Possible solution:
Make an override of AdminOrdersController.php located in controllers/admin. Find the line where this starts: "date_add"
add the following below that section:
'date_upd' => array( 'title' => $this->l('Most recent status'), 'align' => 'text-right', 'type' => 'datetime', 'filter_key' => 'a!date_upd' ),
This seems to be working but I'm not sure if this is entirely the correct way to do it.
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