diff --git a/app/Form/Actions/FormUpdateMetaAction.php b/app/Form/Actions/FormUpdateMetaAction.php
index 94480502..f41180cf 100644
--- a/app/Form/Actions/FormUpdateMetaAction.php
+++ b/app/Form/Actions/FormUpdateMetaAction.php
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class FormUpdateMetaAction
 
         return [
             'sorting' => 'array',
-            'sorting.0' => 'required|string',
-            'sorting.1' => 'required|string|in:asc,desc',
+            'sorting.by' => 'required|string',
+            'sorting.direction' => 'required|boolean',
             'active_columns' => 'array',
             'active_columns.*' => ['string', Rule::in([...$form->getFields()->pluck('key')->toArray(), 'created_at', 'prevention'])]
         ];
diff --git a/app/Form/Models/Form.php b/app/Form/Models/Form.php
index dd6741f2..972a348f 100644
--- a/app/Form/Models/Form.php
+++ b/app/Form/Models/Form.php
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class Form extends Model implements HasMedia
             if (is_null(data_get($model->meta, 'active_columns'))) {
                 $model->setAttribute('meta', [
                     'active_columns' => $model->getFields()->count() ? $model->getFields()->take(4)->pluck('key')->toArray() : null,
-                    'sorting' => $model->getFields()->count() ? [$model->getFields()->first()->key, 'asc'] : null,
+                    'sorting' => Sorting::by('id'),
                 ]);
                 return;
             }
@@ -186,6 +186,6 @@ class Form extends Model implements HasMedia
 
     public function defaultSorting(): Sorting
     {
-        return Sorting::by(data_get($this->meta, 'active_columns.0', 'id'));
+        return Sorting::from($this->meta['sorting']);
     }
 }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_12_11_235710_update_form_searching.php b/database/migrations/2024_12_11_235710_update_form_searching.php
index f1206dbd..9ab74aab 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2024_12_11_235710_update_form_searching.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_12_11_235710_update_form_searching.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use App\Form\Actions\UpdateParticipantSearchIndexAction;
 use App\Form\Models\Form;
+use App\Lib\Sorting;
 use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
 
 return new class extends Migration
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
             foreach ($form->participants as $participant) {
                 $participant->searchable();
             }
+            $form->update(['meta' => [...$form->meta, 'sorting' => Sorting::by('id')]]);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/resources/js/components/ui/Th.vue b/resources/js/components/ui/Th.vue
index 866ff5e5..db88aa65 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/ui/Th.vue
+++ b/resources/js/components/ui/Th.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
     <th @click="$emit('update:model-value')">
         <div class="flex justify-between items-center">
             <span v-text="label"></span>
-            <ui-sprite v-if="value.by === column && value.direction === false" src="chevron" class="rotate-180 w-3 h-3 text-primaryfg ml-2">ASC</ui-sprite>
-            <ui-sprite v-if="value.by === column && value.direction === true" src="chevron" class="w-3 h-3 text-primaryfg ml-2">DESC</ui-sprite>
+            <ui-sprite v-if="value.by === column && value.direction === false" src="chevron" class="w-3 h-3 text-primaryfg ml-2">ASC</ui-sprite>
+            <ui-sprite v-if="value.by === column && value.direction === true" src="chevron" class="rotate-180 w-3 h-3 text-primaryfg ml-2">DESC</ui-sprite>
         </div>
     </th>
 </template>
diff --git a/resources/js/views/form/Participants.vue b/resources/js/views/form/Participants.vue
index e418131e..24cb4faf 100644
--- a/resources/js/views/form/Participants.vue
+++ b/resources/js/views/form/Participants.vue
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ const getSort = computed(() => innerFilter.value.sort);
 
 async function setSort(column) {
     innerFilter.value.sort = getSort.value.by === column ? {by: column, direction: !getSort.value.direction} : {by: column, direction: false};
+    sortingConfig.value = innerFilter.value.sort;
 }
 
 const activeColumnsConfig = computed({
@@ -200,6 +201,18 @@ const activeColumnsConfig = computed({
     },
 });
 
+const sortingConfig = computed({
+    get: () => meta.value.form_meta.sorting,
+    set: async (v) => {
+        const response = await axios.patch(meta.value.links.update_form_meta, {
+            ...meta.value.form_meta,
+            sorting: v,
+        });
+
+        meta.value.form_meta = response.data;
+    },
+});
+
 async function handleDelete() {
     await remove(deleting.value);
     deleting.value = null;
diff --git a/tests/EndToEnd/Form/ParticipantIndexActionTest.php b/tests/EndToEnd/Form/ParticipantIndexActionTest.php
index 88a665c2..8854169e 100644
--- a/tests/EndToEnd/Form/ParticipantIndexActionTest.php
+++ b/tests/EndToEnd/Form/ParticipantIndexActionTest.php
@@ -80,6 +80,22 @@ it('testItShowsEmptyFilters', function () {
     $this->callFilter('form.participant.index', ['data' => []], ['form' => $form])->assertJsonPath('meta.filter.data.check', ParticipantFilterScope::$nan);
 });
 
+it('sorts by active colums sorting by default', function () {
+    $this->login()->loginNami()->withoutExceptionHandling();
+    $form = Form::factory()->fields([
+        $this->checkboxField('check'),
+        $this->checkboxField('vorname'),
+    ])->create();
+    $form->update(['meta' => ['active_columns' => [], 'sorting' => ['by' => 'vorname', 'direction' => true]]]);
+
+    sleep(2);
+    $this->callFilter('form.participant.index', [], ['form' => $form])
+        ->assertOk()
+        ->assertJsonPath('meta.filter.sort.by', 'vorname')
+        ->assertJsonPath('meta.filter.sort.direction', true);
+});
+
+
 it('testItDisplaysHasNamiField', function () {
     $this->login()->loginNami()->withoutExceptionHandling();
     $form = Form::factory()->fields([$this->namiField('mitglieder')])->create();
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Form/FormStoreActionTest.php b/tests/Feature/Form/FormStoreActionTest.php
index 644d23e9..1c9fe294 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Form/FormStoreActionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Form/FormStoreActionTest.php
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ class FormStoreActionTest extends FormTestCase
         $this->assertFrontendCacheCleared();
     }
 
+    public function testItStoresDefaultSorting(): void
+    {
+        Event::fake([Succeeded::class]);
+        $this->login()->loginNami()->withoutExceptionHandling();
+        FormRequest::new()->fields([$this->textField()])->fake();
+
+        $this->postJson(route('form.store'))->assertOk();
+
+        $form = Form::latest()->first();
+        $this->assertEquals('id', $form->meta['sorting']['by']);
+        $this->assertFalse(false, $form->meta['sorting']['direction']);
+    }
+
     public function testRegistrationDatesCanBeNull(): void
     {
         $this->login()->loginNami()->withoutExceptionHandling();
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Form/FormUpdateMetaActionTest.php b/tests/Feature/Form/FormUpdateMetaActionTest.php
index d1882d80..d687e062 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Form/FormUpdateMetaActionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Form/FormUpdateMetaActionTest.php
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ class FormUpdateMetaActionTest extends FormTestCase
 
         $this->patchJson(route('form.update-meta', ['form' => $form]), [
             'active_columns' => ['textone'],
-            'sorting' => ['textone', 'desc'],
+            'sorting' => ['by' => 'textone', 'direction' => false],
         ])->assertOk()
             ->assertJsonPath('active_columns.0', 'textone')
-            ->assertJsonPath('sorting.1', 'desc');
+            ->assertJsonPath('sorting.by', 'textone');
 
         $form = Form::latest()->first();
-        $this->assertEquals(['textone', 'desc'], $form->meta['sorting']);
+        $this->assertEquals(['by' => 'textone', 'direction' => false], $form->meta['sorting']);
         $this->assertEquals(['textone'], $form->meta['active_columns']);
     }
 
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ class FormUpdateMetaActionTest extends FormTestCase
 
         $this->patchJson(route('form.update-meta', ['form' => $form]), [
             'active_columns' => ['created_at'],
-            'sorting' => ['created_at', 'desc'],
+            'sorting' => ['by' => 'textone', 'direction' => false],
         ])->assertOk();
 
         $form = Form::latest()->first();
-        $this->assertEquals(['created_at', 'desc'], $form->fresh()->meta['sorting']);
+        $this->assertEquals(['by' => 'textone', 'direction' => false], $form->fresh()->meta['sorting']);
         $this->assertEquals(['created_at'], $form->fresh()->meta['active_columns']);
     }
 }