diff --git a/src/composables/useTaskList.ts b/src/composables/useTaskList.ts
index 334bea0cc..ba1f869c4 100644
--- a/src/composables/useTaskList.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useTaskList.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ import TaskCollectionService from '@/services/taskCollection'
 import type {ITask} from '@/modelTypes/ITask'
 import {error} from '@/message'
 
+export type Order = 'asc' | 'desc' | 'none'
+
+export interface SortBy {
+	id?: Order
+	index?: Order
+	done?: Order
+	title?: Order
+	priority?: Order
+	due_date?: Order
+	start_date?: Order
+	end_date?: Order
+	percent_done?: Order
+	created?: Order
+	updated?: Order
+}
+
 // FIXME: merge with DEFAULT_PARAMS in filters.vue
 export const getDefaultParams = () => ({
 	sort_by: ['position', 'id'],
@@ -15,7 +31,7 @@ export const getDefaultParams = () => ({
 	filter_concat: 'and',
 })
 
-const SORT_BY_DEFAULT = {
+const SORT_BY_DEFAULT: SortBy = {
 	id: 'desc',
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +60,7 @@ const SORT_BY_DEFAULT = {
 /**
  * This mixin provides a base set of methods and properties to get tasks on a list.
  */
-export function useTaskList(listId, sortByDefault = SORT_BY_DEFAULT) {
+export function useTaskList(listId, sortByDefault: SortBy = SORT_BY_DEFAULT) {
 	const params = ref({...getDefaultParams()})
 	
 	const search = ref('')
diff --git a/src/views/list/ListTable.vue b/src/views/list/ListTable.vue
index 5d6fd18e3..42853b2df 100644
--- a/src/views/list/ListTable.vue
+++ b/src/views/list/ListTable.vue
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ import FilterPopup from '@/components/list/partials/filter-popup.vue'
 import Pagination from '@/components/misc/pagination.vue'
 import Popup from '@/components/misc/popup.vue'
 
-import {useTaskList} from '@/composables/useTaskList'
+import {useTaskList, SortBy} from '@/composables/useTaskList'
 import type {ITask} from '@/modelTypes/ITask'
 
 const ACTIVE_COLUMNS_DEFAULT = {
@@ -222,21 +222,6 @@ const props = defineProps({
 	},
 })
 
-type Order = 'asc' | 'desc' | 'none'
-
-interface SortBy {
-	index: Order
-	done?: Order
-	title?: Order
-	priority?: Order
-	due_date?: Order
-	start_date?: Order
-	end_date?: Order
-	percent_done?: Order
-	created?: Order
-	updated?: Order
-}
-
 const SORT_BY_DEFAULT: SortBy = {
 	index: 'desc',
 }
@@ -244,7 +229,7 @@ const SORT_BY_DEFAULT: SortBy = {
 const activeColumns = useStorage('tableViewColumns', {...ACTIVE_COLUMNS_DEFAULT})
 const sortBy = useStorage<SortBy>('tableViewSortBy', {...SORT_BY_DEFAULT})
 
-const taskList = useTaskList(toRef(props, 'listId'))
+const taskList = useTaskList(toRef(props, 'listId'), sortBy.value)
 
 const {
 	loading,