diff --git a/resources/js/common/utils/sortAchievements.test.ts b/resources/js/common/utils/sortAchievements.test.ts
index 7603db1a03..e505bc2074 100644
--- a/resources/js/common/utils/sortAchievements.test.ts
+++ b/resources/js/common/utils/sortAchievements.test.ts
@@ -350,6 +350,38 @@ describe('Util: sortAchievements', () => {
     expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual([2, 3, 4, 5, 1]);
   });
 
+  it('given active sort and same status, prioritizes orderColumn over createdAt', () => {
+    // ARRANGE
+    const baseAchievement = createAchievement();
+    const achievements = [
+      { ...baseAchievement, id: 1, orderColumn: 5, createdAt: '2023-01-01' },
+      { ...baseAchievement, id: 2, orderColumn: 3, createdAt: '2023-06-01' },
+    ];
+
+    const eventAchievements: App.Platform.Data.EventAchievement[] = [
+      {
+        achievement: achievements[0],
+        activeFrom: dayjs().subtract(1, 'day').toISOString(),
+        activeThrough: dayjs().add(1, 'day').toISOString(),
+        activeUntil: dayjs().add(2, 'day').toISOString(),
+        isObfuscated: false,
+      },
+      {
+        achievement: achievements[1],
+        activeFrom: dayjs().subtract(1, 'day').toISOString(),
+        activeThrough: dayjs().add(1, 'day').toISOString(),
+        activeUntil: dayjs().add(2, 'day').toISOString(),
+        isObfuscated: false,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    // ACT
+    const result = sortAchievements(achievements, 'active', eventAchievements);
+
+    // ASSERT
+    expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual([2, 1]);
+  });
+
   it('given an invalid sort order, returns achievements unmodified', () => {
     // ARRANGE
     const baseAchievement = createAchievement();
diff --git a/resources/js/common/utils/sortAchievements.ts b/resources/js/common/utils/sortAchievements.ts
index 8a028ee369..1f3378673a 100644
--- a/resources/js/common/utils/sortAchievements.ts
+++ b/resources/js/common/utils/sortAchievements.ts
@@ -203,15 +203,16 @@ export function sortAchievements(
           return aStatus - bStatus;
         }
 
-        // If status is the same, sort by date.
+        // If the order column is set, use it.
+        if (a.orderColumn !== b.orderColumn) {
+          return (a.orderColumn as number) - (b.orderColumn as number);
+        }
+
+        // Fallback to sorting by creation date.
         const aDate = new Date(a.createdAt as string).valueOf();
         const bDate = new Date(b.createdAt as string).valueOf();
-        if (aDate !== bDate) {
-          return aDate - bDate;
-        }
 
-        // If date is the same, sort by orderColumn.
-        return (a.orderColumn as number) - (b.orderColumn as number);
+        return aDate - bDate;
       });
 
     default: