diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index a3c868789fcc3..785705e9c8d46 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -2185,11 +2185,22 @@
 			}
 
 			if (persist && OC.getCurrentUser().uid) {
-				$.post(OC.generateUrl('/apps/files/api/v1/sorting'), {
-					// Compatibility with new files-to-vue API
-					mode: sort === 'name' ? 'basename' : sort,
-					direction: direction,
-					view: 'files'
+				$.ajax({
+					type: 'PUT',
+					url: OC.generateUrl('apps/files/api/v1/views/files/sorting_mode'),
+					contentType: 'application/json',
+					data: JSON.stringify({
+						// Compatibility with new files-to-vue API
+						value: sort === 'name' ? 'basename' : sort,
+					})
+				});
+				$.ajax({
+					type: 'PUT',
+					url: OC.generateUrl('apps/files/api/v1/views/files/sorting_direction'),
+					contentType: 'application/json',
+					data: JSON.stringify({
+						value: direction,
+					})
 				});
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
index 01f85a7c93971..a5886ba8d805a 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public function index($dir = '', $view = '', $fileid = null, $fileNotFound = fal
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('favoriteFolders', $favElements['folders'] ?? []);
 
 		// File sorting user config
-		$filesSortingConfig = json_decode($this->config->getUserValue($userId, 'files', 'files_sorting_configs', '{}'), true);
+		$filesSortingConfig = $this->viewConfig->getConfigs();
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('filesSortingConfig', $filesSortingConfig);
 
 		// render the container content for every navigation item
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ public function index($dir = '', $view = '', $fileid = null, $fileNotFound = fal
 		$params['ownerDisplayName'] = $storageInfo['ownerDisplayName'] ?? '';
 		$params['isPublic'] = false;
 		$params['allowShareWithLink'] = $this->shareManager->shareApiAllowLinks() ? 'yes' : 'no';
-		$params['defaultFileSorting'] = $filesSortingConfig['files']['mode'] ?? 'basename';
-		$params['defaultFileSortingDirection'] = $filesSortingConfig['files']['direction'] ?? 'asc';
+		$params['defaultFileSorting'] = $filesSortingConfig['files']['sorting_mode'] ?? 'basename';
+		$params['defaultFileSortingDirection'] = $filesSortingConfig['files']['sorting_direction'] ?? 'asc';
 		$params['showgridview'] = $this->config->getUserValue($userId, 'files', 'show_grid', false);
 		$showHidden = (bool) $this->config->getUserValue($userId, 'files', 'show_hidden', false);
 		$params['showHiddenFiles'] = $showHidden ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/files.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/files.cy.ts
index 7b3a4ff7a56f9..e4f1f2e53384e 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/files.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/files.cy.ts
@@ -34,4 +34,24 @@ describe('Login with a new user and open the files app', function() {
 		cy.visit('/apps/files')
 		cy.get('.files-fileList tr').should('contain', 'welcome.txt')
 	})
+
+	it('should save the last file list sorting', function() {
+		cy.intercept('PUT', /api\/v1\/views\/files\/sorting_direction$/).as('sorting_direction')
+
+		cy.visit('/apps/files')
+		// default to sorting by name
+		cy.get('.files-filestable th.column-name .sort-indicator').should('be.visible')
+		// change to size
+		cy.get('.files-filestable th').contains('Size').click()
+		// size sorting should be active
+		cy.get('.files-filestable th.column-name .sort-indicator').should('not.be.visible')
+		cy.get('.files-filestable th.column-size .sort-indicator').should('be.visible')
+		cy.wait('@sorting_direction')
+
+		// Re-visit
+		cy.visit('/apps/files')
+		// now sorting by name should be disabled and sorting by size should be enabled
+		cy.get('.files-filestable th.column-name .sort-indicator').should('not.be.visible')
+		cy.get('.files-filestable th.column-size .sort-indicator').should('be.visible')
+	})
 })