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 1fd31b482ec6..1f0786862759 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.fixture.ts
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.fixture.ts
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ const statementsPagePropsFixture: StatementsPageProps = {
     "3": "gcp-us-west1",
     "4": "gcp-europe-west1",
   },
+  sortSetting: {
+    ascending: false,
+    columnTitle: "executionCount"
+  },
   statements: [
     {
       label:
@@ -686,6 +690,7 @@ const statementsPagePropsFixture: StatementsPageProps = {
   onSearchComplete: noop,
   onDiagnosticsReportDownload: noop,
   onColumnsChange: noop,
+  onSortingChange: noop,
 };
 
 export const statementsPagePropsWithRequestError: StatementsPageProps = {
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.selectors.ts b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.selectors.ts
index 140c33b33b65..3d2299ec7bb3 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.selectors.ts
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.selectors.ts
@@ -237,3 +237,8 @@ export const selectDateRange = createSelector(
       Moment,
     ],
 );
+
+export const selectSortSetting = createSelector(
+  localStorageSelector,
+  localStorage => localStorage["sortSetting/StatementsPage"],
+);
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.spec.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.spec.tsx
index 6254c894dcec..e70548843e98 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.spec.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.spec.tsx
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ describe("StatementsPage", () => {
       const statementsPageInstance = statementsPageWrapper.instance();
 
       assert.equal(
-        statementsPageInstance.state.sortSetting.columnTitle,
+        statementsPageInstance.props.sortSetting.columnTitle,
         "executionCount",
       );
-      assert.equal(statementsPageInstance.state.sortSetting.ascending, false);
+      assert.equal(statementsPageInstance.props.sortSetting.ascending, false);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.tsx
index 423ef13d432c..0c34dec54144 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPage.tsx
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ export interface StatementsPageStateProps {
   lastReset: string;
   columns: string[];
   nodeRegions: { [key: string]: string };
+  sortSetting: SortSetting;
   isTenant?: UIConfigState["isTenant"];
 }
 
 export interface StatementsPageState {
-  sortSetting: SortSetting;
   search?: string;
   pagination: ISortedTablePagination;
   filters?: Filters;
@@ -141,11 +141,6 @@ export class StatementsPage extends React.Component<
       this.props.history.location.search,
     );
     const defaultState = {
-      sortSetting: {
-        // Sort by Execution Count column as default option.
-        ascending: false,
-        columnTitle: "executionCount",
-      },
       pagination: {
         pageSize: 20,
         current: 1,
@@ -167,24 +162,26 @@ export class StatementsPage extends React.Component<
   getStateFromHistory = (): Partial<StatementsPageState> => {
     const { history } = this.props;
     const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(history.location.search);
-    const ascending = searchParams.get("ascending") || undefined;
-    const columnTitle = searchParams.get("columnTitle") || undefined;
     const searchQuery = searchParams.get("q") || undefined;
+    const ascending = (searchParams.get("ascending") || undefined) === "true";
+    const columnTitle = searchParams.get("columnTitle") || undefined;
+    const sortSetting = this.props.sortSetting;
+
+    if (
+      this.props.onSortingChange &&
+      columnTitle &&
+      (sortSetting.columnTitle != columnTitle ||
+        sortSetting.ascending != ascending)
+    ) {
+      this.props.onSortingChange("Statements", columnTitle, ascending);
+    }
 
     return {
-      sortSetting: {
-        ascending: ascending === "true",
-        columnTitle,
-      },
       search: searchQuery,
     };
   };
 
   changeSortSetting = (ss: SortSetting): void => {
-    this.setState({
-      sortSetting: ss,
-    });
-
     syncHistory(
       {
         ascending: ss.ascending.toString(),
@@ -421,6 +418,7 @@ export class StatementsPage extends React.Component<
       onColumnsChange,
       nodeRegions,
       isTenant,
+      sortSetting,
     } = this.props;
     const appAttrValue = queryByName(location, appAttr);
     const selectedApp = appAttrValue || "";
@@ -544,7 +542,7 @@ export class StatementsPage extends React.Component<
             className="statements-table"
             data={data}
             columns={displayColumns}
-            sortSetting={this.state.sortSetting}
+            sortSetting={sortSetting}
             onChangeSortSetting={this.changeSortSetting}
             renderNoResult={
               <EmptyStatementsPlaceholder
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPageConnected.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPageConnected.tsx
index abfc21a26c2a..18d04031edb3 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPageConnected.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/statementsPage/statementsPageConnected.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   selectTotalFingerprints,
   selectColumns,
   selectDateRange,
+  selectSortSetting,
 } from "./statementsPage.selectors";
 import { selectIsTenant } from "../store/uiConfig";
 import { AggregateStatistics } from "../statementsTable";
@@ -55,8 +56,9 @@ export const ConnectedStatementsPage = withRouter(
       lastReset: selectLastReset(state),
       columns: selectColumns(state),
       nodeRegions: selectIsTenant(state) ? {} : nodeRegionsByIDSelector(state),
-      isTenant: selectIsTenant(state),
       dateRange: selectDateRange(state),
+      sortSetting: selectSortSetting(state),
+      isTenant: selectIsTenant(state),
     }),
     (dispatch: Dispatch) => ({
       refreshStatements: (req?: StatementsRequest) =>
@@ -115,7 +117,11 @@ export const ConnectedStatementsPage = withRouter(
             value,
           }),
         ),
-      onSortingChange: (tableName: string, columnName: string) =>
+      onSortingChange: (
+        tableName: string,
+        columnName: string,
+        ascending: boolean,
+      ) => {
         dispatch(
           analyticsActions.track({
             name: "Column Sorted",
@@ -123,7 +129,14 @@ export const ConnectedStatementsPage = withRouter(
             tableName,
             columnName,
           }),
-        ),
+        );
+        dispatch(
+          localStorageActions.update({
+            key: "sortSetting/StatementsPage",
+            value: { columnTitle: columnName, ascending: ascending },
+          }),
+        );
+      },
       onStatementClick: () =>
         dispatch(
           analyticsActions.track({
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 27cde4cb3f9d..e28dbc27fda8 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
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ type StatementsDateRangeState = {
   end: number;
 };
 
+type SortSetting = {
+  ascending: boolean;
+  columnTitle: string;
+};
+
 export type LocalStorageState = {
   "adminUi/showDiagnosticsModal": boolean;
   "showColumns/StatementsPage": string;
   "showColumns/TransactionPage": string;
   "dateRange/StatementsPage": StatementsDateRangeState;
+  "sortSetting/StatementsPage": SortSetting;
 };
 
 type Payload = {
@@ -37,6 +43,11 @@ const defaultDateRange: StatementsDateRangeState = {
   end: moment.utc().unix() + 60, // Add 1 minute to account for potential lag.
 };
 
+const defaultSortSetting: SortSetting = {
+  ascending: false,
+  columnTitle: "executionCount",
+};
+
 // TODO (koorosh): initial state should be restored from preserved keys in LocalStorage
 const initialState: LocalStorageState = {
   "adminUi/showDiagnosticsModal":
@@ -49,6 +60,9 @@ const initialState: LocalStorageState = {
   "dateRange/StatementsPage":
     JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("dateRange/StatementsPage")) ||
     defaultDateRange,
+  "sortSetting/StatementsPage":
+    JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("sortSetting/StatementsPage")) ||
+    defaultSortSetting,
 };
 
 const localStorageSlice = createSlice({
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/statementsPage.fixture.ts b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/statementsPage.fixture.ts
index 9d889dd7190c..a8d9ecce9f17 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/statementsPage.fixture.ts
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/statementsPage.fixture.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ const statementsPagePropsFixture: StatementsPageProps = {
     "3": "gcp-us-west1",
     "4": "gcp-europe-west1",
   },
+  sortSetting: {
+    ascending: false,
+    columnTitle: "executionCount",
+  },
   columns: null,
   match: {
     path: "/statements",
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 67dc9fad54ba..60e5940cb850 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/statementsPage.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/statementsPage.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import {
   trackDownloadDiagnosticsBundleAction,
   trackStatementsPaginationAction,
   trackStatementsSearchAction,
-  trackTableSortAction,
 } from "src/redux/analyticsActions";
 import { resetSQLStatsAction } from "src/redux/sqlStats";
 import { LocalSetting } from "src/redux/localsettings";
@@ -232,18 +231,25 @@ export const statementColumnsLocalSetting = new LocalSetting(
   null,
 );
 
+export const sortSettingLocalSetting = new LocalSetting(
+  "sortSetting/StatementsPage",
+  (state: AdminUIState) => state.localSettings,
+  { ascending: false, columnTitle: "executionCount" },
+);
+
 export default withRouter(
   connect(
     (state: AdminUIState, props: RouteComponentProps) => ({
       statements: selectStatements(state, props),
       statementsError: state.cachedData.statements.lastError,
-      dateRange: selectDateRange(state),
       apps: selectApps(state),
       databases: selectDatabases(state),
       totalFingerprints: selectTotalFingerprints(state),
       lastReset: selectLastReset(state),
       columns: statementColumnsLocalSetting.selectorToArray(state),
       nodeRegions: nodeRegionsByIDSelector(state),
+      dateRange: selectDateRange(state),
+      sortSetting: sortSettingLocalSetting.selector(state),
     }),
     {
       refreshStatements: refreshStatements,
@@ -257,7 +263,15 @@ export default withRouter(
       onSearchComplete: (results: AggregateStatistics[]) =>
         trackStatementsSearchAction(results.length),
       onPageChanged: trackStatementsPaginationAction,
-      onSortingChange: trackTableSortAction,
+      onSortingChange: (
+        _tableName: string,
+        columnName: string,
+        ascending: boolean,
+      ) =>
+        sortSettingLocalSetting.set({
+          ascending: ascending,
+          columnTitle: columnName,
+        }),
       onDiagnosticsReportDownload: (report: IStatementDiagnosticsReport) =>
         trackDownloadDiagnosticsBundleAction(report.statement_fingerprint),
       // We use `null` when the value was never set and it will show all columns.