diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SortBy.vue b/frontend/src/components/SortBy.vue
index cf44b430..7655c258 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SortBy.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SortBy.vue
@@ -3,29 +3,29 @@
     <template #target>
       <Button label="Sort" ref="sortButtonRef">
         <template #prefix><SortIcon class="h-4" /></template>
-        <template v-if="sortValues.length" #suffix>
+        <template v-if="sortValues?.size" #suffix>
           <div
-            class="flex justify-center items-center w-5 h-5 text-2xs font-medium pt-[1px] bg-gray-900 text-white rounded"
+            class="flex h-5 w-5 items-center justify-center rounded bg-gray-900 pt-[1px] text-2xs font-medium text-white"
           >
-            {{ sortValues.length }}
+            {{ sortValues.size }}
           </div>
         </template>
       </Button>
     </template>
     <template #body="{ close }">
-      <div class="rounded-lg border border-gray-100 bg-white shadow-xl my-2">
-        <div class="p-2 min-w-[352px]">
+      <div class="my-2 rounded-lg border border-gray-100 bg-white shadow-xl">
+        <div class="min-w-[352px] p-2">
           <div
-            v-if="sortValues.length"
+            v-if="sortValues?.size"
             id="sort-list"
-            class="flex flex-col gap-2 mb-3"
+            class="mb-3 flex flex-col gap-2"
           >
             <div
               v-for="(sort, i) in sortValues"
               :key="sort.fieldname"
               class="flex items-center gap-2"
             >
-              <div class="flex items-center justify-center h-7 w-7 handle">
+              <div class="handle flex h-7 w-7 items-center justify-center">
                 <DragIcon class="h-4 w-4 cursor-grab text-gray-600" />
               </div>
               <Autocomplete
@@ -38,11 +38,17 @@
               <FormControl
                 class="!w-32"
                 type="select"
-                v-model="sort.direction"
+                :value="sort.direction"
                 :options="[
                   { label: 'Ascending', value: 'asc' },
                   { label: 'Descending', value: 'desc' },
                 ]"
+                @change="
+                  (e) => {
+                    sort.direction = e.target.value
+                    apply()
+                  }
+                "
                 placeholder="Sort by"
               />
               <Button variant="ghost" icon="x" @click="removeSort(i)" />
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@
           </div>
           <div
             v-else
-            class="text-gray-600 flex items-center text-sm px-3 h-7 mb-3"
+            class="mb-3 flex h-7 items-center px-3 text-sm text-gray-600"
           >
             Empty - Choose a field to sort by
           </div>
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@
               </template>
             </Autocomplete>
             <Button
-              v-if="sortValues.length"
+              v-if="sortValues?.size"
               class="!text-gray-600"
               variant="ghost"
               label="Clear Sort"
@@ -93,7 +99,6 @@ import NestedPopover from '@/components/NestedPopover.vue'
 import SortIcon from '@/components/Icons/SortIcon.vue'
 import DragIcon from '@/components/Icons/DragIcon.vue'
 import { useSortable } from '@vueuse/integrations/useSortable'
-import { useOrderBy } from '@/composables/orderby'
 import {
   FeatherIcon,
   Button,
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ import {
   FormControl,
   createResource,
 } from 'frappe-ui'
-import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref, nextTick } from 'vue'
 
 const props = defineProps({
   doctype: {
@@ -110,10 +115,10 @@ const props = defineProps({
   },
 })
 
-const { get: getOrderBy, set: setOrderBy } = useOrderBy()
+const emit = defineEmits(['update'])
+const list = defineModel()
 
 const sortButtonRef = ref(null)
-const sortValues = ref(initialOrderBy())
 
 const sortOptions = createResource({
   url: 'crm.api.doc.sort_options',
@@ -123,75 +128,83 @@ const sortOptions = createResource({
   },
 })
 
+const sortValues = computed({
+  get: () => {
+    if (!list.value?.data) return new Set()
+    let allSortValues = list.value?.params?.order_by
+    if (!allSortValues || !sortOptions.data) return new Set()
+    if (allSortValues.trim() === 'modified desc') return new Set()
+    allSortValues = allSortValues.split(', ').map((sortValue) => {
+      const [fieldname, direction] = sortValue.split(' ')
+      return { fieldname, direction }
+    })
+    return new Set(allSortValues)
+  },
+  set: (value) => {
+    list.value.params.order_by = convertToString(value)
+  },
+})
+
 const options = computed(() => {
   if (!sortOptions.data) return []
-  const selectedOptions = sortValues.value.map((sort) => sort.fieldname)
+  if (!sortValues.value.size) return sortOptions.data
+  const selectedOptions = [...sortValues.value].map((sort) => sort.fieldname)
+  restartSort()
   return sortOptions.data.filter((option) => {
     return !selectedOptions.includes(option.value)
   })
 })
 
-function initialOrderBy() {
-  const orderBy = getOrderBy()
-  if (!orderBy) return []
-  const sortOptions = orderBy.split(', ')
-  return sortOptions.map((sortOption) => {
-    const [fieldname, direction] = sortOption.split(' ')
-    return { fieldname, direction }
-  })
-}
-
 const sortSortable = useSortable('#sort-list', sortValues, {
   handle: '.handle',
   animation: 200,
+  onEnd: () => apply(),
 })
 
-watch(
-  () => sortValues.value,
-  (value) => {
-    const updatedSort = value
-      .map((sort) => {
-        const option = sortOptions.data.find((o) => o.value === sort.fieldname)
-        return `${option.value} ${sort.direction}`
-      })
-      .join(', ')
-    setOrderBy(updatedSort)
-  },
-  {
-    deep: true,
-  }
-)
-
-watch(
-  () => getOrderBy(),
-  (value) => {
-    if (!value) {
-      sortValues.value = []
-    }
-  }
-)
-
 function setSort(data) {
-  sortValues.value = [
-    ...sortValues.value,
-    { fieldname: data.value, direction: 'asc' },
-  ]
-  sortSortable.start()
+  sortValues.value.add({ fieldname: data.value, direction: 'asc' })
+  restartSort()
+  apply()
 }
 
 function updateSort(data, index) {
-  sortValues.value[index] = {
+  let oldSort = Array.from(sortValues.value)[index]
+  sortValues.value.delete(oldSort)
+  sortValues.value.add({
     fieldname: data.value,
-    direction: sortValues.value[index].direction,
-  }
+    direction: oldSort.direction,
+  })
+  apply()
 }
 
 function removeSort(index) {
-  sortValues.value.splice(index, 1)
+  sortValues.value.delete(Array.from(sortValues.value)[index])
+  apply()
 }
 
 function clearSort(close) {
-  sortValues.value = []
+  sortValues.value.clear()
+  apply()
   close()
 }
+
+function apply() {
+  nextTick(() => {
+    emit('update', convertToString(sortValues.value))
+  })
+}
+
+function convertToString(values) {
+  let _sortValues = ''
+  values.forEach((f) => {
+    _sortValues += `${f.fieldname} ${f.direction}, `
+  })
+  _sortValues = _sortValues.slice(0, -2)
+  return _sortValues
+}
+
+function restartSort() {
+  sortSortable.stop()
+  sortSortable.start()
+}
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/orderby.js b/frontend/src/composables/orderby.js
deleted file mode 100644
index dc0fb420..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/composables/orderby.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
-
-export function useOrderBy() {
-  const route = useRoute()
-  const router = useRouter()
-
-  function get() {
-    const q = route.query.sort ?? ''
-    const d = decodeURIComponent(q)
-    return d
-  }
-
-  function set(sort, r) {
-    r = r || route
-    const q = encodeURIComponent(sort)
-    router.push({ ...r, query: { ...r.query, sort: q } })
-  }
-
-  return {
-    get,
-    set,
-  }
-}