diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/TableColumns/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/elements/TableColumns/index.tsx
index c8a65944b2..684e40a063 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/TableColumns/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/TableColumns/index.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { getInitialColumns } from './getInitialColumns.js'
 export interface ITableColumns {
   columns: Column[]
   moveColumn: (args: { fromIndex: number; toIndex: number }) => void
+  resetColumnsState: () => void
   setActiveColumns: (columns: string[]) => void
   toggleColumn: (column: string) => void
 }
@@ -122,19 +123,35 @@ export const TableColumnsProvider: React.FC<Props> = ({
   )
 
   const setActiveColumns = React.useCallback(
-    (activeColumnAccessors) => {
-      const activeColumns = tableColumns.map((col) => {
-        return {
-          ...col,
-          active: activeColumnAccessors.includes(col.accessor),
-        }
-      })
+    (activeColumnAccessors: string[]) => {
+      const activeColumns = tableColumns
+        .map((col) => {
+          return {
+            ...col,
+            active: activeColumnAccessors.includes(col.accessor),
+          }
+        })
+        .toSorted((first, second) => {
+          const indexOfFirst = activeColumnAccessors.indexOf(first.accessor)
+          const indexOfSecond = activeColumnAccessors.indexOf(second.accessor)
 
+          if (indexOfFirst === -1 || indexOfSecond === -1) {
+            return 0
+          }
+
+          return indexOfFirst > indexOfSecond ? 1 : -1
+        })
+
+      setTableColumns(activeColumns)
       updateColumnPreferences(activeColumns)
     },
     [tableColumns, updateColumnPreferences],
   )
 
+  const resetColumnsState = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setActiveColumns(defaultColumns)
+  }, [defaultColumns, setActiveColumns])
+
   // //////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Get preferences on collection change (drawers)
   // //////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -182,6 +199,7 @@ export const TableColumnsProvider: React.FC<Props> = ({
       value={{
         columns: tableColumns,
         moveColumn,
+        resetColumnsState,
         setActiveColumns,
         toggleColumn,
       }}
diff --git a/test/admin/collections/Posts.ts b/test/admin/collections/Posts.ts
index d2b93ddb01..65d060bdc1 100644
--- a/test/admin/collections/Posts.ts
+++ b/test/admin/collections/Posts.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ export const Posts: CollectionConfig = {
     description: 'This is a custom collection description.',
     group: 'One',
     listSearchableFields: ['id', 'title', 'description', 'number'],
+    components: {
+      beforeListTable: ['/components/ResetColumns/index.js#ResetDefaultColumnsButton'],
+    },
     meta: {
       description: 'This is a custom meta description for posts',
       openGraph: {
diff --git a/test/admin/components/ResetColumns/index.tsx b/test/admin/components/ResetColumns/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2dec0f9cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/admin/components/ResetColumns/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use client'
+
+import { Pill, useTableColumns } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+
+function ResetDefaultColumnsButton() {
+  const { resetColumnsState } = useTableColumns()
+
+  return <Pill onClick={resetColumnsState}>Reset to default columns</Pill>
+}
+
+export { ResetDefaultColumnsButton }
diff --git a/test/admin/payload-types.ts b/test/admin/payload-types.ts
index b155ab5a63..528c56170e 100644
--- a/test/admin/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/admin/payload-types.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface Config {
     customIdTab: CustomIdTab;
     customIdRow: CustomIdRow;
     'disable-duplicate': DisableDuplicate;
+    'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocument;
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference;
     'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration;
   };
@@ -269,6 +270,86 @@ export interface DisableDuplicate {
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents".
+ */
+export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
+  id: string;
+  document?:
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'uploads';
+        value: string | Upload;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'posts';
+        value: string | Post;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'users';
+        value: string | User;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'hidden-collection';
+        value: string | HiddenCollection;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'collection-no-api-view';
+        value: string | CollectionNoApiView;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'custom-views-one';
+        value: string | CustomViewsOne;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'custom-views-two';
+        value: string | CustomViewsTwo;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'custom-fields';
+        value: string | CustomField;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'group-one-collection-ones';
+        value: string | GroupOneCollectionOne;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'group-one-collection-twos';
+        value: string | GroupOneCollectionTwo;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'group-two-collection-ones';
+        value: string | GroupTwoCollectionOne;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'group-two-collection-twos';
+        value: string | GroupTwoCollectionTwo;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'geo';
+        value: string | Geo;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'customIdTab';
+        value: string | CustomIdTab;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'customIdRow';
+        value: string | CustomIdRow;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'disable-duplicate';
+        value: string | DisableDuplicate;
+      } | null);
+  editedAt?: string | null;
+  globalSlug?: string | null;
+  user: {
+    relationTo: 'users';
+    value: string | User;
+  };
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "payload-preferences".