diff --git a/react/src/components/ImageList.tsx b/react/src/components/ImageList.tsx
index c3d779570..378029e00 100644
--- a/react/src/components/ImageList.tsx
+++ b/react/src/components/ImageList.tsx
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ const ImageList: React.FC<{ style?: React.CSSProperties }> = ({ style }) => {
             },
           })}
           showSorterTooltip={false}
+          sortDirections={['descend', 'ascend', 'descend']}
         />
       </Flex>
       <ManageImageResourceLimitModal