utils
 from app.api import bp
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ def get_resources():
         paidAsBool = paid.lower() == 'true'
         q = q.filter(Resource.paid == paidAsBool)
 
+    # Order by "getting started" category
+    if not languages and not category and paid is None:
+        show_first = Category.query.filter(Category.name == "Getting Started").first()
+        clause = (
+            f" CASE resource.category_id"
+            f"   WHEN {show_first.id} THEN 1"
+            f"   ELSE 2"
+            f" END, id"
+        )
+        q = q.order_by(text(clause))
+
     try:
         paginated_resources = resource_paginator.paginated_data(q)
         if not paginated_resources:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_routes/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/test_routes/test_utils.py
index a19e2e27..92a01239 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_routes/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_routes/test_utils.py
@@ -42,15 +42,18 @@ def test_paginator(module_client, module_db):
     response = client.get('api/v1/resources?page_size=100')
     assert (len(response.json['resources']) == 100)
 
-    # Test pages different and sequential
+    # Test first category is 'Getting Started'
     first_page_resource = response.json['resources'][0]
-    assert (first_page_resource.get('id') == 1)
+    assert (first_page_resource.get('category') == 'Getting Started')
+
+    # Test pages are different
     response = client.get('api/v1/resources?page_size=100&page=2')
     second_page_resource = response.json['resources'][0]
-    assert (second_page_resource.get('id') == 101)
+    assert (second_page_resource.get('id') != first_page_resource.get('id'))
     response = client.get('api/v1/resources?page_size=100&page=3')
     third_page_resource = response.json['resources'][0]
-    assert (third_page_resource.get('id') == 201)
+    assert (second_page_resource.get('id') != third_page_resource.get('id'))
+    assert (third_page_resource.get('id') != first_page_resource.get('id'))
 
     # Test bigger than max page size
     too_long = PaginatorConfig.max_page_size + 1