diff --git a/client/src/views/fields/link.js b/client/src/views/fields/link.js
index 6e9999f445..1e7cfe8353 100644
--- a/client/src/views/fields/link.js
+++ b/client/src/views/fields/link.js
@@ -543,6 +543,15 @@ class LinkFieldView extends BaseFieldView {
                         url += '&' + $.param({'where': filters.advanced});
                     }
 
+                    if (this.panelDefs.selectOrderBy) {
+                        const direction = this.panelDefs.selectOrderDirection || 'asc';
+
+                        url += '&' + $.param({
+                            orderBy: this.panelDefs.selectOrderBy,
+                            order: direction,
+                        });
+                    }
+
                     resolve(url);
                 });
             });
@@ -563,6 +572,15 @@ class LinkFieldView extends BaseFieldView {
             url += '&' + $.param({'primaryFilter': primary});
         }
 
+        if (this.panelDefs.selectOrderBy) {
+            const direction = this.panelDefs.selectOrderDirection || 'asc';
+
+            url += '&' + $.param({
+                orderBy: this.panelDefs.selectOrderBy,
+                order: direction,
+            });
+        }
+
         return url;
     }
 
@@ -1111,6 +1129,8 @@ class LinkFieldView extends BaseFieldView {
                 filterList: this.getSelectFilterList(),
                 createAttributesProvider: createAttributesProvider,
                 layoutName: this.panelDefs.selectLayout,
+                orderBy: this.panelDefs.selectOrderBy,
+                orderDirection: this.panelDefs.selectOrderDirection,
             }, view => {
                 view.render();
 
diff --git a/client/src/views/modals/select-records.js b/client/src/views/modals/select-records.js
index 7b91f3b3ec..aab750a336 100644
--- a/client/src/views/modals/select-records.js
+++ b/client/src/views/modals/select-records.js
@@ -126,12 +126,15 @@ class SelectRecordsModalView extends ModalView {
 
         this.scope = this.entityType = this.options.scope || this.scope;
 
-        const customDefaultOrderBy = this.getMetadata().get(['clientDefs', this.scope, 'selectRecords', 'orderBy']);
-        const customDefaultOrder = this.getMetadata().get(['clientDefs', this.scope, 'selectRecords', 'order']);
+        const orderBy = this.options.orderBy ||
+            this.getMetadata().get(['clientDefs', this.scope, 'selectRecords', 'orderBy']);
 
-        if (customDefaultOrderBy) {
-            this.defaultOrderBy = customDefaultOrderBy;
-            this.defaultOrder = customDefaultOrder || false;
+        const order = this.options.orderDirection ||
+            this.getMetadata().get(['clientDefs', this.scope, 'selectRecords', 'order']);
+
+        if (orderBy) {
+            this.defaultOrderBy = orderBy;
+            this.defaultOrder = order || false;
         }
 
         if (this.noCreateScopeList.indexOf(this.scope) !== -1) {