diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index a69293ee9..6f9caa987 100644
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -3923,7 +3923,7 @@ class CustomFieldViewSet(PermissionsAwareDocumentCountMixin, ModelViewSet):
     document_count_through = CustomFieldInstance
     document_count_source_field = "field_id"
 
-    queryset = CustomField.objects.all().order_by("-created")
+    queryset = CustomField.objects.all().order_by("name")
 
 
 @extend_schema_view(