diff --git a/.changeset/sharp-numbers-doubt.md b/.changeset/sharp-numbers-doubt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81e1313780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sharp-numbers-doubt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': minor
+---
+
+Added EntityOrderFilter to sort entities by different fields/columns. This new filter allows users to specify the order in which entities are displayed in the catalog.
+
+Example usage:
+
+```ts
+import {
+  EntityOrderFilter,
+  useEntityList,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+// ...
+const { updateFilters } = useEntityList();
+
+// ...
+updateFilters({
+  order: new EntityOrderFilter([
+    {
+      field: 'metadata.name',
+      order: 'desc',
+    },
+  ]),
+});
+```
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/report.api.md b/plugins/catalog-react/report.api.md
index f7673e1bd8..bfebb2b13a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/report.api.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ComponentProps } from 'react';
 import { CompoundEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { Context } from 'react';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { EntityOrderQuery } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import IconButton from '@material-ui/core/IconButton';
 import { IconComponent } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { InfoCardVariants } from '@backstage/core-components';
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ export type DefaultEntityFilters = {
   orphan?: EntityOrphanFilter;
   error?: EntityErrorFilter;
   namespace?: EntityNamespaceFilter;
+  order?: EntityOrderFilter;
 };
 
 // @public
@@ -406,6 +408,17 @@ export interface EntityNamespacePickerProps {
   initiallySelectedNamespaces?: string[];
 }
 
+// @public
+export class EntityOrderFilter implements EntityFilter {
+  constructor(values: [string, 'asc' | 'desc'][]);
+  // (undocumented)
+  getOrderFilters(): EntityOrderQuery;
+  // (undocumented)
+  toQueryValue(): string[];
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly values: [string, 'asc' | 'desc'][];
+}
+
 // @public
 export class EntityOrphanFilter implements EntityFilter {
   constructor(value: boolean);
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useAllEntitiesCount.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useAllEntitiesCount.ts
index fa564382d8..c4bea1fa05 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useAllEntitiesCount.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useAllEntitiesCount.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function useAllEntitiesCount() {
   const request = useMemo(() => {
     const { user, ...allFilters } = filters;
     const compacted = compact(Object.values(allFilters));
-    const catalogFilters = reduceCatalogFilters(compacted);
+    const { orderFields, ...catalogFilters } = reduceCatalogFilters(compacted);
     const newRequest: QueryEntitiesInitialRequest = {
       ...catalogFilters,
       limit: 0,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useOwnedEntitiesCount.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useOwnedEntitiesCount.ts
index dbdc040165..489ae24d4e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useOwnedEntitiesCount.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useOwnedEntitiesCount.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function useOwnedEntitiesCount() {
   );
 
   const { user, owners, ...allFilters } = filters;
-  const catalogFilters = reduceCatalogFilters(
+  const { orderFields, ...catalogFilters } = reduceCatalogFilters(
     compact(Object.values(allFilters)),
   );
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useStarredEntitiesCount.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useStarredEntitiesCount.ts
index 70dde024f8..f1fcea4572 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useStarredEntitiesCount.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UserListPicker/useStarredEntitiesCount.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function useStarredEntitiesCount() {
   const request = useMemo(() => {
     const { user, ...allFilters } = filters;
     const compacted = compact(Object.values(allFilters));
-    const catalogFilters = reduceCatalogFilters(compacted);
+    const { orderFields, ...catalogFilters } = reduceCatalogFilters(compacted);
 
     const facet = 'metadata.name';
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts
index 3ac7bda73a..8a6e664585 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 import { AlphaEntity } from '@backstage/catalog-model/alpha';
 import { EntityFilter, UserListFilterKind } from './types';
 import { getEntityRelations } from './utils/getEntityRelations';
+import { EntityOrderQuery } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 
 /**
  * Filter entities based on Kind.
@@ -331,3 +332,19 @@ export class EntityErrorFilter implements EntityFilter {
     return error !== undefined && this.value === error;
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Sort entities by a given field/column.
+ * @public
+ */
+export class EntityOrderFilter implements EntityFilter {
+  constructor(readonly values: [string, 'asc' | 'desc'][]) {}
+
+  getOrderFilters(): EntityOrderQuery {
+    return this.values.map(([field, order]) => ({ field, order }));
+  }
+
+  toQueryValue(): string[] {
+    return this.values.flat();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.tsx
index 4f4194da48..1d3afd8d9b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {
   EntityKindFilter,
   EntityLifecycleFilter,
   EntityNamespaceFilter,
+  EntityOrderFilter,
   EntityOrphanFilter,
   EntityOwnerFilter,
   EntityTagFilter,
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ export type DefaultEntityFilters = {
   orphan?: EntityOrphanFilter;
   error?: EntityErrorFilter;
   namespace?: EntityNamespaceFilter;
+  order?: EntityOrderFilter;
 };
 
 /** @public */
@@ -287,7 +289,6 @@ export const EntityListProvider = <EntityFilters extends DefaultEntityFilters>(
               ...backendFilter,
               limit,
               offset,
-              orderFields: [{ field: 'metadata.name', order: 'asc' }],
             });
             setOutputState({
               appliedFilters: requestedFilters,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/filters.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/filters.ts
index 82d7358b91..1ff7334ffb 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/filters.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/filters.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { EntityFilter } from '../types';
 import {
   EntityLifecycleFilter,
   EntityNamespaceFilter,
+  EntityOrderFilter,
   EntityOrphanFilter,
   EntityOwnerFilter,
   EntityTagFilter,
@@ -26,18 +27,24 @@ import {
   EntityUserFilter,
   UserListFilter,
 } from '../filters';
+import { EntityOrderQuery } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 
 export interface CatalogFilters {
   filter: Record<string, string | symbol | (string | symbol)[]>;
   fullTextFilter?: {
     term: string;
   };
+  orderFields?: EntityOrderQuery;
 }
 
 function isEntityTextFilter(t: EntityFilter): t is EntityTextFilter {
   return !!(t as EntityTextFilter).getFullTextFilters;
 }
 
+function isEntityOrderFilter(t: EntityFilter): t is EntityOrderFilter {
+  return !!(t as EntityOrderFilter).getOrderFilters;
+}
+
 export function reduceCatalogFilters(filters: EntityFilter[]): CatalogFilters {
   const condensedFilters = filters.reduce<CatalogFilters['filter']>(
     (compoundFilter, filter) => {
@@ -50,7 +57,14 @@ export function reduceCatalogFilters(filters: EntityFilter[]): CatalogFilters {
   );
 
   const fullTextFilter = filters.find(isEntityTextFilter)?.getFullTextFilters();
-  return { filter: condensedFilters, fullTextFilter };
+
+  const orderFields = filters.find(isEntityOrderFilter)?.getOrderFilters() || [
+    {
+      field: 'metadata.name',
+      order: 'asc',
+    },
+  ];
+  return { filter: condensedFilters, fullTextFilter, orderFields };
 }
 
 /**