diff --git a/app/src/components/v-table/v-table.vue b/app/src/components/v-table/v-table.vue
index 9436bb7f72..71c56e489d 100644
--- a/app/src/components/v-table/v-table.vue
+++ b/app/src/components/v-table/v-table.vue
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 		<table :summary="internalHeaders.map((header) => header.text).join(', ')">
 			<table-header
 				v-model:headers="internalHeaders"
-				v-model:sort="internalSort"
 				v-model:reordering="reordering"
+				:sort="internalSort"
 				:show-select="showSelect"
 				:show-resize="showResize"
 				:some-items-selected="someItemsSelected"
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 				:manual-sort-key="manualSortKey"
 				:allow-header-reorder="allowHeaderReorder"
 				@toggle-select-all="onToggleSelectAll"
+				@update:sort="updateSort"
 			>
 				<template v-for="header in internalHeaders" #[`header.${header.value}`]>
 					<slot :header="header" :name="`header.${header.value}`" />
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ import { ShowSelect } from '@directus/shared/types';
 import { Header, HeaderRaw, Item, ItemSelectEvent, Sort } from './types';
 import TableHeader from './table-header.vue';
 import TableRow from './table-row.vue';
-import { sortBy, clone, forEach, pick } from 'lodash';
+import { clone, forEach, pick } from 'lodash';
 import { i18n } from '@/lang/';
 import Draggable from 'vuedraggable';
 import { hideDragImage } from '@/utils/hide-drag-image';
@@ -124,7 +125,6 @@ interface Props {
 	loading?: boolean;
 	loadingText?: string;
 	noItemsText?: string;
-	serverSort?: boolean;
 	rowHeight?: number;
 	selectionUseKeys?: boolean;
 	inline?: boolean;
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
 	loading: false,
 	loadingText: i18n.global.t('loading'),
 	noItemsText: i18n.global.t('no_items'),
-	serverSort: false,
 	rowHeight: 48,
 	selectionUseKeys: false,
 	inline: false,
@@ -205,18 +204,13 @@ const internalHeaders = computed({
 
 // In case the sort prop isn't used, we'll use this local sort state as a fallback.
 // This allows the table to allow inline sorting on column ootb without the need for
-const internalLocalSort = ref<Sort>({
-	by: null,
-	desc: false,
-});
-
-const internalSort = computed({
-	get: () => props.sort || internalLocalSort.value,
-	set: (newSort: Sort) => {
-		emit('update:sort', newSort);
-		internalLocalSort.value = newSort;
-	},
-});
+const internalSort = computed<Sort>(
+	() =>
+		props.sort ?? {
+			by: null,
+			desc: false,
+		}
+);
 
 const reordering = ref<boolean>(false);
 
@@ -235,15 +229,7 @@ const fullColSpan = computed<string>(() => {
 
 const internalItems = computed({
 	get: () => {
-		if (props.serverSort === true || internalSort.value.by === props.manualSortKey) {
-			return props.items;
-		}
-
-		if (internalSort.value.by === null) return props.items;
-
-		const itemsSorted = sortBy(props.items, [internalSort.value.by]);
-		if (internalSort.value.desc === true) return itemsSorted.reverse();
-		return itemsSorted;
+		return props.items;
 	},
 	set: (value: Item[]) => {
 		emit('update:items', value);
@@ -345,6 +331,9 @@ function onSortChange(event: EndEvent) {
 
 	emit('manual-sort', { item, to });
 }
+function updateSort(newSort: Sort) {
+	emit('update:sort', newSort?.by ? newSort : null);
+}
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
diff --git a/app/src/composables/use-relation-multiple.ts b/app/src/composables/use-relation-multiple.ts
index 0878eac647..af100eccf4 100644
--- a/app/src/composables/use-relation-multiple.ts
+++ b/app/src/composables/use-relation-multiple.ts
@@ -189,24 +189,6 @@ export function useRelationMultiple(
 
 	const { create, remove, select, update } = useActions(_value);
 
-	return {
-		create,
-		update,
-		remove,
-		select,
-		displayItems,
-		totalItemCount,
-		loading,
-		selected,
-		fetchedSelectItems,
-		fetchedItems,
-		useActions,
-		cleanItem,
-		isItemSelected,
-		localDelete,
-		getItemEdits,
-	};
-
 	function useActions(target: Ref<Item>) {
 		return { create, update, remove, select };
 
@@ -311,20 +293,17 @@ export function useRelationMultiple(
 		if (!relation.value) return;
 
 		if (!itemId.value || itemId.value === '+') {
-			existingItemCount.value = 0;
 			fetchedItems.value = [];
 			return;
 		}
 
 		let targetCollection: string;
-		let targetPKField: string;
 		let reverseJunctionField: string;
 		const fields = new Set(previewQuery.value.fields);
 
 		switch (relation.value.type) {
 			case 'm2a':
 				targetCollection = relation.value.junctionCollection.collection;
-				targetPKField = relation.value.junctionPrimaryKeyField.field;
 				reverseJunctionField = relation.value.reverseJunctionField.field;
 				fields.add(relation.value.junctionPrimaryKeyField.field);
 				fields.add(relation.value.collectionField.field);
@@ -335,14 +314,12 @@ export function useRelationMultiple(
 				break;
 			case 'm2m':
 				targetCollection = relation.value.junctionCollection.collection;
-				targetPKField = relation.value.junctionPrimaryKeyField.field;
 				reverseJunctionField = relation.value.reverseJunctionField.field;
 				fields.add(relation.value.junctionPrimaryKeyField.field);
 				fields.add(`${relation.value.junctionField.field}.${relation.value.relatedPrimaryKeyField.field}`);
 				break;
 			case 'o2m':
 				targetCollection = relation.value.relatedCollection.collection;
-				targetPKField = relation.value.relatedPrimaryKeyField.field;
 				reverseJunctionField = relation.value.reverseJunctionField.field;
 				fields.add(relation.value.relatedPrimaryKeyField.field);
 				break;
@@ -353,8 +330,6 @@ export function useRelationMultiple(
 		try {
 			loading.value = true;
 
-			await updateItemCount(targetCollection, targetPKField, reverseJunctionField);
-
 			if (itemId.value !== '+') {
 				const filter: Filter = { _and: [{ [reverseJunctionField]: itemId.value } as Filter] };
 				if (previewQuery.value.filter) {
@@ -368,6 +343,7 @@ export function useRelationMultiple(
 						filter,
 						page: previewQuery.value.page,
 						limit: previewQuery.value.limit,
+						sort: previewQuery.value.sort,
 					},
 				});
 
@@ -380,7 +356,55 @@ export function useRelationMultiple(
 		}
 	}
 
-	async function updateItemCount(targetCollection: string, targetPKField: string, reverseJunctionField: string) {
+	watch(
+		[previewQuery, itemId, relation],
+		(newData, oldData) => {
+			const [newPreviewQuery, newItemId, newRelation] = newData;
+			const [oldPreviewQuery, oldItemId, oldRelation] = oldData;
+
+			if (
+				isEqual(newRelation, oldRelation) &&
+				newPreviewQuery.filter === oldPreviewQuery?.filter &&
+				newPreviewQuery.search === oldPreviewQuery?.search &&
+				newItemId === oldItemId
+			)
+				return;
+
+			updateItemCount();
+		},
+		{ immediate: true }
+	);
+
+	async function updateItemCount() {
+		if (!relation.value) return;
+
+		if (!itemId.value || itemId.value === '+') {
+			existingItemCount.value = 0;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		let targetCollection: string;
+		let targetPKField: string;
+		let reverseJunctionField: string;
+
+		switch (relation.value.type) {
+			case 'm2a':
+				targetCollection = relation.value.junctionCollection.collection;
+				targetPKField = relation.value.junctionPrimaryKeyField.field;
+				reverseJunctionField = relation.value.reverseJunctionField.field;
+				break;
+			case 'm2m':
+				targetCollection = relation.value.junctionCollection.collection;
+				targetPKField = relation.value.junctionPrimaryKeyField.field;
+				reverseJunctionField = relation.value.reverseJunctionField.field;
+				break;
+			case 'o2m':
+				targetCollection = relation.value.relatedCollection.collection;
+				targetPKField = relation.value.relatedPrimaryKeyField.field;
+				reverseJunctionField = relation.value.reverseJunctionField.field;
+				break;
+		}
+
 		const filter: Filter = { _and: [{ [reverseJunctionField]: itemId.value } as Filter] };
 		if (previewQuery.value.filter) {
 			filter._and.push(previewQuery.value.filter);
@@ -629,4 +653,22 @@ export function useRelationMultiple(
 
 		return { cleanItem, getPage, localDelete, getItemEdits, isEmpty };
 	}
+
+	return {
+		create,
+		update,
+		remove,
+		select,
+		displayItems,
+		totalItemCount,
+		loading,
+		selected,
+		fetchedSelectItems,
+		fetchedItems,
+		useActions,
+		cleanItem,
+		isItemSelected,
+		localDelete,
+		getItemEdits,
+	};
 }
diff --git a/app/src/layouts/tabular/tabular.vue b/app/src/layouts/tabular/tabular.vue
index d3cb59f211..2db06d0fe3 100644
--- a/app/src/layouts/tabular/tabular.vue
+++ b/app/src/layouts/tabular/tabular.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 			:items="items"
 			:loading="loading"
 			:row-height="tableRowHeight"
-			server-sort
 			:item-key="primaryKeyField?.field"
 			:show-manual-sort="sortField !== null"
 			:manual-sort-key="sortField"