diff --git a/internal/query/user.go b/internal/query/user.go
index 0dd129e184a..c9289ce7a84 100644
--- a/internal/query/user.go
+++ b/internal/query/user.go
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ func (q *Queries) searchUsers(ctx context.Context, queries *UserSearchQueries, p
 	ctx, span := tracing.NewSpan(ctx)
 	defer func() { span.EndWithError(err) }()
 
-	query, scan := prepareUsersQuery()
+	query, scan := prepareUsersQuery(queries.SortingColumn)
 	query = userPermissionCheckV2(ctx, query, permissionCheckV2, queries.Queries)
 	stmt, args, err := queries.toQuery(query).Where(sq.Eq{
 		UserInstanceIDCol.identifier(): authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID(),
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ func prepareUserUniqueQuery() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Row) (bool, error)) {
 		}
 }
 
-func prepareUsersQuery() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {
+func prepareUsersQuery(orderBy Column) (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {
 	return sq.Select(
 			UserIDCol.identifier(),
 			UserCreationDateCol.identifier(),
@@ -1302,6 +1302,7 @@ func prepareUsersQuery() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {
 			MachineDescriptionCol.identifier(),
 			MachineSecretCol.identifier(),
 			MachineAccessTokenTypeCol.identifier(),
+			orderBy.orderBy(),
 			countColumn.identifier()).
 			Distinct().
 			From(userTable.identifier()).
@@ -1319,6 +1320,7 @@ func prepareUsersQuery() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {
 				preferredLoginName := sql.NullString{}
 
 				human, machine := sqlHuman{}, sqlMachine{}
+				var orderByValue any
 
 				err := rows.Scan(
 					&u.ID,
@@ -1354,6 +1356,7 @@ func prepareUsersQuery() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {
 					&machine.encodedSecret,
 					&machine.accessTokenType,
 
+					&orderByValue,
 					&count,
 				)
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/query/user_test.go b/internal/query/user_test.go
index 4fce261f8f9..809b778becb 100644
--- a/internal/query/user_test.go
+++ b/internal/query/user_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
+	sq "github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"golang.org/x/text/language"
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@ var (
 		` projections.users14_machines.description,` +
 		` projections.users14_machines.secret,` +
 		` projections.users14_machines.access_token_type,` +
+		` projections.users14.id,` +
 		` COUNT(*) OVER ()` +
 		` FROM projections.users14` +
 		` LEFT JOIN projections.users14_humans ON projections.users14.id = projections.users14_humans.user_id AND projections.users14.instance_id = projections.users14_humans.instance_id` +
@@ -435,6 +437,7 @@ var (
 		"description",
 		"secret",
 		"access_token_type",
+		"id",
 		"count",
 	}
 	countUsersQuery = "SELECT COUNT(*) OVER () FROM projections.users14"
@@ -944,8 +947,10 @@ func Test_UserPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 			object: (*NotifyUser)(nil),
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "prepareUsersQuery no result",
-			prepare: prepareUsersQuery,
+			name: "prepareUsersQuery no result",
+			prepare: func() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {
+				return prepareUsersQuery(UserIDCol)
+			},
 			want: want{
 				sqlExpectations: mockQuery(
 					regexp.QuoteMeta(usersQuery),
@@ -962,8 +967,10 @@ func Test_UserPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 			object: &Users{Users: []*User{}},
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "prepareUsersQuery one result",
-			prepare: prepareUsersQuery,
+			name: "prepareUsersQuery one result",
+			prepare: func() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {
+				return prepareUsersQuery(UserIDCol)
+			},
 			want: want{
 				sqlExpectations: mockQueries(
 					regexp.QuoteMeta(usersQuery),
@@ -1002,6 +1009,7 @@ func Test_UserPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 							nil,
 							nil,
 							nil,
+							"id", // orderBy col
 						},
 					},
 				),
@@ -1043,8 +1051,10 @@ func Test_UserPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "prepareUsersQuery multiple results",
-			prepare: prepareUsersQuery,
+			name: "prepareUsersQuery multiple results",
+			prepare: func() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {
+				return prepareUsersQuery(UserIDCol)
+			},
 			want: want{
 				sqlExpectations: mockQueries(
 					regexp.QuoteMeta(usersQuery),
@@ -1083,6 +1093,7 @@ func Test_UserPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 							nil,
 							nil,
 							nil,
+							"id", // orderBy col
 						},
 						{
 							"id",
@@ -1117,6 +1128,7 @@ func Test_UserPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 							"description",
 							"secret",
 							domain.OIDCTokenTypeBearer,
+							"id", // orderBy col
 						},
 					},
 				),
@@ -1176,8 +1188,10 @@ func Test_UserPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "prepareUsersQuery sql err",
-			prepare: prepareUsersQuery,
+			name: "prepareUsersQuery sql err",
+			prepare: func() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*Users, error)) {
+				return prepareUsersQuery(UserIDCol)
+			},
 			want: want{
 				sqlExpectations: mockQueryErr(
 					regexp.QuoteMeta(usersQuery),