diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/_system/field/field.vue b/app/src/interfaces/_system/field/field.vue
index 66bf1680d2..c9ff30030d 100644
--- a/app/src/interfaces/_system/field/field.vue
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/_system/field/field.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-	<v-notice v-if="!collectionField" type="warning">
+	<v-notice v-if="!collectionField && !collection" type="warning">
 		{{ $t('collection_field_not_setup') }}
 	</v-notice>
 	<v-notice v-else-if="selectItems.length === 0" type="warning">
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			type: String,
 			default: null,
 		},
+		collection: {
+			type: String,
+			default: null,
+		},
 		typeAllowList: {
 			type: Array as PropType<string[]>,
 			default: () => [],
@@ -54,8 +58,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		const values = inject('values', ref<Record<string, any>>({}));
 
 		const fields = computed(() => {
-			if (!props.collectionField) return [];
-			return fieldsStore.getFieldsForCollection(values.value[props.collectionField]);
+			if (!props.collectionField && !props.collection) return [];
+			return fieldsStore.getFieldsForCollection(props.collection || values.value[props.collectionField]);
 		});
 
 		const selectItems = computed(() =>
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			})
 		);
 
-		return { selectItems };
+		return { selectItems, values };
 	},
 });
 </script>
diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/many-to-many.vue b/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/many-to-many.vue
index 76f944c5a4..1f61eed428 100644
--- a/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/many-to-many.vue
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/many-to-many.vue
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@
 	<div class="one-to-many" v-else>
 		<v-table
 			:loading="loading"
-			:items="items"
+			:items="sortedItems || items"
 			:headers.sync="tableHeaders"
 			show-resize
 			inline
+			:sort.sync="sort"
+			@update:items="sortItems($event)"
 			@click:row="editItem"
 			:disabled="disabled"
+			:show-manual-sort="sortField !== null"
+			:manual-sort-key="sortField"
 		>
 			<template v-for="header in tableHeaders" v-slot:[`item.${header.value}`]="{ item }">
 				<render-display
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ import useRelation from './use-relation';
 import usePreview from './use-preview';
 import useEdit from './use-edit';
 import useSelection from './use-selection';
+import useSort from './use-sort';
 
 export default defineComponent({
 	components: { ModalItem, ModalCollection },
@@ -93,6 +98,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			type: String,
 			required: true,
 		},
+		sortField: {
+			type: String,
+			default: null,
+		},
 		fields: {
 			type: Array as PropType<string[]>,
 			default: () => [],
@@ -103,7 +112,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 	},
 	setup(props, { emit }) {
-		const { value, collection, field, fields } = toRefs(props);
+		const { value, collection, field, fields, sortField } = toRefs(props);
 
 		function emitter(newVal: any[] | null) {
 			emit('input', newVal);
@@ -127,6 +136,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		const { tableHeaders, items, loading, error } = usePreview(
 			value,
 			fields,
+			sortField,
 			relationInfo,
 			getNewSelectedItems,
 			getUpdatedItems,
@@ -151,6 +161,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			emitter
 		);
 
+		const { sort, sortItems, sortedItems } = useSort(sortField, fields, items, emitter);
+
 		return {
 			junction,
 			relation,
@@ -172,6 +184,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			relatedPrimaryKey,
 			get,
 			editModalActive,
+			sort,
+			sortItems,
+			sortedItems,
 		};
 	},
 });
diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/options.vue b/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/options.vue
index 43750161a9..1047df72e3 100644
--- a/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/options.vue
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/options.vue
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@
 				"
 			/>
 		</div>
+		<div class="field half">
+			<p class="type-label">{{ $t('sort_field') }}</p>
+			<interface-field
+				v-model="sortField"
+				:collection="junctionCollection"
+				:type-allow-list="['bigInteger', 'integer']"
+				allowNone
+			></interface-field>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
@@ -52,6 +61,19 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	setup(props, { emit }) {
 		const collectionsStore = useCollectionsStore();
 		const relationsStore = useRelationsStore();
+
+		const sortField = computed({
+			get() {
+				return props.value?.sortField;
+			},
+			set(newFields: string) {
+				emit('input', {
+					...(props.value || {}),
+					sortField: newFields,
+				});
+			},
+		});
+
 		const fields = computed({
 			get() {
 				return props.value?.fields;
@@ -63,6 +85,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				});
 			},
 		});
+
 		const junctionCollection = computed(() => {
 			if (!props.fieldData || !props.relations || props.relations.length === 0) return null;
 			const { field } = props.fieldData;
@@ -71,12 +94,14 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			);
 			return junctionRelation?.many_collection || null;
 		});
+
 		const junctionCollectionExists = computed(() => {
 			return !!collectionsStore.state.collections.find(
 				(collection) => collection.collection === junctionCollection.value
 			);
 		});
-		return { fields, junctionCollection, junctionCollectionExists };
+
+		return { fields, sortField, junctionCollection, junctionCollectionExists };
 	},
 });
 </script>
diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/use-preview.ts b/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/use-preview.ts
index 7691672fd4..6789424d83 100644
--- a/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/use-preview.ts
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/use-preview.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { cloneDeep, get } from 'lodash';
 export default function usePreview(
 	value: Ref<(string | number | Record<string, any>)[] | null>,
 	fields: Ref<string[]>,
+	sortField: Ref<string | null>,
 	relation: Ref<RelationInfo>,
 	getNewSelectedItems: () => Record<string, any>[],
 	getUpdatedItems: () => Record<string, any>[],
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ export default function usePreview(
 				if (filteredFields.includes(junctionPkField) === false) filteredFields.push(junctionPkField);
 				if (filteredFields.includes(junctionField) === false) filteredFields.push(junctionField);
 
+				if (sortField.value !== null && filteredFields.includes(sortField.value) === false)
+					filteredFields.push(sortField.value);
+
 				data = await request(junctionCollection, filteredFields, junctionPkField, primaryKeys);
 			}
 
diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/use-sort.ts b/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/use-sort.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fb40674bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/many-to-many/use-sort.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { Ref, ref, computed } from '@vue/composition-api';
+import { Sort } from '@/components/v-table/types';
+import { sortBy } from 'lodash';
+
+export default function useSort(
+	sortField: Ref<string | null>,
+	fields: Ref<string[]>,
+	items: Ref<Record<string, any>[]>,
+	emit: (newVal: any[] | null) => void
+) {
+	const sort = ref<Sort>({ by: sortField.value || fields.value[0], desc: false });
+
+	function sortItems(newItems: Record<string, any>[]) {
+		const sField = sortField.value;
+		if (sField === null) return;
+
+		const itemsSorted = newItems.map((item, i) => {
+			item[sField] = i;
+			return item;
+		});
+
+		emit(itemsSorted);
+	}
+
+	const sortedItems = computed(() => {
+		const sField = sortField.value;
+		if (sField === null || sort.value.by !== sField) return null;
+
+		const desc = sort.value.desc;
+		const sorted = sortBy(items.value, [sField]);
+		return desc ? sorted.reverse() : sorted;
+	});
+
+	return { sort, sortItems, sortedItems };
+}
diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/one-to-many/one-to-many.vue b/app/src/interfaces/one-to-many/one-to-many.vue
index 1923e32fee..dd015bacc1 100644
--- a/app/src/interfaces/one-to-many/one-to-many.vue
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/one-to-many/one-to-many.vue
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 	<div class="one-to-many" v-else>
 		<v-table
 			:loading="loading"
-			:items.sync="displayItems"
+			:items="sortedItems || items"
 			:headers.sync="tableHeaders"
 			show-resize
 			inline
+			:sort.sync="sort"
+			@update:items="sortItems($event)"
 			@click:row="editItem"
 			:disabled="disabled"
 			:show-manual-sort="sortField !== null"
@@ -69,9 +71,10 @@ import useCollection from '@/composables/use-collection';
 import { useCollectionsStore, useRelationsStore, useFieldsStore } from '@/stores/';
 import ModalItem from '@/views/private/components/modal-item';
 import ModalCollection from '@/views/private/components/modal-collection';
+import { Sort } from '@/components/v-table/types';
 import { Filter, Field } from '@/types';
 import { Header } from '@/components/v-table/types';
-import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
+import { isEqual, sortBy } from 'lodash';
 
 export default defineComponent({
 	components: { ModalItem, ModalCollection },
@@ -96,6 +99,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			type: Array as PropType<string[]>,
 			default: () => [],
 		},
+		sortField: {
+			type: String,
+			default: null,
+		},
 		disabled: {
 			type: Boolean,
 			default: false,
@@ -106,14 +113,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		const collectionsStore = useCollectionsStore();
 		const fieldsStore = useFieldsStore();
 
-		const sortField = computed(() => {
-			return relatedCollection.value.meta?.sort_field || null;
-		});
-
 		const { relation, relatedCollection, relatedPrimaryKeyField } = useRelation();
-		const { tableHeaders, displayItems, loading, error } = useTable();
+		const { tableHeaders, items, loading, error } = useTable();
 		const { currentlyEditing, editItem, editsAtStart, stageEdits, cancelEdit } = useEdits();
 		const { stageSelection, selectModalActive, selectionFilters } = useSelection();
+		const { sort, sortItems, sortedItems } = useSort();
 
 		return {
 			relation,
@@ -128,9 +132,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			stageSelection,
 			selectModalActive,
 			deleteItem,
-			displayItems,
+			items,
+			sortItems,
 			selectionFilters,
-			sortField,
+			sort,
+			sortedItems,
 		};
 
 		function getItem(id: string | number) {
@@ -207,6 +213,31 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			);
 		}
 
+		function useSort() {
+			const sort = ref<Sort>({ by: props.sortField || props.fields[0], desc: false });
+
+			function sortItems(newItems: Record<string, any>[]) {
+				if (props.sortField === null) return;
+
+				const itemsSorted = newItems.map((item, i) => {
+					item[props.sortField] = i;
+					return item;
+				});
+
+				emit('input', itemsSorted);
+			}
+
+			const sortedItems = computed(() => {
+				if (props.sortField === null || sort.value.by !== props.sortField) return null;
+
+				const desc = sort.value.desc;
+				const sorted = sortBy(items.value, [props.sortField]);
+				return desc ? sorted.reverse() : sorted;
+			});
+
+			return { sort, sortItems, sortedItems };
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Holds info about the current relationship, like related collection, primary key field
 		 * of the other collection etc
@@ -230,7 +261,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			// values if it needs to. This allows the user to manually resize the columns for example
 			const tableHeaders = ref<Header[]>([]);
 			const loading = ref(false);
-			const displayItems = ref<Record<string, any>[]>([]);
+			const items = ref<Record<string, any>[]>([]);
 			const error = ref(null);
 
 			watch(
@@ -245,8 +276,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 						fields.push(pkField);
 					}
 
-					if (sortField.value !== null && fields.includes(sortField.value) === false)
-						fields.push(sortField.value);
+					if (props.sortField !== null && fields.includes(props.sortField) === false)
+						fields.push(props.sortField);
 
 					try {
 						const endpoint = relatedCollection.value.collection.startsWith('directus_')
@@ -271,7 +302,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 						const updatedItems = getUpdatedItems();
 						const newItems = getNewItems();
 
-						displayItems.value = existingItems
+						items.value = existingItems
 							.map((item) => {
 								const updatedItem = updatedItems.find((updated) => updated[pkField] === item[pkField]);
 								if (updatedItem !== undefined) return updatedItem;
@@ -321,7 +352,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				{ immediate: true }
 			);
 
-			return { tableHeaders, displayItems, loading, error };
+			return { tableHeaders, items, loading, error };
 		}
 
 		function useEdits() {
@@ -386,11 +417,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			const selectModalActive = ref(false);
 
 			const selectedPrimaryKeys = computed<(number | string)[]>(() => {
-				if (displayItems.value === null) return [];
+				if (items.value === null) return [];
 
 				const pkField = relatedPrimaryKeyField.value.field;
 
-				return displayItems.value
+				return items.value
 					.filter((currentItem) => pkField in currentItem)
 					.map((currentItem) => currentItem[pkField]);
 			});
diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/one-to-many/options.vue b/app/src/interfaces/one-to-many/options.vue
index 4ff0cfc26c..3be649808c 100644
--- a/app/src/interfaces/one-to-many/options.vue
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/one-to-many/options.vue
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@
 				:inject="relatedCollectionExists ? null : { fields: newFields, collections: newCollections, relations }"
 			/>
 		</div>
+		<div class="field half">
+			<p class="type-label">{{ $t('sort_field') }}</p>
+			<interface-field
+				v-model="sortField"
+				:collection="relatedCollection"
+				:type-allow-list="['bigInteger', 'integer']"
+				allowNone
+			></interface-field>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
@@ -62,6 +71,18 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			},
 		});
 
+		const sortField = computed({
+			get() {
+				return props.value?.sortField;
+			},
+			set(newFields: string) {
+				emit('input', {
+					...(props.value || {}),
+					sortField: newFields,
+				});
+			},
+		});
+
 		const relatedCollection = computed(() => {
 			if (!props.fieldData || !props.relations || props.relations.length === 0) return null;
 			const { field } = props.fieldData;
@@ -77,7 +98,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			);
 		});
 
-		return { fields, relatedCollection, relatedCollectionExists };
+		return { fields, sortField, relatedCollection, relatedCollectionExists };
 	},
 });
 </script>