diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/RelationshipTable/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/elements/RelationshipTable/index.tsx
index 3247dd3c94..79f998188f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/RelationshipTable/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/RelationshipTable/index.tsx
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ export const RelationshipTable: React.FC<RelationshipTableComponentProps> = (pro
                 defaultLimit={
                   field.defaultLimit ?? collectionConfig?.admin?.pagination?.defaultLimit
                 }
+                defaultSort={field.defaultSort ?? collectionConfig?.defaultSort}
                 modifySearchParams={false}
                 onQueryChange={setQuery}
                 orderableFieldName={
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/ListQuery/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/providers/ListQuery/index.tsx
index 62a55dac86..53eee2fc72 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/ListQuery/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/providers/ListQuery/index.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ export const ListQueryProvider: React.FC<ListQueryProps> = ({
     if (modifySearchParams) {
       return searchParams
     } else {
-      return {}
+      return {
+        limit: String(defaultLimit),
+        sort: defaultSort,
+      }
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/test/sort/e2e.spec.ts b/test/sort/e2e.spec.ts
index fdc53d19dc..f8a0421378 100644
--- a/test/sort/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/sort/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -82,19 +82,15 @@ describe('Sort functionality', () => {
     await page.getByText('Join A').click()
     await expect(page.locator('.sort-header button')).toHaveCount(2)
 
-    await page.locator('.sort-header button').nth(0).click()
     await assertRows(0, 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D')
     await moveRow(2, 3, 'success', 0) // move to middle
     await assertRows(0, 'A', 'C', 'B', 'D')
 
-    await page.locator('.sort-header button').nth(1).click()
     await assertRows(1, 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D')
     await moveRow(1, 4, 'success', 1) // move to end
     await assertRows(1, 'B', 'C', 'D', 'A')
 
     await page.reload()
-    await page.locator('.sort-header button').nth(0).click()
-    await page.locator('.sort-header button').nth(1).click()
     await assertRows(0, 'A', 'C', 'B', 'D')
     await assertRows(1, 'B', 'C', 'D', 'A')
   })