diff --git a/app/Form/Actions/UpdateParticipantSearchIndexAction.php b/app/Form/Actions/UpdateParticipantSearchIndexAction.php
index edec671c..ceba60e3 100644
--- a/app/Form/Actions/UpdateParticipantSearchIndexAction.php
+++ b/app/Form/Actions/UpdateParticipantSearchIndexAction.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class UpdateParticipantSearchIndexAction
             [
                 'filterableAttributes' => [...$form->getFields()->filterables()->getKeys(), 'parent-id'],
                 'searchableAttributes' => $form->getFields()->searchables()->getKeys(),
-                'sortableAttributes' => [],
+                'sortableAttributes' => $form->getFields()->sortables()->getKeys(),
                 'displayedAttributes' => [...$form->getFields()->filterables()->getKeys(), ...$form->getFields()->searchables()->getKeys(), 'id'],
                 'pagination' => [
                     'maxTotalHits' => 1000000,
diff --git a/app/Form/Data/FieldCollection.php b/app/Form/Data/FieldCollection.php
index 57df28bb..f1d0348b 100644
--- a/app/Form/Data/FieldCollection.php
+++ b/app/Form/Data/FieldCollection.php
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ class FieldCollection extends Collection
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function sortables(): self
+    {
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     public function filterables(): self
     {
         return $this->filter(fn ($field) => $field instanceof Filterable);
diff --git a/app/Form/Models/Form.php b/app/Form/Models/Form.php
index b94f8208..b7c6cdab 100644
--- a/app/Form/Models/Form.php
+++ b/app/Form/Models/Form.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use App\Form\Data\FieldCollection;
 use App\Form\Data\FormConfigData;
 use App\Lib\Editor\Condition;
 use App\Lib\Editor\EditorData;
+use App\Lib\Sorting;
 use Cviebrock\EloquentSluggable\Sluggable;
 use Database\Factories\Form\Models\FormFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
@@ -182,4 +183,9 @@ class Form extends Model implements HasMedia
     {
         return config('scout.prefix') . 'forms_' . $this->id . '_participants';
     }
+
+    public function defaultSorting(): Sorting
+    {
+        return Sorting::by(data_get($this->meta, 'active_columns.0'));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Form/Scopes/ParticipantFilterScope.php b/app/Form/Scopes/ParticipantFilterScope.php
index e34baa41..1f8fc69e 100644
--- a/app/Form/Scopes/ParticipantFilterScope.php
+++ b/app/Form/Scopes/ParticipantFilterScope.php
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ namespace App\Form\Scopes;
 
 use App\Form\Models\Form;
 use App\Form\Models\Participant;
-use App\Lib\Filter;
 use App\Lib\ScoutFilter;
+use App\Lib\Sorting;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Laravel\Scout\Builder;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\MapInputName;
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class ParticipantFilterScope extends ScoutFilter
         public array $data = [],
         public string $search = '',
         public array $options = [],
-        public ?int $parent = null
+        public ?int $parent = null,
+        public ?Sorting $sort = null
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ class ParticipantFilterScope extends ScoutFilter
 
             $options['filter'] = $filter->map(fn ($expression) => "($expression)")->implode(' AND ');
 
+            $options['sort'] = $this->sort->toMeilisearch();
+
             return $engine->search($query, [...$this->options, ...$options]);
         })->within($this->form->participantsSearchableAs());
     }
@@ -67,6 +70,10 @@ class ParticipantFilterScope extends ScoutFilter
     {
         $this->form = $form;
 
+        if (is_null($this->sort)) {
+            $this->sort = $this->form->defaultSorting();
+        }
+
         foreach ($form->getFields() as $field) {
             if (!Arr::has($this->data, $field->key)) {
                 data_set($this->data, $field->key, static::$nan);
diff --git a/app/Lib/Sorting.php b/app/Lib/Sorting.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e5204f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Lib/Sorting.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Lib;
+
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Data;
+
+class Sorting extends Data
+{
+    public static function by(string $by): self
+    {
+        return static::factory()->withoutMagicalCreation()->from(['by' => $by]);
+    }
+
+    public function __construct(public string $by, public bool $direction = false)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<int, string>
+     */
+    public function toMeilisearch(): array
+    {
+        return [$this->by . ':' . ($this->direction ? 'desc' : 'asc')];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/EndToEnd/Form/ParticipantIndexActionTest.php b/tests/EndToEnd/Form/ParticipantIndexActionTest.php
index 02fc2c1a..cf0d363e 100644
--- a/tests/EndToEnd/Form/ParticipantIndexActionTest.php
+++ b/tests/EndToEnd/Form/ParticipantIndexActionTest.php
@@ -239,3 +239,40 @@ it('testItShowsPreventionState', function () {
         ->assertJsonPath('data.0.prevention_items.0.value', false)
         ->assertJsonPath('data.0.prevention_items.0.tooltip', 'erweitertes Führungszeugnis nicht vorhanden');
 });
+
+it('test it orders participants by value', function (array $values, array $sorting, array $expected) {
+    list($key, $direction) = $sorting;
+    $this->login()->loginNami()->withoutExceptionHandling();
+    $form = Form::factory()
+        ->fields([
+            $this->textField('vorname')->name('Vorname'),
+            $this->checkboxesField('select')->options(['Wölflinge', 'Pfadfinder']),
+        ]);
+    foreach ($values as $value) {
+        $form = $form->has(Participant::factory()->data(['vorname' => 'Max', 'select' => 'Pfadfinder', $key => $value]));
+    }
+    $form = $form->create();
+
+    sleep(2);
+    $response = $this->callFilter('form.participant.index', ['sort' => ['by' => $key, 'direction' => $direction]], ['form' => $form]);
+
+    foreach ($expected as $index => $value) {
+        $response->assertJsonPath("data.{$index}.{$key}", $value);
+    }
+})->with([
+    [
+        ['Anna', 'Sarah', 'Ben'],
+        ['vorname', false],
+        ['Anna', 'Ben', 'Sarah'],
+    ],
+    [
+        ['Anna', 'Sarah', 'Ben'],
+        ['vorname', true],
+        ['Sarah', 'Ben', 'Anna'],
+    ],
+    [
+        ['Wölflinge', 'Pfadfinder'],
+        ['select', false],
+        ['Pfadfinder', 'Wölflinge'],
+    ]
+]);