diff --git a/application/controllers/HostController.php b/application/controllers/HostController.php
index 76b187991..9f2981e19 100644
--- a/application/controllers/HostController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/HostController.php
@@ -242,15 +242,19 @@ public function parentsAction(): Generator
 
         $limitControl = $this->createLimitControl();
         $paginationControl = $this->createPaginationControl($nodesQuery);
+
+        $defaultSort = ['severity DESC', 'last_state_change DESC'];
         $sortControl = $this->createSortControl(
             $nodesQuery,
             [
-                'name'                                  => $this->translate('Name'),
                 'severity desc, last_state_change desc' => $this->translate('Severity'),
+                'name'                                  => $this->translate('Name'),
                 'state'                                 => $this->translate('Current State'),
                 'last_state_change desc'                => $this->translate('Last State Change')
-            ]
+            ],
+            $defaultSort
         );
+
         $viewModeSwitcher = $this->createViewModeSwitcher($paginationControl, $limitControl);
 
         $searchBar = $this->createSearchBar(
@@ -304,15 +308,19 @@ public function childrenAction(): Generator
 
         $limitControl = $this->createLimitControl();
         $paginationControl = $this->createPaginationControl($nodesQuery);
+
+        $defaultSort = ['severity DESC', 'last_state_change DESC'];
         $sortControl = $this->createSortControl(
             $nodesQuery,
             [
-                'name'                                  => $this->translate('Name'),
                 'severity desc, last_state_change desc' => $this->translate('Severity'),
+                'name'                                  => $this->translate('Name'),
                 'state'                                 => $this->translate('Current State'),
                 'last_state_change desc'                => $this->translate('Last State Change')
-            ]
+            ],
+            $defaultSort
         );
+
         $viewModeSwitcher = $this->createViewModeSwitcher($paginationControl, $limitControl);
 
         $searchBar = $this->createSearchBar(
diff --git a/application/controllers/ServiceController.php b/application/controllers/ServiceController.php
index c086c3976..81af532a6 100644
--- a/application/controllers/ServiceController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/ServiceController.php
@@ -112,15 +112,19 @@ public function parentsAction(): Generator
 
         $limitControl = $this->createLimitControl();
         $paginationControl = $this->createPaginationControl($nodesQuery);
+
+        $defaultSort = ['severity DESC', 'last_state_change DESC'];
         $sortControl = $this->createSortControl(
             $nodesQuery,
             [
-                'name'                                  => $this->translate('Name'),
                 'severity desc, last_state_change desc' => $this->translate('Severity'),
+                'name'                                  => $this->translate('Name'),
                 'state'                                 => $this->translate('Current State'),
                 'last_state_change desc'                => $this->translate('Last State Change')
-            ]
+            ],
+            $defaultSort
         );
+
         $viewModeSwitcher = $this->createViewModeSwitcher($paginationControl, $limitControl);
 
         $searchBar = $this->createSearchBar(
@@ -175,15 +179,19 @@ public function childrenAction(): Generator
 
         $limitControl = $this->createLimitControl();
         $paginationControl = $this->createPaginationControl($nodesQuery);
+
+        $defaultSort = ['severity DESC', 'last_state_change DESC'];
         $sortControl = $this->createSortControl(
             $nodesQuery,
             [
-                'name'                                  => $this->translate('Name'),
                 'severity desc, last_state_change desc' => $this->translate('Severity'),
+                'name'                                  => $this->translate('Name'),
                 'state'                                 => $this->translate('Current State'),
                 'last_state_change desc'                => $this->translate('Last State Change')
-            ]
+            ],
+            $defaultSort
         );
+
         $viewModeSwitcher = $this->createViewModeSwitcher($paginationControl, $limitControl);
 
         $searchBar = $this->createSearchBar(