diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/api/statementsApi.ts b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/api/statementsApi.ts
index ac8a795c0be6..e637684f6abe 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/api/statementsApi.ts
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/api/statementsApi.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export type ErrorWithKey = {
 
 export const DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS = {
   limit: 100,
-  sort: SqlStatsSortOptions.SERVICE_LAT,
+  sortStmt: SqlStatsSortOptions.PCT_RUNTIME,
+  sortTxn: SqlStatsSortOptions.SERVICE_LAT,
 };
 
 // The required fields to create a stmts request.
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.fixture.ts b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.fixture.ts
index a51b8b04381a..1710bafc6c51 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.fixture.ts
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.fixture.ts
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ const statementsPagePropsFixture: StatementsPageProps = {
   // of 'statementKey' in appStats.ts changes.
   statementsError: null,
   limit: DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.limit,
-  reqSortSetting: DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.sort,
+  reqSortSetting: DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.sortStmt,
   timeScale: {
     windowSize: moment.duration(5, "day"),
     sampleSize: moment.duration(5, "minutes"),
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/store/localStorage/localStorage.reducer.ts b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/store/localStorage/localStorage.reducer.ts
index b8c6ae3ae887..372e89a1a3dc 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/store/localStorage/localStorage.reducer.ts
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/store/localStorage/localStorage.reducer.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ const initialState: LocalStorageState = {
     ) || DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.limit,
   [LocalStorageKeys.STMT_FINGERPRINTS_SORT]:
     JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(LocalStorageKeys.STMT_FINGERPRINTS_SORT)) ||
-    DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.sort,
+    DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.sortStmt,
   "showColumns/ActiveTransactionsPage":
     JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("showColumns/ActiveTransactionsPage")) ??
     null,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ const initialState: LocalStorageState = {
     DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.limit,
   [LocalStorageKeys.TXN_FINGERPRINTS_SORT]:
     JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(LocalStorageKeys.TXN_FINGERPRINTS_SORT)) ||
-    DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.sort,
+    DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.sortTxn,
   "showColumns/SessionsPage":
     JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("showColumns/SessionsPage")) || null,
   "showColumns/StatementInsightsPage":
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/util/sqlActivityConstants.ts b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/util/sqlActivityConstants.ts
index 2bd6d353eee5..65b7fbe66069 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/util/sqlActivityConstants.ts
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/util/sqlActivityConstants.ts
@@ -37,12 +37,16 @@ export function getSortLabel(sort: SqlStatsSortType): string {
   }
 }
 
-export const stmtRequestSortOptions = Object.values(SqlStatsSortOptions).map(
-  sortVal => ({
+export const stmtRequestSortOptions = Object.values(SqlStatsSortOptions)
+  .map(sortVal => ({
     value: sortVal as SqlStatsSortType,
     label: getSortLabel(sortVal as SqlStatsSortType),
-  }),
-);
+  }))
+  .sort((a, b) => {
+    if (a.label < b.label) return -1;
+    if (a.label > b.label) return 1;
+    return 0;
+  });
 
 export const txnRequestSortOptions = stmtRequestSortOptions.filter(
   option =>
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/statementsPage.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/statementsPage.tsx
index 9472b5b900e3..04adb3a1855e 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/statementsPage.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/statementsPage.tsx
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export const searchLocalSetting = new LocalSetting(
 export const reqSortSetting = new LocalSetting(
   "reqSortSetting/StatementsPage",
   (state: AdminUIState) => state.localSettings,
-  api.DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.sort,
+  api.DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.sortStmt,
 );
 
 export const limitSetting = new LocalSetting(
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/transactions/transactionsPage.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/transactions/transactionsPage.tsx
index 77cb34167f82..232d05007f6f 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/transactions/transactionsPage.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/transactions/transactionsPage.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export const transactionColumnsLocalSetting = new LocalSetting(
 export const reqSortSetting = new LocalSetting(
   "reqSortSetting/TransactionsPage",
   (state: AdminUIState) => state.localSettings,
-  api.DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.sort,
+  api.DEFAULT_STATS_REQ_OPTIONS.sortTxn,
 );
 
 export const limitSetting = new LocalSetting(