diff --git a/notmuch-show.c b/notmuch-show.c
index 868b2cd8..9ca98820 100644
--- a/notmuch-show.c
+++ b/notmuch-show.c
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ format_headers_message_part_json (GMimeMessage *message)
     const char *recipients_string;
 
     printf ("%s: %s",
+	    json_quote_str (ctx_quote, "Subject"),
+	    json_quote_str (ctx_quote, g_mime_message_get_subject (message)));
+    printf (", %s: %s",
 	    json_quote_str (ctx_quote, "From"),
 	    json_quote_str (ctx_quote, g_mime_message_get_sender (message)));
     recipients = g_mime_message_get_recipients (message, GMIME_RECIPIENT_TYPE_TO);
@@ -342,9 +345,6 @@ format_headers_message_part_json (GMimeMessage *message)
 	printf (", %s: %s",
 		json_quote_str (ctx_quote, "Cc"),
 		json_quote_str (ctx_quote, recipients_string));
-    printf (", %s: %s",
-	    json_quote_str (ctx_quote, "Subject"),
-	    json_quote_str (ctx_quote, g_mime_message_get_subject (message)));
     printf (", %s: %s",
 	    json_quote_str (ctx_quote, "Date"),
 	    json_quote_str (ctx_quote, g_mime_message_get_date_as_string (message)));
diff --git a/test/multipart b/test/multipart
index 2dd73f59..4d148040 100755
--- a/test/multipart
+++ b/test/multipart
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ cat <<EOF >EXPECTED
 {"id": "87liy5ap00.fsf@yoom.home.cworth.org", "match": true, "filename": "${MAIL_DIR}/multipart", "timestamp": 978709437, "date_relative": "2001-01-05", "tags": ["attachment","inbox","signed","unread"], "headers": {"Subject": "Multipart message", "From": "Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>", "To": "cworth@cworth.org", "Cc": "", "Bcc": "", "Date": "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 15:43:57 +0000"}, "body": [
 {"id": 1, "content-type": "multipart/signed", "content": [
 {"id": 2, "content-type": "multipart/mixed", "content": [
-{"id": 3, "content-type": "message/rfc822", "content": [{"headers": {"From": "Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>", "To": "cworth@cworth.org", "Subject": "html message", "Date": "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 15:42:57 +0000"}, "body": [
+{"id": 3, "content-type": "message/rfc822", "content": [{"headers": {"Subject": "html message", "From": "Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>", "To": "cworth@cworth.org", "Date": "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 15:42:57 +0000"}, "body": [
 {"id": 4, "content-type": "multipart/alternative", "content": [
 {"id": 5, "content-type": "text/html"}, 
 {"id": 6, "content-type": "text/plain", "content": "This is an embedded message, with a multipart/alternative part.\n"}]}]}]}, 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ cat <<EOF >EXPECTED
 
 {"id": 1, "content-type": "multipart/signed", "content": [
 {"id": 2, "content-type": "multipart/mixed", "content": [
-{"id": 3, "content-type": "message/rfc822", "content": [{"headers": {"From": "Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>", "To": "cworth@cworth.org", "Subject": "html message", "Date": "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 15:42:57 +0000"}, "body": [
+{"id": 3, "content-type": "message/rfc822", "content": [{"headers": {"Subject": "html message", "From": "Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>", "To": "cworth@cworth.org", "Date": "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 15:42:57 +0000"}, "body": [
 {"id": 4, "content-type": "multipart/alternative", "content": [
 {"id": 5, "content-type": "text/html"}, 
 {"id": 6, "content-type": "text/plain", "content": "This is an embedded message, with a multipart/alternative part.\n"}]}]}]}, 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ echo >>OUTPUT # expect *no* newline at end of output
 cat <<EOF >EXPECTED
 
 {"id": 2, "content-type": "multipart/mixed", "content": [
-{"id": 3, "content-type": "message/rfc822", "content": [{"headers": {"From": "Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>", "To": "cworth@cworth.org", "Subject": "html message", "Date": "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 15:42:57 +0000"}, "body": [
+{"id": 3, "content-type": "message/rfc822", "content": [{"headers": {"Subject": "html message", "From": "Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>", "To": "cworth@cworth.org", "Date": "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 15:42:57 +0000"}, "body": [
 {"id": 4, "content-type": "multipart/alternative", "content": [
 {"id": 5, "content-type": "text/html"}, 
 {"id": 6, "content-type": "text/plain", "content": "This is an embedded message, with a multipart/alternative part.\n"}]}]}]}, 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ notmuch show --format=json --part=3 'id:87liy5ap00.fsf@yoom.home.cworth.org' | s
 echo >>OUTPUT # expect *no* newline at end of output
 cat <<EOF >EXPECTED
 
-{"id": 3, "content-type": "message/rfc822", "content": [{"headers": {"From": "Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>", "To": "cworth@cworth.org", "Subject": "html message", "Date": "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 15:42:57 +0000"}, "body": [
+{"id": 3, "content-type": "message/rfc822", "content": [{"headers": {"Subject": "html message", "From": "Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>", "To": "cworth@cworth.org", "Date": "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 15:42:57 +0000"}, "body": [
 {"id": 4, "content-type": "multipart/alternative", "content": [
 {"id": 5, "content-type": "text/html"}, 
 {"id": 6, "content-type": "text/plain", "content": "This is an embedded message, with a multipart/alternative part.\n"}]}]}]}