diff --git a/static/js/list_render.js b/static/js/list_render.js
index f0e7bc2627..18c3ca0bb4 100644
--- a/static/js/list_render.js
+++ b/static/js/list_render.js
@@ -191,11 +191,6 @@ var list_render = (function () {
             sort: function (sorting_function, prop, map, do_not_display, reverse) {
                 meta.prop = prop;
 
-                if (reverse === true) {
-                    // simple mutable array reversal.
-                    meta.filtered_list.reverse();
-                }
-
                 if (typeof sorting_function === "function") {
                     meta.sorting_function = sorting_function;
                 } else if (typeof sorting_function === "string") {
@@ -207,11 +202,17 @@ var list_render = (function () {
                     }
                 }
 
-                // we do not want to sort if we are just looking to reverse.
-                if (meta.sorting_function && !reverse) {
+                // we do not want to sort if we are just looking to reverse
+                // by calling with no sorting_function
+                if (meta.sorting_function) {
                     meta.filtered_list = meta.filtered_list.sort(meta.sorting_function);
                 }
 
+                if (reverse) {
+                    // simple mutable array reversal.
+                    meta.filtered_list.reverse();
+                }
+
                 if (!do_not_display) {
                     // clear and re-initialize the list with the newly filtered subset
                     // of items.
diff --git a/static/js/settings_linkifiers.js b/static/js/settings_linkifiers.js
index 18fb5d9b85..a9eec298e6 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_linkifiers.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_linkifiers.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ exports.populate_filters = function (filters_data) {
     }
 
     var filters_table = $("#admin_filters_table").expectOne();
-    list_render.create(filters_table, filters_data, {
+    var filters_list = list_render.create(filters_table, filters_data, {
         name: "linkifiers_list",
         modifier: function (filter) {
             return render_admin_filter_list({
@@ -54,6 +54,31 @@ exports.populate_filters = function (filters_data) {
         parent_container: $("#filter-settings").expectOne(),
     }).init();
 
+    function compare_by_index(a, b, i) {
+        if (a[i] > b[i]) {
+            return 1;
+        } else if (a[i] === b[i]) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    filters_list.add_sort_function("pattern", function (a, b) {
+        return compare_by_index(a, b, 0);
+    });
+
+    filters_list.add_sort_function("url", function (a, b) {
+        return compare_by_index(a, b, 1);
+    });
+
+    var active_col = $('.admin_filters_table th.active').expectOne();
+    filters_list.sort(
+        active_col.data('sort'),
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        active_col.hasClass('descend'));
+
     loading.destroy_indicator($('#admin_page_filters_loading_indicator'));
 };
 
diff --git a/static/styles/settings.scss b/static/styles/settings.scss
index 90664fbe8e..f04901fd6f 100644
--- a/static/styles/settings.scss
+++ b/static/styles/settings.scss
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ label {
 }
 
 #uploaded_files_table > tr > td:nth-of-type(1),
-#admin_filters_table > tr > td:nth-of-type(1),
 .upload-file-name {
     width: 30%;
     word-break: break-all;
@@ -803,10 +802,6 @@ input[type=checkbox].inline-block {
     }
 }
 
-#filter-settings .admin_filters_table {
-    margin-top: 20px;
-}
-
 #admin-filter-pattern-status,
 #admin-filter-format-status {
     margin: 20px 0 0 0;
diff --git a/static/templates/settings/linkifier_settings_admin.hbs b/static/templates/settings/linkifier_settings_admin.hbs
index bf0d10eb46..8c4ca194b5 100644
--- a/static/templates/settings/linkifier_settings_admin.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/settings/linkifier_settings_admin.hbs
@@ -65,19 +65,18 @@
         {{/if}}
 
         <input type="text" class="search" placeholder="{{t 'Filter linkifiers' }}" aria-label="{{t 'Filter linkifiers' }}"/>
-        <table class="table table-condensed table-striped admin_filters_table">
+        <table class="table table-condensed table-striped wrapped-table admin_filters_table">
             <thead>
-                <th>{{t "Pattern" }}</th>
-                <th>{{t "URL format string" }}</th>
+                <th class="active" data-sort="pattern">{{t "Pattern" }}</th>
+                <th data-sort="url">{{t "URL format string" }}</th>
                 {{#if is_admin}}
                 <th class="actions">{{t "Actions" }}</th>
                 {{/if}}
             </thead>
-            <tbody id="admin_filters_table" {{#if is_admin}}{{else}}class="required-text" data-empty="{{t 'No linkifiers set.' }}"{{/if}}></tbody>
         </table>
         <div class="progressive-table-wrapper" data-simplebar data-list-render="linkifiers_list">
-            <table class="table table-condensed table-striped admin_filters_table">
-                <tbody id="admin_filters_table" {{#if is_admin}}{{else}}class="required-text" data-empty="{{t 'No linkifiers set.' }}"{{/if}}></tbody>
+            <table class="table table-condensed table-striped wrapped-table admin_filters_table">
+                <tbody id="admin_filters_table" {{#unless is_admin}}class="required-text" data-empty="{{t 'No linkifiers set.' }}"{{/unless}}></tbody>
             </table>
         </div>
     </div>