diff --git a/website/src/components/SearchPage/Table.tsx b/website/src/components/SearchPage/Table.tsx
index bc9fb84edf..72766b1fdb 100644
--- a/website/src/components/SearchPage/Table.tsx
+++ b/website/src/components/SearchPage/Table.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import { capitalCase } from 'change-case';
-import type { FC } from 'react';
+import type { FC, ReactElement } from 'react';
 
 import { routes } from '../../routes.ts';
-import type { Schema } from '../../types/config.ts';
+import type { Filter, Schema } from '../../types/config.ts';
+import type { OrderBy } from '../../types/lapis.ts';
+import MdiTriangle from '~icons/mdi/triangle';
+import MdiTriangleDown from '~icons/mdi/triangle-down';
 
 export type TableSequenceData = {
     [key: string]: string | number | null;
@@ -12,9 +15,12 @@ type TableProps = {
     organism: string;
     schema: Schema;
     data: TableSequenceData[];
+    filters: Filter[];
+    page: number;
+    orderBy?: OrderBy;
 };
 
-export const Table: FC<TableProps> = ({ organism, data, schema }) => {
+export const Table: FC<TableProps> = ({ organism, data, schema, filters, page, orderBy }) => {
     const primaryKey = schema.primaryKey;
 
     const columns = schema.tableColumns.map((field) => ({
@@ -22,15 +28,38 @@ export const Table: FC<TableProps> = ({ organism, data, schema }) => {
         headerName: capitalCase(field),
     }));
 
+    const handleSort = (field: string) => {
+        if (orderBy?.field === field) {
+            if (orderBy.type === 'ascending') {
+                location.href = routes.searchPage(organism, filters, page, { field, type: 'descending' });
+            } else {
+                location.href = routes.searchPage(organism, filters);
+            }
+        } else {
+            location.href = routes.searchPage(organism, filters, page, { field, type: 'ascending' });
+        }
+    };
+
+    let orderIcon: ReactElement | undefined;
+    if (orderBy?.type === 'ascending') {
+        orderIcon = <MdiTriangle className='w-3 h-3 ml-1 inline' />;
+    } else if (orderBy?.type === 'descending') {
+        orderIcon = <MdiTriangleDown className='w-3 h-3 ml-1 inline' />;
+    }
+
     return (
         <div className='w-full overflow-x-auto'>
             {data.length !== 0 ? (
                 <table className='table'>
                     <thead>
                         <tr>
-                            <th>{capitalCase(primaryKey)}</th>
+                            <th onClick={() => handleSort(primaryKey)} className='cursor-pointer'>
+                                {capitalCase(primaryKey)} {orderBy?.field === primaryKey && orderIcon}
+                            </th>
                             {columns.map((c) => (
-                                <th key={c.field}>{c.headerName}</th>
+                                <th key={c.field} onClick={() => handleSort(c.field)} className='cursor-pointer'>
+                                    {c.headerName} {orderBy?.field === c.field && orderIcon}
+                                </th>
                             ))}
                         </tr>
                     </thead>
diff --git a/website/src/pages/[organism]/search/index.astro b/website/src/pages/[organism]/search/index.astro
index 542b41d7ec..7828166385 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/[organism]/search/index.astro
+++ b/website/src/pages/[organism]/search/index.astro
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-import { getData, getSearchFormFilters } from './search';
+import { getData, getOrderBy, getSearchFormFilters } from './search';
 import { cleanOrganism } from '../../../components/Navigation/cleanOrganism';
 import { Pagination } from '../../../components/SearchPage/Pagination';
 import { SearchForm } from '../../../components/SearchPage/SearchForm';
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ const searchFormFilter = getSearchFormFilters(getSearchParams, organism);
 const pageParam = Astro.url.searchParams.get('page');
 const page = pageParam !== null ? Number.parseInt(pageParam, 10) : 1;
 const offset = (page - 1) * pageSize;
+const orderBy = getOrderBy(Astro.url.searchParams);
 
-const data = await getData(organism, searchFormFilter, offset, pageSize);
+const data = await getData(organism, searchFormFilter, offset, pageSize, orderBy);
 ---
 
 <BaseLayout title={`${cleanedOrganism!.displayName} - Browse`}>
@@ -45,7 +46,15 @@ const data = await getData(organism, searchFormFilter, offset, pageSize);
                             Search returned {data.totalCount.toLocaleString()}
                             sequence{data.totalCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}
                         </div>
-                        <Table organism={organism} data={data.data} schema={schema} client:load />
+                        <Table
+                            organism={organism}
+                            data={data.data}
+                            schema={schema}
+                            filters={searchFormFilter}
+                            page={page}
+                            orderBy={orderBy}
+                            client:load
+                        />
 
                         <div class='mt-4 flex justify-center'>
                             <Pagination client:only='react' count={Math.ceil(data.totalCount / pageSize)} />
diff --git a/website/src/pages/[organism]/search/search.ts b/website/src/pages/[organism]/search/search.ts
index 4bcb2b7368..7de367ac07 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/[organism]/search/search.ts
+++ b/website/src/pages/[organism]/search/search.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { LapisClient } from '../../../services/lapisClient.ts';
 import { hiddenDefaultSearchFilters } from '../../../settings.ts';
 import type { ProblemDetail } from '../../../types/backend.ts';
 import type { Filter } from '../../../types/config.ts';
+import { type LapisBaseRequest, type OrderBy, type OrderByType, orderByType } from '../../../types/lapis.ts';
 
 export type SearchResponse = {
     data: TableSequenceData[];
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export const getData = async (
     searchFormFilter: Filter[],
     offset: number,
     limit: number,
+    orderBy?: OrderBy,
     hiddenDefaultFilters: Filter[] = hiddenDefaultSearchFilters,
 ): Promise<Result<SearchResponse, ProblemDetail>> => {
     const filters = addHiddenFilters(searchFormFilter, hiddenDefaultFilters);
@@ -47,12 +49,16 @@ export const getData = async (
         });
     }
 
-    const detailsResult = await lapisClient.call('details', {
+    // @ts-expect-error Bug in Zod: https://github.com/colinhacks/zod/issues/3136
+    const request: LapisBaseRequest = {
         fields: [...config.tableColumns, config.primaryKey],
         limit,
         offset,
         ...searchFilters,
-    });
+        orderBy: orderBy !== undefined ? [orderBy] : undefined,
+    };
+
+    const detailsResult = await lapisClient.call('details', request);
 
     return Result.combine([detailsResult, aggregateResult]).map(([details, aggregate]) => {
         return {
@@ -89,3 +95,15 @@ export const getSearchFormFilters = (getSearchParams: (param: string) => string,
         }
     });
 };
+
+export const getOrderBy = (searchParams: URLSearchParams): OrderBy | undefined => {
+    const orderByTypeParam = searchParams.get('order');
+    const orderByTypeParsed = orderByTypeParam !== null ? orderByType.safeParse(orderByTypeParam) : undefined;
+    const orderByTypeValue: OrderByType = orderByTypeParsed?.success === true ? orderByTypeParsed.data : 'ascending';
+    return searchParams.get('orderBy') !== null
+        ? {
+              field: searchParams.get('orderBy')!,
+              type: orderByTypeValue,
+          }
+        : undefined;
+};
diff --git a/website/src/routes.ts b/website/src/routes.ts
index 84d10826ef..455598816e 100644
--- a/website/src/routes.ts
+++ b/website/src/routes.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { AccessionVersion } from './types/backend.ts';
 import type { FilterValue } from './types/config.ts';
+import type { OrderBy } from './types/lapis.ts';
 import { getAccessionVersionString } from './utils/extractAccessionVersion.ts';
 
 export const routes = {
@@ -8,8 +9,12 @@ export const routes = {
     governancePage: () => '/governance',
     statusPage: () => '/status',
     organismStartPage: (organism: string) => `/${organism}`,
-    searchPage: <Filter extends FilterValue>(organism: string, searchFilter: Filter[] = [], page: number = 1) =>
-        withOrganism(organism, `/search?${buildSearchParams(searchFilter, page).toString()}`),
+    searchPage: <Filter extends FilterValue>(
+        organism: string,
+        searchFilter: Filter[] = [],
+        page: number = 1,
+        orderBy?: OrderBy,
+    ) => withOrganism(organism, `/search?${buildSearchParams(searchFilter, page, orderBy).toString()}`),
     sequencesDetailsPage: (organism: string, accessionVersion: AccessionVersion | string) =>
         `/${organism}/seq/${getAccessionVersionString(accessionVersion)}`,
     sequencesVersionsPage: (organism: string, accessionVersion: AccessionVersion | string) =>
@@ -32,13 +37,21 @@ export const routes = {
     logout: () => '/logout',
 };
 
-const buildSearchParams = <Filter extends FilterValue>(searchFilter: Filter[] = [], page: number = 1) => {
+const buildSearchParams = <Filter extends FilterValue>(
+    searchFilter: Filter[] = [],
+    page: number = 1,
+    orderBy?: OrderBy,
+) => {
     const params = new URLSearchParams();
     searchFilter.forEach((filter) => {
         if (filter.filterValue !== '') {
             params.set(filter.name, filter.filterValue);
         }
     });
+    if (orderBy !== undefined) {
+        params.set('orderBy', orderBy.field);
+        params.set('order', orderBy.type);
+    }
     params.set('page', page.toString());
     return params;
 };
diff --git a/website/src/services/lapisClient.ts b/website/src/services/lapisClient.ts
index dac1033608..1dec8d7447 100644
--- a/website/src/services/lapisClient.ts
+++ b/website/src/services/lapisClient.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ import { getInstanceLogger, type InstanceLogger } from '../logger.ts';
 import { ACCESSION_FIELD, VERSION_FIELD, VERSION_STATUS_FIELD } from '../settings.ts';
 import { accessionVersion, type AccessionVersion, type ProblemDetail } from '../types/backend.ts';
 import type { Schema } from '../types/config.ts';
-import { sequenceEntryHistory, type SequenceEntryHistory, siloVersionStatuses } from '../types/lapis.ts';
+import {
+    type LapisBaseRequest,
+    sequenceEntryHistory,
+    type SequenceEntryHistory,
+    siloVersionStatuses,
+} from '../types/lapis.ts';
 import type { BaseType } from '../utils/sequenceTypeHelpers.ts';
 
 export class LapisClient extends ZodiosWrapperClient<typeof lapisApi> {
@@ -76,11 +81,13 @@ export class LapisClient extends ZodiosWrapperClient<typeof lapisApi> {
     public async getAllSequenceEntryHistoryForAccession(
         accession: string,
     ): Promise<Result<SequenceEntryHistory, ProblemDetail>> {
-        const result = await this.call('details', {
+        // @ts-expect-error Bug in Zod: https://github.com/colinhacks/zod/issues/3136
+        const request: LapisBaseRequest = {
             accession,
             fields: [ACCESSION_FIELD, VERSION_FIELD, VERSION_STATUS_FIELD],
-            orderBy: [VERSION_FIELD],
-        });
+            orderBy: [{ field: VERSION_FIELD, type: 'ascending' }],
+        };
+        const result = await this.call('details', request);
 
         const createSequenceHistoryProblemDetail = (detail: string): ProblemDetail => ({
             type: 'about:blank',
diff --git a/website/src/types/lapis.ts b/website/src/types/lapis.ts
index 71162311a0..a9771d30e0 100644
--- a/website/src/types/lapis.ts
+++ b/website/src/types/lapis.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,21 @@ import z, { type ZodTypeAny } from 'zod';
 
 import { accessionVersion, type ProblemDetail } from './backend.ts';
 
+export const orderByType = z.enum(['ascending', 'descending']);
+export type OrderByType = z.infer<typeof orderByType>;
+
+export const orderBy = z.object({
+    field: z.string(),
+    type: orderByType,
+});
+export type OrderBy = z.infer<typeof orderBy>;
+
 export const lapisBaseRequest = z
     .object({
         limit: z.number().optional(),
         offset: z.number().optional(),
         fields: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+        orderBy: z.array(orderBy).optional(),
     })
     .catchall(z.union([z.string(), z.number(), z.null(), z.array(z.string())]));
 export type LapisBaseRequest = z.infer<typeof lapisBaseRequest>;
diff --git a/website/tests/pages/search/index.spec.ts b/website/tests/pages/search/index.spec.ts
index 40de634110..0afd691082 100644
--- a/website/tests/pages/search/index.spec.ts
+++ b/website/tests/pages/search/index.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 
+import { ACCESSION_VERSION } from './search.page.ts';
 import { routes } from '../../../src/routes.ts';
 import { baseUrl, dummyOrganism, expect, test, testSequenceEntry } from '../../e2e.fixture';
 
@@ -53,4 +54,18 @@ test.describe('The search page', () => {
 
         await expect(searchPage.getEmptyAccessionVersionField()).toHaveValue('');
     });
+
+    test('should sort result table', async ({ searchPage }) => {
+        await searchPage.goto();
+
+        await searchPage.clickTableHeader(ACCESSION_VERSION);
+        const ascendingColumn = (await searchPage.getTableContent()).map((row) => row[0]);
+        const isAscending = ascendingColumn.every((_, i, arr) => i === 0 || arr[i - 1] <= arr[i]);
+        expect(isAscending).toBeTruthy();
+
+        await searchPage.clickTableHeader(ACCESSION_VERSION);
+        const descendingColumn = (await searchPage.getTableContent()).map((row) => row[0]);
+        const isDescending = descendingColumn.every((_, i, arr) => i === 0 || arr[i - 1] >= arr[i]);
+        expect(isDescending).toBeTruthy();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/website/tests/pages/search/search.page.ts b/website/tests/pages/search/search.page.ts
index f3f61a92a1..9085913a72 100644
--- a/website/tests/pages/search/search.page.ts
+++ b/website/tests/pages/search/search.page.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { baseUrl, dummyOrganism } from '../../e2e.fixture';
 import { routes } from '../../../src/routes.ts';
 import type { FilterValue } from '../../../src/types/config.ts';
 
-const ACCESSION_VERSION = 'Accession version';
+export const ACCESSION_VERSION = 'Accession version';
 
 export class SearchPage {
     public readonly searchButton: Locator;
@@ -41,4 +41,24 @@ export class SearchPage {
     public async searchFor(params: FilterValue[]) {
         await this.page.goto(`${baseUrl}${routes.searchPage(dummyOrganism.key, params)}`);
     }
+
+    public async clickTableHeader(headerLabel: string) {
+        await this.page.locator(`th:has-text("${headerLabel}")`).click();
+    }
+
+    public async getTableContent() {
+        const tableData: string[][] = [];
+        const rowCount = await this.page.locator('table >> css=tr').count();
+        for (let i = 1; i < rowCount; i++) {
+            const rowCells = this.page.locator(`table >> css=tr:nth-child(${i}) >> css=td`);
+            const cellCount = await rowCells.count();
+            const rowData: string[] = [];
+            for (let j = 0; j < cellCount; j++) {
+                const cellText = await rowCells.nth(j).textContent();
+                rowData.push(cellText ?? '');
+            }
+            tableData.push(rowData);
+        }
+        return tableData;
+    }
 }