diff --git a/packages/plugin-collection-manager/src/collections/collections.ts b/packages/plugin-collection-manager/src/collections/collections.ts
index 2976ae4bd5..ea1cf1fa97 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-collection-manager/src/collections/collections.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-collection-manager/src/collections/collections.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export default {
       sourceKey: 'name',
       targetKey: 'name',
       foreignKey: 'collectionName',
+      sortBy: 'sort',
     },
   ],
 } as CollectionOptions;