diff --git a/web/src/app/administration/access-items-management/access-items-management.component.html b/web/src/app/administration/access-items-management/access-items-management.component.html
index 044e40147..94c4a58ab 100644
--- a/web/src/app/administration/access-items-management/access-items-management.component.html
+++ b/web/src/app/administration/access-items-management/access-items-management.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
           <thead>
             <tr>
               <th>
-                <taskana-sort [sortingFields]="sortingFields" (performSorting)="sorting($event)" menuPosition="left"></taskana-sort>
+                <taskana-sort [sortingFields]="sortingFields" (performSorting)="sorting($event)" menuPosition="left" [defaultSortBy]="'workbasket-key'"></taskana-sort>
               </th>
               <th class="text-align min-width">Workbasket Key</th>
               <th colspan="2" class="text-align">Access Id</th>
diff --git a/web/src/app/administration/access-items-management/access-items-management.component.ts b/web/src/app/administration/access-items-management/access-items-management.component.ts
index c02a56ec9..d5af1724f 100644
--- a/web/src/app/administration/access-items-management/access-items-management.component.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/administration/access-items-management/access-items-management.component.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export class AccessItemsManagementComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   isGroup: boolean;
   groupsKey = 'ou=groups';
 
-
   accessIdField = this.customFieldsService.getCustomField('Owner', 'workbaskets.access-items.accessId');
   custom1Field = this.customFieldsService.getCustomField('Custom 1', 'workbaskets.access-items.custom1');
   custom2Field = this.customFieldsService.getCustomField('Custom 2', 'workbaskets.access-items.custom2');
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ export class AccessItemsManagementComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     private alertService: AlertService,
     private errorModalService: ErrorModalService) { }
 
-
   ngOnInit() {
   }
 
diff --git a/web/src/app/shared/sort/sort.component.ts b/web/src/app/shared/sort/sort.component.ts
index aaa51e0e1..e193f971f 100644
--- a/web/src/app/shared/sort/sort.component.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/shared/sort/sort.component.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {Direction, SortingModel} from 'app/models/sorting';
 export class SortComponent implements OnInit {
   @Input() sortingFields: Map<string, string>;
   @Input() menuPosition = 'right';
+  @Input() defaultSortBy = 'key';
 
   @Output() performSorting = new EventEmitter<SortingModel>();
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export class SortComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
+    this.sort.sortBy = this.defaultSortBy;
   }
 
   changeOrder(sortDirection: string) {