diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
index e450b8c1e6..a578312e34 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
@@ -634,7 +634,10 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 			<span class="level-item list-liked-by-me hidden-xs">
 				<span title="${__("Likes")}">${frappe.utils.icon("heart", "sm", "like-icon")}</span>
 			</span>
-			<span class="level-item">${__(subject_field.label)}</span>
+			<span class="level-item" data-sort-by="${subject_field.fieldname}"
+				title="${__("Click to sort by {0}", [subject_field.label])}">
+				${__(subject_field.label)}
+			</span>
 		`;
 		const $columns = this.columns
 			.map((col) => {
@@ -645,15 +648,21 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 					frappe.model.is_numeric_field(col.df) ? "text-right" : "",
 				].join(" ");
 
-				return `
-				<div class="${classes}">
-					${
-						col.type === "Subject"
-							? subject_html
-							: `
-						<span>${__((col.df && col.df.label) || col.type)}</span>`
-					}
-				</div>
+				let html = "";
+				if (col.type === "Subject") {
+					html = subject_html;
+				} else {
+					const fieldname = col.df?.fieldname;
+					const attrs = fieldname
+						? ` data-sort-by="${fieldname}"
+							title="${__("Click to sort by {0}", [col.df?.label])}"`
+						: "";
+					html = `<span ${attrs}>
+						${__(col.df?.label || col.type)}
+					</span>`;
+				}
+
+				return `<div class="${classes}">${html}</div>
 			`;
 			})
 			.join("");
@@ -1061,6 +1070,7 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 
 	setup_events() {
 		this.setup_filterable();
+		this.setup_sort_by();
 		this.setup_list_click();
 		this.setup_drag_click();
 		this.setup_tag_event();
@@ -1202,6 +1212,20 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 		});
 	}
 
+	setup_sort_by() {
+		this.$result.on("click", "[data-sort-by]", (e) => {
+			const sort_by = e.currentTarget.getAttribute("data-sort-by");
+			if (!sort_by) return;
+			let sort_order = "asc"; // always start with asc
+			if (this.sort_by === sort_by) {
+				// unless it's the same field, then toggle
+				sort_order = this.sort_order === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc";
+			}
+			this.sort_selector.set_value(sort_by, sort_order);
+			this.on_sort_change(sort_by, sort_order);
+		});
+	}
+
 	setup_list_click() {
 		this.$result.on("click", ".list-row, .image-view-header, .file-header", (e) => {
 			const $target = $(e.target);
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/sort_selector.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/sort_selector.js
index eb59bec8c7..88fc32d8a3 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/sort_selector.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/sort_selector.js
@@ -23,26 +23,35 @@ frappe.ui.SortSelector = class SortSelector {
 
 		// order
 		this.wrapper.find(".btn-order").on("click", function () {
-			let btn = $(this);
 			const order = $(this).attr("data-value") === "desc" ? "asc" : "desc";
-			const title =
-				$(this).attr("data-value") === "desc" ? __("ascending") : __("descending");
-
-			btn.attr("data-value", order);
-			btn.attr("title", title);
-			me.sort_order = order;
-			const icon_name = order === "asc" ? "sort-ascending" : "sort-descending";
-			btn.find(".sort-order").html(frappe.utils.icon(icon_name, "sm"));
+			me.set_value(me.sort_by, order);
 			(me.onchange || me.change)(me.sort_by, me.sort_order);
 		});
 
 		// select field
 		this.wrapper.find(".dropdown-menu a.option").on("click", function () {
-			me.sort_by = $(this).attr("data-value");
-			me.wrapper.find(".dropdown-text").html($(this).html());
+			me.set_value($(this).attr("data-value"), me.sort_order);
 			(me.onchange || me.change)(me.sort_by, me.sort_order);
 		});
 	}
+	set_value(sort_by, sort_order) {
+		const $btn = this.wrapper.find(".btn-order");
+		const $icon = $btn.find(".sort-order");
+		const $text = this.wrapper.find(".dropdown-text");
+
+		if (this.sort_by !== sort_by) {
+			this.sort_by = sort_by;
+			$text.html(__(this.get_label(sort_by)));
+		}
+		if (this.sort_order !== sort_order) {
+			this.sort_order = sort_order;
+			const title = sort_order === "desc" ? __("ascending") : __("descending");
+			const icon_name = sort_order === "asc" ? "sort-ascending" : "sort-descending";
+			$btn.attr("data-value", sort_order);
+			$btn.attr("title", title);
+			$icon.html(frappe.utils.icon(icon_name, "sm"));
+		}
+	}
 	prepare_args() {
 		var me = this;
 		if (!this.args) {
diff --git a/frappe/public/scss/desk/list.scss b/frappe/public/scss/desk/list.scss
index d464e6dec1..f65e65741b 100644
--- a/frappe/public/scss/desk/list.scss
+++ b/frappe/public/scss/desk/list.scss
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@
 	a {
 		color: var(--text-light);
 	}
+
+	& > [data-sort-by]:hover {
+		cursor: pointer;
+		text-decoration: underline;
+	}
 }
 
 $level-margin-right: 8px;