diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/openapi/v2-rest-api-generated.yaml b/airflow-core/src/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/openapi/v2-rest-api-generated.yaml
index 8961ba7888091..1e7f2f690656c 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/openapi/v2-rest-api-generated.yaml
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/openapi/v2-rest-api-generated.yaml
@@ -2931,8 +2931,6 @@ paths:
           type: array
           items:
             type: string
-          default:
-          - dag_id
           title: Order By
       - name: is_favorite
         in: query
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx
index ff625191d1385..c9d369b62fa0a 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export const DataTable = <TData,>({
     columns,
     data,
     enableHiding: true,
+    enableMultiSort: true,
     getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
     getExpandedRowModel: getExpandedRowModel(),
     getPaginationRowModel: getPaginationRowModel(),
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DataTable/searchParams.ts b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DataTable/searchParams.ts
index f1923e90e2244..4e25b84dab629 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DataTable/searchParams.ts
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/DataTable/searchParams.ts
@@ -40,12 +40,9 @@ export const stateToSearchParams = (state: TableState, defaultTableState?: Table
   }
 
   if (state.sorting.length) {
+    queryParams.delete(SORT_PARAM);
     state.sorting.forEach(({ desc, id }) => {
-      if (defaultTableState?.sorting.find((sort) => sort.id === id && sort.desc === desc)) {
-        queryParams.delete(SORT_PARAM, `${desc ? "-" : ""}${id}`);
-      } else {
-        queryParams.set(SORT_PARAM, `${desc ? "-" : ""}${id}`);
-      }
+      queryParams.append(SORT_PARAM, `${desc ? "-" : ""}${id}`);
     });
   } else {
     queryParams.delete(SORT_PARAM);
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Asset/AssetLayout.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Asset/AssetLayout.tsx
index 51a1442fcc90b..b398b429ee4b6 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Asset/AssetLayout.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Asset/AssetLayout.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { ProgressBar } from "src/components/ui";
 import { AssetGraph } from "./AssetGraph";
 import { CreateAssetEvent } from "./CreateAssetEvent";
 import { Header } from "./Header";
+import { getOrderBy } from "src/utils";
 
 export const AssetLayout = () => {
   const { i18n, t: translate } = useTranslation(["assets", "common"]);
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ export const AssetLayout = () => {
 
   const { setTableURLState, tableURLState } = useTableURLState();
   const { pagination, sorting } = tableURLState;
-  const [sort] = sorting;
-  const orderBy = sort ? [`${sort.desc ? "-" : ""}${sort.id}`] : ["-timestamp"];
+
+  const orderBy = getOrderBy("-timestamp");
 
   const { data: asset, isLoading } = useAssetServiceGetAsset(
     { assetId: assetId === undefined ? 0 : parseInt(assetId, 10) },
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/AssetsList/AssetsList.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/AssetsList/AssetsList.tsx
index 960a959af65ba..1632eb854a20c 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/AssetsList/AssetsList.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/AssetsList/AssetsList.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { SearchBar } from "src/components/SearchBar";
 import Time from "src/components/Time";
 import { SearchParamsKeys } from "src/constants/searchParams";
 import { CreateAssetEvent } from "src/pages/Asset/CreateAssetEvent";
+import { getOrderBy } from "src/utils";
 
 import { DependencyPopover } from "./DependencyPopover";
 
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ export const AssetsList = () => {
 
   const { setTableURLState, tableURLState } = useTableURLState();
   const { pagination, sorting } = tableURLState;
-  const [sort] = sorting;
-  const orderBy = sort ? [`${sort.desc ? "-" : ""}${sort.id}`] : undefined;
+
+  const orderBy = getOrderBy();
 
   const { data, error, isLoading } = useAssetServiceGetAssets({
     limit: pagination.pageSize,
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Connections/Connections.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Connections/Connections.tsx
index 4ff052ec3a9a3..a8d7fd0978384 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Connections/Connections.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Connections/Connections.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { ActionBar } from "src/components/ui/ActionBar";
 import { Checkbox } from "src/components/ui/Checkbox";
 import { SearchParamsKeys, type SearchParamsKeysType } from "src/constants/searchParams";
 import { useConnectionTypeMeta } from "src/queries/useConnectionTypeMeta";
+import { getOrderBy } from "src/utils";
 
 import AddConnectionButton from "./AddConnectionButton";
 import DeleteConnectionButton from "./DeleteConnectionButton";
@@ -134,8 +135,8 @@ export const Connections = () => {
 
   useConnectionTypeMeta(); // Pre-fetch connection type metadata
   const { pagination, sorting } = tableURLState;
-  const [sort] = sorting;
-  const orderBy = sort ? [`${sort.desc ? "-" : ""}${sort.id}`] : ["connection_id"];
+  const orderBy = getOrderBy("-connection_id");
+
   const { data, error, isFetching, isLoading } = useConnectionServiceGetConnections({
     connectionIdPattern: connectionIdPattern ?? undefined,
     limit: pagination.pageSize,
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dag/Overview/Overview.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dag/Overview/Overview.tsx
index 0a0c13c4ef251..67d02c8d6ecf0 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dag/Overview/Overview.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dag/Overview/Overview.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const Overview = () => {
   });
   const { data: gridRuns, isLoading: isLoadingRuns } = useGridRuns({ limit });
   const { data: assetEventsData, isLoading: isLoadingAssetEvents } = useAssetServiceGetAssetEvents({
-    limit,
+    limit: 6,
     orderBy: [assetSortBy],
     sourceDagId: dagId,
     timestampGte: startDate,
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagRuns.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagRuns.tsx
index c0376ce4b77fd..5194e8e583434 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagRuns.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagRuns.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import { Select } from "src/components/ui";
 import { SearchParamsKeys, type SearchParamsKeysType } from "src/constants/searchParams";
 import { dagRunTypeOptions, dagRunStateOptions as stateOptions } from "src/constants/stateOptions";
 import DeleteRunButton from "src/pages/DeleteRunButton";
-import { renderDuration, useAutoRefresh, isStatePending } from "src/utils";
+import { renderDuration, useAutoRefresh, isStatePending, getOrderBy } from "src/utils";
 
 type DagRunRow = { row: { original: DAGRunResponse } };
 const {
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ export const DagRuns = () => {
 
   const { setTableURLState, tableURLState } = useTableURLState();
   const { pagination, sorting } = tableURLState;
-  const [sort] = sorting;
-  const orderBy = sort ? [`${sort.desc ? "-" : ""}${sort.id}`] : ["-run_after"];
+  const orderBy = getOrderBy("-run_after");
 
   const { pageIndex, pageSize } = pagination;
   const filteredState = searchParams.get(STATE_PARAM);
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagsList/DagsList.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagsList/DagsList.tsx
index f3f785218a579..4153e47397d15 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagsList/DagsList.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagsList/DagsList.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import { SearchParamsKeys } from "src/constants/searchParams";
 import { DagsLayout } from "src/layouts/DagsLayout";
 import { useConfig } from "src/queries/useConfig";
 import { useDags } from "src/queries/useDags";
+import { getOrderBy } from "src/utils";
 
 import { DAGImportErrors } from "../Dashboard/Stats/DAGImportErrors";
 import { DagCard } from "./DagCard";
@@ -208,8 +209,7 @@ export const DagsList = () => {
     searchParams.get(NAME_PATTERN) ?? savedSearchPattern,
   );
 
-  const [sort] = sorting;
-  const orderBy = sort ? `${sort.desc ? "-" : ""}${sort.id}` : "dag_display_name";
+  const orderBy = getOrderBy("-last_run_start_date");
 
   const columns = useMemo(() => createColumns(translate), [translate]);
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ export const DagsList = () => {
     lastDagRunState,
     limit: pagination.pageSize,
     offset: pagination.pageIndex * pagination.pageSize,
-    orderBy: [orderBy],
+    orderBy: orderBy,
     owners,
     paused,
     tags: selectedTags,
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagsList/SortSelect.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagsList/SortSelect.tsx
index e0e66b9033f96..f5a7d68dab424 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagsList/SortSelect.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/DagsList/SortSelect.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { createDagSortOptions } from "src/constants/sortParams";
 
 type Props = {
   readonly handleSortChange: ({ value }: SelectValueChangeDetails<Array<string>>) => void;
-  readonly orderBy?: string;
+  readonly orderBy?: Array<string>;
 };
 
 export const SortSelect = ({ handleSortChange, orderBy }: Props) => {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const SortSelect = ({ handleSortChange, orderBy }: Props) => {
       collection={dagSortOptions}
       data-testid="sort-by-select"
       onValueChange={handleSortChange}
-      value={orderBy === undefined ? undefined : [orderBy]}
+      value={orderBy === undefined ? undefined : orderBy}
       width="310px"
     >
       <Select.Trigger>
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Events/Events.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Events/Events.tsx
index d804ee30686e5..6053065af08ae 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Events/Events.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Events/Events.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { useTableURLState } from "src/components/DataTable/useTableUrlState";
 import { ErrorAlert } from "src/components/ErrorAlert";
 import RenderedJsonField from "src/components/RenderedJsonField";
 import Time from "src/components/Time";
+import { getOrderBy } from "src/utils";
 
 type EventsColumn = {
   dagId?: string;
@@ -146,10 +147,9 @@ export const Events = () => {
   const { dagId, runId, taskId } = useParams();
   const { setTableURLState, tableURLState } = useTableURLState();
   const { pagination, sorting } = tableURLState;
-  const [sort] = sorting;
   const { onClose, onOpen, open } = useDisclosure();
 
-  const orderBy = sort ? [`${sort.desc ? "-" : ""}${sort.id}`] : ["-when"];
+  const orderBy = getOrderBy("-when");
 
   const { data, error, isFetching, isLoading } = useEventLogServiceGetEventLogs(
     {
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Pools/Pools.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Pools/Pools.tsx
index 8ab1cbfb493c1..99493da28b36f 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Pools/Pools.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Pools/Pools.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { SearchBar } from "src/components/SearchBar";
 import { Select } from "src/components/ui";
 import type { SearchParamsKeysType } from "src/constants/searchParams";
 import { SearchParamsKeys } from "src/constants/searchParams";
+import { getOrderBy } from "src/utils";
 
 import AddPoolButton from "./AddPoolButton";
 import PoolBarCard from "./PoolBarCard";
@@ -58,8 +59,7 @@ export const Pools = () => {
 
   const { setTableURLState, tableURLState } = useTableURLState();
   const { pagination, sorting } = tableURLState;
-  const [sort] = sorting;
-  const orderBy = sort ? [`${sort.desc ? "-" : ""}${sort.id}`] : ["name"];
+  const orderBy = getOrderBy("name");
 
   const { data, error, isLoading } = usePoolServiceGetPools({
     limit: pagination.pageSize,
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/TaskInstances/TaskInstances.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/TaskInstances/TaskInstances.tsx
index 01b1e0b5d57fc..5e6bb1b1827ad 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/TaskInstances/TaskInstances.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/TaskInstances/TaskInstances.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { StateBadge } from "src/components/StateBadge";
 import Time from "src/components/Time";
 import { TruncatedText } from "src/components/TruncatedText";
 import { SearchParamsKeys, type SearchParamsKeysType } from "src/constants/searchParams";
-import { getDuration, useAutoRefresh, isStatePending } from "src/utils";
+import { getDuration, useAutoRefresh, isStatePending, getOrderBy } from "src/utils";
 import { getTaskInstanceLink } from "src/utils/links";
 
 import DeleteTaskInstanceButton from "./DeleteTaskInstanceButton";
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ export const TaskInstances = () => {
   const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
   const { setTableURLState, tableURLState } = useTableURLState();
   const { pagination, sorting } = tableURLState;
-  const [sort] = sorting;
-  const orderBy = sort ? [`${sort.desc ? "-" : ""}${sort.id}`] : ["-start_date", "-run_after"];
+  const orderBy = getOrderBy("-start_date");
 
   const filteredState = searchParams.getAll(STATE_PARAM);
   const startDate = searchParams.get(START_DATE_PARAM);
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Variables/Variables.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Variables/Variables.tsx
index 3e4ccc2927a5c..06ce4bce2770d 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Variables/Variables.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Variables/Variables.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { Button, Tooltip } from "src/components/ui";
 import { ActionBar } from "src/components/ui/ActionBar";
 import { Checkbox } from "src/components/ui/Checkbox";
 import { SearchParamsKeys, type SearchParamsKeysType } from "src/constants/searchParams";
+import { getOrderBy } from "src/utils";
 import { TrimText } from "src/utils/TrimText";
 import { downloadJson } from "src/utils/downloadJson";
 
@@ -123,8 +124,7 @@ export const Variables = () => {
   );
   const [selectedVariables, setSelectedVariables] = useState<Record<string, string | undefined>>({});
   const { pagination, sorting } = tableURLState;
-  const [sort] = sorting;
-  const orderBy = sort ? [`${sort.desc ? "-" : ""}${sort.id === "value" ? "_val" : sort.id}`] : ["-key"];
+  const orderBy = getOrderBy("-key").map((el) => el.replace("value", "_val"));
 
   const { data, error, isFetching, isLoading } = useVariableServiceGetVariables({
     limit: pagination.pageSize,
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/utils/query.ts b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/utils/query.ts
index 5becaa0ac29fd..edb6ce4ea0d9a 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/utils/query.ts
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/utils/query.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ import { useDagServiceGetDagDetails } from "openapi/queries";
 import type { TaskInstanceState } from "openapi/requests/types.gen";
 import { useConfig } from "src/queries/useConfig";
 
+export const getOrderBy = (defaultOrder?: string): Array<string> => {
+  const sortParam = new URLSearchParams(globalThis.location.search).getAll("sort");
+
+  return sortParam.length === 0 && defaultOrder !== undefined ? [defaultOrder] : sortParam;
+};
+
 export const isStatePending = (state?: TaskInstanceState | null) =>
   state === "deferred" ||
   state === "scheduled" ||