diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactHeader/ContactActions.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactHeader/ContactActions.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b79f4783e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactHeader/ContactActions.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<script setup>
+import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
+import ContactSortMenu from './ContactSortMenu.vue';
+
+defineProps({
+  buttonLabel: {
+    type: String,
+    default: '',
+  },
+  isDetailView: {
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: false,
+  },
+  activeSort: {
+    type: String,
+    default: 'last_activity_at',
+  },
+  activeOrdering: {
+    type: String,
+    default: '',
+  },
+});
+
+const emit = defineEmits(['filter', 'more', 'message', 'update:sort']);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+    <Button
+      v-if="!isDetailView"
+      icon="i-lucide-list-filter"
+      color="slate"
+      variant="ghost"
+      @click="emit('filter')"
+    />
+    <ContactSortMenu
+      v-if="!isDetailView"
+      :active-sort="activeSort"
+      :active-ordering="activeOrdering"
+      @update:sort="emit('update:sort', $event)"
+    />
+    <Button
+      v-if="!isDetailView"
+      icon="i-lucide-ellipsis-vertical"
+      color="slate"
+      variant="ghost"
+      @click="emit('more')"
+    />
+    <Button :label="buttonLabel" size="sm" @click="emit('message')" />
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactHeader/ContactSortMenu.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactHeader/ContactSortMenu.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45d1bee0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactHeader/ContactSortMenu.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+<script setup>
+import { ref, computed } from 'vue';
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
+import SelectMenu from 'dashboard/components-next/selectmenu/SelectMenu.vue';
+
+const props = defineProps({
+  activeSort: {
+    type: String,
+    default: 'last_activity_at',
+  },
+  activeOrdering: {
+    type: String,
+    default: '',
+  },
+});
+
+const emit = defineEmits(['update:sort']);
+const { t } = useI18n();
+const isMenuOpen = ref(false);
+
+const sortMenus = [
+  {
+    label: t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.SORT_BY.OPTIONS.NAME'),
+    value: 'name',
+  },
+  {
+    label: t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.SORT_BY.OPTIONS.EMAIL'),
+    value: 'email',
+  },
+  {
+    label: t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.SORT_BY.OPTIONS.PHONE_NUMBER'),
+    value: 'phone_number',
+  },
+  {
+    label: t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.SORT_BY.OPTIONS.COMPANY'),
+    value: 'company_name',
+  },
+  {
+    label: t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.SORT_BY.OPTIONS.COUNTRY'),
+    value: 'country',
+  },
+  {
+    label: t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.SORT_BY.OPTIONS.CITY'),
+    value: 'city',
+  },
+  {
+    label: t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.SORT_BY.OPTIONS.LAST_ACTIVITY'),
+    value: 'last_activity_at',
+  },
+  {
+    label: t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.SORT_BY.OPTIONS.CREATED_AT'),
+    value: 'created_at',
+  },
+];
+
+const orderingMenus = [
+  {
+    label: t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.ORDER.OPTIONS.ASCENDING'),
+    value: '',
+  },
+  {
+    label: t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.ORDER.OPTIONS.DESCENDING'),
+    value: '-',
+  },
+];
+
+const activeSortLabel = computed(() => {
+  return (
+    sortMenus.find(menu => menu.value === props.activeSort)?.label || 'Sort by'
+  );
+});
+
+const activeOrderingLabel = computed(() => {
+  return (
+    orderingMenus.find(menu => menu.value === props.activeOrdering)?.label ||
+    'Order'
+  );
+});
+
+const handleSortChange = value => {
+  emit('update:sort', { sort: value, order: props.activeOrdering });
+};
+
+const handleOrderChange = value => {
+  emit('update:sort', { sort: props.activeSort, order: value });
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="relative">
+    <Button
+      icon="i-lucide-arrow-down-up"
+      color="slate"
+      variant="ghost"
+      :class="isMenuOpen ? 'bg-n-alpha-2' : ''"
+      @click="isMenuOpen = !isMenuOpen"
+    />
+    <div
+      v-if="isMenuOpen"
+      v-on-clickaway="() => (isMenuOpen = false)"
+      class="absolute top-full mt-1 right-0 flex flex-col gap-4 bg-n-alpha-3 backdrop-blur-[100px] border border-n-weak w-72 rounded-xl p-4"
+    >
+      <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
+        <span class="text-sm text-n-slate-12">
+          {{ t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.SORT_BY.LABEL') }}
+        </span>
+        <SelectMenu
+          :model-value="activeSort"
+          :options="sortMenus"
+          :label="activeSortLabel"
+          @update:model-value="handleSortChange"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
+        <span class="text-sm text-n-slate-12">
+          {{ t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.ACTIONS.ORDER.LABEL') }}
+        </span>
+        <SelectMenu
+          :model-value="activeOrdering"
+          :options="orderingMenus"
+          :label="activeOrderingLabel"
+          @update:model-value="handleOrderChange"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsLayout.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsLayout.vue
index 2c4eca902..568eab6d7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsLayout.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsLayout.vue
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 import { computed, useSlots } from 'vue';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 
-import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
 import Input from 'dashboard/components-next/input/Input.vue';
 import Icon from 'dashboard/components-next/icon/Icon.vue';
 import PaginationFooter from 'dashboard/components-next/pagination/PaginationFooter.vue';
 import Breadcrumb from 'dashboard/components-next/breadcrumb/Breadcrumb.vue';
+import ContactActions from 'dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactHeader/ContactActions.vue';
 
 const props = defineProps({
   headerTitle: {
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ const props = defineProps({
     type: Object,
     default: () => ({}),
   },
+  activeSort: {
+    type: String,
+    default: '',
+  },
+  activeOrdering: {
+    type: String,
+    default: '',
+  },
 });
 
 const emit = defineEmits([
@@ -50,6 +58,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits([
   'update:currentPage',
   'goToContactsList',
   'search',
+  'sort',
 ]);
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
@@ -116,7 +125,9 @@ const updateCurrentPage = page => {
               <div v-if="!isDetailView" class="flex items-center gap-2">
                 <Input
                   :placeholder="$t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.HEADER.SEARCH_PLACEHOLDER')"
-                  :custom-input-class="['h-8 ltr:!pl-8 rtl:!pr-8']"
+                  :custom-input-class="[
+                    'h-10 [&:not(.focus)]:!border-transparent bg-n-solid-1 ltr:!pl-8 rtl:!pr-8',
+                  ]"
                   @input="emit('search', $event.target.value)"
                 >
                   <template #prefix>
@@ -127,21 +138,16 @@ const updateCurrentPage = page => {
                   </template>
                 </Input>
               </div>
-              <Button
-                v-if="!isDetailView"
-                icon="i-lucide-list-filter"
-                size="sm"
-                color="slate"
-                @click="emit('filter')"
+              <ContactActions
+                :button-label="buttonLabel"
+                :is-detail-view="isDetailView"
+                :active-sort="activeSort"
+                :active-ordering="activeOrdering"
+                @filter="emit('filter')"
+                @update:sort="emit('sort', $event)"
+                @more="emit('more')"
+                @message="emit('message')"
               />
-              <Button
-                v-if="!isDetailView"
-                icon="i-lucide-ellipsis-vertical"
-                size="sm"
-                color="slate"
-                @click="emit('more')"
-              />
-              <Button :label="buttonLabel" size="sm" @click="emit('message')" />
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/input/Input.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/input/Input.vue
index 00402443b..458d2b6f2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/input/Input.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/input/Input.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup>
-import { computed } from 'vue';
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
 const props = defineProps({
   modelValue: {
     type: [String, Number],
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ const props = defineProps({
   },
 });
 
-const emit = defineEmits(['update:modelValue', 'blur', 'input']);
+const emit = defineEmits(['update:modelValue', 'blur', 'input', 'focus']);
+
+const isFocused = ref(false);
 
 const messageClass = computed(() => {
   switch (props.messageType) {
@@ -70,6 +72,16 @@ const handleInput = event => {
   emit('update:modelValue', event.target.value);
   emit('input', event);
 };
+
+const handleFocus = event => {
+  emit('focus', event);
+  isFocused.value = true;
+};
+
+const handleBlur = event => {
+  emit('blur', event);
+  isFocused.value = false;
+};
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -89,7 +101,10 @@ const handleInput = event => {
       :class="[
         customInputClass,
         inputBorderClass,
-        { error: messageType === 'error' },
+        {
+          error: messageType === 'error',
+          focus: isFocused,
+        },
       ]"
       :type="type"
       :placeholder="placeholder"
@@ -97,7 +112,8 @@ const handleInput = event => {
       :min="['date', 'datetime-local', 'time'].includes(type) ? min : undefined"
       class="block w-full reset-base text-sm h-10 !px-3 !py-2.5 !mb-0 border rounded-lg bg-n-alpha-black2 file:border-0 file:bg-transparent file:text-sm file:font-medium placeholder:text-n-slate-10 dark:placeholder:text-n-slate-10 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 text-n-slate-12 transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out"
       @input="handleInput"
-      @blur="emit('blur')"
+      @focus="handleFocus"
+      @blur="handleBlur"
     />
     <p
       v-if="message"
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/selectmenu/SelectMenu.story.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/selectmenu/SelectMenu.story.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13d823889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/selectmenu/SelectMenu.story.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<script setup>
+import { ref } from 'vue';
+import SelectMenu from './SelectMenu.vue';
+
+const sampleOptions = [
+  { label: 'Option 1', value: 'option1' },
+  { label: 'Option 2', value: 'option2' },
+  { label: 'Option 3', value: 'option3' },
+  { label: 'Option 4', value: 'option4' },
+];
+
+const selectedValue = ref('option1');
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <Story
+    title="Components/SelectMenu"
+    :layout="{ type: 'grid', width: '400px' }"
+  >
+    <Variant title="Default">
+      <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 p-4 h-[400px]">
+        <SelectMenu
+          v-model="selectedValue"
+          :options="sampleOptions"
+          :label="sampleOptions.find(opt => opt.value === selectedValue)?.label"
+        />
+        <div class="text-sm">Selected value: {{ selectedValue }}</div>
+      </div>
+    </Variant>
+
+    <Variant title="With Many Options">
+      <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 p-4 h-[400px]">
+        <SelectMenu
+          v-model="selectedValue"
+          :options="
+            Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, i) => ({
+              label: `Option ${i + 1}`,
+              value: `value${i + 1}`,
+            }))
+          "
+          label="Select from many"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </Variant>
+  </Story>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/selectmenu/SelectMenu.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/selectmenu/SelectMenu.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38104243c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/selectmenu/SelectMenu.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<script setup>
+import { ref } from 'vue';
+import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
+
+defineProps({
+  options: {
+    type: Array,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  modelValue: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  label: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+});
+
+const emit = defineEmits(['update:modelValue']);
+
+const isOpen = ref(false);
+
+const toggleMenu = () => {
+  isOpen.value = !isOpen.value;
+};
+
+const handleSelect = value => {
+  emit('update:modelValue', value);
+  isOpen.value = false;
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div
+    v-on-clickaway="() => (isOpen = false)"
+    class="relative flex flex-col gap-1 w-fit"
+  >
+    <Button
+      icon="i-lucide-chevron-down"
+      size="sm"
+      trailing-icon
+      color="slate"
+      variant="faded"
+      class="!w-fit"
+      :class="{ 'dark:!bg-n-alpha-2 !bg-n-slate-9/20': isOpen }"
+      :label="label"
+      @click="toggleMenu"
+    />
+    <div
+      v-if="isOpen"
+      class="absolute ltr:left-full rtl:right-full select-none max-w-48 ltr:ml-1 rtl:mr-1 flex flex-col gap-1 bg-n-alpha-3 backdrop-blur-[100px] p-1 top-0 shadow-lg rounded-lg border border-n-weak"
+    >
+      <Button
+        v-for="option in options"
+        :key="option.value"
+        :label="option.label"
+        :icon="option.value === modelValue ? 'i-lucide-check' : ''"
+        size="sm"
+        variant="ghost"
+        color="slate"
+        trailing-icon
+        class="!justify-end !px-2.5 !h-7"
+        :class="{ '!bg-n-alpha-2': option.value === modelValue }"
+        @click="handleSelect(option.value)"
+      />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
index 3cdd9e575..a0610396d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
@@ -394,6 +394,28 @@
       "MESSAGE_BUTTON": "Message",
       "BREADCRUMB": {
         "CONTACTS": "Contacts"
+      },
+      "ACTIONS": {
+        "SORT_BY": {
+          "LABEL": "Sort by",
+          "OPTIONS": {
+            "NAME": "Name",
+            "EMAIL": "Email",
+            "PHONE_NUMBER": "Phone number",
+            "COMPANY": "Company",
+            "COUNTRY": "Country",
+            "CITY": "City",
+            "LAST_ACTIVITY": "Last activity",
+            "CREATED_AT": "Created at"
+          }
+        },
+        "ORDER": {
+          "LABEL": "Ordering",
+          "OPTIONS": {
+            "ASCENDING": "Ascending",
+            "DESCENDING": "Descending"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "CARD": {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/contact/pages/ContactsPageRouteView.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/contact/pages/ContactsPageRouteView.vue
index 05b4e87c0..854590495 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/contact/pages/ContactsPageRouteView.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/contact/pages/ContactsPageRouteView.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 <script setup>
-import { onMounted, computed, ref } from 'vue';
+import { onMounted, computed, ref, watch } from 'vue';
 import { useStore, useMapGetter } from 'dashboard/composables/store';
 import { debounce } from '@chatwoot/utils';
+import { useUISettings } from 'dashboard/composables/useUISettings';
 
 import ContactsLayout from 'dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsLayout.vue';
 import ContactsList from 'dashboard/components-next/Contacts/Pages/ContactsList.vue';
 import Spinner from 'dashboard/components-next/spinner/Spinner.vue';
 
+const DEFAULT_SORT_FIELD = 'last_activity_at';
+const DEBOUNCE_DELAY = 300;
+
 const store = useStore();
+const { updateUISettings, uiSettings } = useUISettings();
 
 const contacts = useMapGetter('contacts/getContactsList');
 const uiFlags = useMapGetter('contacts/getUIFlags');
@@ -15,32 +20,52 @@ const meta = useMapGetter('contacts/getMeta');
 
 const searchValue = ref('');
 
+const parseSortSettings = (sortString = '') => {
+  const hasDescending = sortString.startsWith('-');
+  const sortField = hasDescending ? sortString.slice(1) : sortString;
+  return {
+    sort: sortField || DEFAULT_SORT_FIELD,
+    order: hasDescending ? '-' : '',
+  };
+};
+
+const { contacts_sort_by: contactSortBy = '' } = uiSettings.value ?? {};
+const { sort: initialSort, order: initialOrder } =
+  parseSortSettings(contactSortBy);
+
+const activeSort = ref(initialSort);
+const activeOrdering = ref(initialOrder);
+
 const isFetchingList = computed(() => uiFlags.value.isFetching);
 
 const currentPage = computed(() => Number(meta.value?.currentPage));
 const totalItems = computed(() => meta.value?.count);
 
+const buildSortAttr = (order, sort) => `${order}${sort}`;
+
 const fetchContacts = page => {
+  const sortAttr = buildSortAttr(activeOrdering.value, activeSort.value);
   store.dispatch('contacts/get', {
     page,
-    sortAttr: '-last_activity_at',
+    sortAttr,
   });
 };
 
 const debouncedSearch = debounce(
   value => {
     searchValue.value = value;
+    const sortAttr = buildSortAttr(activeOrdering.value, activeSort.value);
     if (!value) {
       fetchContacts(1);
     } else {
       store.dispatch('contacts/search', {
         search: encodeURIComponent(value),
         page: 1,
-        sortAttr: '-last_activity_at',
+        sortAttr,
       });
     }
   },
-  300,
+  DEBOUNCE_DELAY,
   false
 );
 
@@ -48,13 +73,35 @@ const searchContacts = value => {
   debouncedSearch(value);
 };
 
-onMounted(() => {
-  fetchContacts(1);
+const handleSort = async ({ sort, order }) => {
+  activeSort.value = sort;
+  activeOrdering.value = order;
+
+  const sortString = buildSortAttr(order, sort);
+  await updateUISettings({
+    contacts_sort_by: sortString,
+  });
+
+  await fetchContacts(1);
+};
+
+watch(
+  () => uiSettings.value?.contacts_sort_by,
+  newSortBy => {
+    if (newSortBy) {
+      const { sort, order } = parseSortSettings(newSortBy);
+      activeSort.value = sort;
+      activeOrdering.value = order;
+    }
+  },
+  { immediate: true }
+);
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  await fetchContacts(1);
 });
 
-const updateCurrentPage = page => {
-  fetchContacts(page);
-};
+const updateCurrentPage = page => fetchContacts(page);
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -67,8 +114,11 @@ const updateCurrentPage = page => {
       :current-page="currentPage"
       :total-items="totalItems"
       :show-pagination-footer="!isFetchingList && searchValue === ''"
+      :active-sort="activeSort"
+      :active-ordering="activeOrdering"
       @update:current-page="updateCurrentPage"
       @search="searchContacts"
+      @sort="handleSort"
     >
       <div
         v-if="isFetchingList"
diff --git a/app/javascript/histoire.setup.ts b/app/javascript/histoire.setup.ts
index 13a81608a..c669ae1a3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/histoire.setup.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/histoire.setup.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { defineSetupVue3 } from '@histoire/plugin-vue';
 import i18nMessages from 'dashboard/i18n';
 import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import { vResizeObserver } from '@vueuse/components';
+import { directive as onClickaway } from 'vue3-click-away';
 import store from 'dashboard/store';
 
 const i18n = createI18n({
@@ -15,4 +16,5 @@ export const setupVue3 = defineSetupVue3(({ app }) => {
   app.use(store);
   app.use(i18n);
   app.directive('resize', vResizeObserver);
+  app.directive('onClickaway', onClickaway);
 });