diff --git a/src/api/services/ShlinkApiClient.ts b/src/api/services/ShlinkApiClient.ts
index 192bad0f..330bfb55 100644
--- a/src/api/services/ShlinkApiClient.ts
+++ b/src/api/services/ShlinkApiClient.ts
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@ const buildShlinkBaseUrl = (url: string, apiVersion: number) => url ? `${url}/re
 const rejectNilProps = reject(isNil);
 const normalizeOrderByInParams = (params: ShlinkShortUrlsListParams): ShlinkShortUrlsListNormalizedParams => {
   const { orderBy = {}, ...rest } = params;
-  const [ firstKey ] = Object.keys(orderBy);
-  const [ firstValue ] = Object.values(orderBy);
+  const { field, dir } = orderBy;
 
-  return !firstValue ? rest : {
+  return !dir ? rest : {
     ...rest,
-    orderBy: `${firstKey}-${firstValue}`,
+    orderBy: `${field}-${dir}`,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/api/types/index.ts b/src/api/types/index.ts
index cce4751c..af833bb2 100644
--- a/src/api/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/types/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Visit } from '../../visits/types';
 import { OptionalString } from '../../utils/utils';
 import { ShortUrl, ShortUrlMeta } from '../../short-urls/data';
-import { OrderBy } from '../../short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams';
+import { ShortUrlsOrder } from '../../short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams';
 
 export interface ShlinkShortUrlsResponse {
   data: ShortUrl[];
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export interface ShlinkShortUrlsListParams {
   searchTerm?: string;
   startDate?: string;
   endDate?: string;
-  orderBy?: OrderBy;
+  orderBy?: ShortUrlsOrder;
 }
 
 export interface ShlinkShortUrlsListNormalizedParams extends Omit<ShlinkShortUrlsListParams, 'orderBy'> {
diff --git a/src/servers/Overview.tsx b/src/servers/Overview.tsx
index 9b99cc6f..a68d3e17 100644
--- a/src/servers/Overview.tsx
+++ b/src/servers/Overview.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const Overview = (
   const history = useHistory();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    listShortUrls({ itemsPerPage: 5, orderBy: { dateCreated: 'DESC' } });
+    listShortUrls({ itemsPerPage: 5, orderBy: { field: 'dateCreated', dir: 'DESC' } });
     listTags();
     loadVisitsOverview();
   }, []);
diff --git a/src/settings/reducers/settings.ts b/src/settings/reducers/settings.ts
index 2a7e0fcc..fb2932d6 100644
--- a/src/settings/reducers/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/reducers/settings.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import { ShortUrlsOrder } from '../../short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams';
 
 export const SET_SETTINGS = 'shlink/realTimeUpdates/SET_SETTINGS';
 
+export const DEFAULT_SHORT_URLS_ORDERING: ShortUrlsOrder = {
+  field: 'dateCreated',
+  dir: 'DESC',
+};
+
 /**
  * Important! When adding new props in the main Settings interface or any of the nested props, they have to be set as
  * optional, as old instances of the app will load partial objects from local storage until it is saved again.
@@ -68,6 +73,9 @@ const initialState: Settings = {
   visits: {
     defaultInterval: 'last30Days',
   },
+  shortUrlList: {
+    defaultOrdering: DEFAULT_SHORT_URLS_ORDERING,
+  },
 };
 
 type SettingsAction = Action & Settings;
diff --git a/src/short-urls/ShortUrlsList.tsx b/src/short-urls/ShortUrlsList.tsx
index f7198a44..fe0623e7 100644
--- a/src/short-urls/ShortUrlsList.tsx
+++ b/src/short-urls/ShortUrlsList.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { head, keys, pipe, values } from 'ramda';
+import { pipe } from 'ramda';
 import { FC, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { RouteComponentProps } from 'react-router';
 import { Card } from 'reactstrap';
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { boundToMercureHub } from '../mercure/helpers/boundToMercureHub';
 import { Topics } from '../mercure/helpers/Topics';
 import { TableOrderIcon } from '../utils/table/TableOrderIcon';
 import { ShlinkShortUrlsListParams } from '../api/types';
+import { DEFAULT_SHORT_URLS_ORDERING, Settings } from '../settings/reducers/settings';
 import { ShortUrlsList as ShortUrlsListState } from './reducers/shortUrlsList';
 import { OrderableFields, ShortUrlsListParams, ShortUrlsOrder, SORTABLE_FIELDS } from './reducers/shortUrlsListParams';
 import { ShortUrlsTableProps } from './ShortUrlsTable';
@@ -18,9 +19,10 @@ import { ShortUrlListRouteParams, useShortUrlsQuery } from './helpers/hooks';
 interface ShortUrlsListProps extends RouteComponentProps<ShortUrlListRouteParams> {
   selectedServer: SelectedServer;
   shortUrlsList: ShortUrlsListState;
-  listShortUrls: (params: ShortUrlsListParams) => void;
+  listShortUrls: (params: ShlinkShortUrlsListParams) => void;
   shortUrlsListParams: ShortUrlsListParams;
   resetShortUrlParams: () => void;
+  settings: Settings;
 }
 
 const ShortUrlsList = (ShortUrlsTable: FC<ShortUrlsTableProps>, SearchBar: FC) => boundToMercureHub(({
@@ -32,24 +34,17 @@ const ShortUrlsList = (ShortUrlsTable: FC<ShortUrlsTableProps>, SearchBar: FC) =
   history,
   shortUrlsList,
   selectedServer,
+  settings,
 }: ShortUrlsListProps) => {
   const serverId = getServerId(selectedServer);
   const { orderBy } = shortUrlsListParams;
-  const [ order, setOrder ] = useState<ShortUrlsOrder>({
-    field: orderBy && (head(keys(orderBy)) as OrderableFields),
-    dir: orderBy && head(values(orderBy)),
-  });
+  const initialOrderBy = orderBy ?? settings.shortUrlList?.defaultOrdering ?? DEFAULT_SHORT_URLS_ORDERING;
+  const [ order, setOrder ] = useState<ShortUrlsOrder>(initialOrderBy);
   const [{ tags, search, startDate, endDate }, toFirstPage ] = useShortUrlsQuery({ history, match, location });
   const selectedTags = useMemo(() => tags?.split(',') ?? [], [ tags ]);
   const { pagination } = shortUrlsList?.shortUrls ?? {};
 
-  const refreshList = (extraParams: ShlinkShortUrlsListParams) => listShortUrls(
-    { ...shortUrlsListParams, ...extraParams },
-  );
-  const handleOrderBy = (field?: OrderableFields, dir?: OrderDir) => {
-    setOrder({ field, dir });
-    refreshList({ orderBy: field ? { [field]: dir } : undefined });
-  };
+  const handleOrderBy = (field?: OrderableFields, dir?: OrderDir) => setOrder({ field, dir });
   const orderByColumn = (field: OrderableFields) => () =>
     handleOrderBy(field, determineOrderDir(field, order.field, order.dir));
   const renderOrderIcon = (field: OrderableFields) => <TableOrderIcon currentOrder={order} field={field} />;
@@ -60,10 +55,16 @@ const ShortUrlsList = (ShortUrlsTable: FC<ShortUrlsTableProps>, SearchBar: FC) =
 
   useEffect(() => resetShortUrlParams, []);
   useEffect(() => {
-    refreshList(
-      { page: match.params.page, searchTerm: search, tags: selectedTags, itemsPerPage: undefined, startDate, endDate },
-    );
-  }, [ match.params.page, search, selectedTags, startDate, endDate ]);
+    listShortUrls({
+      page: match.params.page,
+      searchTerm: search,
+      tags: selectedTags,
+      itemsPerPage: undefined,
+      startDate,
+      endDate,
+      orderBy: order,
+    });
+  }, [ match.params.page, search, selectedTags, startDate, endDate, order ]);
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsList.ts b/src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsList.ts
index 72290bea..e50d931c 100644
--- a/src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsList.ts
+++ b/src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsList.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { GetState } from '../../container/types';
 import { ShlinkApiClientBuilder } from '../../api/services/ShlinkApiClientBuilder';
 import { ShlinkShortUrlsListParams, ShlinkShortUrlsResponse } from '../../api/types';
 import { DeleteShortUrlAction, SHORT_URL_DELETED } from './shortUrlDeletion';
-import { ShortUrlsListParams } from './shortUrlsListParams';
 import { CREATE_SHORT_URL, CreateShortUrlAction } from './shortUrlCreation';
 import { SHORT_URL_EDITED, ShortUrlEditedAction } from './shortUrlEdition';
 
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ export interface ShortUrlsList {
 
 export interface ListShortUrlsAction extends Action<string> {
   shortUrls: ShlinkShortUrlsResponse;
-  params: ShortUrlsListParams;
+  params: ShlinkShortUrlsListParams;
 }
 
 export type ListShortUrlsCombinedAction = (
diff --git a/src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams.ts b/src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams.ts
index cefc4814..f2c2b0bc 100644
--- a/src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams.ts
+++ b/src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { buildActionCreator, buildReducer } from '../../utils/helpers/redux';
-import { Order, OrderDir } from '../../utils/helpers/ordering';
+import { Order } from '../../utils/helpers/ordering';
 import { LIST_SHORT_URLS, ListShortUrlsAction } from './shortUrlsList';
 
 export const RESET_SHORT_URL_PARAMS = 'shlink/shortUrlsListParams/RESET_SHORT_URL_PARAMS';
@@ -16,17 +16,14 @@ export type OrderableFields = keyof typeof SORTABLE_FIELDS;
 
 export type ShortUrlsOrder = Order<OrderableFields>;
 
-export type OrderBy = Partial<Record<OrderableFields, OrderDir>>;
-
 export interface ShortUrlsListParams {
   page?: string;
   itemsPerPage?: number;
-  orderBy?: OrderBy;
+  orderBy?: ShortUrlsOrder;
 }
 
 const initialState: ShortUrlsListParams = {
   page: '1',
-  orderBy: { dateCreated: 'DESC' },
 };
 
 export default buildReducer<ShortUrlsListParams, ListShortUrlsAction>({
diff --git a/src/short-urls/services/provideServices.ts b/src/short-urls/services/provideServices.ts
index bd7c7daf..2394ddd5 100644
--- a/src/short-urls/services/provideServices.ts
+++ b/src/short-urls/services/provideServices.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const provideServices = (bottle: Bottle, connect: ConnectDecorator, withRouter:
   // Components
   bottle.serviceFactory('ShortUrlsList', ShortUrlsList, 'ShortUrlsTable', 'SearchBar');
   bottle.decorator('ShortUrlsList', connect(
-    [ 'selectedServer', 'shortUrlsListParams', 'mercureInfo', 'shortUrlsList' ],
+    [ 'selectedServer', 'shortUrlsListParams', 'mercureInfo', 'shortUrlsList', 'settings' ],
     [ 'listShortUrls', 'resetShortUrlParams', 'createNewVisits', 'loadMercureInfo' ],
   ));
 
diff --git a/test/api/services/ShlinkApiClient.test.ts b/test/api/services/ShlinkApiClient.test.ts
index 10090847..11131f97 100644
--- a/test/api/services/ShlinkApiClient.test.ts
+++ b/test/api/services/ShlinkApiClient.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { OptionalString } from '../../../src/utils/utils';
 import { ShlinkDomain, ShlinkVisitsOverview } from '../../../src/api/types';
 import { ShortUrl } from '../../../src/short-urls/data';
 import { Visit } from '../../../src/visits/types';
-import { OrderDir } from '../../../src/utils/helpers/ordering';
+import { ShortUrlsOrder } from '../../../src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams';
 
 describe('ShlinkApiClient', () => {
   const createAxios = (data: AxiosRequestConfig) => (async () => Promise.resolve(data)) as unknown as AxiosInstance;
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ describe('ShlinkApiClient', () => {
     });
 
     it.each([
-      [{ visits: 'DESC' as OrderDir }, 'visits-DESC' ],
-      [{ longUrl: 'ASC' as OrderDir }, 'longUrl-ASC' ],
-      [{ longUrl: undefined as OrderDir }, undefined ],
+      [ { field: 'visits', dir: 'DESC' } as ShortUrlsOrder, 'visits-DESC' ],
+      [ { field: 'longUrl', dir: 'ASC' } as ShortUrlsOrder, 'longUrl-ASC' ],
+      [ { field: 'longUrl', dir: undefined } as ShortUrlsOrder, undefined ],
     ])('parses orderBy in params', async (orderBy, expectedOrderBy) => {
       const axiosSpy = createAxiosMock({
         data: expectedList,
diff --git a/test/settings/reducers/settings.test.ts b/test/settings/reducers/settings.test.ts
index 70c5d4b7..272e8905 100644
--- a/test/settings/reducers/settings.test.ts
+++ b/test/settings/reducers/settings.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import reducer, {
   SET_SETTINGS,
+  DEFAULT_SHORT_URLS_ORDERING,
   toggleRealTimeUpdates,
   setRealTimeUpdatesInterval,
   setShortUrlCreationSettings,
   setUiSettings,
   setVisitsSettings,
+  setTagsSettings,
 } from '../../../src/settings/reducers/settings';
 
 describe('settingsReducer', () => {
@@ -12,7 +14,8 @@ describe('settingsReducer', () => {
   const shortUrlCreation = { validateUrls: false };
   const ui = { theme: 'light' };
   const visits = { defaultInterval: 'last30Days' };
-  const settings = { realTimeUpdates, shortUrlCreation, ui, visits };
+  const shortUrlList = { defaultOrdering: DEFAULT_SHORT_URLS_ORDERING };
+  const settings = { realTimeUpdates, shortUrlCreation, ui, visits, shortUrlList };
 
   describe('reducer', () => {
     it('returns realTimeUpdates when action is SET_SETTINGS', () => {
@@ -59,4 +62,12 @@ describe('settingsReducer', () => {
       expect(result).toEqual({ type: SET_SETTINGS, visits: { defaultInterval: 'last180Days' } });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('setTagsSettings', () => {
+    it('creates action to set tags settings', () => {
+      const result = setTagsSettings({ defaultMode: 'list' });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({ type: SET_SETTINGS, tags: { defaultMode: 'list' } });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/short-urls/ShortUrlsList.test.tsx b/test/short-urls/ShortUrlsList.test.tsx
index ebb09941..71a1dd5f 100644
--- a/test/short-urls/ShortUrlsList.test.tsx
+++ b/test/short-urls/ShortUrlsList.test.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ import { ShortUrl } from '../../src/short-urls/data';
 import { MercureBoundProps } from '../../src/mercure/helpers/boundToMercureHub';
 import { ShortUrlsList as ShortUrlsListModel } from '../../src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsList';
 import SortingDropdown from '../../src/utils/SortingDropdown';
-import { OrderableFields, OrderBy } from '../../src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams';
+import { OrderableFields, ShortUrlsOrder } from '../../src/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams';
 import Paginator from '../../src/short-urls/Paginator';
 import { ReachableServer } from '../../src/servers/data';
 import { ShortUrlListRouteParams } from '../../src/short-urls/helpers/hooks';
+import { Settings } from '../../src/settings/reducers/settings';
 
 describe('<ShortUrlsList />', () => {
   let wrapper: ShallowWrapper;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ describe('<ShortUrlsList />', () => {
     },
   });
   const ShortUrlsList = shortUrlsListCreator(ShortUrlsTable, SearchBar);
-  const createWrapper = (orderBy: OrderBy = {}) => shallow(
+  const createWrapper = (orderBy: ShortUrlsOrder = {}) => shallow(
     <ShortUrlsList
       {...Mock.of<MercureBoundProps>({ mercureInfo: { loading: true } })}
       listShortUrls={listShortUrlsMock}
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ describe('<ShortUrlsList />', () => {
       shortUrlsList={shortUrlsList}
       history={Mock.of<History>({ push })}
       selectedServer={Mock.of<ReachableServer>({ id: '1' })}
+      settings={Mock.all<Settings>()}
     />,
   ).dive(); // Dive is needed as this component is wrapped in a HOC
 
@@ -91,20 +93,16 @@ describe('<ShortUrlsList />', () => {
   it('handles order through table', () => {
     const orderByColumn: (field: OrderableFields) => Function = wrapper.find(ShortUrlsTable).prop('orderByColumn');
 
-    orderByColumn('visits')();
-    orderByColumn('title')();
-    orderByColumn('shortCode')();
+    expect(wrapper.find(SortingDropdown).prop('order')).toEqual({});
 
-    expect(listShortUrlsMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
-    expect(listShortUrlsMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, expect.objectContaining({
-      orderBy: { visits: 'ASC' },
-    }));
-    expect(listShortUrlsMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, expect.objectContaining({
-      orderBy: { title: 'ASC' },
-    }));
-    expect(listShortUrlsMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, expect.objectContaining({
-      orderBy: { shortCode: 'ASC' },
-    }));
+    orderByColumn('visits')();
+    expect(wrapper.find(SortingDropdown).prop('order')).toEqual({ field: 'visits', dir: 'ASC' });
+
+    orderByColumn('title')();
+    expect(wrapper.find(SortingDropdown).prop('order')).toEqual({ field: 'title', dir: 'ASC' });
+
+    orderByColumn('shortCode')();
+    expect(wrapper.find(SortingDropdown).prop('order')).toEqual({ field: 'shortCode', dir: 'ASC' });
   });
 
   it('handles order through dropdown', () => {
@@ -118,21 +116,12 @@ describe('<ShortUrlsList />', () => {
 
     wrapper.find(SortingDropdown).simulate('change', undefined, undefined);
     expect(wrapper.find(SortingDropdown).prop('order')).toEqual({});
-
-    expect(listShortUrlsMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
-    expect(listShortUrlsMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, expect.objectContaining({
-      orderBy: { visits: 'ASC' },
-    }));
-    expect(listShortUrlsMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, expect.objectContaining({
-      orderBy: { shortCode: 'DESC' },
-    }));
-    expect(listShortUrlsMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, expect.objectContaining({ orderBy: undefined }));
   });
 
   it.each([
-    [ Mock.of<OrderBy>({ visits: 'ASC' }), 'visits', 'ASC' ],
-    [ Mock.of<OrderBy>({ title: 'DESC' }), 'title', 'DESC' ],
-    [ Mock.of<OrderBy>(), undefined, undefined ],
+    [ Mock.of<ShortUrlsOrder>({ field: 'visits', dir: 'ASC' }), 'visits', 'ASC' ],
+    [ Mock.of<ShortUrlsOrder>({ field: 'title', dir: 'DESC' }), 'title', 'DESC' ],
+    [ Mock.of<ShortUrlsOrder>(), undefined, undefined ],
   ])('has expected initial ordering', (initialOrderBy, field, dir) => {
     const wrapper = createWrapper(initialOrderBy);
 
diff --git a/test/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams.test.ts b/test/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams.test.ts
index 871ac7ff..6acace25 100644
--- a/test/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams.test.ts
+++ b/test/short-urls/reducers/shortUrlsListParams.test.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,10 @@ describe('shortUrlsListParamsReducer', () => {
       expect(reducer(undefined, { type: LIST_SHORT_URLS, params: { searchTerm: 'foo', page: '2' } } as any)).toEqual({
         page: '2',
         searchTerm: 'foo',
-        orderBy: { dateCreated: 'DESC' },
       }));
 
     it('returns default value when action is RESET_SHORT_URL_PARAMS', () =>
-      expect(reducer(undefined, { type: RESET_SHORT_URL_PARAMS } as any)).toEqual({
-        page: '1',
-        orderBy: { dateCreated: 'DESC' },
-      }));
+      expect(reducer(undefined, { type: RESET_SHORT_URL_PARAMS } as any)).toEqual({ page: '1' }));
   });
 
   describe('resetShortUrlParams', () => {